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FOREWORD 


THE  AMERICAN  ELITE  AND  SOCIOLOGIST  Presents  in  one 
volume  a  galaxy  of  six  thousand  representative  Business  Men,  Di 
rectors  and  the  Professions,  Economists,  Founders,  Humanitarians, 
Social  Workers,  and  Member .3  of  Elite  Clubs,  Societies  and  other  Or 
ganizations  prominent  in  the  Social,  Industrial  and  Financial  Develop 
ment  of  our  Beloved  Commonwealth. 

These  representative  Citizens  of  character  and  influence,  by  their 
enterprise  and  thrift,-,  by-  .tl^eir  activity -.and  sagacity  -in  business,  and 
by  their  zeal  in  educational,  social  and  public  matters,  have  contributed 
vastly  to  the  moral,  spiritual  and  'material  prosperity  of  the  community 
in  which  they  live:.  ? 

As  Builders,  iiaid"Mtrchant>5,.  they  haves  erected;  buildings  and  il 
lumined  the  marts  of  trade;  in  the  field  of  Science  and  Medicine  they 
have  obtained  great  prominence;  in  the  arena  of  Statesmanship  they 
have  produced  men  of  thought  and  men  of  action ;  while  at  the  Bar  and 
in  the  administration  of  Justice  they  have  shown  erudition  and  wisdom. 
As  Clergymen,  Educators  and  Lecturers  they  have  occupied  high  places; 
as  Artists,  Musicians,  Composers  and  Authors  they  have  contributed 
profusely  to  social  life;  and  last,  but  not  least,  as  Members  of  Clubs, 
Societies  and  other  Organizations,  they  have  been  an  invaluable  factor 
in  the  uplift  of  thought  and  progress  in  all  lines  of  human  effort. 

THE  EDITOR. 


M870851 


LIVES  OF  GflEAT  MEN  ALL  REMIND  US 
ME  CAN  MAKE  OUR  LIVES  SUBLIME, 
AND,  DEPARTING,  LEAVE  BEHIND   US 
FOOTPRINTS  ON  THE  SANDS  OF  TIME. 


ArDENDA 


Arnold,  Nelson  B.,  Business  President,  of 
71  Otsego  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Keystone  Varnish  Com 
pany;  and  vice-president  and  treasurer  of 
theJames  Nassau  Company,  and  prominent 
in  business  and  public  affairs. 

Barnes,  Frederick  A.,  Business  President 
of  45  Waldo  Street,  Providence,  R.I.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  Y^cht  Club, 
and  the  Providence  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
He  was  born  Sept.  5,  1869,  in  Smithfield, 
R.I. ;  and  received  an  academic  education. 
Since  1899  he  has  been  with  the  Jencks 
Paper  Box  Company,  of  which  corporation 
he  is  now  vice-president  and  secretary.  He 
;s  identified  with  various  other  business 
enterprises;  and  has  filled  several  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  In  1902  lie  married 
Miss  Anna  A.  Knapp;  and  they  reside  at 
640  Public  Street,  Providence,  R.I. 

Baur,  Bertha,  Directress,  of  Oak  Street 
and  Highland  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Woman's 
City  Club,  and  is  also  a  membeivof  the  Cin 
cinnati  Woman's  Club,  the  Cincinnati  Sym 
phony  Orchestra  Association,  and  other 
organizations.  She  was  born  in^  Cleveland, 
Ohio ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Colleges 
in  Ann  Arbor  and  in  Cincinnati.  She  is  di 
rectress  and  president  of  the  Cincinnati 
Conservatory  of  Music ;  and  prominent  in 
the  musical  and  social  affairs  of  her  city. 

Beers,  Clifford  Whittin^ham,  Sociologist 
and  author,  of  Englewood,  N.J!,  was  born 
March  30,  1876,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  In 
1897  he  graduated  from  Yale  University; 
and  in  1922  received  honorary  degree  of 
M.  A.  from  that  institution  of  learning, 
lie  is  the  founder  and  secretary  of  the  Na- 
t:onul  Committee  for  Mental  Hygiene;  a1' 1 
secretary  of  the  organizing  committee  for 
Mental  Hygiene,  in  process  of  formation. 
He  is  the  author  of  A  Mind  That  Found  It 
self.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  In 
stitute  of  Social  Science,  the  Yale  Club  of 
New  York,  the  Berzelius  Society  of  Yale 
University,  the  Englewood  Club,  and  the 


Knickerbocker  Country  Club.  In  1912  he 
married  Miss  Clara  Louise  Jepson;  and 
they  reside  in  Englewood,  N.J. 

Berdeau,  Ray  W., Civil  Engineer  of  Man 
ila,  P.I.  He  is  president  of  the  Manila  Rot 
ary  Club,  and  a  member  of  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  has  attained, success 
as  a  noted  engineer,  and  holds  the  rank  of 
Major  of  Engineers  in  the  United  States 
Reserve  Corps.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
ManilaPost  of  Society  of  American  Milit 
ary  Engineers,  and  has  filled  many  posi- 
stions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  was  born  in 
1888  in  Watertown,  N.Y.  Since  ,1907  harf 
been  actively  engaged  in  engineering  in  the 
Arctic,  Panama,  Central  and  South  Amer 
ica.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Engineering 
Corps  during  the  World- War,  and  was  aft 
erwards  connected  with  improvements  in 
New  York  Harbor.  Since  1920  he  has  been 
manager  of  the  Vacuum  Oil  Company  of 
the  Philippine  Islands.  He  is  a  member  of 
American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  Am 
erican  Society  of  Military  Engineers,  is  a 
thirty-two  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  and 
a  member  of  Nile  Temple,  Seattle.  In  1913 
he  married  Miss  Frmces  Robertson  Mac- 
Kinlay;  and  they  reside  in  Manila,  P.I. 

Berry,  Martha  McC^esncy,  Founder  and 
Director,  of  Mount  Berry,  Ga,  was  born  on 
Oct.  7,  1867,  in  Mount  Berry,  Ga.  She  was 
educated  at  the  Edge  •  orlh  School  of  Bal 
timore.  She  is  the  founder  and  director  of 
The  Berry  Schools.  She  gave  her  old  plant 
ation  for  the  Mountain  boys  and  girls  of 
the  Southland.  The  three  Berry  Schools  are 
situated  about  half-way  between  Chatta 
nooga  and  Atlanta,  and  contain  about  five 
thousand  acres.  She  is  a  contributor  to 
magazines  on  Southern  Mountaineers.  She 
re  ides  in  Rome,  Ga. 

Bickerton,  Joseph  P.  Jr.,  Lawyer  and 
Business  President,  of  220  West  Forty  sec 
ond  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  pro- 
nv'Tiput  counsellor-at-law,  of  New  York  Ci- 
frv:  and  president  of  the  New  Era  Produc 
ing  Company. 


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Busier,  Gustav  A.,  Business  President  of 
245  North  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Manufacturers  Club, 
the  Union  League,  the  City  Club,  and  the 
Academy  of  Fine  Arts  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  was  horn  May  11,  1852;  and  was 
educated  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  G.A.  Bisler.  In  1876  married  Emma 
Virginia  Coryell;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  three  daughters,  and  maintain 
homes  in  Berwyn  Overbrook,  Cynwyd,  and 
West  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Brewer,  C1  arles  Edward,  Educator  and 
College  President,  of  Raleigh,  X.C.;  was 
1-oi-n  July  12.  1860,  in  Wake  Forest,  N.C. 
He  received  the  degrees  of  B.A.  from  the 
Wake  Forest  College;  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  Ph.D.  from  Cornell  University.  In 
1889-19*15  he  was  professor  of  chemistry  at 
Wake  Forest  College,  and  was  its  dean  in 
1912-15.  Since  1015  he  has  been  president 
of  Meredith  College.  In  1891  he  married 
Miss  Love  Estelle  Bell;  and  they  reside  in 
Raleigh,  N.C. 

Bryan,  Mahlon  R., Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  192  South  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He 
is  vice-president  of  England-Walton  and 
Company,  Incorporated.  In  1894  he  married 
Miss  Bertha  L.  Schrack ;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  Overmeadow,  Mount  Kisco,  N.Y. 

Byrnes,  Mrs.  Fugene,  1 'resident  of  the 
Friday  Morning  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  three  hundred  persons.  She  resides  at 
2120  Leroy  Place,  Washington,  D.C. 

Callaway,  Merrel  Price,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  140  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan 
Club  of  New  York,  The  Sleepy  Hollow 
Country  Club,  and  the  Chevy  Chase  Club 
of  Washington,  D.C.  He  was  born  Nov.  26, 
1872,  in  Mitchell  County,  Ga.;  and  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  public  schools.  Since  1919  he 
ha~s  been  president  of  the  Guaranty  Trust 
Company  of  New  York.  He  is  also  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Smelter?  Securities 
Company,  the  American  Smelting  and  Re 
fining  Company,  the  Coca  Cola  Company, 
the  Guaranty  Company  of  New  York,  the 
Manchester  Manufacturing  Company,  the 
Pennsylvania  Coal  Company,  and  the  Chad- 


wick-Hopkins  Company.Tn  1911  he  married 
Miss  Rietta  Eleridge;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  1096  Seventy-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Campbell,  Henry  G.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Gramercy  Company;  is  prominent  in  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs ;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Campe,  Emanuel  N.,  Business  President, 
of  350  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Oak  Ridge  Club,  and  the 
Fairview  Golf  Club.  He  was  born  April  30, 
1873,  in  Norfolk,  Ya.;  and  was  educated  in 
his  native  city.  Since  1878  he  has  been  in 
the  commission  business  in  knit  goods;  and 
is  president  of  The  Campe  Corporation.  He 
has  been  a  Major  in  the  United  States  Ar 
my.  In  1899  he  married  Miss  Miss  Bessie 
Rintels;  and  they  reside  at  Riverview  Man 
or  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.Y. 

Chamberlain,  Albert  Henry,  Treasurer 
and  Director,  of  Lawrence,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston, the 
Colonial  Club,  the  Cambridge  Club,  and  the 
North  Andover  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Dec.  9.  1872,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  and  was 
educated -at  the  Cambridge  public  schools. 
Since  1913  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Ar 
lington  Mills  of  Lawrence,  Mass.;  and  is 
also  a  director  of  the  Merchants  Trust 
Company.  In  1913  he  married  Miss  Annie 
Robinson  Hooper;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Methuen,  Mass. 

Champion,  Henry  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  139  Franklin  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Dec.  17,  1870,  in  De 
troit,  Mich.;  and  was  educated  at  Smith's 
Business  College  of  his  native  city.  In  1888 

1913  he  was  associated  with  the  Standard 
Oil   Company   in   various   capacities.   He   is 
now  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Canadian 
Expansion    Bolt    Company,    the      Columbia 
Malleable  Castings  Company,  and  the  Un 
ited   States  Expansion  Bolt   Company.     In 

1914  he  married   Miss   Anna    F.   Brennan; 
mid  they  reside  at  17  Maple  Court,  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y. 


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Chandler, Percy  Miltonjnvestment  Bank- 
er,  of  the  Franklin  Bank  Building,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  the  Phila 
delphia  Country  Club,  the  Art  Club,  the 
Whitemar  di  Valley  Country  Club,  the  Un 
ion  League,  the  Sunnybrook  Golf  Club,  the 
Pickering  Hunt  Club,  the  Seaview  Golf 
Club,  the  Recess  Club,  and  the  Congression 
al  Country  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  6,  1873, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  was  educated  at 
the  Friends'  Central  School.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Chandler  and  Company,  the  Sec 
urities  Corporation  General,  the  Kentucky 
Securities  Corporation,  the  Lexington  Sec 
urities  Company,  and  th«  Kentucky  Trac 
tion  and  Terminal  Company.  lit  1917  he 
married  Miss  Nancy  Krebs;  and  they  have 
one  son,  and  reside  at  The  Touraine,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.;  and  maintain  a  summer  home 
at  Chadds  Ford,  Pa. 

Cleveland,  Alfred  E.,  Business  President, 
of  160  Second  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Boston  City  Club, 
the  Boston  Athletic  Association,  the  Boston 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Cambridge 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Windsor  Club, 
and  the  United  States  Chamber  of  Com 
merce.  He  is  president  of  th'g  Flash  Chem 
ical  Company ;  and  a  director'  of  the  Man 
ufacturers  National  Bank,  the  Marmite,  In 
corporated,  of  America,  and  the  Vitimin 
Food  Company,  Incorporated.  II*  resides  at 
15  Pinckney  Street,  Boston,  MJISS. 

Coe,  Sherman  P.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  55  West  Thirteenth.  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clul  s 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  tlic 
Acker,  Merrill  and  Condit  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Central  Mercantile  Bank  of 
New  York.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  New 
York  Riding  Club;  and  prominent  in  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs. 

Cravath,  Paul  D.,  Lawyer  and  Dire" tor, 
of  52  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Piping  Rock  Clul).  ('  -\ 
University  Club,  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the 
Union  League  Club,  the  Republican  Club, 
the  Nassau  Country  Club,  the'' Army  ami 
Navy  Club,  the  Automobile  Club,  the  Down 
Town  Club,  and  the  City  Midday  Clul).  He 
was  born  July  14,  1861,  in  Berlin  Height ;, 
Ohio,  and  was  educated  at  Oberlin  College 


and  at  Columbia  University.  Since  1886  he 
has  practiced  lawT;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Cravath,  Henderson,  Leffing- 
well  and  de  Gersdorf.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Metropolitan  Opera  Company,the  West- 
inghouse  Air  Brake  Company,  and  West- 
inghouse  Electric  and  Manufacturing  Com 
pany. He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Equitable  Trust 
Company  of  New  York,  and  a  director  of 
the  Chattel  Loan  Society  of  New  York.  In 
1892  he  married  Miss  Agnes  Huntington; 
and  they  reside  at  405  Park  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  in  Locust  Valley,  Long  Is 
land,  N.Y. 

Crossett,  Edward  C.,  Business  President, 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Crossett  Timber  Compa 
ny  of  Davenport,  Iowa ;  president  of  the 
Fordyce  Lumber  Company  of  Fordyce, 
Ark.;  vice-president  of  the  Jackson  Lum 
ber  Company  of  Lockhart,  Ala.;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Crossett  Lumber  Company 
of  Crossett,  Ark. 

Cutter,  Henry  0.,  Insurance  Broker  and 
Director,  of  15  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Oakley  Country  Club, 
the  Boston  Rotary  Clul),  the  Cambridge 
Club, and  the  Boston  Real  Estate  Exchange. 
He  was  born  April  28,  1865,  in  Cambridge 
Mass.;  and  was  educated  in  his  native  ci 
ty.  Since  1883  he  has  been  in  the  real  estate 
and  insurance  business.  He  is  a  partner  in 
the  firm  of  Watson  G.  Cutter  and  Sons.  He 
is  a  trustee  of  the  Wldey  Savings  Bank, and 
a  trustee  of  the  School  Street  Trust  and 
other  organizations.  In  1899  he  married 
Mahala  Hortense  Wiggin,  now  deceased; 
and  he  has  one  son,  and  they  reside  in  Cam- 
bi-Sdge,  Mass. 

Davenport,  Charles  M., Lawyer  and  Trus 
tee,  of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
;«  member  of  the  Chestnut  Hill  Golf  Club, 
the  St.  Botolph  Clul),  and  the  New  York 
Harvard  Club;  an  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Boston,  the  Massachusetts  and  the  Amer 
ican  Bar  Associations.  He  was  born  in  1877 
in  Leyden,  Mass.;  and  received  the  degree 
<»i'  H.  A.  from  Williams  College,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  from  Harvard  University. 
Since  1904  he  has  practiced  law.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the 


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Boston  Dispensary,  chairman  of  the  Mas- 
sachussets  Commission  on  Probation,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Massachusetts  Training 
Schools.  In  1020  lie  married  Miss  Ellen  T. 
Emmerson,  of  Concord,  who  died  the  fol 
lowing  year.  He  resides  at  3  Acorn  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Davenport.  Howard  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  321  Washington  Street,  Somer- 
v'lle,  Mass.:  and  a  member  of  the  Boston 
Club,  the  Boston  City  Club,  the  Boston 
Heal  Estate  Exchange,  the  Belmont  Spring 
Country  Club,  and  the  Boston  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  He  was  born  June  16.  1872,  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal.:  and  was  educated  at 
Harvard  College.  Since  1897  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  ice  and  coal  business.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bay  State  Coal  Com 
pany,  jtjie  Xewton  Ice  Company,  and  the 
WalkelrCoal  and  Ice  Company.  He  is  treas 
urer  of  the  Metropolitan  Ice  Company  of 
Boston,  a  trustee  of  the  Somerville  Sav 
ings  Bank,  and  a  director  of  the  Cambridge 
Ice  Company  and  other  corporations.  He  is 
a  widower,  with  three  sons,  and  resides  at 
86  Munros  Street,  Somerville,  Mass. 

Deagan,  John  C.,  Manufacturer,  of  1770 
Berteau  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
Nov.  6,  1853,  in  Hector,  N.Y.  He  has  trav 
eled  extensively  in  various  parts  of  the 
world.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  the  Musical 
Bell  Works,  manufacturers  of  musical  nov 
elty  instruments;  and  has  an  international 
reputation  as  authority  on  acoustics. 

Dennison,  Ethan  A.,  Architect  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  288  Lexington  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club,  the  Apawamis  Club,  the 
Society  of  Beaux  Arts  Architects  of  New 
York,  and  the  Architectural  League  of  New 
York.  He  was  born  in  1881,  in  Summit,  N. 
Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Ecole  des 
Beaux  Arts  of  Paris,  France.  Since  1906  he 
has  practiced  architecture;  and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  Dennison  and  Hirons.He 
is  also  vice-president  of  Dennison  and 
Sons.  In  1913  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth 
Pugli ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Rye,  N.Y. 

De  Sousa,  George  S.,  Treasurer,  of  233 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of.  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treas 
urer  of  the  Radio  Corporation  of  America, 


and  Pan-American  Wireless  Telegraph  and 
Telephone   Company.  -He   is   also   treasurer 
and  director  of  Marconi   Telegraph  Cable 
Company,  the  Wireless  Press 

DeWolf,  Ashley  W.,  Secretary  and. Di 
rector,  of  34  Pine  Street,  New  York  City; 
arid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
t;es.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  th.e 
Fidelity  Company,  Incorporated;  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  lias  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and'  honor. 

Dunlap,  Charles  E.,  Business  President, 
of  1  Broadway,  .New  York  City;'  arid  a 
member  of  the  Racnuet  and  Tennis  Club, 
the  Knickerbocker,  the  Turf  and  the  Field 
Club,  and  the  Meadow  Brook  Club.  He  was 
born  Dec  3.,  1889,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  was  educated  at  Harvard  University... 
Since  1911  he  has  been  identified  with- 
Berwindr White  Coal  Mining  Company.  Hfe 
is  a  director  cf  the  Berwind  'TeriivinaT  Com 
pany,  and  a  score  of  other  corporations. 

Eckert,  John  A.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  55  John  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Caton 
Realty  Company;  and  president  of  the  In 
surance  firm  of  John  A.  Eckert  and  Com 
pany.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Dand- 
ridgo  Company,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Four  to  Ten  Dutch  Street,  and  director  of 
Fire,  Marine  and  Liability  Brokers  Asso 
ciation  of  the  City  of  New  York;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Underwriters'  Building 
Company. 

Fitter,  William  W.,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  Villa  Nova,  Pa., was 
born  Dec.  19,  1857,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.He 
was  educated  at  the  Episcopal  Academy. He 
is  a  successful  cordage  manufacturer;  and 
president  of  the  Edwin  H.  Fitler  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Pennsylvania  Salt 
Manufacturing  Company,  the  North  Penn 
sylvania  Railroad  Company,  the  Northern 
Liberty  Gas  Works,  and  the  Wayne  ami 
Frankfort  Railroad  Company.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Union  League,  the  Country  Club 
the  Gulf  Mills  Golf  Club,  and  the  Bathelors 
Barge  Club.  In  1889  he  married  Miss  Jane 
Mills  Audenreid;  arid  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  ' 
Culfmont,  Villa  Nova,  Pa. 


AMERICAN  ELITE  AND  SOCIOLOGIST 


m,    Leon,   Business    President, 
531  "Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 

:  a  member  of  the  Progress  Club,the  Milburn 
Country  Club,  the  Aerial  League  of  Amer- 
4ca,  and  the  American  Society  of  Cincin- 

•:1nati.  He  was  born  Aug.  3,  1878,  in  New 
York  City;  and  was  educated,  in  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  his  native  city.  Since 
1898  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  contract- 
ing  business. He  is  president  of  the  Fleisch- 
niarin  Construction  Company,vice-president 
'of  'the  Tleischmann  Realty  Company,  and 

'  a  director  of  the  Opp  Realty  Corporation. 

-*He  Is 'also  president  of  the  507  Fifth  Ave 
nue  and  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Leg- 
'os  Realty  Corporation  and  of  the  Panic 
Proof  Products  Corporation.  He  married 
Miss  Jennie  Rosenberger;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  345  West  Eighty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Forbe^,  William  S.,  Business  President, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Alon- 
quin  Club,  the  Union  Boat  Club,  the  East- 

:  'e?rn  Yacht  Club,  and  the  Exchange  Club. 
He  was  born  in  1871  in  Jamaica  Plain,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  the  Mas- 
sachiissetts  Institute  of  Technology.  He  is 
'president  o£  the  Forbes  Lithograph  Manu- 

:'  'factoring  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
Merchants  National  Bank  of  Boston.  He  is 
:a  inenrber  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Associated  Industries  of  Massachussetts. 
He  is  a  chairman  of  the  War  Service  Com 
mittee  of  the  National  Association  of  Em 
ploying  Lithographers.  He  married  Miss 
Maude  Hay  ward ;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
30  West  Cedar  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Forster,  Emanuel  M.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  826  Hewit  Place,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  arid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
;Phoholamp  Sales  Corporation;  and  has  held 
various  positions  of  trus  and  honor. 

Garrett,  Arthur  S.,  Business  President, 
of  Fourth  Street  and  Lehigh  Avenue,  Phil- 
'aiMLphiaj,  Pa. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Engin- 

*]:  e'e'rs  Clufy  and  various  other  clubs  and  so- 
cieties.He  was  born  NOT.  24,  1878;  and  wad 
educated  at  Cornell  University.  He  in  pre 
sident  of  the    American  Water    Softener 


Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Media 
Trust  Company,  and  of  the  Landsdowne 
Trust  Company.  He  is  president  of<  the  Up 
per  Darby  School  Board;  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Pennsylvania  Training  School 
for  Feeble  Minded  Children.  In  1906  he 
married  Miss  Hannah  W.  Ogden;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons,  three  daught 
ers,  and  reside  at  Drexel  Hill,  Pa. 

Gaston,  William  A.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  the  Shawmut  Bank  Build 
ing,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Gaston,  Snow,  Saltonstall 
and  Hunt.  He  is  chairman  of  diree|prs  and 
a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  National  Shawmut  Bank.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Boylston  Market  Association, 
and  a  director  in  more  than  a  score  of 
other  corporations.He  is  trustee  of  Brooks 
Hospital,  vice-president  of  Boston  Elevated 
Mutual  Aid  Society,  a  director  of  the  Mas 
sachussetts  Society  for  the  Prevention  of 
Cruelty  to  Animals,  and  a  trustee  of  many 
other  corporations. 

Gibbon^,  Harry  R.,  Business  President 
and  Banker,  of  600  South  Canal  Street, 
Chicago,  III.,  was  born  June  26,  1862,  in 
Chicago,  111.  He  is  president  of  the  H.  R. 
Gibbons  Box  Manufacturing  Company; 
and  vice-president  of  the  Citizens  State 
Bank  of  Lake  View.  He  is  a  member  of 
numerous  clubs  and  societies. 

Groll,  Augustus  F.,  Realtor  and  Business 
President,  of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Elks  Club,  the 
Cathedral  Club,  the  Volney  Club,  the  Osce- 
ola  Club  and  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Jan.  8,  1880,  in  New  York  City; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Cathedral  High 
School.  Since  1901  he  has  been  manager  of 
the  A.  F  .Groll  Company;  is  president  of 
the  P.  J.  Groll  Construction  Company;  and 
vice-president  of  the  Daniel  Casey,  Jr.  and 
Company,  Incorporated.  In  1904  he  married 
Miss  Mary  S.  Ryan;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  145  East  Fifth- 
third  Street,  New  York  City. 

Grozier,  Edwin  A.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  259  Washington  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  member  of  the  Algonquin  Club, 
the  Oakley  Country  Club,  the  Economic 


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Club,  the  Boston  City  Club,  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  educated 
at  Brown  University.  For  a  number  of 
years  he  was  private  secretary  to  the  gov 
ernor  of  Massachusetts.  Since  1891  he  has 
been  editor  and  publisher,  and  chief  owner, 
of  the  Boston  Post.  In  1884  he  married 
Miss  Alice  (loodell,  of  Salem,  Mass.;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at,  168  Brattle  Street, 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Harlew,  Edward  Jonathan,  Director  and 
Treasurer,  of  809  Shawmut  Bank  Building, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
Club  of  Boston,  and  the  Brookline  Country 
Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  11,  1852,  in  Hing- 
hani,  Mass. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Derby 
Academy.  Since  1887  he  has  been  a  trustee 
of  the  Weld  Estate  and  others;  and  is  a 
director  of  the  Boylston  Market  Associa 
tion.  He  married  Miss  Ella  Hodges,  of 
Providence,  K.I.;  and  they  reside  at  Hotel 
Victoria,  Boston,  Mass. 

Harr,  L.  L.,  Business  President,  of  428 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  the  Cleveland  Athletic  Club,  the  Illinois 
Athletic  Club  of  Chicago,  the  Worcester 
Club,  the  Calcutta  Club  of  India,  and  the 
American  Club  of  Shanghai,  China.  He  was 
born  Dec.  18,  1882,  in  Ashland,  Ky.  He  is 
president  of  the  Edward  R.  Ladew  Compa 
ny,  the  L.  L.  Harr  Corporation,  the  Sehultz 
Belting  Company  of  St.  Louis,  the  New 
York  Leather  Belting  Company,  the  Belting 
and  Leather  Products  Association,  the 
Bradford  Belling  Company  of  Cincinnati, 
and  other  corporations.  He  married  Miss 
Kathryn  Foster,  now  deceased.  He  has  a 
family  of  three  sons;  and  resides  in  Wor 
cester,  Mass. 

Harrison,  Henry  F.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Hackensack 
•Golf  Club,  the  Arcola  Country  Club,  and 
the  Aldine  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  19, 
1807,  in  Cumberland,  Md.;  and  received  a 
high  school  education.  Since  1891  he  has 
been  identified  with  the  West  Virginia  Pulp 
and  Paper  Company,  of  which  he  is  sales 
manager.  He  is  vice-president  of  George  R. 
Swart  and  Company,  and  vice-president  of 


the  Bedell  Motor  Car  Company  of  Hacken- 
l^/ack,  N.  J.  He  is  a  director  of  the  North 
River  Insurance  Company,  the  People's 
Trust  and  Guaranty  Company  of  Hacken 
sack,  and  the  Industrial  Building  and  Loan 
Ar^o Nation  of  Hackensack,  N.J.  In  1891  he 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
married  Miss  -Edith  Williams;  and  they 
and  reside  in  Hackensack,  N.J. 

Hees,  William  R.,  Business  President  and 
Com  rd  Manager,  of  225  Fifth  Avenue, 
Ne-v  York,  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Un 
ion  Tjeagiie,  the  Sleepy  Hollow  Country 
Club,  I  he  Blind  Brook  Club,  and  the  Sea- 
view  Golf  Club.  He  was  born  in  1887  in 
Oswego,  N.  Y.  Since  1899  he  has  been  con 
nected  with  the  Columbia  Mills,  of  which 
corporation  he  is  president.  He  is  president 
of  the  Northern  New  York  Power  Corpora 
tion,  the  Wyoming  Valley  Lace  Mills,  and 
of  the  Pinney,  Casse  and  Lackey  Compa 
ny;  and  is  also  a  director  of  George  H^ 
Hees  Son  and  Company.  In  1891  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Cora  J.  Reed;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  875  Park  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 

Heywood,  Robert  R.,  Business  Man,  of 
Twenty-sixth  street  and  Ninth  Avenue,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Heywood 
Strasser  and  Voigt  Realty  Company,  presi 
dent  of  the  Heywood-Strasser  and  Voigt 
Litho  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Pre 
ferred  Accident  Insurance  Company. 

Hubbard,  Phineas,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  36  Arlington  Street,  Cam 
bridge,  Mass.;  and  a  ii» -n-ber  ot  <l  e  Boston 
City  Club,  the  Cambridge  Club,  the  Boston 
Congregational  Club,  and  the  Society  Col 
onial  Wars.  He  was  born  Aufe.  24,  1855,  in 
Craftsbury,  Vt.  For  over  forty  years  he 
was  identified  with  T.D.  Whitney  and  Com 
pany,  a  Boston  corporation,  of  which  he 
was  president*  He  is  vicr  prtSiOient  of  the 
("i!!£j!)ridj».>  Young  Men-  C'ris'iin  Asso 
ciation;  and  a  t,  .1  ;  r.»  !.<>••  ;•  e  ISTew  England 
Home  for  Deaf  Mutes.  In  1878  he  married 
Miss  Lu-  i'i  la  \  i  Reed;  and  they  hnve  a 
family  of  two  sons  au'l  two  daughters,and 
reside  at  36  Arlington  Street,  Cambridge, 
Masi. 


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Hornwill,  Edward  T.,Director  and  Treas 
urer,  of  215  Montague  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  Mechanics 
Bank,  the  Realty  Asociation,  the  Thrift, 
the  Realty  Associates  Investment  Corpora 
tion,  and  the  Manhattan  Bridge  Three-Cent 
Line.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Title  Guaranty 
and  Trust  Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
WUliamsburgh  Savings  Bank. 

Jedlan,  John  W.,  Member  of  the  Bohem 
ian  Club,  Riverside  Golf  Club,  Plesades 
Lodge,  and  director  of  the  Cicero  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  He  was  born  Sept.  25,  1876 
in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  vice-president  and  at 
torney  of  the  Western  State  Bank,  Cicero, 
111.  He  resides  at  Riverside,  111. 

Leonard,  Americus*  J.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Leonard-Kay 
and  Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  also  a 
director  of  the  Chelsea  Exchange  Bank; 
and  a  director  of  the  Smith  Springfield  Bo 
dy  Corporation  of  Springfield,  Mass. 

Nadel,  E.  A.,  Director,  of  485  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  identified 
with  the  Famous  Players  Lasky  Corpora 
tion. 

Perelstrous,  Anany,  Manufacturer  and 
Director,  of  the  Drexel  Building,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Perelstrous  and  Storms;  and  a  director 
of  the  Argentina  Mercantile  Corporation. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Majestic  Ma 
chine  and  Tool  Company,  the  Metaphrase 
Code  Corporation,  and  Brown's  Mills  East 
Natural  Resources  Development  Company. 

Rouss,  Peter  W.  Business  President,  of 
540  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Charles  Broadway  Rouss, 
Incorporated;  and  president  of  the  Charles 
Broadway  Rouss  Realty  Corporation  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions 
o!*  trust  nnd  honor. 

Rowe,  A.  W.,  Educator,  of  295  Common 
wealth  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  H«  is 


prominent  in  educational  and  sociological 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Rust,  Edgar  C.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  200  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Sept.  13,  1882,  in  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  Harvard 
University.  Since  1914  he  has  been  identi 
fied  with  the  firm  of  E.  H.  ^Rollins  and 
Sons,  of  which  he  is  secretary  and  direc 
tor.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the 'Boston 
Storage  Warehouse  Company,  the  Carver 
Cotton  Gin  Company,  the  Walworth  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  other  corporations. 
In  1909  he  married  Miss  Rosamond  F. 
Weeks ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  55 
Devon  Road,  Chestnut  Hill,  Boston,  Mass. 

Sheldon,  Lewis  P.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  24  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  Blair  and  Company 
Incorporated,  of  New  York  City.  His  ad 
dress  is  2  Austin  Friars,  London,  E.G., 
England. 

Shields,  Robert  M.,  Business  President, 
of  53  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Berge  Clay 
and  Wax  Importing  Company;  and  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs. 

Sias,  George  W.,  Business  President  and 
Trustee,  of  68  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
•Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  the  Masonic  Fraternity, 
and  other  organizations.  He  was  born  on 
March  2,  1866,  in  Ossipee,  N.H.;  and  was 
educated  at  the  Boston  Commercial  College. 
Since  1888  he  has  been  resident  of  Boston, 
excepting  the  years  of  1912-1918,  when  he 
was  at  McKinley,  Alaska.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  George  W.  Sias  and  Compa 
ny.  He  is  president  of  the  Betty  O'Neil 
Mines,  president  of  the  Cash  Mines  of 
Prescott,  and  a  director  of  the  McKinley 
Gold  Mines  of  Alaska.  He  is  the  Inventor 
of  the  Universal  Street  Sweeper.  In  1895 
he  married  Miss  Ottilie  M.  Ebbinghaus; 
and  they  reside  at  92  Otis  Street,  Medford, 
Mass.,  and  in  Los  Angeles,  Cftl. 


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Silver,  Elmer  E.,  President  and  Trustee 
of  !)!)  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  general  manager  of  the  Union  Central 
Life  Insurance  Company.  He  is  president 
of  the  \Voburn  Five  Cents  Savings  Bank. 
He  is  president  of  the  Woburn  Charitable 
Association,  trustee  of  the  New  England 
Baptist  Hospital,  and  a  director  of  the 
Vermont  Association  of  Boston. 

Smith,  Henry  A.,  Business  President,  of 
874  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Henry  A.  Smith  and 
William  P.  Miller.  He  is  president  of  the 
Open  Stair  Companies;  and  prominently  i- 
dentified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Singer,  Arthur  J.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Lackawan- 
na  Steel  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Ajax  Forge  Company,  the  American  Forge 
Company,  the  National  Bridge  Works,  and 
of  Witherbee,  Sherman  and  Company. 

Slawson,  George  L.,  Business  President, 
of  102  West  Twenty-second  Street,  New 
\rork  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
*uid  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  One 
Hundred  and,  Sixty-eighth  West  Thirty- 
fonrth  Street  Company;  president  of  the 
Slawson  and  Hobbs  Underwriting  Agency; 
vice-president  of  Slawson  and  Hobbs,  real 
tors. 

,  Stpford,  F.,  Business  President,  of  120 
Rror^way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Metals  and  Commerce  Corpo- 
nUi«>6.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Marquette 
Ore  Company.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Stuppel,  Paul,  Business  President,  of  105 
Hudson  Street, New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  club*  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Stuppel  Trading  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated;  and  president  of  Paul 
Stuppel,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 


and  lias  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Van  Clcef,  Mynderse,  Member  of  the 
Cornell  Club  of  New  York  City,  the  Town 
and  Gown  Club,  the  Country  Club,  and  the 
University  Club  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.  He  was 
horn  Aug.  29,  1853,  in  Seneca  Falls,  N.Y.; 
and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
Cornell  University.  Since  1876  he  has  prac 
ticed  law  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. ;  and  is  president 
of  the  Ithaca  Security  Company.  In  1882 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  L.  Treman;  and 
they  reside  at  417  University  Avenue,  I- 
thaca,  X.Y. 

Verschoyle,  Charles  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director ,of  524  Clint  Wood  Build 
ing,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  Young-Simmons  Drilling  Copi- 
pany,  of  424  Clint  Wood  Building,  Wichita 
Falls,  Texas.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
HP  is  president  of  the  Dallas  Male  Chorus 
and  is  identified  with  the  social  affairs  of 
his  community.  He  resides  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

Weidlein,  Edward  Ray,  Chemical  Engi- 
reer,  of  5500  Bartlett  Street,  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.,  was  born  July  14,  1887,  in  Augusta, 
Kansas.  He  was  chemical  expert,  War  In- 
'd;ustries  ^Board.  'Original  research  in  devel 
opment  of  processes  for  use  of  sulphur 
dioxide  in  hydrometallurgy 

Westwood,  John  R.,  Stock  Broker,  of 
the  Land  Title  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Manufacturers  Club 
of  Philadelphia,  the  Automobile  Club  of 
Philadelphia,  the  Board  of  Trade,  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  was  born  Dec.  27,  1878,  in  Salem, 
N.J.;  and  was  educated  at  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1903  he  has  been 
engaged  in  business;  and  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Boles  and  Westwood,  invest 
ment  securities.  During  the  World-War  he 
was  vice-chairman  of  the  Iron  and  Steel 
Group.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Elinor 
Torkington;  and  they  reside  in  Overbrook, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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BLUE  BOOK  OF  BIOGRAPHY 


AARON,  DAVID,  President  of  the  David 
Aaron  and  Company,  of  55  W.  Twenty- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  June  3,  1867,  in  Essenheim,  Germany; 
and  since  1882  has  been  a  resident  of  the 
United  States.  He  is  also  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  West  Twenty-sixth  Street 
Corporation.  In  1892  he  married  Miss  Re- 
fina  Chotzen;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  daughters. 

Abbot,  Willis  John,  Member  of  the  Lotus 
Club.  He  was  born  March  16,  1863,  in  New 
Haven,  Conn.  He  is  the  author  of  the  Story 
of  Our  Army  for  Young  Americans.  He 
resides  at  Lawrence  Park,  Bronxville,  New 
York  City. 

Abbott,  Charles  R.,  Director  of  Under 
wood  and  Underwood,  of  417  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  Now  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Abbott,  Gordon,  Member  of  the  Knick 
erbocker  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  18,  1853, 
in  Boston,  Mass.  Since  1910  he  has  been 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  the  Old  Colony 
Trust  Company  of  Boston.  He  resides  in 
Manchester,  Mass. 

Abbott,  Grace,  Member  of  the  Committee 
on  Women  in  Industry  of  the  Council  of 
National  Defense.  She  was  born  Nov.  17, 
1878,  in  Grand  Island,  Neb.;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  Ph.B.  and  Ph.M.  Sae 
is  the  author  of  The  Immigrant  and  the 
Community.  She  resides  at  the  Ontario, 
Washington,  D.C. 

Abbott,  Henry,  President  of  the  Calcula- 
graph  Company,  of  30  Church  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  also  Director  of  the 
Jewelers  Security  Alliance,  and  treasurer 
and  director  of  the  National  Association  of 
Manufacturers. 

Abbott,  Henry  Pryor  Almond,  Rector  of 
Grace  and  St.  Peters  Church,  of  709  Park 
Avenue,  Baltimore,  Md.  He  has  received  the 


degrees  of  B.A.,  M.A.  and  D.D.  He  is  the 
author  of  Help  From  the  Hills,  and  other 
works. 

Abbott,  Holker,  President  of  the  Copley 
Society  of  Boston.  He  resides  at  491  Boyl- 
ston  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Abbott,  John  J.,  Member  of  tHe  Chicago 
Athletic  Association,  the  Chicago  Club,  and 
the  Chicago  Golf  Club.  He  was  born  March 
11,  1871,  in  New  York  City.  He  has  been 
assistant  cashier,  cashier,  and  also  vice- 
president  of  the  American  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank  of  Chicago.  He  is  now  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Continental  and  Commercial 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank.  He  resides  at  3224 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Abbott,  Leonard  Dalton,  Member  of  the 
National  Arts  Club.  He  was  born  May  20, 
1878,  in  Liverpool,  England.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Thomas  Paine  Natural  His 
tory  Association.  He  is  the  author  of  Ern 
est  Howard  Crosby.  He  resides  in  West- 
field,  N.J. 

Abbott,  Samuel  Appleton  Browne,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Century  Club.  He  was  born 
March  6,  1846,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  In  1889- 
94  he  was  president  of  the  Boston  Public 
Library.  His  address  is  84  State  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Abbott,  William  Lj,,  Vice-President,  of 
the  Mississippi  Wire  Glass  Company,  of  52 
Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  also  a  director  of  the  Mississippi  Wire 
Glass  Company,  of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Mississippi  Glass  Company. 

Abbott,  William  Lament,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Feb. 
14,  1861,  in  Whiteside  County,  111. ;  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.E.  from  the  Univer 
sity  of  Illinois.  He  is  president  of  the  Edi 
son  Symphony  Orchestra.  He  resides  4616 
Beacon  Street,  Chicago,  HI. 


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Abbott,  William  M.,  Member  of  the  Elks. 
He  resides  at  58  Sutler  Street,  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal.  He  is  Grand  Exalted  Ruler  of 
the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks,  with  a  total  membership  of  three- 
quarters  of  a  million. 

Abel,  Howard,  Director  of  the  Coney  Is- 
nnd  and  Gravesend  Railway  Company,  of 
85  Clinton  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

Abell,  Irvin,  Surgeon  and  Director,  of 
Louisville,  Ky. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Pen- 
dennis  Club  the  Louisville  Country  Club, 
and  the  Sleepy  Hollow  Club.  He  was  born 
Sept.  13,  1876,  in  Lebanon,  Ky. ;  and  since 
1897  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
surgery.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Fidelity- 
Columbia  Trust  Company;  and  professor  of 
surgery  in  the  medical  department  of  the 
University  of  Louisville.  In  1907  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Carrie  Harting,  of  Lexington, 
Ky.;  and  they  have  a  family  of  four  sons, 
and  reside  at  1136  South  Second  Street, 
Louisville,  Ky. 

Aborn,  Carlton  N.,  President  of  the  Min 
iature  Breaker  Company,  of  45  John  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  j;nd  societies.  He  resides  at  267  West 
Seventy-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Abrahams,  Henry,  Member  of  the  Bos 
ton  City  Club,  He  was  born  Sept.  23,1855, 
in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  He  is  secretary  of  the 
Boston  United  Hand  in  Hand.  He  resides 
at  12  Marble  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Abrams,  Hiram,  President  of  Paramount 
Pictures  Corporation,  of  729  Seventh  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City,  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  also  a  direct 
or  of  the  United  Artists  Corporation.  He 
married  Miss  Florence  Hamilton;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  570  Park 
Avniie,  New  York  City. 

Abramson,  Ivan,  Member  of  numerous 
clubs  and  societies.  Ho  was  born  in  Russia. 
Ha  is  a  director  and  scenario  writer  of 
792  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City.  For 
sevcm  years  he  was  impressario  of  the  Ivan 
Abnurson  Cpara  Company;  and  for  fif 
teen  years  was  director  for  Jacob  P.  Adler, 
and  wrote  many  plays  for  the  Jewish  stage. 
Among  his  productions  are  When  Men  Be 


tray,  Babbling  Tongues,  Ashes  of  Love, 
Someone  Must  Pay,  One  Law  for  Both,  and 
Mother  Eternal.  He  resides  at  207  West 
One  Hundred  and  Tenth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Abt,  Isaac  Arthur,  Member  of  the  Quad 
rangle  Club,  the  City  Club,  and  the  Illi 
nois  Athletic  Association.  He  was  born  Dec. 
18,  1867,  in  Wilmington,  111.  He  is  profes 
sor  of  diseases  of  children  at  the  North 
western  University  Medical  School;  and 
attending  physician  to  the  Children's  Hos 
pital,  Michael  Reese  Hospital.  He  resides 
at  4810  Kenwood  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Acheson,  Albert  Robert,  Mechanical  and 
Electrical  Engineer,  of  852  Ostrom  Avenue' 
Syracuse,  N.Y.,  was  born  Oct.  12,  1882,  in 
Riverton,  New  Zealand.  Since  1908  he  has 
been  professor  of  mechanical  engineering  in 
the  College  of  Applied  Science  in  the  Syra 
cuse  University. 

Acken,  Thomas  M.,  Physician  of  70  West 
Ninety-second  Street,  New  York  City.  He 
was  born  in  1867  in  Griggstown,  N.J. ;  and 
since  1893  has  been  practicing  medicine.  He 
is  president  of  the  Saugerties  Orchard 
Company,  and  president  of  the  Universal 
Speed  Control  Company.  He  resides  in  La 
Grangeville,  Dutchess  County,  N.Y. 

Acker,  Charles  L.,  President  of  the 
Charles  L.  Acker  Estate,  of  342  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  at 
117  West  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Ackerman,  J.  A.  V.,  Director  of  Brown 
ing,  King  and  Company,  of  16  Cooper 
Square,  New  York  City: 

Ackley,  Lewis  A.,  President  of  the  Wal- 
labout  Market  Packing  Company,  of  32 
Tenth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  at  15  William  Street,  New  York  City. 

Adams,  Arthur.  President  of  the  Boston 
Children*  Aid  Society,  of  84  State  Street, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 

Adams,  Arthur  Frank,  Member  of  the 
Kansas  City  Club.  He  was  born  Jan. 3,  1881, 
in  Wisconsin.  lie  is  vice-president  of  the 
Texas  Telephone  Company.  He  resides  at 
1027  West  Fii'tv-sixth  Street,  Kansas  City, 
Mo. 


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Adams,  Asael  Edward,  Member  of  the 
Youngstown  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  25, 
1866,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Since  1912  he 
has  been  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank.  He  resides  at  1310  Fifth  Avenue, 
Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Adams,  Charles  Closson,  Banker,  of  Ce- 
darhurst,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  Freeport,  Pa. 
In  1880  lie  wns  manager  of  the  Mutual 
Union  Telegraph  Company  of  Pittsburgh, 
Pn.;  in  1884-92  he  was  superintendent  of 
the  Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Company  of 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1902-03  he  was 'gen 
eral  superintendent  of  the  southern  divi 
sion  of  the  Postal  Telegraph  Company  of 
Atlanta,  Ga.;  and  since  1904  was  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Postal  Telegraph  Company  of 
New  York.  In  1895  he  built  the  first  plant 
for  the  manufacture  of  acetylene  gas  at  Ni 
agara  Falls,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the 
Peninsula  National  Bank  of  Cedarhurst, 
N.Y. ;  and  president  of  the  Villiage  of  Law 
rence,  N.Y.  In  1898-1902  lie  was  commis 
sioner  of  Valley  Forge  Park;  and  also  in 
1889-1902  was  civil  service  commissioner 
for  the  City  of  Philadelphia.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Rockaway  Hunting  Club  of  Ce 
darhurst,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Lotos 
Club  and  the  Hardware  Club  of  New  York 
City. 

Adams,  Charles  E.,  President  of  the  Jef 
ferson  Holding  Company,  of  342  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Adams,  Charles  J.,  President  of  the  Im 
porters  Warehouse,  of  80  South  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 

Adams,  Charles  L.,  President  of  the  Lang- 
don  Terrace  Company,  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies 

Adams,  Charles  R.,  Vice-president  of  the 
Dedham  and  Hyde  Park  Gas  and  Electric 
Company,  of  150  Congress  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Adams,  Comfort  Avery,  Member  of  the 
Oakley  Country  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  1, 
1868,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  received  the 
degrees  of  S.B.  and  E.E.  Since  1886  he  has 
been  connected  with  Harvard  University; 
and  since  1916  has  been  Lawrence  profes 


sor  of  Engineering  in  Harvard  University 
and  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech 
nology.  He  resides  at  13  Farrar  Street, 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Adams,  Daniel,  Manufacturer,  of  1  Platt 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
the  Baltusrotf  Golf  Club,  and  the  Underwri 
ters  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  26,  1870,  in 
South  Orange,  N.J. ;  and  was  educated  at 
Brown's  Academy.  Since  1897  he  has  been 
in  the  paper  and  manufacturing  business; 
and  is  president  of  the  Adams  and  Groes- 
beck  Company.  He  married  Miss  Gertrude 
von  Zscheveschen;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  two  daughters ;  and  resides 
at  Locust  Farm,  Middletown,  N.J. 

Adams,  Edward  B.,  Member  of  the  Co 
lumbia  Country  Club,  the  City  Club,  and 
the  Capitol  City  Chess  Club,  all  of  Wash 
ington,  D.C.  He  was  born  July  12, 1869,  in 
Balton,  Mel.  He  is  president  of  the  E.  B.  A- 
dams  and  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Washington  Association  of  Credit  Men.  He 
resides  at  3  Leland  Street,  Chevy  Chase,  Md. 

Adams,  Ernest  G.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  Providence,  R.I.  He  is 
president  of  the  Union  Mills,  Incorporated; 
a  director  of  the  Boston  Consolidated  Gas 
Company ;  and  manager  of  Kidder,  Peabody 
and  Company,  of  Providence,  R.I.  He  serv 
ed  in  the  United  States  Navy  during  the 
World-War,  returning  with  the  rank  'of 
Lieutenant  Commander.  He  is  a  member  o£ 
the  Harvard  Ctub  of  Boston,  the  Army  and 
Navy  Club  of  Washington,  B.C.,  and  of  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides 
in  Providence',  R.I. 

Adams,  George  Matthew,  Business  Pres 
ident  of  8  W,est  Fortieth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Players  Club, 
the  Newspaper-  Club  of  New  York,  and  the 
National  Press  Club  of  Washington,  D,C. 
He  was  born  Aug.  23, 1878,  in  Saline,  Mich. ; 
and  received,  the  degree  of  Ph.B.  from 
Ottawa  University  of  Kansas.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Adams-Payne  Printing  Service 
and  other  corporations.  He  is  the  author 
of  You  Can,  Take  It,  Up,  Pepper  Talks.  In 
1905  he  married  Miss  Harriet  Breese,  of 
Chicago,  111.,  and  they  have  two  sons,  and 
reside  at  Pippa  Passes,  Fieldston,  New  York 
City. 


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Adams,  Henry,  President  of  the  Mary 
land  Institute  for  the  Promotion  of  the  Me 
chanic  Arts.  He  resides  at  Mount  Royal 
Avenue  and  Lanyale  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Adams,  Herbert,  Member  of  the  Century 
Club  and  the  Players  Club.  He  was  born 
in  1856,  in  Concord,  Vt.  He  is  president 
of  the  National  Academy  of  Design.  He  is 
a  noted  American  Sculptor.  He  resides  at 
131  West  Eleventh  Street,  New  York  City. 

Adams,  John  Davis,  Member  of  St.  Bol- 
tolph  Club.  He  was  born  March  9,  1860,  in 
Syracuse,  N.Y.  In  1897-1902  he  was  con 
nected  with  Harpers  Magazine.  He  resides 
at  466  Audubon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Adams,  John  T.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  is  president  of  the  Music  League 
of  Ajnerica.  He  resides  at  1  West  Thirty- 
fourth,  Street,  New  York  City. 

Adams,  John  Taylor,  Member  of  the  Du- 
buque,  Iowa.  He  was  born  Dec.  22,  1862,  in 
Dubuque,  Iowa.  Since  1912  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Republican  National  Com 
mittee  for  Iowa. 

Adams,  R.H.,  Member  of  various  social, 
educational  and  scientific  societies.  He  re 
ceived  a  technical  education;  and  has  filled 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
is  now  Curator  of  the  T.  B.  Walker  Art 
Gallery  of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Adams,  Robert  A.,  Business  President,  of 
521  West  Street,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Kings  County  Re 
frigerating  Company,  vice-president  of 
the  Manhattan  Refrigerating  Company,  and 
is  also  vice-president  of  the  Union  Termi 
nal  Cold  Storage  Company. 

Adams,  Romanzo,  Member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Economic  Association.  He  was  born 
March  22,  1868,  in  Bloomingdale,  Wis. ;  and 
has  received  the  degrees  of  Ph.B.,  Ph.M. 
and  Ph.D.  He  is  the  author  of  Taxation  in 
Nevada.  Since  1920  he  has  been  professor 
of  Economics  and  Sociology  at  the  Univer 
sity  of  Hawaii.  In  1902  he  married  Miss 
Nellie  Cronk;  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Katherine;  and  reside  at  2136  Kamehameha 
Avenue,  Honolulu,  H.I. 

Adams,  T.  Albeus,  President  of  the  Kings 
County  Refrigerating  Company,  of  525 


West  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  numerous  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Adams,  W.  I.  Lincoln,  President  of  the 
Styles  and  Cash,  Incorporated,  of  135 
West  Fourteenth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Adams,  Wade  H.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice- 
president1  of  the  Durham  Duplex  (Razor 
Company.  He  resides  at  364  North  Fuller- 
ton  Avenue,  Montclair,  N.J. 

Adams,  William  Porter,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the  Crescent 
Athletic  Association  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He 
was  born  in  Cambridgeport,  Mass.  He  is  a 
manufacturer  of  726  Washington  Boule 
vard,  Chicago,  111.  Since  1890  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Adams  and  Elting  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Adamson,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  born 
March  17,  1859,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In 
1896  he  organized  the  Cedartown  Cotton 
Company  to  make  fine  hosiery  yarns;  in 
1898  organized  the  Southern  Extension  Cot 
ton  Mill  Company;  and  in  1899  organized 
the  Paragon  Mills;  and  in  each  of  these 
corporations  he  was  either  president  or 
manager.  In  1899  he  consolidated  these 
companies,  aggregating  twenty-five  thous 
and  spindles;  becoming  vice-president  of 
the  corporation.  In  1896  and  1904  he  was  a 
delegate  from  Georgia  to  the  Republican 
National  Conventions.  In  1907  he  was  pres 
ident  of  the  Southern  Association  of  Hos 
iery  Yarn  Spinners.  He  resides  in  Cedar- 
town,  Ga. 

Addams,  Jane,  Chairman  of  the  Woman's 
Peace  Party.  She  was  born  Sept.  6,  1860, 
in  Cedarville,  111.  She  is  the  head  of  the 
Hull  House.  She  is  the  author  of  Twenty 
Years  at  the  Hull  House,  and  other  works. 
She  resides  at  800  South  Halsted  Street, 
Chicago,  111. 

Addicks,  Walter  R.,  President  of  the  Con 
solidated  Gas  Company,  of  130  East  Fif- 
tenlh  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  numerous  clubs  and  societies. 


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Addison,  Charles  L.,  President  of  the 
Long-  Island  Electric  Railroad  Company,  of 
329  Pennsylvania  Station,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Ade  George,  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  Feb.  9,  1866,  in  Kentland,  Ind. 
For  many  years  he  was  on  the  staff  of  the 
Chicago  Daily  News.  He  is  the  author  of 
Artie,  a  Story  of  the  Street  and  Town,  and 
other  works.  He  resides  in  Brook,  Ind. 

Adee,  George  T.,  Business  President,  of 
62  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Jan.  4,  1874,  in  Stonington,  Conn.  He  was 
educated  at  Yale  University.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Country  Club  Land  Associa 
tion  ;  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Batchel- 
ler  and  Adee.  In  1915-20  he  was  president 
of  the  United  States  Lawn  Tennis  Associa 
tion.  He  served  in  the  Spanish  American 
War;  and  was  a  major  in  the  World-War 
with  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces  in 
France.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Racquet 
and  Tennis  Club,  the  Army  and  Navy  Club 
of  New  York,  the  Country  Club  of  West- 
chester,  the  Pelham  Country  Club,  the  New 
Haven  Lawn  Club,  the  New  Haven  Coun 
try  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  unmarried;  and  resides  at  50 
East  Fifty-eighth  Street,  New  York  City, 

Adie,  Andrew,  Business  President,  of  157 
Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Boston,  of 
which  he  is  also  president.  He  was  born 
Dec.  23,  1866,  in  Dollar,  Scotland ;  and  was 
educated  in  the  Academy,  of  his  native 
town.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Winsor  School, 
Co- Trustee  of  the  John  G.  Wright  Estate, 
and  president  of  the  Barnstable  Agricul 
tural  Society.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Uni 
ted  States  Worsted  Company,  Incorporated, 
and  president  of  the  Earnshaw  Knitting 
Compar-y.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Hub 
Hosiery  Mills,  the  New  Idria  Quicksilver 
Mining  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Scotia  Worsted  Mills,  the  Strathmore  Wor 
sted  Mills,  and  the  United  States  Worsted 
Sales  Company,  Incorporated.  In  1898  he 
married  Miss  Lila  Darracott  Wright;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  436  Heath  Street, 
Chestnut  Hill,  Mass. 


Adler,  J.  G.,  Business  President,  of  Joli- 
et  Association  of  Commerce,  the  Knights 
of  Columbus,  and  Moose  Lodge.  He  was 
born  Feb.  13,  1871,  in  Joliet,  111.;  and  was 
educated  at  the  Niagara  University.  Since 
1892  he  has  been  with  the  J.  C.  Adler  and 
Company,  of  which  he  is  now  president.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Joliet  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank;  and  has  been  president  of  the 
Merchants  Association.  In  1898  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth "  Young ;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  318  Buell  Avenue,  Joliet,  111. 

Adler,  Morris  H.,  President  of  the  Dan 
Dee  Novelty  Company,  of  417  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Agar,  John  Giraud,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  June  3, 
1856,  in  New  Orleans,  La.  He  received  the 
degrees  of  A.B.,'  A.M.,  Ph.D.  and  LL.D.  from 
Georgetown  University;  and  LL.B.  in  J.880 
from  Columbia  Law  School.  In  1880  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar;  for  one  year  was  as 
sistant  United  States  attorney  of  the  South 
ern  District  of  New  York.  He  practiced 
law  with  his  brother  Simon  under  the  firm 
name  of  Schaffer  Brothers,  and  has  con 
tinued  the  business  with  his  sons  under  th<° 
same  name,  since  the  death  of  his  brother 
in  1892. 

Agard,  William  Augustus,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec. 
13,  1848,  in  Hartford,  Conn.  He  is  a  mer- 
hant,  Business  President  and  Statesman,  of 
Tolland,  Conn.  He  is  the  president  of  the 
Savings  Bank  of  Tolland ;  and  a  director  of 
the  Tolland  Aqueduct  Company.  In  1904 
and  1905  he  was  a  member  of  the  Connect 
icut  House  of  Representatives. 

Ager,  William  D.,  Business  President,  of 
276  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Uptown  Club,  the  New  York 
Advertising  Club,  and  a  Freeman  of  the  Ci 
ty  of  London.  He  was  born  in  London,  Eng 
land  ;  and  since  1913  has  been  in  New  York 
City.  He  is  Vice-President  of  Harrods 
North  America  Limited;  and  also  repre 
sents  Mr.  II.  G.  Selfridge  of  London.  In 
1911  he  married  Miss  E.  Barnard;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside 
at  Port  Washington,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 


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Agassiz,  Rudolphe  Louis,  Member  of  the 
Knickerbocker  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  3, 
1871,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  He  is  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Massachusetts  Hospital  Life 
Insurance  Company.  He  resides  in  New 
port,  R.I. 

Agnew,  George  B.,  President  of  the  North 
Star  Mines  Company,  of  22  William  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Ahern,  John  F.,  President  -of  the  Orpheus 
Club,  with  a  membership  of  one  hundreei 
and  fil'ty  men.  He  resides  at  Warren  Ter 
race,  Longmeadow,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Ahrens,  H.  R..  Director,  of  the  Rainey 
Supply  Company,  of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in  New  York 
City. 

Aigner,  Martin,  Clegyman,  and  Author, 
of  Franklin,  Pa.,  was  born  May  3,  1862,  in 
Munich,  Bavaria,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  his  infancy.  He  was  educated  in 
the  Polytechnic  Institute  of  Egg  Harbor 
City,  N.J.,  Central  High  School,  the  Phil 
adelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  Science, 
and  in  3884  graduated  from  the  Philadel 
phia  Divinity  School  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  has  received  the  degrees 
of  D.D.  and  LL.D.  In  1890-1900  he  was  rec 
tor  of  Trinity  Church  of  Mount  Holly,  N. J. ; 
and  since  1900  }ias  been  rector  of  Saint 
John's  Church  of  Franklin,  Pa.  lie  is  the 
president  of  the  Standing  Committee  of  the 
Diocese  of  ?>ie,  and  Archdeacon  of  the 
Archdeaconry  of  Meadvillc.  He  has  been 
an  examining  chaplain,  a  delegate  to  the 
Pan  Anglican  Congress  in  London,  and  a 
deputy  to  five  general  conventions.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  five  Masonic  Bodies,  and 
is  now  Prelate  of  the  Franklin  Commandery 
of  Knights  Templar.  In  1860  he  married 
Miss  T.  B.  Taitt;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons,  who  served  in  the  United 
States  Navy  during  the  World-War.  He 
resides  in  Franklin,  Pa. 

Aiken,  Alfred  L.,  President  of  the  Na 
tional  Shawmut  Bank  of  Boston,  of  40  Wa 
ter  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides 
in  Boston,  Mass. 


Aikens,  Charles  Thomas,  Member  of  Ma 
sonic  Lodge  Number  268.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  County  Historical  Society,  and 
a  director  of  Sunbury  and  Selinsgrove  E- 
lectric  Railroad  Company.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Republican  party,  and  chair- 
manof  the  Eastern  State  Hospital  Commis 
sion  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  president  of 
Susquehanna  University ;  and  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Selins 
grove,  and  the  First  National  Bank  of  Stale 
College,  Pa.  He  resides  in  Selinsgrove,  Pa. 

Aimes,  Hubert  Hilary  Suffren,  Member 
or'  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Jan. 25,  J876,  in  Orange,  Conn.  Since  1917 
he  has  been  professor  of  economics  and  so 
ciology  at  the  University  of  the  South.  He 
is  the  author  of  History  of  Slavery  in  Cuba. 
He  resides  in  West  Haven,  Conn. 

Ainey,  William  David  Blakes'es,  Member 
of  the  Manufacturers  Club  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  was  born  April  8,  1864,  in  New  Mil- 
ford,  Pa.  In  1911-15  he  was  a  member  of 
Congress.  He  resides  in  Montrose,  Pa. 

Ainslie,  George  , Member  of  the  We.st- 
moreland  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  19,  1868, 
in  Richmond,  Va.  Since  1812  lie  lias  been 
mayor  of  his  city.  He  resides  at  1628  Grace 
Street,  Richmond,  Va. 

Ainsworth,  Walter  F.,  President  of  the 
Long  Island  Coal  Company,  of  1  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Airey,  Richard,  President  of  the  Roxana 
Petroleum  Company,  of  233  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 

Aitken,  R.  E.,  President  of  the  Wiscon 
sin  Film  Company,  of  1780  Broadway,  Now 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies 

Albaugh,  George  S.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club,  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Union  Lea^irj 
Club  and  the  Riverside  Golf  Club.  He  was 
born  Aug.  30,  1871,  in  Knobster,  Mo.  He 
was  educated  at  Earlham  College  and  the 
Ohio  Northern  University.  Since  1902  he 
has  besn  treasurer  and  since  1914  president 
of  the  Albaugh-Dover  Company  of  Chicago, 
111.  In  1917  he  married  Miss  Mabel  Har 
vey;  and  they  reside  at  7117  Thirty-fourth 
Street,  Berwyn,  111. 


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Albee,  Charles  P.,  Business  President,  of 
544  Stewart  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  the  Brooklyn  Club,  the  City 
Club  of  Hartford,  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce  of  the  Boro  of  Queen,  the  New  Ham- 
shire  Society  of  New  York,  and  the  St. 
Nicholas  Society  of  Nassau  Island.  He  was 
born  Oct.  7,  1876,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Pratt  Institute  of 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Al 
bee  and  Godfrey  Company,  Incorporated; 
and  treasurer  of  the  Riser  and  Moulding 
Company,  Incorporated.  In  1896  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Emily  Kroeck;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  in  Hollis,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Albee,  Edward  F.,  President  of  the  To 
ledo  Amusement  Company,  of  1564  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies 

Albee,  Harley  C.,  Business  President,  230 
Greenwich  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  and  manager  of  the  Wisner 
Manufacturing  Company;  president  of  the 
Woolf  Laboratories,  Incorporated;  vice- 
president  of  the  E.  Behringer  Sheet  Metal 
Works,  Incorporated;  and  a  director  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Roscoe,  N.Y.  He 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

Alberger,  W.  R.,  Business  President,  of 
System  building,  Oakland,  Cal. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Oakland  Terminal  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  Oakland,  Cal. 

Albert,  Allen  Diehl,  Member  of  the  Cos 
mos  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  3, 1874,  in  Wil- 
liamsport,  Pa.  Since  1906  he  has  been  spe 
cializing  on  economy  and  sociology.  He  re 
sides  on  Blue  Island  Farm. 

Albrecht,  Fred  W.,  President  of  the  Rub 
ber  Reclaiming  Company,  of  184  East  Null 
Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Albright,  Charles  Edgar,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Jan. 
1,  1867,  in  Dancyville,  Tenn.  In  1891-1903 
he  was  assistant  medical  director  of  the 
Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany  of  Milwaukee.  Since  190<  "  iV^s  been 
a  life  insurance  expert.  He  is  a  director  of 


Wisconsin  National  Bank;  the  Wisconsin 
Securities  Company  of  Milwaukee,  and  a 
director  of  the  Wisconsin  Trust  Company 
of  Milwaukee.  He  is  the  largest  dividual 
writer  of  life  insurance  in  the  world.  He 
resides  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Alcock,  John  L.,  President  of  The  City 
Club  of  Baltimore,  Md.  The  object  of  the 
City  Club  is  the  investigation  and  improve 
ment  of  municipal  conditions  and  public  af 
fairs  in  Baltimore  City. 

Alden,  Mrs.  Cynthia  May  Westover, 
Member  of  the  Press  Club.  She  was  born 
May  31,  1862,  in  Afton,  Iowa.  She  is  the 
founder  and  president-general  of  the  Sun 
shine  Society.  She  is  the  author  of  Women's 
Ways  of  Earning  Money  and  other  works. 
She  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Alden,  Percy  S.,  President  of  the  Se- 
wall  and  Alden  Company,  of  123  William 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies. 

Aldis,  Mary  Reynolds,  (Mrs.  Arthur  T. 
Aldis),  Litterateur,  of  Lake  Forrest,  111.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Fortnightly  Club,  the 
Friday  Club,  the  Cordon  Club,  the  Illinois 
Press  Women's  Association  of  Chicago,  the 
Cosmopolitan  and  National  Arts  Club,  and 
the  Poetry  Society  of  New  York.  She 
was  born  June  8,  1872,  in  Chicago,  111;  and 
received  a  thorough  education.  She  now 
devotes  herself  to  literary  work;  and  is  the 
author  of  Plays  for  Small  Stages,  Flash 
lights,  The  Princess  Jack,  Drift,  The  Red 
Fox.  In  1892  she  married  Mr.  Arthur  Tay 
lor  Aldis;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son,  and  reside  in  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Aldred,  John  E.,  Director  of  the  Montreal 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Consolidated,  of 
40  Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Mdredge,  Sawnie  R.,  Member  of  various 
dubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  lawyer  of  the 
Municipal  Building,  Dallas,  Texas.  He  was 
educated  at  Cornell  University  and  at  the 
the  University  of  Texas.  Since  1915  he  has 
p-acticed  law;  and  is  i;ow  Mayor  of  the  City 
of  Dallas.  In  1915  he  married  Miss  Mary  E. 
Batts ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son, 
and  resides  at  3526  Cedar  Springs,  Dallas, 
Texas. 


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Aldrich,  C.  A.,  Editor  and  Publisher,  of 
201  East  Main  Street,  Hoopston,  111.,  was 
born  Oct.  5,  1874,  in  Wapella,  111.  He  was 
educated  at  Niles,  Mich:  For  ten  years  he 
was  editor  of  the  Daily  Sun,  at  Niles,  Mich. 
He  is  editor  of  The  Chronicle  Herald  and 
president  of  the  Aldrich  Printing  and  Pub 
lishing  Company.  In  1916  he  married  Miss 
Georgia  J.  Gibler,  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  four  daughters,  and  reside 
in  Hoopeston,  111. 

Aldrich,  William  Farrington,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  March  11,  1853, 
in  Palmyra,  N.Y.  In  1895-1901  he  was  a 
member  of  Congress.  He  resides  in  Bir 
mingham,  Ala. 

Aldrich,  Winthrop  W.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  37  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Knickerbocker  Club, 
the  Racquet  and  Tennis  Club,  the  National 
Golf  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  the 
Harvard  Club,  the  City  Midday  Club,  the 
Down  Town  Club,  the  Piping  Rock  Club, 
the  Seawanhaka  Corinthian  Yacht  Club,  the 
Eastern  Yacht  Club,  and  the  Hope  Club  of 
Providence.  He  was  born  Nov.  2,  1885,  in 
Providence,  R.I..;  and  was  educated  at  Har 
vard  College  and  Harvard  Law  School. 
Since  1912  he  has  been  practicing  law;  and 
is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Murray, 
Prentice  and  Aldrich.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Bankers  Trust  Company,  the  Equit 
able  Eastern  Banking  Corporation,  and  the 
Union  Reserve  Insurance  Company.  In 
1916  he  married  Miss  Harriet  Alexander; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
23  East  Seventy-third  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Alexander,  Alexander,  President  of  the 
Maine  Products  Company,  of  569  West  Fif 
ty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City ;  anda  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Alexander,  James  S.,  President  of  the 
National  Bank  of  Commerce  of  New  York, 
of  31  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

Alexander,  Robert  J.,  Business  President, 
of  23  East  Twenty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  educated  at  Columbia 


University  of  New  York  City.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  United  Mail  Order  House,  In 
corporated;  and  a  director  of  the  American 
Carpet  Syndicate,  and  the  Merchandise  Re 
porting  Company.  In  1917  he  married  Miss 
Irene  Younker;  and  they  have  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  306  West  Eighteenth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Alexander,  W.  D.  B.,  President  of  the 
National  Screw  and  Tack  Company,  of  2440 
East  Seventy-fifth  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  National-Power 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  re 
sides  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Alexander,  William  C.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  151  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Alexander  and 
Irwin  Company,  manufacturers  of  Ameri 
ca's  Supreme  Hoisery. 

Alfred,  John  E.,  Director  of  the  Montreal 
Light,  Heat  and  Power  Consolidated,  of  40 
Wall  Sheet,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides 
in  New  York  City. 

Alfring,  W.  H.,  Wholesale  Sales  Mana 
ger  and  Director,  of  29  West  Forty-seventh 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Sept.  19,  1884,  in  New  York  City;  and  was 
educated  at  the  College  City  of  New  York. 
Since  1902  he  has  been  with  the  Aeolian 
Company,  of  which  he  is  a  director  and 
wholesale  sales  manager.  In  1908  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Annabelle  Gilchrist;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  in  Scarsdale,  N.Y. 

Allan,  Robert  B.,  Director  of  the  Senior 
and  Allan,  Incorporated,  of  505  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Allen,  Andrews,  Member  of  the  Union 
League,  University  of  Wisconsin,  Illinois 
Athletic,  Calumet  Country  and  Engineers 
Clubs.  He  was  born  Jan.  11,  1870,  in  Mad 
ison,  Wis.  He  is  a  civil  engineer  of  the  Mc- 
Cormick  Building,  Chicago,  111.  Since  1911 
he  has  been  president  of  Allen  and  Garcia 
Company,  consulting  and  constructing  en 
gineers;  and  is  also  viee-persident  of  the  Al- 
lith-Prouty  Company. 


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Allen,  Arthur  S.,  President  of  the  Amer 
ican  Institute  of  Graphic  Arts.  He  resides 
at  119  East  Nineteenth  Street,  Manhattan, 
N.Y. 

Allen,  Charles  C.,  President  of  St.  Lou 
is  Art  League.  He  resides  at  1023  Syndi 
cate  Trust  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Allen,  Edwin  West,  Scientist  and  Author, 
of  1923  Biltmore  Street,  Washington,  B.C., 
was  born  Oct.  28,  1864,  in  Amherst,  Mass. 
He  is  chief  of  the  office  of  experiment 
stations  of  the  United  States  department 
of  agriculture,  and  editor  of  Experiment 
Station  Record.  He  is  the  author  of  various 
papers  on  Agricultural  Chemistry  and  other 
works.  He  resides  in  Washington,  B.C. 

Alhn,  Frank  G.,  President  of  the  Wins- 
low  Brothers  and  Smith  Company,  of  248 
Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Allen,  Franklin  W.,  Birector  of  the  Law 
Publishing  Company,  of  17  East  Thirty- 
Sixth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Allen,  Frederick  Baylies,  Clergyman  and 
Sociologist,  of  1  Joy  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
was  born  Nov.  5,  1840,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Amherst 
University  and  the  Harvard  College.  Since 
1907  he  has  been  president  of  the  N.  E. 
Watch  and  Ward  Society.  He  is  financial 
secretary  of  the  Epsicopal  City  Misson,  sec 
retary  of  the  General  Theological  Society, 
and  secretary  of  Episcopal  City  Mission. 
He  is  President  of  the  Robert  Gould  Shaw 
Home,  and  president  of  the  Bevonshire 
Woolen  Mills.  He  has  been  Archdeacon  of 
Boston  and  Assistant  minister  under  Phil 
lips  Brooks  Trinity  Church.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Round  Table  Club.  He  has  been 
married  twice;  and  has  five  children,  ten 
grand  childrer  and  two  great  grand  child 
ren,  two  son-in-laws,  and  one  daughter-in- 
law,  twenty  in  all,  and  they  are  all  living. 
He  resides  at  132  Marlborough  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. 

Allen,  Frederick  Winthrop,  Member  of 
the  Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  May 
26,  1877,  in  Walpole,  Mass.  He  is  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Mechanics  and  Metals  National 


Bank  of  New  York  City.  He  resides  at  8 
East  Seventy-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Allen,  Harry  W.  Member  of  the  Oak  Park 
Club,  the  Oak  Park  Country  Club,  and  the 
Traffic  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  23,  1874, 
in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1890  he  has  been  as 
sociated  with  the  firm  of  J.  W.  Allen  and 
Company  and  is  now  president;  also  di 
rector  of  the  Meeker  Sugar  Refining  Com 
pany  ;  and  a  director  of  the  Mid-City  Trust 
and  Savings  Bank.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Park  Board  of  Oak  Park,  111.  In  1897  he 
married  Miss  Winifrede  Niswanger,  of  Chi 
cago;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  in 
Chicago,  111. 

Allen,  Henry  Justin,  Member  of  the  Wich 
ita  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  12,  1868,  in 
Warren  County,  Pa.  In  1919-21  he  was  gov 
ernor  of  the  State  of  Kansas.  He  resides  in 
Wichita,  Kan. 

Allen,  J.  Weston,  Member  of  the  Middle 
sex  Club,  the  Massachusetts  Club,  the  Roo 
sevelt  Club,  the  Republican  Club  of  Massa 
chusetts,  and  a  member  of  the  Society  of 
Mayflower  Bescendants.  He  was  born  April 
19,  1872,  in  Newton  Highlands,  Mass.;  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Yale  Col 
lege  and  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Harvard 
Law  School.  He  is  now  attorney-general 
for  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  In 
1901  he  married  Miss  Caroline  Cheney  Hills, 
of  Amherst,  Mass. ;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  three  daughters,  and  reside  at  219  Lake 
Avenue,  Newton  Highlands,  Mass. 

Allen,  James  Edward,  Member  of  the  Ro 
tary  Club.  He  was  born  June  13,  1876,  in 
Hebron,  Va.  Since  1910  he  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Bavis  and  Elkins  College.  He 
resides  at  Elkins  ,W.Va. 

Allen,  Kenneth,  Member  of  the  American 
Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  the  American 
Public  Health  Association,  the  Municipal 
Engineers  of  New  York  City,  and  the  Amer 
ican  Society  for  Municipal  Improvements. 
He  was  born  April  6,  1857,  in  New  Bedford, 
Mass.  He  was  educated  at  the  Rensselaer 
Polytechnic  Institute.  He  has  been  engineer 
of  the  City  of  New  York.  In  1886  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Rose  Whitmore  Switzer;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  at  39  Quinby  Avenue,  White 
Plains,  N.Y. 


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Allen,  Samuel  G.,  President  of  the  Loco 
motive  Booster  Company,  of  17  East  Four- 
ty-second  Street,  (New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Allen,  Thomas,  President  and  Director  of 
the  Allen  Estate  Association,  of  Macallen 
and  Foundry  Streets,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Allen,  Thomas  Woodruff,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  Seventh  and  Walnut  Streets,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Queen 
City  Club,  the  Optimists  Club,  the  Com- 
merical  Club,  the  Business  Men's  Club,  the 
Maketawah  Club,  and  other  organizations. 
He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  From 
1902  he  was  president  of  the  John  H.  Hib- 
ben  Dry  Goods  Company,  resigned  active 
management  in  1921,  and  is  now  Chairman 
of  the  Board.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Citi 
zens  National  Bank  and  Trust  Company, 
and  several  other  organizations.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Annie  Huntington ;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  230  Southern  Avenue,  Mount 
Auburn,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Allen,  W.  Lloyd,  Director  of  the  Barrel, 
Bevier  and  Company,  Incorporated,  of  209 
Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Allen,  Walter  C.,  Business  President,  of 
9  East  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Engineers  Club,  the 
Lotos  Club,  the  Suburban  Club  of  Stam 
ford,  the  Stamford  Yacht  Club,  and  the 
Wood  way  Country  Club  of  Stamford.  Since 
1892  he  has  been  with  the  Yale  and  Towne 
Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  is 
now  president.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Fi 
delity  Title  and  Trust  Company  of  Stam 
ford,  Conn.;  a  director  of  the  First  Stam 
ford  National  Bank;  and  a  director  of  the 
Stamford  Morris  Plan  Company.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Susie  C.  Travis;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  Shippan  Point,  Stamford,  Conn. 

Allen,  William  H.  ,Jr.,  Busim-s  Presi 
dent,  of  Title  Insurance  BuildM!**,  Los  An 
geles,  and  a  director  in  various  oilier  co:-- 
porations.  He  resides  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Allen,  William  Harvey,  Member  of  Cen 
tury  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  9,  1874,  in  Le- 
Roy,  Minn.  He  is  the  director  of  the  Uni 
versity  of  Wisconsin  Survey.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Civics  and  Health,  and  other  works. 
He  resides  in  Plandome,  Lon;^  Island,  N.Y. 

Allen,  William  R.,  President  of  the  Allen 
Realty  Company,  of  (>8  Devonshire  Street, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

Allen,  Wyatt  H.,  Business  President,  of 
245  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubsand  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  H.  F.  Allen  Estate 
Company,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Alley,  George  R.,  Member  of  the  Massa 
chusetts  Automobile  Club,  of  which  he  is 
now  president ;  the  Algonquin  Club,  and 
the  Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  1867,  in 
Providence,  R.I.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.  In 
1903  he  married  Miss  Miriam  Stedman;  and 
they  reside  at  130  Marlborough  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. 

Alley,  James  B.,  Business  President,  of 
52  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Columbia  University  Ciub, 
the  Whitehall  Club,  the  Lido  Golf  Club  and 
other  clubs.  He  was  born  Sept.  13,  1892,  in 
Tennessee;  and  was  educated  at  the  Wash 
ington  and  Lee  University,  and  at  the  Co 
lumbia  University.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
at  the  head  of  the  firm  of  Alley,  Eells  and 
Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Real 
Estate  Finance  Corporation;  arid  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Beechmere  Associates, 
Incorporated. 

Allgaier,  William  J.,  President  of  the  Al- 
gaier  Shoe  Manufacturing  Company,  Incor 
porated,  of  142  Broadway,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  resides  at  1169  Bushwick'  Ave 
nue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Alliscn,  George  F.,  President  of  the  Fed 
eral  Milk  Products  Company,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  .societies.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 


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Allyn,  Arthur  C.,  Business  President,  of 
71  West  Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  111. ;  and 
a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Bobo 
Link  Golf  Club,  and  the  Bankers  Club  of 
New  irork.  He  was  born  on  May  7,  1887,  in 
Hopkins,  Mo. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
University  of  Chicago.  Since  3912  he  has 
been  Associated  in  this  present  business. 
He  is  president  Jof  the  A.  C.  Allyn  and 
Company,  president  of  the  Universal  Text 
Book  Company,  and  a  director  in  several 
other  corporations.  In  1913  he  married 
Miss  Nelle  Mupsidi,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  re 
side  at  1707  Hinman  Avenue,  Evanston,  111. 

Almy,  Charles,  Lawyer,  Jurist  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  199  Washington  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
Club  of  Boston,  and  the  Oakley  Country 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  23,  1851,  in  New 
Bedford,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Friend's  Academy  of  New  Bedford,  at 
Harvard  College,  and  the  Harvard  Law 
School.  Since  1918  he  has  been  president 
of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Cemetery  of 
Mount  Auburn.  In  1891-1921  he  was  Jus 
tice  of  the  Third  District  Court  of  Eastern 
Middlesex.  In  1882  he  married  Miss  Helen 
Jackson  Cabot;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  four  daughters;  and  reside  at 
147  Brattle  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Altieri,  John  R.,  Engineer  and  Business 
President,  of  565  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  George 
Dose  Engineering  Company.  He  married 
Miss  Ruth  Adrienne  Sattle;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at 
38  Hubert  Place,  New  Rochell,  N.Y. 

Altaian,  Edward  J.,  Secretary,  Director, 
and  Business  Man,  of  11  Broadway,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  has  filled  several  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor ;  and  became  pres 
ident  of  the  West  Hoboken  Coal  Company. 
He  is  now  Secretary  and  a  Director  of  Mul- 
ler,  Maclean  and  Company,  Incorporated, 
Exporters  and  Manufacturers  Agents  of 
New  York  City. 

Altaian,  Morris  P.,  Director  of  the  Hoo- 
v?n  Service  Building  Corporation,  of  20 
West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City ; 


and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Alvord,  Dean,  Member  of  the  Riversea 
Club,  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternity, 
the  Lawyers  Club,  the  Hardware  Club  of 
New  York  City ;  and  the  Municipal  Club  of 
Brooklyn.  He  was  born  Dec.  4,  1856,  in  Sy 
racuse,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Sy 
racuse  University.  He  is  the  builder  of 
Prospect  Park  South ;  purchased  from  an 
English  company  of  Shinnecock  Hills,  and 
from  the  heirs  of  A.  T.  Stewart  of  Garden 
City.  His  summer  residence  is  at  Lake 
Placid,  and  in  Winter  at  Harbor  Oakes, 
Clearwater,  Fla. 

Amado,  -Raphael  S.,  Director  of  the 
Standard  Commercial  Tobacco  Company 
and  other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Ambler,  Eugene,  Member  of  the  Hamilton 
Club,  and  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club.  He  was 
born  May  23,  1875,.  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He 
was  educated  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools  of  Chicago,  111.  He  is  co-partner  in 
Eugene  Ambler  and  Company,  wholesale 
coke  and  coal,  established  in  1903.  In  1920 
he  married  Mrs.  Dell  H.  Waters;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  daughters,  and  re 
side  in  Chicago,  111. 

Ambler,  W.  E.,  President  of  the  Ambler 
Realty  Company,  of  135  Arcade,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Eu 
clid  Coit  Realty  Company  and  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Ambrose,  Harry  T.,  President  of  the  Co- 
ahirla  Mining  and  Smelting  Company,  of 
.100  Washington  Square,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  noci- 
et:e;.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Airent  Jair.es  Eli,  Member  of  the  Ingle- 
side  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  2,  1863,"  in 
Woo'lbirn,  111.  Since  1916  he  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  National  Park  Seminary  of 
Washington,  D.C.  He  resides  in  Forest 
Glen  Md. 

^r-cvmrn.  WilJbm  H.  H.,  Business  Pres- 
idovt,  of  2214  Whitehall  Street,  New  York 
C:tv;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
soeict!er<.  He  was  born  in  1874  in  New  York 
City;  and  was  educated  at  private  schools 
in  New  Jersey,  New  York  and  in  London, 


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England.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a  Broker; 
he  is  vice-president  and  treasurer  of  Amer- 
man  and  Patterson,  Incorporated;  and 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Averne-by- 
the-Sea  Company.  In  1907  he  married  Miss 
Helen  B.  Mandeville;  and  they  reside  in 
Garden  City,  N.Y. 

Ames,  Charles  F.,  Director  of  the  Amer 
ican  Telegraph  Company,  of  175  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in 
Boston,  Mass. 

Ames,  Edwin  A.,  President  of  the  Dime 
Savings  Bank  of  Brooklyn,  of  116  Eliza 
beth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Ames,  Hobart,  Member  of  the  Algonquin 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  1,  1865,  in  North 
Easton,  Mass.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Com 
mercial  National  Bank  of  Washington.  He 
resides  in  North  Easton,  Mass. 

Ames,  John  Stanley,  Director  of  the  A- 
merican  Trust  Company,  of  Ames  Build 
ing,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in  Bos 
ton,  Mass. 

Ames,  Mary  Lesley  (Mrs.  Charles  W. 
Ames),  Member  of  the  New  Century  Club, 
and  its  president  in  1912-14.  She  was  born 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  She  is  a  director  of 
the  Neighborhood  House  Association.  She 
is  author  of  Life  and  Letter  of  Peter  Susan 
Lesly.  She  resides  at  501  Grand  Avenue, 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Ammann,  Albert,  Investment  Broker,  of 
148  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
identified  with  the  Beacon  Investment  As 
sociation,  and  with  the  Merchants  Realty 
Company ;  and  is  a  director  in  both  of  these 
corporations. 

Ammons,  Elias  Milton,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  July 
28,  1860,  in  Macon  County,  N.C.  In  1880 
he  graduated  from  the  East  Denver  High 
School.  He  is  a  business  president.  Since 
1885  he  has  been  in  the  ranch  business.  In 
1890-94  he  was  a  member  of  the  Colorado 
House  of  Representatives,  and  for  six  years 
of  the  State  Senate ;  and  in  1913-15  he  was 


Governor  of  Colorado.  He  is  president  of 
the  Farmers  Life  Insurance  Company;  and 
president  of  the  National  Western  Stock 
Show  Association.  He  is  also  president  of 
the  Sons  of  Colorado,  a  number  of  frater 
nal  and  patriotic  orders,  and  various  clubs, 
societies  and  other  organizations.  He  is 
prominently  idenified  with  the  business, 
public  and  social  affairs  of  his  city. 

Amory,  Harcourt,  Treasurer  of  the  Indi 
an  Head  Mills  of  Alabama,  of  48  Frank 
lin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies  He  resides 
in  Boston,  Mass. 

Amory,  Robert,  Director  of  the  Boston 
Manufacturing  Company,  of  48  Franklin 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Amory,  William,  President  of  the  Pep- 
perell  Manufacturing  Company,  of  141 
Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides 
in  Boston,  Mass. 

Amos,  Jacob,  Merchant  and  Banker,  of 
Syracuse,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  December,  1853, 
in  Syracuse,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Syracuse  High  School.  He  is  president  of 
the  Paragon  Plaster  Company;  chairman 
of  the  Intercepting  Sewer  Board  of  Syra 
cuse,  N.Y.  and  vice-president  of  the  Third 
National  Bank  and  of  the  C.  L.  Amos  Coal 
Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Syracuse 
ance  Company  and  Great  Western  Lloyds 
Insurance  Sompany.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  New  York  Produce  Exchange  and  has 
been  mayor  of  Syracuse.  He  has  been  trus 
tee  of  the  Village  of  Baldwinsville.  He  is 
a  Mason,  and  Knight  Templar;  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Century  Club,  the  Citizen's 
Club  and  the  Onondaga  Golf  Club. 

Amsler,  Walter  0.,  Engineer  and  Member 
of  the  American  Ceremic  Society,  the  Pitts 
burgh  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Society 
of  American  MilitaryEngineers,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  National  Advisory  Board  of  the 
Old  Colony  Club.  He  was  born  May  7, 1875, 
in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  is  the  president  of 
the  Arnsler-Morton  Company  of  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.  He  resides  at  6545  Darlington  Road, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


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Anderson,  Alden,  Business  President,  of 
Capitol  National  Bank,  Sacramento,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Sterling  Oil 
and  developement  Company,  and  a  director 
in  various  other  corporations. 

Anderson^  Charles  Palmerston,  Clergy 
man  and  Bishop,  of  1612  Prairie  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Sept.  8,  1865,  in 
Canada.  In  1891-1900  he  was  the  rector  of 
Grace  Church  of  Oak  Park,  111. ;  and  in  1900 
he  became  bishop  Co-adjutator  of  Chicago, 
and  has  been  Bishop  of  Chicago  since  1904. 
He  is  the  author  of  Letters  of  Laymen.  He 
resides  at  1612  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Anderson,  David  Minott,  Paper  Manu 
facturer,  of  the  Trust  Company  Building, 
Watertown,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Jefferson  Golf  Club,  the  Thousand  Island 
Yacht  Club,  the  Black  Valley  Club,  the  At 
lantic  Tuna  Club,  the  Long  Key  Fishing 
Club,  and  the  Crescent  Yacht  Club.  He  was 
born  Oct.  9,  1855,  in  Harrison,  N.Y.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Brooklyn  Polytechnic 
Institute.  He  is  Vice-President  of  the  St. 
Regis  Paper  Company,  the  Hanna  Paper 
Corporation,  and  the  Brownsville  Paper 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  St.  Regis 
Paper  Company  of  Canada,  the  St.  Regis 
Falls  Wood  Corporation,  the  Northern  New 
York  Trust  Company,  the  Northern  New 
York  Utilities,  the  Agricultural  Insurance 
Company,  the  Marcy-Buck  Company,  the 
H.  H.  Babcock  Company,  the  Hungerford- 
Holbrook  Company,  the  Central  Stamping 
Company,  of  New  York,  the  Ontario  Stock 
Farm,  the  Watertown  Transportation  Com 
pany,  the  Watertown  Standard,  and  of 
F.  L.  Carlisle  and  Company,  Incorporated. 
He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Watertown  City 
Hospital,  and  the  Jefferson  County  Sav 
ings  Bank.  In  1892  he  married  Miss  Ida 
Lydecker ;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  210  South  Massy  Street,  Water- 
town,  N.Y. 

Anderson,  Edward  Morse,  Vice-president 
of  the  Men's  Apparel  Club  of  New  Eng 
land,  president  of  the  Kernwood  Club,  the 
Maiden  Post  of  the  American  Legion,  the 
Meadowbrook  Country  Club  of  Reading, 
the  Maiden  Lodge  of  Elks,  and  is  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Mason  and  a  Shriner.  He 


was  born  June  20,  1892  ,in  Maiden,  Mass. 
He  is  sales  manager  of  the  Rhodes  and  Rip- 
ley  Clothing  Company  of  Boston.  He  re 
sides  at  36  Alpine  Street,  Maiden,  Mass. 

Anderson,  F.  A.,  Business  President,  of 
Milton,  Wis. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science,  the  American  Society  of  Mechan 
ical  Engineers,  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  Sweden;  and  was 
educated  there.  Since  1913  he  has  been 
superintendent  and  chief  engineer  of  the 
Burdick  Cabinet  Company,  of  which  he  is 
also  vice-president.  In  1914  he  married 
Miss  Anna  Begbom ;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  four  daughters, 

Anderson,  Frank  Barlow,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  July  15,  1863,  in 
Macon  Ga.  Since  1909  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Bank  of  California.  He  resides 
at  400  California  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Anderson,  Frank  B.,  Business  President, 
of  the  Bank  of  California  National  Associ 
ation,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  an  d  societies.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Natomas  Company  of  Califor 
nia;  and  a  director  in  various  other  corpor 
ations.  He  resides  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anderson,  Frank  M.,  Educator  and  Ge 
ologist  of  Berkeley,  Cal.,  was  born  June  4, 
1863,  in  Ashland,  Ore.  In  1889  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  Wlllamet  Uni 
versity,  in  1895  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the 
Stanford  University,  and  in  1897  the  de 
gree  of  M.S.  from  the  California  Univer 
sity.  In  1901-11  he  was  Geologist  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Mining  and  Met 
allurgical  Engineers,  the  Geological  Society 
of  America,  the  California  Academy  of  Sci 
ences,  and  various  other  educational  and 
scientific  societies.  In  1919  he  married  Miss 
Teresa  M.  Barry,  and  they  reside  at  2604 
Etna  Street,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

Anderson,  John,  Member  of  the  Nassau 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  4,  1857, 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  a  successful  chem 
ical  manufacturer ;  and  since  1900  has  been 
chairman  of  the  board  of  Charles  Pelzer 
and  Company,  Incorporated.  He  resides  at 
187  Hancock  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 


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Anderson,  Mrs.  Virginia  B.,  President  of 
the  Rhode  Island  Federation  of  Musical 
Clubs.  She  resides  at  1  Bell  Street,  Provi 
dence,  R.I. 

Anderson,  W.  P.,  Realtor  and  Business 
President,  of  Third  and  Elm  Streets,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Com 
mercial  Club  of  Cincinnati,  the  Common 
wealth  Club,  the  Queen  City  Club,  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  the  Cincinnati  Golf  Club,  the 
Pillars  Club,  the  Stumps  Boat  Club,  and  the 
American  Society  of  Engineers.  He  was 
born  in  1874  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  re 
ceived  an  academic  education.  Since  1902 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Ferro  Con 
crete  Construction  Company,  vice-president 
of  the  William  Koehl  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Fourth  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations.  In  1902  he  married 
Miss  Marguerite  A.  Tullidge ;  arid  they  have 
one  so  a,  and  reside  at  308  Lafayette  Ave 
nue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Andrew,  Henry  Hersey,  Member  of  the 
Army  and  Navy  Club.  He  was  born  April 
26,  1858,  in  Boston,  Mass.  Since  1888  he 
has  practiced  law.  He  has  twice  traveled 
around  the  world.  He  resides  at  507  West 
End  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Andrew,  John  H.,  Director,  of  69  East 
Eleventh  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  was  edu 
cated  in  the  Public  Schools  of  his  native 
city.  Since  1906  he  has  been  identified  with 
the  Reliable-Globe-Textile  Shrinking  Cor 
poration  of  which  he  is  now  Secretary  and 
a  Director.  In  1906  he  married  Miss  Lulu 
Schoenfeld;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  19418 
One  Hundredth  Avenue,  Hollis,  Long  Is 
land,  N.Y. 

Andrews,  Edward  Wyllys,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
Chicago,  111.  In  1878  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  the  Northwestern 
University;  and  in  1881  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.D.  from  the  Nothwestern  Medical 
School.  He  is  a  surgeon  and  author,  of  122 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  III.  Hr 
has  been  surgeon-in-chief  to  Cook  County 
and  Mercy  Hospitals;  attending  surgeon 
to  the  Michael  Reese  Hospital  and  was  head 


of  the  department  of  surgery  to  the  North 
western  University  Medical  School.  Since 
1880  he  has  been  United  States  surgeon  to 
the  Bureau  of  Pensions.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  M-^  ^cal  and  the  Amer-  -\n 
Surgical  Association,  the  American  College 
of  Surgeons,  the  Loval  Legion  and  otLer 
scientific  and  educational  societies.  He  is 
the  author  of  Surgery  of  the  Stomach  and 
other  works. 

Andrews,  Fannie  Fern,  Member  of  the 
Twentieth  Century  Club.  She  was  born  in 
Margaret ville,  Nova  Scotia.  She  is  vi co- 
president  of  the  League  to  Enforce  Peace. 
She  is  the  author  of  The  United  States  and 
the  World.  She  resides  at  405  Maryborough 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Andrews  , George  Osgood,  Member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  is 
manufacturer  of  1182  Broadway,  New  York 
City.  Since  1914  he  has  been  eastern  repre 
sentative  of  the  Plate  Glass  Manufacturers 
of  America,  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  has  beon 
president  of  the  New  York  Glass  Company. 
In  1897  he  married  Miss  Lydia  A.  de  Lima, 
of  New  York  City,  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  daughter,  Lenora;  and  they  reside 
at  220  WTest  One  Hundred  and  Seventh 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Andrews,  James  K.,  Business  President, 
of  14  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  Vice-president  of  the  H.  D.  Waldbridge 
and  Company,  Incorporated ;  and  Vice-Pres 
ident  of  the  Pennsylvania  Electric  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Andrews,  M.,  President  of  the  Calumet 
Transportation  Company;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  also 
president  of  the  Franklin  Transportation 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  re 
sides  in  Mentor,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Andrews,  P.  A.  Member  of  the  Rotary 
Club,  and  a  prominent  Elk  and  Shriner.  He 
was  born  Jan.  31,  1894,  in  Belen  ,Miss.  He 
is  now  assistant  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Washington  Rotary  Club.  He  resides 
at  1500  Columbia  Road,  Washington,  D.C. 

Andrews,  William  H.,  Member  of  the  Au 
tomobile  of  America  Club.  He  was  born 
Nov.  17,  1860,  in  Thomaston,  Maine.  He 
was  educated  at  Thomaston  Academy.  He 


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"is  president  of  Pratt  and  Lambert,  Incor- 
the  Security  Safe  Deposit  Company,  and 
the  Central  Bank  of  Buffalo,  N.Y.  His  ad 
dress  is  75  Tonawanda  Street,  Buffalo,N.Y. 
Andrews,  William  Loring,  President  of 
the  Society  of  Iconophiles.  He  resides  at 

16  East    Thirty-eighth    Street,    New    York 
City. 

Angell,  George  R.,  Member  of  the  Dallas 
Automobile  Club.  He  is  idenified  with  the 
Rock  Island  and  Gulf  Railway.  He  is  pres- 
id'ient  of  the  Dallas  Automobile  Club.  He 
'resides  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

Angerer,  Victor,  Director  of  the  Phila 
delphia  Roll  and  Maehiive  Compan.v  of  30 
Church  Street,  N<r\v  York  t'ity;  m-il  a  11.0111- 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Anixter,  Abraham  E.,  President  of  the 
A.E.A.  Realty  Corporation,  of  30  East  Forty 
second  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Ansorge,  Martin  Charles,  Member,  of  the 
City  Club.  He  is  a  lawyer  and  statesman, 
of  100  Broadway,  New  York  City.  In  1915- 

17  he  was  a  member  of  Congress.     He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Anthony,  Katharine  Susan,  Litterateur, 
of  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  The 
Civic  Club.  She  was  born  Nov.  27,  1877,  in 
Roseville,  Ark.  She  is  the  author  of  Moth 
ers  Who  Must  Earn,  Feminism  in  Germany 
and  Scandinavia,  and  Margaret  Fuller,  a 
Psychological  Biography.  She  resides  at 
23 '  Bank  Street,  New  York  City. 

Anthony,  R.  B.,  Manufacturer,  of  6330 
Stony  Island  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Kiwanis  Club,  the  South 
Side  Tennis  Club,  and-  the  Woodlawn  Bus 
iness  Men  's  Association.  He  was  born  June 
22,  1883,  in  Kewanee,  111.;  and  was  educat 
ed  at  the  University  of  Wisconivn,  and  at 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Techrsoiogy. 
For  many  years  he  was  the  Pittsbm'gl'  and 
Chicago  Manager  for  the  Bristol  Company 
of  Waterbury,  Conn.  Since  1915  he  has 
been  in  the  manufacturing  business ;  and  is 
now  proprietier  of  the  E.  A.  Wilcox  Manu 
facturing  Company.  In  1910  he  married 
Miss  Harriet  Pietzsch;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
they  reside  at  1541  East  Sixty-fifth  Place, 
Chicago,  111. 


Anthony,  Ralph,  Treasurer  of  the  Massa 
chusetts  Real  Estate  Company,  of  20  Bea 
con  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Antoniades,  Nicholas  P.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Commercial  Union  of 
America,  Incorporated;  and  president  of 
the  Commercial  Union  Shoe  and  Leather 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  has  filled  nu 
merous  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

App,  Oliver  0.,  Business  President,  of 
280  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Mecca  Temple  of  New 
York  City.  He  was  born  April  20,  1864,  in 
Xenia,  Ohio;  and  was  educated  in  the  pub 
lic  and  night  schools,  and  in  the  printing 
office,  becoming  editor  and  general  man 
ager.  Since  1881  he  has  been  interested  in 
mining  in  Colorado.  In  1890-1907  was  en 
gaged  in  printing,  engraving  and  the  pub 
lishing  business  in  Denver,  Col.  Since  1907 
he  has  been  the  inventor  and  developer  of 
the  App  Tunneling  Machine,  now  working 
on  the  Queensburg  subway  tunnel  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  president  of  the  App  Tun 
neling  Machine  Company;  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Appell,  Carl  J.,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  11,  1875, 
in  Galva,  111.  He  is  now  assistant  corpor 
ation  counsel  for  the  City  of  Chicago,  with 
offices  in  511  City  Hall.  In  1921  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Agnes  Swanson;  and  they  re 
side  at  1342  Norwood  Street  , Chicago,  111. 

Appleton,  Francis  Randall,  Member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Aug.  4,  1856,  in  New  York  City.  He  prac 
ticed  law  in  New  York  until  1883.  In  1884 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Robbins 
and  Appleton,  general  agents  for  the  Wal- 
tham  Watch  Company,  of  Waltham  ,Mass. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  National  Park  Bank 
the  Boston,  Cape  Cod  and  New  York  Canal 
Company,  and  the  Waltham  Watch  Com 
pany.  For  thirteen  years  he  was  staff  of 
ficer  of  the  First  Brigade  of  the  National 
Guard  of  the  state  of  New  York.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 


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Apsey,  Albert  S.,  Director  of  the  Busi 
ness  Men's  Co-Operative  Bank,  of  15  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Archibald,  Alexander,  Mayor,  of  Newark, 
N.J. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  resides  in  Newark,  N.J. 

Arctowski,  Henry  K.,  Member  of  the  Bel- 
gica  Commission,  International  Polar  Con 
ference,  a  fellow  of  the  Royal  Geograph 
ical  Society,  the  American  Association  for 
the  advancement  of  Science,  the  New  York 
Academy  of  Sciences,  the  Association  of 
American  Geographers,  and  a  member  of 
the  National  Institute  of  Social  Science.  He 
was  born  July  15,  1871,  in  Warsaw,  Poland. 
He  had  charge  of  physiolgical  observations 
at  the  Belgian  Antartic  Andes,  and  estab 
lished  the  first  complete  record  meteorolo 
gical  observations  made  in  the  south  polar 
regions.  He  afterward  assisted  at  the  Royal 
Observatory  of  Belgium  until  coming  to 
America  in  1909;  and  since  1911  chief  of 
science  division,  of  the  New  York  Public 
Library. 

Arend,  Francis  J.,  President  of  the  De 
Laval  Separator  Company,  of  165  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Arhart,  Mrs.  E.  A.,  President  of  the  Uni 
versity  Philharmonic  Society,  with  a  mem 
bership  of  fifty  men  and  women.  She  re 
sides  in  Grand  Forks,  N.D. 

Ariani,  Saverio,  Banker,  of  773  Forquer 
Street,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the 
American  Bankers  Association,  and  the  Illi 
nois  Bankers  Association.  He  was  born 
in  Cosenza,  Italy ;  and  received  a  technical 
education.  He  has  been  a  professor  of  for 
eign  languages,  a  traveling  salesman,  and 
an  importer  of  foreign  specialties.  Since 
1910  he  has  been  a  banker ;  and  is  now  pres 
ident  of  the  First  Italian  State  Bank.  In 
1908  he  married  Miss  Minnie  Petruzzi;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  five 
daughters,  and  reside  at  774  Forquer  Street, 
Chicago,  111. 

Armour,  Jonthan  Ogden,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  11,  1863, 
in  Milwaukee,  Wls.  He  is  president  of  Ar 
mour  and  Company,  packers.  He  resides  in 
Lake  Forest,  111. 


Armsey,  George,  Director  of  the  Califor 
nia  Packing  Company,  of  24  Broad  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 

Annstead,  Henry  Howell,  Member,  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers, 
the  Pan-American  Society,  the  Alpha  Delta 
Phi  Fraternity,  the  Racquet  and  Tennis 
Club,  the  Engineers  Club,  the  Calumet  Club, 
theAlpha  Delta  Phi  Club,  the  Columbia 
University  Club,  the  Country  Club,  the 
Sleepy  Hollow  Club,  the  New  York  Club, 
the  Metropolitan  Club  of  Washington,  D.C., 
and  the  University  Club  of  Chicago.  He 
was  born  Aug.  4,  1872,  in  Chicago,  111.  He 
was  educated  in  the  Brooklyn  Polytechnic 
Institute,  Brooklyn  Latin  School,  Berkeley 
School,  class  of  1893  ,and  the  School  of 
Mines,  class  of  1897.  He  is  president  of 
the  Armstead  Snow  Motors,  Incorporated, 
and  the  Armstead  Mines  Incorporated.  His 
home  is  in  Talache,  Idaho. 

Armstrong,  G.  W.,  President  of  the  Bald 
win  Piano  Manufacturing  Company,  of  142 
West  Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  also  president  of  the  William  H.  Per 
ry  Lumber  Company  and  other  Corpora 
tions.  He  resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Armstrong,  J.  K.,  Business  President,  of 
101  California  Street,  San  Franciso,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Western  Fruit 
Packing  Company,  and  a  director  in  vari 
ous  other  corporations. 

Armstrong,  Lorenzo  D.,  Director,  of  67 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
in  1875,  in  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  and  was  ed 
ucated  at  St.  Paul's  Schools  of  Concord, 
N.H.,  and  at  Yale  University,  Columbia  and 
New  York  Law  Schools.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Armstrong,  Keith  and  Kern ; 
and  a  director  of  the  Cuban-American  Su 
gar  Company,  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Fajardo  Sugar  Company,  a  director  of  the 
New  Amsterdam  Casualty  Company,  and 
secretary  and  director  of  the  Cuban-  Dom 
inican  Sugar  Company.  In  1912  he  married 
Miss  Mollie  Bangs;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and  re 
side  in  Riverside,  Conn. 


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Armstrong,  William  H.,  Manager  of  the 
Ault  and  Wiborg  Company,  printers  and 
manufacturers,  of  705  South  Fifth  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  resides  at  4149  Sheridan 
Road,  Chicago,  111. 

Arnold,  George  C..  Realtor,  Treasurer, 
and  Managing  Director,  of  124  Washington 
Street,  Providence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  o£ 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasure  ' 
and  Managing  Director  of  the  Arnold  Raul 
Estate  Company,  the  Posnegansett  Ice  Com 
pany,  the  Arnold  Numismatic  Company  and 
the  Motor  League  of  Rhode  Island.  In  1892 
he  married  Miss  Flora  Etta  Richards;  and 
they  have  three  sons. 

Arnold,  Frank  Atkinson,  Director  of  470 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born 
June  2,  1867,  in  Westboro,  Mass.  He  is 
secretary  of  the  Frank  Seaman,  Incorporat 
ed,  and  director  in  charge  of  Foreign  Ad 
vertising.  In  1894-97  he  was  editor  and 
publisher  of  The  Trade  Monthly  of  Boston, 
Mass.  In  1907-10  he  was  vice-president  of 
The  Suburban  Press,  of  which  he  is  now 
president;  and  since  1911  has  also  been 
president  and  publisher  of  the  Suburban- 
Life  Magazine.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Aldine  Club,  and  the  Commonwealth  Club 
of  Montclair.  In  1890  he  married  Miss  Har 
riet  Eudora  Gurney;  and  they  reside  in 
Upper  Montclair,  N.J. 

Arnold,  Nelson  B.,  Business  President,  of 
71  Otsego  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  treasurer  and  vice-president  of  the  James 
Nassaus  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Keystone  Varnish  Company.  He  has  filled 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor; 
and  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Arnold,  Ralph,  Member  of  the  Cosmos 
Club.  He  was  born  April  14,  1875,  in 
Marshalltown,  Iowa.  He  is  a  consulting 
geologist.  He  resides  at  1205  Wilson  Ave 
nue,  South  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Arnow,  Watson,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  received  a  thorough  edu 
cation  an  dstudied  art  under  the  best  mast 
ers.  His  illustrations  have  appeared  in 
standard  magazines  and  published  books 
and  have  been  given  high  praise  by  art  crit 
ics.  He  resides  in  Westchester,  N.Y. 


Arnstein,  Moritz,  Business  President,  of 
40  West  Ninety-ninth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  treasurer,  president  and  sole 
proprietor  of  the  Arnesto  Glass  Company; 
and  is  also  manager  of  the  Arnesto  Paint 
Company,  Incorporated.  In  1902  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Roza  Lovy;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  three  daughters,  and 
reside  at  243  West  Ninety-eighth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Arnstein,  W.,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  the  Hobart  Building,  San  Fian 
cisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the  ArgoixJiur. 
Club,  the  Beresford  Club,  the  Mt.  Dial-lo 
Club,  the  Sutter  Club,  and  the  Yale  Club. 
He  was  born  in  1883  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Since  1911  he  has  been  president  01'  the 
(Sacramento  Short  Line.  He  is  president  oi 
the  San  Francisco-Sacramento  RaiK  -a  I 
Company,  the  Shasta  Zinc  and  Coppei  0  «ni- 
pany,  and  the  Western  Properties  and  De- 
velopement  Company,  and  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  Alexander  Boyd  Estate  Com 
pany,  the  Nevada  County  Narrow  Gauge 
Railroad,  and  the  Sacramento  Valley  and 
Eastern  Railroad.  In  1906  he  married  Miss 
Alice  Sussman;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
2211  Washington  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Arrick,  Clifford,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Jan.  5,  1865,  in 
St.  Clairsville,  Ohio.  He  served  in  the  Span 
ish-American  War.  For  some  years  he  was 
engaged  in  business  as  a  broker  of  securi 
ties  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  was  publicity 
manager  for  the  Bell  Telephone  System  at 
Chicago.  He  has  written  extensively  for 
the  current  publications  and  has  filled  va 
rious  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  Since 
1920  he  has  been  vice-president  of  the  Na 
tional  City  Bank  of  Chicago.  He  resides  m 
Chicago,  111. 

Arthurs,  Stanley  M.,  Artist  of  Wilming 
ton,  Del.;  and  a  member  of  the  Franklin 
Inn  Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Salmagundi 
Club,  the  Architectural  League,  the  Society 
of  Mural  Painters,  the  Guild  of  Free  Lance 
Artists,  all  of  New  York  City;  and  the  Ro 
tary  Club  of  Wilmington,  Del.  He  resides 
in  Wilmington,  Del. 

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Ash,  Horace  W.,  Business  President,  of  9 
Cambridge  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  the  American  Society  of  Me 
chanical  Engineers,  the  Winchester  Coun- 
try  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Masons  and 
a  Shriner.  Since  1896  he  has  been  engag 
ed  in  the  paving  and  contracting  business. 
He  was  mechanical  engineer  for  the  War 
ren  Brothers  Company  for  many  years,  of 
which  he  is  now  Vice-President.  He  is  also 
President  of  the  Southern  Road  Company; 
and  a  director  of  the  Duthie-Strachan  and 
Company,  Incorporated.  In  1903  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Dorothy  R.  Little;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  14  Fairview  Avenue,  Win 
chester,  Mass. 

Ashbrook,  Sallie  V.,  President  of  the 
Cynthiana  Musical  Club,  with  a  member 
ship  of  seventy-two  women.  She  resides  in 
Cynthiana,  Ky. 

"Ashford,  Albert  B.,  President  of  the  Al 
bert  B.  Ashford,  Incorporated,  of  12  East 
Forty-Fourth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Ashhurst,  John,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  librarian  of  the  Free 
Public  Library  of  Philadelphia.  He  resides 
at  Thirteenth  and  Locust  Street,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. 

Askin,  Samuel,  Business  President,  of 
141  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Askin  and  Marine  Com 
pany,  established  1894,  Maufacturer  of 
Men's  and  Women's  Clothing,  with  branch 
stores  in  the  principal  cities  of  the  United 
States.  He  has  filled  numerous  positions 
of  trust  and  honor;  and  resides  in  New 
York  City.. 

Aspegren,  John,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  31, 
1876,  in  Sweden.  Since  1899  he  has  been  a 
partner,  and  since  1919  sole  owner  of  the 
firm  of  Aspegren  and  Company,  refiners 
and  merchants  in  vegetable  oils.  In  1906  he 
founded  and  became  president  of  the  Ports 
mouth  Cotton  Oil  Refining  Corporation. 
Since  1911  he  has  been  governor  of  the  in 
terstate  Cotton  Seed  Crushers  Association; 
and  in  1914-16  was  president  of  the  New 
York  Stock  Exchange.  In  1916  he  married 


Miss  Lucille  Vantine  Bacon ;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  4  East  Eighty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Aspinwall,  John,  Life  member  of  the  Au 
tomobile  Club  of  America,  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club,  the  American  Association  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science  and  the  Law 
yers  Club  of  New  York.  He  was  born  Oct. 
15,  1858,  in  Paris,  France.  He  was  educat 
ed  at  the  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology 
of  Hoboken,  N.J.  He  was  president  of  the 
Fabrikoid  Company,  which  he  sold  in  1910 
to  the  Du  Pont  corporation.  He  is  now 
vice-president  of  the  Coldwell  Lawn  Mower 
Company  of  Newburgh,  N.Y.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Stevens  Institute,  former 
president  of  the  New  York  Microscopic  So 
ciety  and  former  president  of  the  Camera 
Club  of  New  York.  He  married  Miss  Julia 
Wilson;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Newburgh,  N.Y. 

Athearn,  F.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Balboa  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  an  d  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Baker-Vawter  Com 
pany  of  California,  and  a  director  in  vari 
ous  other  corporations. 

Atherton,  F.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Honolulu,  H.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Honolulu  Star-Bulletin,  Limited,  and  a  di 
rector  in  various  other  corporations. 

Atkins,  C.  H.  M.,  President  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  Warner  Elevator 
Manufacturing  Company  and  other  corpor- 
porations.  He  resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Atkins,  Edwin  F.,  President  of  the  Aetna 
Mills,  of  10  Broad  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Atkins,  George  Chew,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  195  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  variuos  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Pittsburgh, 
Shawmut  and  Northern  Railroad  Company 
and  president  of  the  Woodlands  Orchards, 
Limited.  He  has  settled  permanently  on  his 
property,  The  Woodlands,  Bronte,  Ontario, 
Canada. 


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Atkins,  George  W.  E.,  Director  of  the 
American  Telegraph  and  Cable  Company, 
of  195  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

Atkins,  Harry  T.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  March  26,  1849,  in  Ohio. 
For  two  years  he  was  president  of  the  Ohio 
State  Board  of  Commerce.  He  resides  at 
2311  Upland  Place,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio. 

Atkins,  Robert  W.,  Vice-President  of  the 
Agricola  Insurance  Company,  of  10  Broad 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies. 

Atkinson  , Charles  Thomson,  Member  of 
the  Chicago  Club,  the  Ontwensia  Club  ,the 
Cliff  Dwellers  Club,  and  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution.  He  was  born  Nov.  4,  1864,  in 
Elmira,  N.Y.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Chica 
go  Stock  Exchange,  and  secretary  of  the 
Chicago  Association  of  Stock  Exchange 
Firms.  He  resides  in  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Atkinson,  Henry  Avery,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  70  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  was  born  Aug.  26,  1877,  in  Merced, 
Cal.  He  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B. 
and  D.D.  In  1904-08  he  was  professor  of 
Sociology  in  the  Atlantic  Theological  Sem 
inary,  of  which  he  is  now  a  trustee.  In  1902 
he  was  ordained  to  the  Congregational  min 
istry;  and  is  now  General  Secretary  of  the 
Church  Peace  Union  and  World  Alliance 
for  International  Friendship.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Men  and  Things,  and  other  works. 
In  1901  he  married  Miss  Grace  Olin,  of 
Evanston,  111.;  and  they  reside  at  Prince 
George  Hotel,  New  York  City. 

Atonna,  Carmelo,  Physician  and  Trustee, 
of  158  West  Eigthty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Feb.  4,  1859,  in  Sarno, 
Italy.  In  1894  he  was  a  graduate  in  medi 
cine  from  the  University  of  Naples;  and 
since  1901  has  practiced  medicine  in  New 
York  City.  He  is  visiting  physician  to  the 
Italian  Hospital,  and  assisting  physician  to 
the  Dispensary.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Ital 
ian  Savings  Bank  of  the  City  of  New  York ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Harlem  Italian  Sani 
tarium.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Bice  Sco- 
lera,  of  Naples;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at 


158  West  Eighty-eighth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Atwater,  B.  L.,  Business  President,  of 
Metropolitan  and  Woodward  Avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  Vice-President 
of  the  William  Wrigley  Jr.  Company;  the 
Levonel  Company,  and  the  L.  A.  Dreyfres 
Company.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Hud 
son  Trust  Company,  the  Hudson  Safe  De 
posit  Company,  and  other  corporations.  He 
has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor;  and  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Atwater,  Frederick,  Mayor  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  resides  in  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Atwater,  William  Cutler,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  July  4,  1861,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  president  and  direct 
or  of  William  C.  Atwater  and  Company,  In 
corporated,  of  1  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  an  officer  and  director  in  other  coal 
companies.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Atwell,  William  Hawley,  Member  of  nu 
merous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
June  9,  1869,  in  La  Crosse,  Wis.  He  receiv 
ed  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  B.S.,  LL.B.  and  the 
honorary  degree  6f  LL.D.  In  1889  he  was 
assistant  attorney-general  of  Texas;  and 
for  sixteen  years  he  was  a  United  States 
attorney;  and  in  1916  was  the  Republican 
nominee  for  governor  of  the  State  of  Texas. 
He  is  the  author  of  Atwell 's  Federal  Crim 
inal  Law.  In  1892  he  married  Miss  Susie 
Snyder,  of  Georgetown,  Texas;  and  they 
reside  at  5411  Swiss  Avenue,  Dallas,  Texas, 

Atwood,  Ichabod  F.,  Manufacturer  and 
Trustee,  of  Valev  Street,  Chelsea,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  the  Palestine  Commandery 
and  Aleppo  Shrine.  He  was  born  Feb.  28, 
1882,  in  Middleboro,  Mass.;  and  received 
the  degree  of  ft,B.  from  Massachusetts  In 
stitute  of  Technology.  Since  1903  he  has 
been  in  the  box  manufacturing  business; 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Atwood  and  Mc- 
Manus  Box  Company.  He  is  also  a  trustee 
and  member  of  the  investment  board  of  the 
Chelsea  Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  and  a 
director  of  the  Chelsea  Trust  Company.  In 
1911  he  married  Miss  Clara  H.  Greenleaf ; 
and  they  reside  at  60  East  Emerson  Street, 
Melrose,  Mass. 


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Atwood,  J.  T.,  Manufacturer,  of  128  Wa 
ter  Street,  Rockford,  111.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
July  24,  1881,  in  Rockford,  111.;  and  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Illinois. 
Since  1908  lie  has  been  in  partnership  with 
S.  B.  Atwood,  manufacturers  of  automo 
bile  hardware.  Until  1920  they  manufact 
ured  and  sold  the  Atwood  Stationary  Va- 
cum  Cleaner,  which  is  now  being  manufact 
ured  and  sold  by  the  Atwood-Stewart  Va- 
cum  Company,  of  Chicago,  111.  In  1906  he 
married  Miss  Myra  C.  Cadby;  and  they 
have  one  son,  and  reside  at  1245  Garrison 
Avenue,  Rockford,  111. 

Atwood,  Kimball  C.,  President  of  the  At 
wood  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  80 
Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City 

Auchincloss,  John  W.,  President  of  the 
Dunnellon  Phosphate  Company,  of  22  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides 
in  New  York  City. 

Aufses,  Mortimer  A.,  Business  President, 
of  277  Stanton  Street,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  hi  1892  in  New  York  City.  He 
is  president  of  Mortimer  A.  Aufses,  Incor 
porated;  and  also  president  of  Broad  and 
Whizin,  Incorporated.  He  is  treasurer  of 
the  Hava  Drink,  Incorporated.  He  married 
Miss  Corinne  Oppenheimer;  and  they  re 
side  at  220  West  One  Hundred  and  Tenth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Ault,  Levi  A.,  Business  President,  of  423 
New  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Commercial  Club,  the  Queen 
City  Club,  the  Business  Men's  Club,  and 
the  Cincinnati  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Nov.  24,  1851,  at  Mille  Roche,  Canada; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Corwall  Grammar 
School.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Ault 
and  Wiborg  Company  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
the  Ault  and  Wiborg  Argentine  Company 
of  Buenos  Aires,  S.A.,  the  Ault  and  Wiborg 
Brazil  Company  of  Rio  de  Janero,  S.A.,  the 
Ault  and  Wiborg  Uruguay  Company  of 
Mantevido,  S.A.,  the  Ault  and  Wiborg  Chi 
na  Company  of  Shanghai,  China,  the  Ault 
and  Wiborg  London  Company  of  London, 


England,  the  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans  and 
Texas  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Cincinnati,  both  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1878  he  married  Miss 
Ida  M.  Holtzinger,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  they  had  one  son,  now  deceased,  and 
one  grandson  and  two  granddaughters,  and 
they  reside  at  Mille  Roches,  East  Walnut 
Hills,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Austin,  Chellis  A.,  President  of  the  Mer 
cantile  Trust  Company,  of  115  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 

Austin,  Dwight  E.,  Director  of  the  Inter 
national  Milk  Company,  of  130  William 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Austin,  Emory  A.,  Business  President,  of 
30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  soiceties,  and 
the  C.P.A.  of  New  York  State.  He  was 
born  in  1889  in  Philipsville,  Erie  County, 
Pa.,  an  d  was  educated  at  the  New  York 
University  School  of  Commerce ;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  B.C.D.  and  C.P.A. 
Since  1919  he  has  been  associated  with 
Knapp  and  Baxter,  Incorporated,  Steel  Pro 
ducts,  of  which  lie  is  treasurer  and  presi 
dent.  In  1915  he  married ;  and  has  one  son, 
and  resides  at  14  Springfield  Road,  Eliza 
beth,  N.J. 

Austin,  Henry  Warren,  Banker  and 
Statesman,  of  179  West  Washington  Street, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Oak  Park  Club,  and  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  was 
born  Jan.  24,  3864,  in  Oak  Park,  111.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Oak  Park  and  Chicago 
High  Schools;  and  Williams  College,  with 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  rank.  For  eighteen 
years  he  was  treasurer  of  the  village  of 
Oak  Park ;  and  has  been  National  President 
of  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi.  In  1892-1921  he 
was  president  of  the  Oak  Park  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank ;  and  since  1921  Chairman 
of  the  Board.  He  isalso  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Slate  Senate  from  the  twenty-third 
district  of  Illinois.  In  1904  he  married  Miss 
Edna  L.  Harris;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
1022  Lake  Street,  Oak  Park,  111. 


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Austin,  John  B.,  Director  of  the  Beverly 
Sales  Company,  of  2  Stone  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Austin,  John  T.,  Business  President,  of 
230  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Merchants  Association,  the 
Brooklyn  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the 
Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was 
born  in  1870  in  Jeffersonville,  Ind. ;  and 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  at 
the  Business  College  of  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Since  1918  he  has  been  in  New  York  as  sales 
counsel  and  organizer  of  various  associa 
tions  and  corporations;  an  dis  also  execu 
tive  secretary  and  a  director  of  the  Na 
tional  Foundation,  Incorporated.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  New  York  Association  of  Man 
ufacturers  Representatives,  president  of  the 
International  Educational  Society,  and 
president  of  the  Confectionery  Jobbers  Cor 
poration.  In  1894  he  married  Miss  Carrie 
Frances  Moog;  and  they  have  two  married 
daughters,  and  reside  at  446  Ocean  Avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Austin,  Lawrence  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  141  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Army  and  Navy  Club 
of  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Knollwood  Coun 
try  Club,  the  Penham  Country  Club,  the 
American  Yacht  Club,  and  the  Transporta 
tion  Club.  He  was  born  in  Denver  Col.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  United  States  Naval 
Academy  of  Annapolis,  Md.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  Ogilby  and  Austin ;  and 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Magnolia 
Pine  and  Cypress  Company.  In  1908  he 
married  Miss  Roma  Paxton,  of  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal.,  they  have  a  family  of  three 
daughters  and  reside  at  Penham  Manor, 
N.Y. 

Austin,  Mary  Christina,  Editor  and  Pub 
lisher,  of  218  Old  South  Building,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  She  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Mass. ; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Cambridge  Gram 
mar  and  High  School,  and  at  the  Conserva- 
totory  of  Music.  From  her  graduation  she 
was  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  Reveiw  until  1917,  when  sh  founded 
The  North  American  Teacher,  an  Exponent 
of  Educational  Efficiency. 


Austin,  Richard  Loper,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  March  28, 
1859,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa,  He  is  president 
of  the  Brooklyn  Borough  Gas  Company. 
He  resides  at  Rex  and  Seminole  Avenues, 
Chestunt  Hill,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Austin,  Robert  B.,  Director  of  the  Buffa 
lo  Southern  Railway  Company,  of  50  Church 
Sreet,  New  York  City ; 

Austrian,  Harvey  S.,  Business  Vice-Pres 
ident  and  Director,  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
Building,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Lake  Shore  Country  Club,  the  Down 
Town  Club,  and  the  Standard  Club.  He 
was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  was  edu 
cated  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  Since 
1901  he  has  been  Vice-President  of  the  Ro- 
senbaum  Brothers,  and  has  filled  various 
other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  In  1907 
he  married  Miss  Alma  Rosenbaum;  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  2710 
Lakeview  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Auten,  George  W.,  Member  of  the  Masons, 
and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  was  born  Feb.  24,  1875,  in  Fredericks- 
town,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at  Fredericks- 
town,  High  School;  and  is  a  graduate  of 
Berea  College  of  Berea,  Ky.  He  has  a  suc 
cessful  practice  in  Akron,  Ohio;  and  has 
held  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  resides  at  153  Castle  Boulevard,  Akron, 
Ohio. 

Averbeck,  Maximilian  Justus,  Jeweler 
and  Manufacturer,  of  Maiden  Lane,  New 
York  Citj7,  was  born  in  Marrietta,  Ohio.  He 
was  educated  at  Marietta  College,  and  grad 
uated  from  the  New  York  College  of  Phar 
macy  and  Columbia  University.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Ten  and  Twelve  Maiden  Lane 
Company ;  the  Averbeck  Drug  Company  of 
New  York ;  and  is  director  of  the  Germania 
Fire  Insurance  Company.  He  is  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  National  Wholesale  Jewelers 
Association;  land  trustee  of  the  Maiden 
Lane  Savings  Bank.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
New  York  Federation  of  Churches;  and 
vestrymen  and  treasurer  of  All  Angels 
Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Soci 
ety,  Mariette  College,  West  End  Associa 
tion,  and  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Society, 
and  a  member  of  the  Rockland  Country 
Club,  the  Union  League  Club  and  the  Econ 
omic  Club  of  New  York  City. 


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Averett,  Elliott,  Director,  of  the  Broad 
way  Renting  Company,  of  44  West  Eigh 
teenth  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Avinoff,  Andrew  N.,  Director,  of  709 
Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  several  scientific  and  art  societies  in 
the  United  States,  England  and  Russia.  He 
was  born  Feb.  14,  1884,  in  Russia;  and  was 
educated  at  the  Moscow  College  of  Law. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Russian  Zemstavos 
Export  and  Import  Company,  Incorporated. 
Since  1915  he  has  been  a  representative  of 
the  Ail-Russian  Zemsky  Union  in  the  Uni 
ted  States. 

Avram,  Mois  Herban,  Consulting  Engi 
neer  and  Business  President  of  360  Madi 
son  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  was  born  Dec. 
15  1880  in  Roumania.  In  1904  he  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  B.S.  from  the  Schools 
of  Applied  Science  of  the  New  York  Uni 
versity  receiving  the  degree  of  M.E.  in 
1905.  He  is  head  of  the  Engineering  Firm 
of  M.  H.  Avram  and  Company.  He  is  the 
Holder  of  numerous  Patents ;  and  in  1920 
was  appointed  a  technical  Expert  on  the 
commission  to  examine  the  Voting  Ma 
chines  for  the  State  of  New  York.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Society  of  Me 
chanical  Engineers  the  Society  of  Industri 
al  Engineers.  He  is  past  president  of  the 
Aeronautical  Society  of  America  and  a 
member  of  the  City  Club  of  New  York.  In 
1906  he  married  Miss  Ernestine  Kaunitz, 
of  Tampa,  Fla. ;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  in 
New  York  City. 

Axtell,  Frances  Cleveland  (Mrs.  William 
Henry  Axtell),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  June  12  ,1866,  in  Ster 
ling,  111.  She  is  prominent  in  the  state  of 
Washington  as  an  organizer  and  worker  for 
the  Compensation  Law;  and  in  1913-15  was 
the  first  woman  member  of  the  Washington 
House  of  Representatives.  S  he  resides  at 
the  Brighton  Apartments,  Washington,  D.C. 

Ayer,  Fred  Rollins,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  No.  199  Wahington 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Tennis  and  Racquet  Club,  the  Brookline 
Country  Club,  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club,  the 
Dedham  Country  and  Polo  Club,  the  Har 


vard  Club  of  Boston,  and  the  Harvard  Club 
of  New  York.  He  was  born  Aug.  1,  1880, 
in  Bangor,  Maine;  and  received  an  acad 
emic  education.  He  is  president  of  the 
Eastern  Manufacturing  Company  of  Bost- 
;on ;  and  a  director  in  various  corporations. 
In  1909  he  married  Miss  Eleanor  Frances 
Butler;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  37 
White  Street,  Milton,  Mass. 

Ayer,  Frederick  Fanning,  Lawyer,  Trus 
tee,  Donor  and  Poet,  of  5  West  Fifty-sev 
enth  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  in 
Lowell,  Mass.  He  graduated  from  the  Har 
vard  College  with  the  degree  of  A.B.,  and 
studied  law  in  the  Harvard  Law  School. 
Since  1878  he  has  managed  the  great  prop 
erties  of  the  Ayer  estate.  He  presented 
the  Ayer  Memorial  Library  to  the  town  of 
Ayer,  Mass.  He  is  a  large  stockholder  in 
the  New  York  Tribune  association  and  other 
corporations.  He  is  the  author  of  Bell  and 
Wing,  a  volume  of  twelve  hundred  and  six 
ty  pages  of  verse.  He  resides  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

Ayer,  William  P.  F.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  Boston,  Mass;  and  a  member 
of  the  Exchange  Club,  the  Boston  City 
Club,  the  Braeburn  Country  Club,  and  the 
DeMolay  Commandery.  He  was  born  Nov. 
9,  1870,  in  Medford,  Mass.;  and  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Northampton  Jligh  School. 
Since  1890  he  has  been  connected  with  Wal- 
worth  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which 
he  is  a  director  and  vice-president.  In  1904 
he  married  Miss  Marguerite  L.  Woods,  who 
died  in  1916,  and  they  have  one  son,  Robert 
Wells  Ayer.  In  1919  he  married  Harriet 
Loring  Van  Bergen;  and  they  reside  at  170 
Lake  Avenue,  Newton  Center,  Mass. 

Ayers,  Allan  F.,  Business  President,  of 
1185  East  Market  Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  the  City  Club  and  other  clubs 
and  societies.  He  resides  in  Akron,  Ohio, 
emic  education.  He  is  president  of  the  East 
ern  Manufacturing  Company  of  Boston; 
and  a  director  in  various  corporations.  In 
1909  he  married  Miss  Eleanor  Frances  But 
ler;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  37  White 
Street,  Milton,  Mass. 


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Ayers,  LaVeryne  Randolph,  Vice-Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  115  Broadway,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Bankers 
Club,  the  Ohio  Society,  and  the  Upper 
Montclair  Country  Club.  He  was  born  in 
1877  in  Paw  Paw,  Mich.;  and  was  educated 
at  Kalamazo  College.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  treasurer  of  Lawrence  Chamberlain 
and  Company,  Incorporated.  He  has  been 
Vice-President  of  the  Albion  National  Bank 
and  other  banks;  and  is  now  a  director  of 
the  Terry  Shipbuilding:  Corporation  and 
other  corporations.  In  1899  he  married  Miss 
Mame  E.  Kirby,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn. ;  and 
they  have  one  son,  and  reside  in  Montclair, 
N.J. 

Ayling,  Charles  L.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  IkasF.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Algonquin  Club,  the  Wianno 
Club,  the  Charles  River  Country  ^',-ib  and 
the  Seapoint  Club.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Connecticut  River  Power  Coirpany  of 
Mai^e,  the  Mexican  Invest  mj.nt  Com  pa  ay, 
and  a  director  in  a  dozen  other  corpora 
tions.  In  1900  he  married  M-vs  Margaret 
Rf/lx-rN.m;  and  they  have  on  3  sou  uu<i  vc- 
sultr  in  (.'onterville,  Mass. 

Ayres,  Burt  Wilmot,  Educator  and  Dean, 
of  Upland,  Ind.,  was  born  Dec.  29,  1865 
in  Hartford  City,  Ind.  He  was  educated  at 
the  De  Pauw  University  of  Greencastle, 
Ind.,  and  the  Taylor  University  of  Upland, 
Ind.  Since  1888  he  has  been  engaged  most 
of  the  time  in  educational  work,  first  in 
the  public  schools  and  since  1897  in  Col 
leges;  and  is  now  Dean  and  Professor  of 
Philosophy  of  the  Taylor  University  of  Up 
land,  Ind.  He  has  been  Principal  of  the 
Schools  of  Redkey,  Montpelier  and  Warren, 
Ind.,  dean  of  the  Central  Holiness  Univer 
sity  of  University  Park,  Iowa,  and  later 
president  of  the  same  Institution.  In  1888 
he  married  Miss  Mary  Etta  Huggins,  and 
they  have  three  sons,  and  reside  at  Upland, 
Ind. 

Ayres,  Milan  Church,  Member  of  the 
Twentieth  Century  Club.  He  was  born  May 
17,  1850,  in  Lewiston,  111.  In  1890-1903  he 
was  editor  of  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 
He  resides  at  1607  Irving  Street,  N.W., 
Washington,  D.C. 


Ayres,  Samuel  Gardiner,  Librarian  and 
Author,  of  the  Garret  Biblical  Institute, 
Evanston.  111.,  was  born  April  25,  1865,  in 
Peru,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Troy 
Conference  Academy;  and  in  1888  received' 
the  degree  of  B.D.  from  the  Drew  Theolo 
gical  Seminary.  In  1888-1911  he  was  libra 
rian  of  the  Drew  Theological  Seminary ;  and 
since  1912  has  been  in  charge  of  the  Libra 
ry  of  the  Garret  Biblical  Institute  at  Evan- 
ston,  111.  In  1911-12  he  was  president  of 
the  Correspondence  School  of  Theology,  of 
Drew  Theological  Seminary.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Drew  Theological  Seminary  Record 
and  other  works.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Library  Association,  the  Amer 
ican  Church  History  Society,  the  Troy  Con 
ference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Olive  Reynolds, 
and  they  reside  at  727  Simpson  Street, 
Evanston,  111. 

Baaches,  Frank,  Manufacturer,  of  208 
South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  March  9,  1863,  in  Germany.  He  has 
always  been  engaged  in  the  steel  and  wire 
business.  He  is  now  vice-president  and 
general  sales  manager  for  the  American 
Steel  and  Wire  Company.  He  is  a  member 
the  Union  League  Club,  the  South  Shore 
Country  Club,  the  Chicago  Automobile 
Club,  the  Germania  Club,  the  Midday  Club, 
and  the  Chicago  Athletic  Association. 

Babb,  Edward  E.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector  of  212  Summer  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  Ath 
letic  Association,  the  Bellevue  Golf  Club, 
the  Nashua  Country  Club  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1859 
in  Melrose,  Mass.;  jand  was  educated  at 
the  Bryant  and  Stratton  Business  College 
of  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Edward  E.  Babb  and  Company, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Liberty  Trust 
Company.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  A.  M. 
Hume  Music  Company,  the  Boston  Arena 
Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Pine  Bank 
Park.  In  1901-02  he  was  president  of  the 
Amateur  Athletic  Union,  and  1919-20  was 
president  of  the  Boston  Athletic  Associa 
tion.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  Mel- 
rose  Hospital  Association.  In  1892  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Mary  Alice  Goss;  and  they  have 
one  son  and  reside  in  Melrose,  Mass. 


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Babb,  Max  W.,  Lawyer  and  Vice-Pres 
ident,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis. ;  and  a  member 
of  the  Milwaukee  Club.,  and  the  Town  Club 
of  Milwaukee.  He  was  born  July  28,  1874, 
in  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa;  and  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  from  the  Iowa  Wesleyan 
College,  and  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the 
University  of  Michigan.  For  seven  years 
he  was  in  the  general  practice  of  law,  and 
since  1904  with  the  Allis-Chalmers  Manu 
facturing  Company.  He  is  vice-president 
and  general  attorney  of  the  Allis-Chalmers 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Milwaukee, 
Wis.;  and  a  director  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  the  United  States.  In  1900  he 
married  Miss  Vida  Kemble;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  624  Summit  Avenue,  Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

Babbott,  Frank  Lusk,  Retired  Manufact 
urer  and  Vice-President,  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Century  Club.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Brooklyn  Public  Li 
brary.  He  resides  at  149  Lincoln  Place, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Babcock,  Joseph  N.,  Director,  of  37  Wall 
jo  jaqraara  12  pun  i£jiQ  ^OA  AVONJ  ^aaj^g 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Oil  City  Boiler  Works  and  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Babcock,  Leland  A.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  sicieties.  He  was  born 
Oct.  6,  1868,  in  Freeport,  Til.;  and  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Northwestern  University,  and 
at  the  Lake  Forest  University.  Since  1900 
he  has  been  vice-president  of  the  Sprague 
Canning  Machinery  Company.  Tn  1890  lie 
married  Miss  Grace  Alexandria  Heap;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  427  Washington 
Boulevard,  Oak  Park,  111. 

Babcoek,  Mrs.  O.M.,  President  of  the  At- 
chison  Music  Club,  with  a  membership  of 
one  hundred  and  forty-two  men  and  women. 
She  resides  at  Fifth  and  Riley  Streets,  At- 
chison,  Kan. 

Babson,  Roger  Ward,  Statistician  and  Au 
thor,  of  Wellesley  Hills,  Mass.,  was  born 
July  6,  1875,  in  Gloucester,  Mass.  In  1898 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.  He 


is  president  of  Babson 's  Statistical  Organi 
zation  of  Wellesley  Hills,  Mass.,  with 
branch  offices  in  London  and  in  several 
American  cities;  and  is  also  vice-president 
of  the  Manchester  Trust  Company,  and  a 
noted  lecturer  on  statistics  and  economics. 
In  1918  he  was  appointed  head  of  the  di 
vision  of  industry  in  co-operating  with  the 
Committee  on  Public  Information  on  World- 
War  Work.  lie  is  the  author  of  Business 
Barometers;  Selected  Investments;  Com 
mercial  Paper  ;The  Future  of  the  Working 
Classes;  The  Railroads;  Future  of  the  Na 
tions;  and  the  Future  of  South  America. 

Bache,  Jules  Semon,  Member  of  the  Lo 
tos  Club,  the  Lambs  Club,  the  Opera  Club, 
the  Bankers  Club,  and  the  Lawyers  Club, 
all  of  New  York  City;  the  Oakland  Golf 
Club  of  Long  Island,  the  Auto  Club  of  A- 
merica,  the  Pilgrims  Society,  the  Metropol 
itan  Museum  of  Natural  History,  the  Zoolo 
gical  Society,  the  Economic  Club,  and  the 
Philharmonic  Society.  He  was  born  Nov.  9, 
1861,  in  New  York  City.  He  is  senior  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  J.  S.  Bache  and  Com 
pany,  Bankers,  of  42  Broadway,  New  York 
City.  In  1892  he  married  Miss  Florence 
S.  Scheftel;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  8  East  Sixty-sev 
enth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bache,  Leopold  S.,  Banker  and  Business 
President,  of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Harmonic  Club,  the 
Century  Club,  and  the  Port  Chester  Coun 
try  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  12,  1865,  in 
New  York  City ;  and  was  educated  at  Char 
lie 's  Institute  of  New  York,  at  Brussels, 
and  in  Frankfort,  Germany.  Since  1901 
he  has  been  connected  with  J.  S.  Bache  and 
Company,  bankers  and  brokers  of  New 
York  City,  of  which  firm  he  is  now  a  mem 
ber.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  New 
York  Plate  Glass  Insurance  Company;  and 
a  member  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade, 
the  New  York  Produce,  Cotton,  Coffee,  and 
Sugar  Exchanges,  and  of  the  Liverpool  Cot 
ton  Association.  He  married  Miss  Hattie 
Stein;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons, 
and  reside  at  112  West  Seventy-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City,  and  also  at  Port  Chester, 
N.Y. 


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Bachelder,  Nahum  Josiah,  Member  of  the 
Derryfield  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.3,  1854, 
in  Andover,  N.H.  In  1903-05  he  was  gov 
ernor  of  New  Hampshire.  He  resides  in 
East  Andover,  N.H. 

Back,  Mrs.  Lewis  ,Krams,  President  of 
the  San  Antonio  Musical  Club,  with  a  mem 
bership  of  two  hundred  men  and  women. 
She  resides  at  625  Camden  Street,  San  An 
tonio,  Texas. 

Backus,  Edward  Wellington,  Member  of 
the  Minneapolis  Club.  He  was  born  Dec. 
11,  1860,  in  Jamestown,  N.Y.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Northwestern  National  Bank 
of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Bacon,  Albion  Fellows,,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  April  8,  1865,  in 
Evansville,  Incl.  He  was  the  author  and  se 
cured  the  Passage  of  the  Housing  Law  ap 
plying  to  all  unsafe  or  unsanitary  dwell 
ings  in  the  State  of  Indiana.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  What  Bad  Housing  Means  to  the 
Community.  He  resides  at  1221  South  First 
Street,  Evansville,  Ind. 

Bacon,  Asa  S.,  Member  of  various  clubs, 
societies  and  organizations.  He  was  born 
Jan.  15,  1866,  in  Midland,  Mich.  He  is  Su 
perintendent  of  the  Presbyterian  Hospital; 
and  treasurer  and  trustee  of  the  American 
Hospital  Association.  He  has  held  numer 
ous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Sarah  Melville ;  and  they  have  one 
son,  and  reside  ati  1753  West  Congress 
Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Bacon,  Elliot  C.,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
23  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
was  born  July  4,  1888,  in  Boston,  Mass. ; 
arid  was  educated  at  Harvard  University. 
Since  1920  he  has  been  a  partner  of  J.  P. 
Morgan  and  Company.  He  is  also  a  trustee 
of  the  Bank  for  Savings  in  the  City  of  New 
York,  and  a  director  of  the  Texas  Gulf  Sul 
phur  Company.  In  1915  he  married  Miss 
Hope  Norman;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
AVestbury,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Bacon,  James  F.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  27  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  diretcor  of  the  Adams  Gas  and  Light 
Company,  and  other  corporations. 


Bader,  Louis  F.,  Business  President,  of 
141  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Bader  Coal  Company,  and 
a  director  of  various  other  corporations. 
He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Baekeland,  Leo  Hendrick,  Professor  and 
Chemist,  Inventor,  and  Author,  of  Yonkers, 
N.Y.,  was  born  Nov.  14,  1863,  in  Belgium 
Since  1890  he  has  been  a  consulting  and 
manufacturing  chemist,  and  is  now  a  hon 
orary  professor  of  chemical  engineering,  at 
the  Columbia  University  of  New  York.  He 
is  the  author  of  numerous  monographs  on 
original  chemical  research  work.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Administrative  Board  of 
the  Institute  of  International  Education, 
and  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Baer,  Eugene  W.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  281  South  Third  Street, 
Lehighton,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Sept.  9, 
1867,  in  Paterson,  N.J. ;  and  received  an 
academic  education.  He  is  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  Baer  Company;  and  a  di 
rector  in  various  other  corporations. 

Baetjer,  Frederick  Henry,  Physician,  of 
4  East  Madison  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. ;  and 
a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Asso 
ciation,  and  numerous  social  and  scientific 
societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  7,  1874,  in 
Baltimore,  Md.  In  1897  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.D.  from  John  Hopkins  University, 
Baltimore.  Since  1901  he  has  been  director 
of  the  department  of  Roentgenology  of  the 
John  Hopkins  Hospital.  He  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  American  Roentgen  Ray  Soci 
ety.  In  1903  he  married  Miss  Mary  Yd  L  nail 
Carey,  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  they  reside 
in  Catonsville,  Md. 

Bahls,  Otto,  Business  President,  of  19 
Eighteenth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Transport  Power  Ser 
vice,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  vari 
ous  other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Bailey,  Charles  Franklin,  Designing  En 
gineer,  of  Newport  News,  Va.,  was  born 
Aug.  29,  1863,  in  Greensboro,  Vt. ;  and  has 
received  the  degree  of  B.S.  He  is  engineer 
ing  director  of  the  Newport  News  Ship- 


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building  and  Dry  Dock  Company;  and  con 
sulting  engineer  to  the  Westinghouse  Elec 
tric  and  Manufacturing  Company.  He  is  a 
director  of  other  organizations.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Council  of  the  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers.  He  married  Miss 
Ahneria  I.  Adgate;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and  reside 
in  Newport  News,  Va. 

Bailey,  Ernest  J.,  Director,  of  373  Wash 
ington,  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  in  1878  in  Chelsea,  Mass.;  and  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Chelsea  Grammar  Se'u«/ol, 
and  at  the  Burdett  Business  College.  Since 
1895  he  has  been  identified  with  the  firm 
of  Harris  and  Lawton,  Incorporated  ,of 
which  he  is  a  stockholder.  In  1904  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Annie  Bella  Thurston,  now  de 
ceased.  He  has  one  son,  and  resides  at  34 
Liberty  Street,  Everett,  Mass. 

Bailey,  Frank,  Business  President,  of  175 
Remsen  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Prudence  Bonds  Corpor 
ation,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N..Y. 

Bailey,  Frank,  Member  of  the  Brooklyn 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  5,  1865,  in  Chat 
ham,  N.Y.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Long 
Island  Safe  Deposit  Company.  He  resides 
at  338  Clinton  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Bailey,  Liberty  Hyde,  Educator,  Editor 
and  Author,  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.,  was  born 
March  15,  1858,  in  South  Haven,  Mich.  In 
1903-13  he  was  director  of  the  New  York 
State  College  of  Agriculture  at  Cornell 
University.  He  was  appointed  by  President 
Roosevelt  as  chairman  of  the  commission 
on  Country  Life.  He  is  the  author  of  the 
Annals  of  Horticulture;  Plant-Breeding; 
Principles  of  Agriculture;  Standard  Cyclo 
pedia  of  American  Agriculture,  in  four  vol 
umes;  and  numerous  other  horticultural 
works,  as  well  as  general  writings,  such  as 
The  Holy  Earth,  What  is  Democracy,  Uni 
versal  Service,  and  a  Volume  of  verse  en 
titled  Wind  and  Weather.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences,  *,h  • 
American  Philosophical  Society,  and  a  fel 
low  of  the  American  Aiademy  of  Arts  and 


Sciences.  In  1883  he  married  Miss  Annette 
Smith,  and  they  have  two  daughters,  and 
rseide  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. 

Bailey,  Warren  Worth,  Journalist  and 
Statesman,  of  Johnstown,  Pa.,  was  born 
Jan.  8,  1855,  in  Hendricks  County,  Ind.  In 
1889-93  he  was  president  of  the  Chicago 
Single  Tax  Club.  In  1912  delegate  to  the 
Democratic  National  Convention,,  and  in 
1913-1917  was  a  member  of  Congress.  He 
is  the  publisher  of  the  Daily  Democrat.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Elks.  In  1894  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Georgie  Coffin;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  409  Park  Avenue,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Bain,  Barnabas  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  41  India  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
ties.  He  was  born  Sept,  18,  1866,  in  South 
boro,  Mass.  He  is  treasurer  and  director 
of  the  Bain  Brothers  Company.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  Boston  Wholesale 
Grocers  Association.  In  1893  he  married 
Miss  Eva  B.  Crosby,  and  they  reside  in 
Wollaston,  Mass. 

Baisley,  C.  T.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  17  Park  Place,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Di 
rectors  of  the  Manhattan  Electrical  Sup 
ply  Company;  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Baker,  Alfred  Landon,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Board  of  Trade,  the  New  York 
Stock  Exchange;  the  Commercial  Club,  the 
Chicago  Club,  and  the  Uinon  League  Club. 
In  1901-06  he  was  president  of  the  Mer 
chants  Club.  He  was  born  April  30,  1859, 
in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1876  he  graduated  from 
the  High  School  of  Lynn,  Mass.;  and  stud 
ied  law  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1881-86  he 
practiced  law  in  Lynn,  Mass.;  and  was  a 
member  of  the  City  Counsel  and  a  member 
of  the"  School  Board.  In  1886-95  he  prac 
ticed  law  in  Chicago.  Since  1896  he  has 
been  in  the  banking  and  brokerage  business 
as  senior  member  of  Alfred  L.  Baker  and 
Company.  In  1898-1900  he  was  president  of 
the  Chicago  Stock  Exchange.  He  resides  in 
Lake  Forest,  111.;  and  in  1906  and  in  1907 
was  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Lake  Forest  University. 


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Baker,  Charles  Fuller,  Educator,  Zoolo 
gist  and  Scientist,  of  Los  Banos,  P. I.,  was 
born  March  22,  1872,  in  Lansing,  Mich.  In 
1892  he  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
the  Michigan  Agricultural  College,  and  in 
1903  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from 
Stanford  University.  In  1930  he  was  the 
founder  of  the  Laguna  Marine  Laboratory 
of  California.  In  1912-18  he  was  professor 
of  Tropical  Agronomy  at  the  College  of 
Agriculture,  in  the  University  of  Philip 
pines;  and  in  1919-21  was  dean  of  that  in 
stitution.  He  is  the  author  of  many  papers 
oyf  botanical,  entomological  and  tropical 
agricultural  subjects.  He  is  a  fellow  of 
the  American  Assocoation  for  the  Advance 
ment  of  Science. 

Baker,  Clifton  P.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Lawrence  Manu 
facturing  Company  and  of  other  corpor 
ations.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Baker,  Edwin  H.,  Director,  of  45  East 
Seventeenth  Street,  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  Tie  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Oriental  Ice  Manufactur 
ing  Company,  and  other  corporatons. 

Baker,  Erza  H.,  Director,  of  23  Ames 
Building,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Associa 
tion,  and  other  corporations.  He  resides  in 
Boston,  Mass. 

Baker,  George  Barr,  Editor  and  Journal 
ist,  of  375  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City, 
was  born  April  1,  1870,  in  Wyandotte, 
Mich.  Me  was  educated  in  private  schools 
and  in  England  and  France.  For  one  year 
he  was  with  the  Detroit  Tribune;  two  years 
with  the  Detroit  Journal;  and  in  1900-01 
was  European  correspondent  of  the  Detroit 
Journal.  He  was  art  critic  of  Academy  and 
Literature  in  England  in  1903;  American 
correspondent  of  the  London  Daily  Express 
and  London  Daily  Standard;  and  in  1906 
secretary  to  Joseph  Pulitzer.  He  has  been 
associate  editor  to  Everybody's  Magazine 
and  managing  editor  of  the  Delineator. 
During  the  Spanish-American  War  he  Avas 
ship's  writer  of  the  Yosemite.  He  is  trustee 


of  the  American  Relief  Administration,  and 
a  member  of  the  C.R.B.  Educational  Foun 
dation,  of  the  Commission  for  Relief  in  Bel 
gium  and  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the  Authors  League  of  America.  HP  is  nl 
so  a  member  of  the  Players  C'  ib,  the  Bur 
lington  Club,  the  Brook  Club;  and  the  Bo 
hemian  Club. 

Baker,  George  Bramwell,  Business  Pres 
ident  and  Director,  of  50  Congress  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
Club,  the  Exchange  Club,  the  City  Club, 
and  the  Longwood  Cricket  and  Country 
Club  of  Brookline,  Mass.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Boston  University,  a  director  of  the 
Boys  Club  Federaton  of  America.  He  was 
born  Dec.  7,  1866,  in  Warsaw^  Ind.;  and 
in  1887  graduated  from  the  De  Pauw  Uni 
versity  of  Greencastle,  Ind.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Chester  Valley  Electric  Com 
pany,  president  of  the  Municipal  Service 
Company,  and  a  director  in  a  score  of  other 
corporations.  In  1892  he  married  Miss 
Edith  Thomas,  of  Goshen,  Ind. ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  both  now 
married.  He  resides  on  Crafts  Road,  Chest 
nut  Hill,  Mass. 

Baker,  George  F.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  2  Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Knickerbocker  Club,  the 
Racquet  Club,  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the 
Links.  Club,  the  Piping  Rock  Club,  the 
Union  League  Club,  the  Recess  Club,  the 
University  Club,  the  Brook  Club,  the  Har 
vard  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  was  born  March  19,  1878,  in 
New  York  City;  and  in  1899  graduated 
from  Harvard  College.  He  is  vice-chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  tlje  First  Na 
tional  Bank  of  New  York.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Sugar  Refining  Company, 
the  Atlas  Portland  Cement  Company,  the 
General  Electric  Company,  the  General  Mo 
tors  Corporation,  the  Pullman  Company, 
nd  other  corporations.  He  is  also  vice 
president  of  the  Bankers  Safe  Deposit 
Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Providence 
Loan  Society  of  New  York.  In  1911  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Edith  Brevoort  Kane;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters  and  resedi  at  260  Madison  Avenue, 
New  York  City. 


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Baker,  George  Fisher,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  (Hub.  He  was  born  March 
27,  1840,  in  Troy,  N.Y.  Tie  is  a  director  of 
the  Xc\v  York  Central  Railroad  Company, 
and  numerous  other  railroad  corporations. 
In  1916  he  presented  Regault's  Famous 
Painting  Salome  to  the  Metropolitan  Muse 
um  of  Art.  He  resides  at  258  Madison  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City. 

Baker,  George  M.,  Business  President,  of 
77  Page  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Central  Club,  the  Turks 
Head  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  He  is  president  of  the  Col- 
well  Mills,  and  is  identified  with  various 
business  enterprises.  He  has  two  sons,  and 
resides  in  Providence,  R.T. 

Baker,  George  W.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  343  Classon  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  George 
W.  Baker  Shoe  Company,  of  which  his  fa 
ther  is  president. 

Baker,  Josephine  Turck,  Editor  and  Au 
thor,  of  Evanston,  Til.,  was  born  in  Mil 
waukee,  \Vis.  She  graduated  from  the 
Schools  and  Colleges  at  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
She  is  president  of  the  Correct  English 
Publishing  Company.  She  is  the  editor  of: 
Correct  English,  and  the  author  of  twelve 
books  in  English.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Pi-ess  Club.  In  1898  she  married 
Frederick  Sherman  Baker;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  Evanston,  111. 

Baker,  Lucius  K.,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  16,  1855,  in  Kel- 
logsville,  Ohio.  In  1910-11  he  was  presi 
dent  of  the  Northern  Pine  Association.  He 
resides  in  Ashland,  Wis. 

Baker,  Newton  Diehl,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  3,  1871,  in 
Martinsburg,  W.Va.  In  1902-12  he  was  city 
solicitor  of  Cleveland,  Ohio ;  and  since  1916 
has  been  United  States  Secretary  of  War. 
He  resides  at  3017  End  Street,  Washington, 
L\C. 

Baker,  Mrs.  Stephen,  Chairman  of  the 
Studio  Club  of  New  York;  and  a  member 
of  various  women 's  clubs  and  societies.  She 
resides  at  35  East  Sixty-second  Street, 
Manhattan,  N.Y. 


Baker,  Stephen,  Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City  ;and  a  iriember  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Bankers  Trust  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations.  He  resides  in  New  York 
City. 

Baker,  Stephen  D.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  234  West  Fourteenth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  Tie  was  born 
in  1868  in  Greenport,  N.Y. ;  and  was  edu 
cated  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  He  is  president 
of  the  Fairfacts  Company,  Incorporated. 
In  1902  he  married  Miss  Charlotte  M.  Ba 
ker;  and  they  reside  at  282  Manhattan  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City. 

Balch,  A.  C.,  Business  President,  of  805 
Garland  Building,  Los  Angles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Pie 
is  president  of  the  Bakersfield  and  Kern 
Electric  Railway  Company,  and  a  director 
in  various  other  corporations.  He  resides 
in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Balch,  Francis  N.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Beacon  Oil  Company,  and 
various  other  corporations.  He  resides  in 
Boston,  Mass. 

Balch,  Joseph,  Realtor,  Vice-President, 
Trustee  and  Director,  of  77  Franklin 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Somerset  Club,  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club, 
and  the  Dedham  Country  Club.  He  was 
born  in  February,  1861,  in  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  received  an  academic  education.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  American  Investment 
Securities  Company,  the  Medway  and  Ded 
ham  y,  Street!,  Railway  Company,  and  the 
East  Boston  Company]  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Columbian  National  Life  Insurance 
Company,  the  East  Boston  Terminal  Rail 
road  Company,  and  the  Hotel  Somerset 
Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  New  Eng 
land  Conservatory  of  Music.  In  1904  he 
married  Miss  Abby  C.  Copeland;  and  they 
have  one  son,  and  reside  in  WestAvood, 
Mass. 

Baldwin,  Mrs.  A.  P.,  President  of  the 
Coterie,  a  musical  society  with  a  mem 
bership  of  fifty  women.  She  resides  at 
431  West  Ferguson  Street,  Tyler,  Texas. 


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Baldwin,  Alvi  T.,  Business  President,  of 
152  West  Forty-Second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Baldwin- 
Clement  Jacobsori  Company,  Incorporated; 
president  of  the  Lux  Manufacturing  Com 
pany;  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Baldwin,  Arthur  J.,  Director  of  Tenth 
and  Thirty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Mississippi 
Glass  Company  and  other  corporations.  He 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  Mrs.  E.  G.,  President  of  the 
Thursday  Morning  Music  Club.  She  resides 
at  227  Washington  Avenue,  S.W.,  Roan- 
oke,  Va. 

Balch,  Ernest  Berkley,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  Pie  was  born  Jan.  15,  1860,  in 
Newport,  R.I.  He  organized  the  Summer 
Camp  for  Boys,  and  the  Winter  Camp  for 
Boys.  He  is  the  author  of  Amateur  Circus 
Life.  He  resides  at  107  East  Thirty-  second 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  Ernest  E.,  Business  President, 
of  32  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the-In 
dian  House  Club,  the'Apowamis  Club,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  has 
been  first  assistant  United  States  attorney 
and  special  assistant  to  the  attorney-gener 
al  of  the  United  States.  He  is  senior  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  Baldwin  and  Curtis ;  and 
is  president  of  the  3$  Cortlandt  Street 
Corporation.  He  married  Miss  Harriet  H. 
Davis  ;and  they  reside  at  200  Central  Park 
South,  New  York-  City. 

Baldwin,  Mrs.  F.  A.,  President  of  the  Wa- 
tertown  Morning  Musical es,  with  a  mem 
bership  of  two  hundred  men  and  women. 
She  resides  on  Rutland  Street,  Wftertown, 
N.Y. 

Baldwin,  F.  F.,  Business  President,  of 
Alaska  Commercial  Building,  San  Francis 
co,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  elub3 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Ha 
waiian  Commercial  and  Sugar  Company, 
and  a  director  in  various  other  corpora 
tions.  He  resides  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Baldwin,  George  J.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  president  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship 
Company,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  Joseph  C.,  Business  President, 
of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  Dyewood  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  Leonard  D.,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or,  of  27  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Cornell  Club,  the  Down 
Town  Association  and  the  Essex  Coun 
try  Club.  He  was  born  May  29,  1866,  in 
Cortlandt,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Cornell  University.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Griggs,  Baldwin  and  Baldwin ;  Vice- 
President  of  the  Newman  Clock  Compa 
ny,  and  the  Rogers  Silver  Plate  Company. 
In  1892  he  married  Miss  Gertrude  Van 
Wagonen;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  56 
South  Munn  Avenue,  East  Orange,  N.J. 

Baldwin,  LeRoy  Wilbur,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  31, 
1865,  in  Rutland,  Vt.  Since  1897  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Empire  Trust  Com 
pany  of  New  York  City.  He  resides  at  S 
East  Seventieth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  Martha,  President  of  the  Mon 
day  Club,  composed  of  both  men  and  wo 
men.  She  resides  at.  123  High  Street,  Keo- 
kuk,  Iowa. 

Baldwin,  Roger  S.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a -member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Remington  Typewriter  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations.  He  resides 
in  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  S.  D.,  Business  President,  of  6 
Lee  Court,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member 
of  the  Business  Men 's  Club,  the  Maketa- 
wah  Golf  Club,  and  the  Cincinnati  Auto 
Club.  He  was  born  in  Blanchester,  Ohio; 
and  received  an  academic  education. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  iti^ntified  with  the 
Cincinnati  Rubber  Manufacturing  Compa 
ny,  of  which  he  is  now  president.  He  is 
interested  in  various  other  corporations; 
and  has  filled  several  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Baldwin,  William  D.,  Business  President, 
of  250  Eleventh  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Otis-Fensom 
Elevator  Company,  Canada,  and  a  director 
in  various  other  corporations.  He  resides 
in  New  York  City. 

Baldwin,  William  M.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  Yorkr  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Rolup  Screen  Cor 
poration.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Ball,  Alwyn,  Business  President,  of  25 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  on  June  6,  1859,  in  Haverstraw,  N.Y. ; 
and  received  an  academic  education.  He  is 
president  of  the  firm  of  Frederic  Southack 
and  Alwyn  Ball,  Jr.,  and  a  director  of  the 
Alliance  Realty  Company,  the  Board  Ex 
change  Company,  the  Central  Finance  Com 
pany,  and  the  Standard  Safe  Deposit  Com 
pany  of  New  York.  In  1887  he  married 
Miss  Rebecca  O'Brien;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters, 
and  reside  at  495  West  End  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

Ball,  David  C.,  Business  President,  of 
22  Thames  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
the  State  of  New  York.  He  is  president  of 
the  Oakley  Chemical  Company,  of  which 
his  son  David  S.  Ball,  is  treasurer  and  a 
director.,  He-  resides  at  Two  Hundred  and 
Thirtieth  Street  and  Hudson  River,  New 
York  City,  f 

Ball,  Frank  Clayton,  Manufacturer  and 
Railroad  President,  of  Muncie,  Ind.,  and  a 
member  of  the  Columbia  Club  of  Indian 
apolis  ;  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  prominent 
Mason.  Since  1886  he  has  been  president 
of  the  Ball  Brothers  Glass  Manufacturing 
Company  of  Muncie,  Ind.  He  is  president 
of  the  Muncie  and  Western  Railroad  Com 
pany,  treasurer  of  the  Muncie  and  Port 
land  Traction  Company,  and  a  director  of 
the  Federal  Reserve  Bank  of  Chicago,  the 
Indiana  Union  Traction  Company,  the  War 
ner  Gear  Company  and  other  corporations. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Indiana  State 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Indiana  State 
Normal  School,  and  the  James  Whitcomb 


Riley  Memorial  Hospital  of  Indianapolis. 
In  1893  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Wolfe 
Brady ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  three  daughters, 

Ball,  T.  Arthur,  V ice-President  and  Trust 
ee,  of  372  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  vice-president  of  Best  and  Com 
pany,  and  vice-president  of  the  Ball  Realty 
Company;  a  director  of  the  McCall  Com- 
ny;  and  a  trustee  of  the  North  River  Sav 
ings  Bank. 

Ballard,  Charles  W.,  Director,  of  132 
Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
the  State  of  New  York.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  City,  and  was  educated  there. 
Since  1880  lie  has  been  in  the  paper  busi 
ness;  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  D.S. 
Walton  and  Company.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Merchants  Fire  Assurance  Corpor 
ation  of  New  York,  and  a  director  of  Red- 
lich  and  Company.  In  1895  he  married 
Miss  Ada  F.  Ostrander,  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  in  New 
York  City. 

Ballard,  Russell  Henry,  Utility  Operator, 
of  Edison  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  was 
born  July  26,  1875,  in  Hamilton  Ontario, 
Canada.  He  is  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Southern  California  Edison 
Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Bal 
lard  Brothers  Company,  and  president  of 
the  Phoenix  Machine  and  Cold  Storage 
Company  and  vice-president  of  the  Santa 
Barbara  Electric  Company,  the  Shaver 
Lakes  Lumber  Company  and  the  Los  An 
geles  Fire  Alarm  Company.  In  1919-20  he 
was  president  of  the  National  Electric 
Light  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Franklin  Institute,  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  California  Club,  the 
Jonathan  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Sunset 
Club  and  the  Wilshires  Club.  In  1901  he 
married  Miss  Mae  Sturgeon;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  daughter;  and  reside  at 
the  Ansonia  Apartments  ,2205  West  Sixth 
Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Ballati,  Mrs.  C.  R.,  President  of  the  La 
dies  Music  Club,  with  a  membership  of 
thirty  women.  She  resides  in  Blackwell, 
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Ballard,  Simmer,  Business  President,  of 
80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Turf  and  Field  Club,  the 
Union  League  Club,  the  Down  Town  Club, 
the  Metropolitan  Club,  and  the  Ardsley 
Club.  He  is  president  of  the  International 
Insurance  Company;  and  a  director  of  the 
American  Eagle  Fire  Insurance  Company 
of  New  York,  and  of  the  Fidelity-Interna 
tional  Trust  Company. 

Ballard,  William  M.,  Insurance  Broker, 
of  114  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  branch  secretary  of  the  Commercial 
Union  Assurance  Company,  Limited,  Lon 
don  ;  the  Palatine  Insurance  Company,  Lim 
ited,  of  London:  and  the  Union  Assurance 
Company  of  England.  He  is  also  secretary 
and  a  director,  of  the  Commercial  Union 
Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York. 

Ballou,  Barton  A.,  Business  President,  of 
61  Peck  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dyer  Street  Land  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Ballou,  Frederick  A.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  61  Peck  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Manufactur 
ers  Refining  Company 

Ballou,  Walter  S.,  Business  President,  of 
1790  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Wringer  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Balsam,  D.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
220  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  treasurer  and  a  director  of  the 
D.  M.  Balsam  Company,  silk  importers  and 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  filled  several  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Bancroft,  Charles  G.,  Business  President, 
of  35  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Algonquin  Club,  and  the 
Framingham  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Dec.  3,  1867,  in  Lancaster,  Mass.;  and  re 
ceived  an  academic  education.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  International  Trust  Company, 
president  of  the  Central  Aguirre  Sugar 


Company,  and  president  of  the  Ponce  and 
Guayama  Railroad  Company.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  American  Surety  Com 
pany,  and  a  dozen  other  corporations.  He 
is  a  trustee  of  the  American  Humane  Edu 
cation  Society,  and  treasurer  of  the  Bunker 
Boy's  Club.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Blanche  M.  Hyht;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons,  and  reside  in  Framingham, 
Mass. 

Bangs,  Francis  B.,  Director  of  18  Tre- 
mont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Central  Wharf  and  Wet 
Dock  Corporation. 

Banks,  William  T.  L.,  Business  President, 
of  1170  Broadway,  New  York  City.  Since 
1889  he  has  been  president  and  a  director 
of  various  companies ;  and  is  now  president 
of  the  Hobart  Service  Company.  He  is  al 
so  a  director  of  the  Augustine  J.  Smith 
Company,  and  of  the  Inheritance  Realty 
Company.  In  1889  he  married  Miss  Kate  L. 
Stafford;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three 
sons  and  two  daiighters,  and  resides  at  35 
Beck  Avenue,  Rye,  N.Y. 

Bannard,  Otto  Tremont,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Trustee  of  30  West  Fifty-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
the  Yale  and  Republican  Clubs  of  which  he 
has  been  president,  the  Century  Club,  and 
other  clubs.  He  was  born  April  28,  1854, 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  has  received  an  a- 
cademic  education.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
Advisory  committee  of  the  New  York  Trust 
Company.  He  is  president  of  the  National 
Employment  Exchange  and  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Provident  Loan  society,  Vice- 
President  of  the  Burke  Foundation,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Commonwealth  Fund,  and 
the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company, 
and  Vice-President  of  the  Charity  Organi 
zation  for  thirty  years.  He  resides  at  122 
East  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bapst,  Frank  Louis,  Member  of  the  Elliot 
Club,  the  Niagara  Falls  Club,  the  Brooklyn 
Fine  Arts  Club,  the  Auto  Club  of  Buffalo, 
the  B.P|0.  Elks  Club  and  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  He  was  born  May  22,  1855,  in 
Buffalo,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the 
R.P.I.,  Troy,  N.Y.  Since  1892  he  has  been 
president  of  the  German  Rock  Asphault 


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Company,  and  also  president  of  the  Erie 
Finance  Corporation.  He  retired  from  ac 
tive  business  in  1917.  He  married  Miss 
Ida  M.  Commerce,  and  they  reside  at  Eg- 
gertsville,  N.Y. 

Barbaur,  Henry  Ellsworth,  Member  of 
the  Sequoia  Club.  He  was  born  March  8, 
1877,  in  Ogdensburg,  N.Y.  In  1919-21  he 
was  a  member  of  Congress.  He  resides  in 
Fresno,  Cal. 

Barber,  Edward  J.,  Business  President  of 
17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Macona  Steamship  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Barber,  J.  Wesley,  Business  President, 
of  80  Boylston  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Horticul 
tural  Society,  the  National  Arts  Club  of 
Washington,  the  Boston  Chamber  of  Com 
merce,  the  Boston  City  Club,  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Aug.  28,  1848,  in  Tuftonborough,  N.H.,  and 
was  educated  at  the  Tilton  Seminary,  and  at 
Lancaster  Academy.  Since  1886  he  has  been 
in  the  advertising  agency  business;  and  is 
president  of  the  J.  W.  Barber  Advertising 
Agency  .  He  married  Miss  Amelia  Hopkins; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  66  Summit  Street, 
Newton,  Mass. 

Barber,  James,  Business  President,  of  17 
Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of 'the  ^nglewood  Golf  Club,  the  Blind 
Brook  Club,  the  Sea  View  Club,  the  Knick 
erbocker  Country  Club,  the  Canadian  Club 
of  New  Ybt-k,  the  National  Arts  Club  of 
New  York,  and  the  Mid-Pines  Country 
Club  of  North  Carolina,  of  whicli  latter 
club  he  is  president.  He  was  educated  in 
England;  and  since  1885  has  been  ident 
ified  with  the  business  affairs  of  NewYork 
City.  He  is  chairman  of  the  board  of  the 
Barber  Steamship  Lines;  president  of  the 
Atlantic  Stevedoring  Company;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Oriental  Operating  Company; 
and  a  director  of  the  Pouch  Terminal.  In 
1884  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Gindy, 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  five 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Englewood,  N.J. 


Barber,  Leo  Thomas,  Secretary  and  Treas 
urer  of  the  Moultrie  Country  Club,  and  a 
member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  Fraternity. 
He  was  born  in  1896  in  Newberry,  Fla.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Mercer  University.  He 
is  in  the  banking  business;  and  is  assistant 
Ceashier  and  a  director  of  the  Citizen's 
Bank  of  Moultrie,  Ga. 

Barber,  S.  M.,  Business  President,  of  8 
Harrison  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  C.  T.  Hansom,  Incorpor 
ated,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Barber,  Herbert  Lee,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the  Hamil 
ton  Club  and  various  other  social  and  pa 
triotic  societies.  He  was  born  May  20,  1865, 
in  Jackson,  Mich.  For  three  years  he  was 
principal  of  a  grammar  school;  and  for 
twelve  years  was  president  of  a  Chicago 
publishing  house,  publishing  numerous 
books  of  the  late  Murat  Halstead  and  other 
authors.  Since  1900  he  has  been  the  pro 
prietor  of  H.  L.  Barber  and  Company,  pub 
lishers  and  investment  bankers ;  and  since 
1905  he  has  also  edited  a  monthly  journal. 
He  resides  in  Chicago,  111. 

Barbour,  W.  Warren,  Business  President, 
of  96  Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Linen  Thread  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Barclay,  Wright,  Business  President,  of 
320  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Calumet  Club,  the  Union 
Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  and  the 
Piping  Rock  Club.  Since  1902  he  has  been 
in  the  real  estate  business;  and  is  now 
president  of  the  Real  Estate  Corporation 
known  as  Wright  Barclay.  He  is  also  vice- 
president  of  the  Barclay  Realty  Company, 
which  owns  the  eighteen-story  Barclay 
building  of  299  Broadway,  where  he  has 
his  downtown  offices.  He  served  eleven 
years  in  the  National  Guard  of  New  York. 
In  1903  he  married  Mi/5s  Louise  Fontain 
Venable,  who  died  the  following  year.  In 
1911  he  married  Mrs.  A.  Browning  Prentice* 
and  they  reside  in  New  York  City. 


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Bard,  Albert  S.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Har 
vard  Club,  the  City  Club,  and  the  Associ 
ation  of  the  Bar  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
He  was  born  Dec.  19,  1866,  in  Norwich, 
Conn.;  and  was  educated  at  Amherst  Col 
lege  and  at  the  Harvard  Law  School.  Since 
1892  he  has  practiced  law  in  New  York 
City;  and  is  a  member  if  the  law  firm  of 
Bard  and  Calkins.  He  is  also  assistant  sec 
retary  of  the  United  States  Finishing  Com- 
pany,treasurer  of  the  Fine  Arts  Federation 
of  New  York,  and  a  director  of  the  City 
Club  Realty  Company.  He  resides  at  122 
East  Thirtieth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bard,  Ralph  A.,  President  of  the  Prince 
ton  Club,  of  Chicago  ,111.;  and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  numerous  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  Chicago,  111. 

Barger,  Milton  S.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  the  Grand  Central  Terminal,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  direct 
or  of  the  American  Niagara  Railroad  Cor 
poration,  and  treasurer  and  a  director  of 
nearly  a  hundred  other  great  railroad  and 
business  corporations. 

Barker,  B.  Devereux,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or,  of  30  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Anglo-Amei- 
ican  Cotton  Company,  and  various  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Barker,  Burt  Brown,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Arden  Manufacturing  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Barker,  C.  F.,  President  of  the  Philhar 
monic  Society,  with  a  membership  of  twen 
ty-three  men  and  women.  He  resides  at 
32  Bull  Street,  Newport,  R.I. 

Barker,  James  M.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  20,  1847.  He  was 
educated  at  Boons  Creek  Academy  of  Wash 
ington  County,  Tenn.,  and  Jefferson  Acad 
emy  of  Blountville,  Sullivan  County,  Tenn. 
He  was  a  confederate  soldier  at  the  age  of 
fifteen,  and  was  wounded  once  in  battle  in 
1864.  After  the  war,  was  a  clerk  in  a  store 


for  two  years,  then  advanced  to  a  partner 
ship,  then  n.  merchant  on  his  own  account 
for  thirty  years.  Also  dealt  in  real  estate 
and  banking.  He  served  four  terms  as  May 
or  of  Bristol,  Tenn.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  State  Board  of  Education  for  years. 
He  was  president  of  the  City  Board  of  Ed 
ucation  for  over  twenty  years;  president 
of  the  Iniersiate  Building  Company;  vice- 
president  of  Bristol  Land  and  Improve 
ment  Company;  Boring  Harware  Compa 
ny,  vice-president  of  London,  Kirkpatrick 
Hardware  Company,  vice-president  of  the 
(Yossville  Timber  and  Lumber  Company; 
and  a  director  of  the  Dominion  National 
Bank.  In  1879  he  married  Miss  Margaret 
A.  Kane;  and  they  have  a  family  of  five 
children  and  reside  in  Bristol,  Tenn. 

Barker,  John  Marshall,  Educator  and  Au 
thor,  of  72  Mount  Vernon  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.,  was  born  Oct.  1,  1849,  in  Frederick- 
town,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at  the  Ohio 
\Vesleyan  University  of  Delaware  Ohio,  and 
at  the  Boston  University.  Since  1899  he  has 
been  professor  of  Sociology  at  the  Boston 
University,  and  is  now  professor  emertis 
in  that  jjreat  institution  of  learning.  He  is 
the  author  of  Wealth  and  Its  Uses,  Centen- 
ial  IlUfory  of  Ohio  Methodism,  Colleges  in 
America,  The  Saloon  Problem  and  Social 
Reform,  The  Social  Gospel  and  the  Now 
Era,  and  other  works.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Puddingstone  Club  of  Boston.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Alice  Bixler;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  37  Kenwood  Avenue,  Newton 
Centre,  Mass. 

Barklow,  Edward  J.,  Business  President, 
of  Joliet,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Asso 
ciation  of  Commerce,  the  Commercial  Club, 
the  Country  Club,  the  Kiwanis  Club,  and 
theMasonic  order.  He  was  born  in  1866, 
in  Stephenson  County,  111.,  and  received  a 
High  School  Education.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  vice-president  of  The  Garlach-Barlow 
Company;  and  is  also  president  of  the  Ad 
vertising  Specialty  Association.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Joliet  Asociation  of  Com 
merce.  In  1895  he  married  Miss  Mabel 
Owen;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons, 
and  reside  at  407  Nicholson  Street,  Joliet, 

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Barbour,  Frank  A.,  Civil  Engineer  and 
Business  President,  of  the  Tremout  Tem 
ple,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Boston  Society  of  Civil  Engnieers;  and  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  New  England  Water- Works  As 
sociation;  and  has  been  president  of  the 
Boston  Society  of  Civil  Engineers;  and  va- 
filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Barnard,  William  L.,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or,  of  7  Park  Square,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Union  Club,  the  Harvard 
Club  of  Boston,  the  Wardroom  Club,  the 
Unitarian  Club,  the  Massachusetts  Bar  As 
sociation  ,and  the  City  of  Boston  Bar  Asso 
ciation.  He  was  born  June  15  1877,  in  Bos 
ton,  Mass. ;  and  was  educated  at  Harvard 
College  ,and  at  the  Boston  Univers^  Law 
School.  Since  1901  he  lias  practiced  law  in 
Boston,  Mass.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New 
Egland  Hospital  for  Women  and  Children, 
the  secretary  of  the  Unitarian  Laymen's 
League,  and  has  been  president  of  the  Yacht 
Racing  Asociation  of  Massachusetts.  He  is 
a  Lieutenant  in  the  United  States  Naval 
Force.  In  1903  he  married  Miss  Lucy  Par 
son;  and  they  reside  at  101  Mount  Verncm 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Barnes,  Charles  B.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  334  Tremont  Building,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bates 

Barnes,  Clifford  Webster,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  8,  1864, 
in  Corry,  Pa.  Since  1907  he  has  been  hon 
orary  secretary  and  chairman  of  the  Exec 
utive  committe  of  the  International  Com 
mission  of  Moral  Training.  He  resides  in 
Lake  Forest,  111  . 

Barnes,  Charles  H.,  Merchant  and  Treas 
urer,  of  25  High  Street,  Medford,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He 
was  born  Nov.  1,  1860,  in  Plymouth,  Mass. ; 
and  was  educated  in  his  native  city.  In 
1880-1900  he  was  in  the  wholesale  grocery 
business  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1900-08  he 
was  cashier  at  the  Medford  National  Bank, 
and  since  1908  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the 
Medford  Trust  Company.  In  1912  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Sara  F.  Blakeley;  and  they  re 
side  at  37  Oakland  Street,  Medford,  Mass. 


Barnes,  Douglass,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  wholesale  coal 
merchant,  of  the  Barnes  Building,  Fifth 
Avenue  at  Fifty-third  Street,  New  York 
City,  and  was  born  in  April,  1883,  in  New 
Haven,  Conn.  He  was  president  of  the 
Barnes  Knitting  Corporation.  Since  1914  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Douglass  Barnes 
Corporation  of  New  York,  Incorporated. 
During  the  Phillipine  War  he  was  captain 
in  the  United  States  Cavalry. 

Barnes,  George  L.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  200  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass;, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Dedham  Mu 
tual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  Boston,  MASS. 

Barnes  .George  S.,  Publisher,  of  Battle 
Creek,  Mich.,  was  born  March  6,  1866.  He 
has  been  mayor  of  his  city,  and  county 
treasurer  for  Calhoun  County,  Mich.  He 
is  now  receiver  of  the  Battle  Creek  Build 
ing  and  Loan  Association;  and  chairman 
of  the  Republican  Calhoun  County  Com 
mitte.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Elks  and 
Knights  of  Pythias;  and  prominently  ident 
ified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs 

Barnes,  Helen  Florence,  Member  of  the 
Womans  Club.  She  was  born  March  9, 1867, 
in  Ottawa  ,  Ohio.  She  is  head  of  the  Sec 
retarial  retirement  fund  of  the  National 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association.  She 
resides  in  Findley,  Ohio. 

Barnes,  Henry  B.,  Yice-President  and 
Director,  of  31  Nassau  treet,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  the  University  Club, 
the  Yale  Club,  and  the  Sons  of  the  Revolu 
tion.  !lo  was  born  Spt.  15,  1872,  in  Ston- 
ington,  Conn.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Yale  College,  and  at  the  Columbia  Univer 
sity  Law  School.  Since  1897  he  has  practiced 
law  in  the  City  of  New  York  City;  and  is 
also  vice-president  of  the  Yale  Leasing  cor 
poration.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Mabel 
Irving  Jones ;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons,  and  reside  at  67  East  Ninety- 
first  Street,  New  York  City. 

Barnes,  Howell  H.,  Director,  of  66  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Yucatan  Well  and  Oil  Company  and 
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Barnes,  Julius  Howland,  Wheat  Export 
er,  of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  New  York  Athletic  Club, 
the  India  House  Club,  the  Duluth  Boat  Club, 
and  has  received  several  decorations.  He 
was  born  Feb.  2,  1873,  in  Little  Rock,  Ark. ; 
and  was  educated  in  Washington,  D.C.  He 
is  president  of  the  Barnes- Ames  Company, 
wheat  exporters;  president  of  the  McDou- 
gall-Duluth  Shipbuilding  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Mechanics  and  Metals  Na 
tional  Bank  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and 
of  other  corporations.  He  has  been  United 
States  Wheat  Director,  president  of  the 
United  States  Grain  Corporation,  and  in 
1922  became  president  of  the  United  States 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  1896  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Harriet  Carey ;  and  they  reside  at 
25  South  Twenty-sixth  Avenue,  Duluth, 
Minn. 

Barnes,  Walter  K.,  Security  Broker,  of 
147  South  Fourth  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Ocean  City  Yacht 
Club,  the  Hamilton  Whist  Club,  the  Union 
League  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  Philadel 
phia  Copntry  Club.  lie  was  born  Jan.  10, 
1887,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  was  educa 
ted  in  his  antive  city.  Since  1911  he  has 
been  in  the  security  and  investment  busi 
ness;  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Barnes  and  Lofland.  In  1906  he  married 
Miss  Viola  W.  Barnes;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters, 
and  reside  at  4712  Windsor  Avenue,  West 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Barnet,  Sylvan  M.,  President,  of  970 
Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Harmonic  Club,  the  Sunnydale 
Country  Club  and  the  Little  Falls  Country 
Club.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Columbia  Grammar 
School,  Columbia  College,  and  the  Leather 
Research  School  at  Vienna,  Austria.  Since 
1909  he  has  beenFirst  Vice-President  of 
the  Barnet  Leather  Company.  In  1917  he 
married  Miss  Margaret  Oppenheimer;  and 
they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at  970  Park 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Barnesberg,  J.  W.,  Business  President, 
of  San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Comercial  Bank  of  San  Luis  Obispo, 


and  a  director  in  various  other  corpora 
tions.  He  resides  in  San  Luis,  Cal. 

Barnett,  Maurice,  Director,  of  15  Park 
Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Casein  Manufacturing  Company  and 
other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Barnewall  , Morris  Rutgers,  Director  and 
Treasurer,  of  30  Church  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Apawamis  Golf 
Club,  the  Machinery  Club,  and  the  Camp 
Fire  Club  of  America.  He  was  born  July 
10,  1872,  in  East  Greenwich,  R.I. ;  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Groton  School  of  Groton 
Mass.  Since  1906  he  has  been  idenified 
with  the  firm  of  Bonner  and  Barnewall,  In- 
corported,  of  which  he  is  secretary,  treas 
urer  and  a  director.  In  1897  he  married 
Miss  Louie  Douglas  Eldridge;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  in 
Rye,  N.Y. 

Barney,  C.  Neal,  Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;-  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Holly  Manufacturing  Company  and 
other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Barnum,  George  M.,  Banker,  of  53  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Boston  Athletic  Assocation,  and  the  Charles 
River  Country  Club.  He  was  born  July  31, 
1877,  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  received  an  a- 
cadernic  education.  He  is  president  of  the 
Somerville  National  Bank,  and  president 
of  the  Somerville  Trust  Company,  both  of 
Somerville,  Mass.  In  1899  he  married 
Miss  Jessie  Gale;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  161  Clin 
ton  Road,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Barnum,  R.,  Business  President,  of  Kir- 
by  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  was  born 
Sept.  6,  1879,  in  Ennis,  Texas.  Since  1910 
he  has  been  president  of  R.  C.  Barnum 
Company,  subscription  book  publishers; 
and  is  identified  with  the  People's  Effici 
ency  Publishing  Company,  the  Imperial 
Publishing  Company,  and  with  various  oth 
er  publishing  enterprises  He  founded  the 
International  Sales  Association,  a  great  or 
ganization  of  subscription  book  publishers. 
In  1920  he  was  nominee  of  the  Single  Tax 


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Party  for  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Mary  E. 
Fair;  and  they  reside  at  11421  Mayfield 
Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Barnum  , Gertrude,  Member  of  the  River 
side  Club.  She  was  born  Sept.  .29,  1866,  in 
Chicago,  III.  he  has  been  head  resident  of 
the  llnry  Booth  Settlemnt  of  Chicago.  She 
resides  at  2723  Benevue  Avenue,  Berkley, 
Gal. 

Barnum,  William  Henry,  Business  Pres 
ident  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Longacre  Land 
Company,  and  a  director  of  various  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Barr,  Edward,  Director,  of  25  Pine  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Raritan  Refining  Corporation  and  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Barr,  Robert  I.,  Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Motor  Body  Company  and 
other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Barrell,  William  L.,  Business  President, 
of  185  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  William  L. 
Barrell  Company  and  a  director  in  various 
corporations.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Barrett,  Edward  Ware,  Journalist,  of 
2180  Highland  Avenue,  Birmingham,  Ala., 
was  born  Sept.  4,  1866,  in  Athens,  Ga.  He 
was  educated  in  the  Richmond  Academy 
of  Augusta,  Ga.,  and  the  Washington  and 
Lee  University  of  Virginia.  In  1885  he  be 
gan  on  the  Augusta  Chronicle  and  advanc 
ed  to  city  editor;  in  1888-97  was  correspon- 
ent  of  the  Atlanta  Constitution;  and  in 
1895  he  went  to  Japan  and  China  in  clos 
ing  period  of  the  Chinese  Japanese  War. 
He  is  principal  owner  and  editor  of  the 
Birmingham  Age-Herald.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Birmingham  Southern  Club,  the 
Athletic  Club  and  the  Gridiron  Club  of 
Washington,  D.C.  In  1907  he  married  Miss 
Louise  B  utt ;  and  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  3603 
Cliff  Road,  Birmingham,  Ala. 


Barrett,  Mrs.  Kate  Walker,  Sociologist, 
of  408  Duke  Street,  Alexandria,  Va.;  and 
is  the  wife  of  the  late  Rev.  Robert  South 
Barrett,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.  Since  1897  she  has 
been  vice-president  and  general  superin 
tendent  of  the  National  Florence  Critten- 
den  Mission,  and  its  president  since  1909. 
She  graduated  as  a  nurse ;  and  has  received 
the  honorary  degrees  of  M.D.  and  Sc.D. 

Barrett,  Reginald,  Member  of  the  Nation 
al  Association  of  Organists.  He  was  born 
Jan.  12,  1861,  in  London,  England.  He  re 
ceived  his  musical  education  in  the  'Con 
servatory  at  Darmstadt,  and  Guildhall 
School  of  Music,  London.  He  is  a  teacher 
of  organ  and  voice.  He  is  composer  of  much 
sacred  music,  including  The  Light  Beyond, 
The  Holy  Gates,  Round  the  Year,  The  Birth 
of  Love,  The  Owl  and  various  piano  pieces. 
He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Barrett,  William  F.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  30  East  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Carbide  and  Carbon  Chemicals  Corpor 
ation,  the  Linde  Air  Products  Company, 
the  Pre.st-O-Light  Company,  and  the  Union 
Carbide  and  Carbon  Research  Laboratories. 

Barrett,  William  M.,  Business  President, 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Adams  Land  and  Build 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations. 

Barren,  Joseph,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  95  Albany  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Boston  City  Club,  the  Bos 
ton  Chamber  of  Commerce,  various  social 
and  charitable  Jewish  organizations,  and 
is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason.  He  was 
born  May  9,  1872,  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  in  the  Boston  Public  Schools. 
Since  1901  he  has  been  in  the  manufactur 
ing  and  Avholesale  men's  clothing  business; 
and  is  now  treasurer,  secretary  and  direct 
or  of  the  Barron-Anderson  Company.  In 
1900  lie  maried  Miss  Lillian  Bornstein;  and 
tlit-y  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  5  Arbor  way,  Jamai 
ca  Plain,  Boston,  Mass. 

Barrous,  Edwin  A.,  Business  President, 
of  Turks  Head  Build  :.r-,  Providence,  R.I.  ' 


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Barrows,  Standley  H.,  Banker  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  155  East  Superior  Street, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
Athletic  Club,  the  Florida  Gun  Club,  the 
Park  Ridge  Country  Club,  the  Sherwood 
Tennis  Club,  the  La  Cumbre  Club,  the  Art 
Institute  of  Chicago,  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1873 
in  Chicago,  111.;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  Since  1910  he  has  been  president 
of  the  Park  Ridge  State  Bank.  He  is  also 
president  of  the  National  Kellastone  Com 
pany  of  Chicago,  the  Barrows  Lumber  Com 
pany  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  the  Sierra 
Magnesite  Company  of  Portersville,  Cal. 
He  is  the  owner  of  the  Park  Ridge  Lumber 
and  Coal  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations.  In  1904  he  married  Miss 
Frances  Stehlin;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and  reside 
at  190  East  Chester  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Barry,  John  T.,  Business  President,  of  86 
Fulton  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  David  P.  Barry,  Incorpor 
ated,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations. 

Barry,  Joseph  Gayle  Hurd,  Member  of 
various  religious  organizations.  He  was 
born  April  19,  1858,  in  Middle  Haddam, 
Conn.  He  was  educated  at  Wesleyan  Uni 
versity  and  graduated  at  Berkeley  Divinity 
School.  In  188 T  he  was  ordained  priest  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  In  1891- 
1901  he  was  instructor  in  the  Western  The 
ological  FVminary.  Since  1909  he  has  been 
rector  of  the  Church  of  St.  Mary  the  Vir 
gin  at  New  York.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Christian's  Day  Meditations  on  the  Apos 
tles  Creed.  The  Self  Revelation  of  Our 
Lord,,  Meditations  and  other  works.  He  re 
sides  at  144  West  Forty-seventh  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Barstow,  William  S.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  General  Gas  and  Elec 
tric  Company,  and  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations. 

Barthelmy,  Antonin,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Club,  the  University  Club,  the  Cliff 
Dwellers  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the 


Arts  Club,  the  South  Shore  Club,  and  the 
Casino  Club.  He  is  French  Consul  in  Chi 
cago,  108  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago, 
111.  Since  1895  he  has  been  in  the  French 
diplomatic  service;  and  is  now  French  Con 
sul  in  Chicago.  In  1881  he  married  Miss 
Beatrice  Ricketts;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
14  Bellevue  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

Bartholf,  Charles  Stephen,  Member  of 
the  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  In  1803  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Grace  C.  Bullock;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  five  daughters,  and 
reside  in  Glencoe,  111. 

Bartholomew,  J.  B.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  in  1863,  in  Elmwood, 
111.  He  received  a  thorough  education;  and 
attained  success  as  a  designer.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Avery  Company,  manufactur 
ers  of  tractors  and  steam  traction  engines. 
He  resides  in  Peoria,  111. 

Bartholomew,  W.  Fayette,  Director,  of  50 
Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Tucker,  Bartholomew  and 
Company,  Bankers,  and  other  corporations. 
He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Bartlett,  John  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Warwick  Club.  He  was  born  March  15, 
1869,  in  Sunapee,  N.H.  In  1919-21  he  was 
governor  of  the  State  of  New  Hampshire. 
He  resides  in  Portsmouth,  N.H. 

Bartlett,  John  S.,  Business  President,  of 
53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Algonquin  Club,  the  Exchange 
Club,  the  Oxford  Club,  and  the  Boston 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was  born  June 
11,  1845,  in  Marblehead,  Mass.;  and  was  ed 
ucated  in  Lynn,  Mass.  He  is  president  of 
the  East  Middlesex  Street  Railway  Com* 
pany,  and  the  Lynn  Gas  and  Electric  Com 
pany.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Brockton 
Gas  Company,  the  Essex  Trust  Company, 
and  the  Guanajuato  Power  and  Electric 
Company.  He  is  director  of  the  Lindsay 
Coal  and  Land  Company,  the  Old  Colony 
Trust  Company,  the  Revere  Sugar  Refin 
ery,,  the  Southwestern  Oil  Field  Comany, 
and  the  United  Fruit  Company.  In  1869  he 
married  Miss  C.  Ella  Doak;  and  they  have 
one  son  and  done  daughter,  and  reside  at 
61  Atlantic  Street,  Lynn,  Mass. 


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Bartlett,  Louis,  Member  of  the  Common 
wealth  Club;  and  Mayor  of  Berkeley,  Cal. 
He  was  born  in  1872  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Hastings  Law 
School  at  the  University  of  California.  He 
is  a  successful  lawyer;  and  since  191^  has 
been  Mayor  of  his  city.  In  1905  he  married 
Miss  Mary  Olney;  and  they  have  three 
daughters,  and  reside  at  2434  Warring 
Street,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

Bartlett,  Murray,  Member  of  the  Genesee 
Valley  Club.  He  was  born  March  29,  1871, 
in  Poughkeepsie,  N.Y.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  president  of  Hobart  and  Williams 
Smith  Colleges.  He  resides  in  Geneva,  N.Y. 

Bartlett,  Paul  Wayland,  Sculptor  and 
Artist,  of  7  West  Forty-third  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  in  1865  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.  In  1880  he  entered  the  Ecole  des 
Beaux  Arts.  In  1900  he  represented  the 
United  States  on  the  International  Jury  of 
Awards  for  Sculpture  at  the  Paris  Exposi 
tion.  His  principal  works  are;  esquestrian 
statue  of  Lafayette  in  Paris  and  Metz;  Pe 
diment  on  the  Capitol  at  Washington,  D.C.; 
Six  figures  on  the  Public  Library  of  New 
York  City;  Statues  of  Michael  Angelo, 
Franklin,  Agassiz  and  others  in  various 
cities.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Institute  of 
France,  the  Royal  Academy  of  Belgium,  the 
American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Letters; 
arid  an  officer  of  the  Legion  of  Honor. 

Bartlett,  William  H.,  Viee-Presideni  and 
Director,  of  292  Main  Street,  Cambridge, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  1867  in  New 
Gloucester,  Maine;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Northwestern  College  Law  School  of  Bos 
ton.  Since  1915  he  has  been  secretary  and 
director  of  the  Suffolk  Engraving  and  E- 
lectrotyping  Company.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Durand  Stores  Company  of  Boston; 
and  secretary  and  director  of  the  Duvaiul 
Company  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Bartlett,  Frank  J.,  Business  President,  of 
110  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Boston  Ice  Company,  and 
a  director  of  various  corporations.  He  re 
sides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Barton,  Fred  Morelle,  Publisher  and  Ed 
itor,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  a  member  of 


the  Glen  Valley  Club,  the  Sleepy  Hollow 
Golf  Club,  and  the  Snow  Lake  Fishing  Club. 
He  was  born  April  8,  1867,  in  Lipsie,  Ohio. 
He  is  the  editor  and  publisher  of  The  Ex 
positor.  He  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Ohio 
State  Young  Men's  Christian  Association; 
and  is  now  treasurer  of  the  Religious  Press 
Association.  He  married  Miss  Clara  A. 
Heckman;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  1450 
Grace  Avenue,  Lakewood,  Ohio;  and  main 
tain  a  summer  home  in  Glen  Valley,  Ohio. 

Barton,  James  Lundie,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  waes  born  Oct.  30,  1866,  in 
Lexington,  Miss.  He  attended  the  grammar 
schools;  the  Memphis  Institute;  the  Van- 
derbilt  University  of  Nashville ;  and  in  1895 
he  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the 
Medical  Department  of  that  institution.  In 
1896  the  addendum  degree  of  M.D.  was 
conferred  by  the  University  of  Nashville.  He 
has  been  secretary,  vice-president  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Memphis  and  Shelby  County 
Medical  Society.  He  is  visiting  surgeon  to 
the  Anne  Brinkley  Home;  and  attending 
physician  and  surgeon  to  the  Ella  Oliver 
Refuge  Home.  He  is  medical  examiner  for 
the  Illinois  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Chi 
cago;  and  medical  examiner  of  various  oth 
er  life  and  fraternal  organizations. 

Barton,  William  Eleazar,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  Oak  Park,  111.,  was  born  June 
28,  1861,  in  Sublette,  111.  In  1885  he  grad 
uated  from  Berea  College  of  Kentucky,  and 
in  1890  from  Oberlin  Theological  Semina 
ry.  He  was  for  many  years  an  editorial 
writer  on  the  staff  of  Youths  Companion, 
for  five  years  was  editor-in-chief  of  The 
Advance  and  is  now  a  contributing  editor 
to  the  Congregationalist.  He  also  contrib 
utes  a  daily  syndicate  article  which  appear* 
in  about  four  hundred  papers,  and  is  an 
authority  in  Ecclesiastical  Law.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  University  Club  of  Chicago, 
and  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Chicago.  In  1885 
he  married  Miss  Esther  T.  Bushnell;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  four  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Oak  Park,  111. 

Baruch,  Bernard  Mannes,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  economic  advisor  for 
the  American  Peace  Commission.  His  ad 
dress  is  111  Broadway,  New  York  City. 


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Baruch,  Mrs.  Simon,  President,  of  the 
Washington  Headquarters  Association.  She 
is  the  wife  of  Mr.  Simon  Baruch,  the  Cele 
brated  physician.  Her  maiden  name  was 
Isabel  Woolfe,  of  Winnsboro,  S.C. ;  and  she 
was  married  to  Mr.  Baruch  on  Nov.  27, 
1867,  She  resides  at51  West  Seventieth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Bass,  Elizabeth,  (Mrs.  George  Bass), 
Member  of  the  Chicago  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  in  Buxton,  Maine.  For  many 
years  she  has  been  active  in  promoting  the 
Welfare  of  Dependent  and  Neglected  Girls ; 
and  was  a  member  of  the  original  Juvenile 
Court  Commission.  ''She  resides  at  6050 
Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Bassett,  George  Massa,  Manufacturer,  of 
114  Foster  Street,  Worcester,  Mass,  was 
born  Nov.  3,  1864,  in  Worcester,  Mass.  He 
was -educated  at  Amherst  College.  Since 
1886  he  has  been  connected  with  the  firm 
of  Johnson  and  Bassett.  He  is  also  vice- 
president  of  the  Mechanics  Savings  Bank 
of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  a  director  of  vari 
ous  banks  and  institutions.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  New  York  Club  of  New  York  City, 
the  Country  Club  of  Brookline,  the  Wor 
cester  Club,  the  Tatnuck  Country  Club,  the 
Quinsigamond  Boat  Club,  and  the  Common 
wealth  Club  of  Worcester.  In  1888  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Cora  Richards  of  Worcester, 
Mass. ;  and  their  son  Pa,ul  Richard  Bassett, 
died  in  infancy. 

Bassett,  J.  Colby,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  101  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  C.  E.  Riley  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

Bassett,  John  Spencer,  Educator  and  Au 
thor,  of  Northampton,  Mass.,  was  born 
Sept.  10,  1867,  in  Marbleborough,  N.C.  In 
1888  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from 
the  John  Hopkins  University.  In  1893- 
1906  he  has  been  professor  of  history  at  the 
Trinity  College  of  North  Carolina.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  Professor  of  History  at 
Smith  College  of  Northampton,  Mass.  He 
is  the  author  of  Constitutional  Beginnings 
of  North  Carolina  and  other  works.  In  1892 
he  married  Miss  Jessie  Lewellin;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  in  Northampton,  Mass. 


Batcheller,  Mrs.  Triphosa  Bates,  Patron 
of  Music  ,and  Art,  of  North  Brookfield, 
Mass.,  was  born  April  4,  1878.  She  is  a 
noted  musician  and  author  and  has  sung 
before  president  Roosevelt  and  members  of 
the  royal  families  of  Europe.  She  is  the 
author  of  Glimpses  of  Italian  Court  Life. 

Bateman,  F.  L.  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  July  26,  1875,  He  was  auditor 
of  the  New  York  Despatch  Line.  He  is  now 
president  of  the  Trans-Continental  Freight 
Company;  and  traffic  manager  of  the  Chi 
cago  Furniture  Forwarding  Company.  He 
is  also  a  director  of  the  American  Ware 
housemen  's  Association. 

Bateman,  W.  Q.,  Business  President,  of 
Twenty-seventh  and  Vaughn  Street,  Port 
land,  Ore.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Mont 
gomery  Ward  Warehouse  Corporation, 
Portland,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations. 

Bateman,  W.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
Eclipse  Laundry  Company,  Zanesville,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Eclipse  Laun 
dry  Company,  and  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations. 

Bates,  Emma  Frances  Duncan,  (Mrs. 
Theodore  C.  Bates),  Member  of  the  Wo 
men's  Club.  She  was  born  March  11,  1845, 
in  North  Brookfield ,  Mass.  Since  1906  she 
has  been  vice-president-general  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  She 
resides  at  29  Harvard  Street,  Worcester, 
Mass. 

Bates,  John  Lewis,  Member  of  the  Uni 
versity  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  18,  1859, 
in  North  Easton,  Mass.  In  1903-04  he  was 
governor  of  the  state  of  Massachusetts.  He 
resides  at  1537  Beacon  Street,  Brookline, 
Mass. 

Bates,  John  R.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  136  Liberty  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
socities.  He  was  born  in. Hyde  Park,  Mass.; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Massachusetts  In 
stitute  of  Technology.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Whiting  Corporation,  manufacturers 
of  cranes  and  foundry  equipment ;  and  has 
held  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  resides  in  Crawford,  N.J. 


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Bates,  Nicholas  E.,  Business  President, 
350  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  New  York  Aihletic  Club, 
and  the  Automobile  Club  of  America.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Manhattan  College  of 
New  York  City,  receiving  (he  degree  of  C.B. 
Since  1907  he  lias  been  engaged  in  the  im 
port  and  export  and  fiber  business;  and  is 
president  of  the  Bronx  Motors  Distributing 
Company,  lie  is  also  president  ol'tlie  North 
western  Commercial  Corporation,  and  pres- 
of  the  N.  Escalante  Company  of  New  York. 
In  1892  he  married  Miss  Marie  Del  Pilar 
Peon;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons 
and  three  daughters,  and  reside  in  Beech- 
mont  Park,  New  Rochelle,  N.Y. 

Bateson,  John  C.,  Lecturer  and  Writer, 
of  Scranton,  Pa.,  was  born  in  1854  in  Iowa. 
In  1885  he  received  the  degrees  of  M.D. 
from  the  New  York  University  and  the  de- 
degrees  of  D.C.  and  M.D.  from  the  Anier- 
icanCollege  in  Chicago.  He  is  a  writer  and 
lecturer  on  Psychology  and  Physical  Sci 
ence,  and  promoter  of  the  United  Christian 
and  No  Tobacco  Army  Movements.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Volunteer  Medical  Ser 
vice  Corps,  of  United  States. 

Battle,  Herbert  Bemerton,  Chemist,  Man 
ufacturer  and  Author,  of  103  South  Court 
Street,  Montgomery,  Ala.,  was  born  May 
29,  1862,  in  Chapel  Hill,  N.C.  Since  1906 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Battle  Labora 
tory  Corporation  at  Montgomery.  He  is  the 
author  of  Chemical  Conversion  Tables,  and 
resides  at  103  South  Court  Street,  Mont 
gomery,  Ala. 

Bauer,  Bertha,  Patron  of  Music  and  Art, 
of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  Since  1912  she  has  been  director  of 
the  Cincinnati  Conservatory  of  Music.  She 
resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Bauer,  George  Neander,  Educator  and 
Banker,  of  East  llennepin  Avenue,  Minne 
apolis,  Minn.,  was  born  Jan.  8,1872,  in  Jor 
dan,  Minn.  In  1894  he  received  the  degree 
of  B.S.  from  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
in  1898  received  the-  degree  of  M.S.  from 
the  University  of  Iowa.  In  1900  received 
the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Columbia  Univer 
sity,  and  also  took  post-graduate  work  at 
the  University  of  Gottingen.  In  1907-18 
he  was  professor  of  mathematics  at  the 


University  of  Minnesota.  Since  1916  he  has 
been  vice-president  of  the  Exchange  State 
Bank  of  Minneapolis;  and  since  1920  pres 
ident  of  the  East  Hennepin  State  Bank  of 
that  city.  He  has  helped  to  organize  various 
Hn.inci -d  institutions  of  Minneapolis;  in  1919 
was  associate  director  of  War  Savings  Or 
ganization  of  the  ninth  Federal  Reserve 
District  ;  and  during  the  World-War  he  ad 
dressed  numerous  gatherings  in  Normal 
Schools,  Colleges,  Universities,  Theatres 
and  Ship  Yards  throughout  the  Country  on 
Patriotic  Topics.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Paralla  of  U.  Cass  and  the  Positions  of  Fif 
ty-six  Neighboring  Stars;  Plane  and  Sphere- 
ical  Trigonometry,  with  William  D.  Brook, 
and  other  works.  He  was  formerly  a  mem 
ber  of  the  American  Mathematical  Society 
and  is  now  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  In  1907  he  married  Miss  Bertha 
Marie  Blum,  now  deceased;  and  he  has  one 
daughter  and  resides  in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Bauer,  Walter,  Business  President,  of 
1155  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Pyrene  Manufacturing 
Company  and  a  director  of  E.  D.  Anderson, 
Incorporated,  and  other  corporations.  He 
has  held  various  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or,  and  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Baugher,  F.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
Home  Buildipg  Association  Company,  New 
ark,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Jeffer 
son  Land  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Bault,  Raymond  L.,  President  of  the  Sym 
phony  Society  of  Frankford.  He  resides  at 
4712  Lei  per  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Baumann,  Thomas  F.,  Director,  of  Mari 
on  Street,  near  Harris  Avenue,  New  Yrork 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Transport 
Power  Service,  Incorporated,  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Baumgarten,  Otto  J.,  Business  President, 
of  15  East  Forty-eighth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Baumgar 
ten  and  Haering  Company,  and  president 
of  the  Restaurant  Crillon,  Incorporated.  He 
has  held  various  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or;  and  resides  in  New  York  City. 


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Bauslin,  David  Henry,  Clergyman,  Theo 
logian  and  Author,  of  Springfield,  Ohio, 
was  born  Jan.  21,  1853,  in  Winchester,  Va. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Clearspring  Schools 
of  Maryland,  and  graduated  from  the  Wit 
tenberg  College  and  Seminary.  He  is  pro 
fessor  of  Historical  Theology,  and  president 
the  Lutheran  General  Synod.  He  has  been 
editor  of  the  Lutheran  World;  and  is  the 
author  of  Is  the  Ministry  an  Attractive  Vo 
cation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Men 's  Liter 
ary  Club  of  Springfield,  Ohio.  In  1880  he 
married  Miss  Elizabeth  Clark;  and  has  had 
one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  Ohio. 

Baxter,  Thomas  F.,  Business  President,  of 
Holt  Manufacturing  Company,  Stockton, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Holdt  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  vari 
ous  other  corporations. 

Bayer,  Edwin  S.,  Business  President,  of 
353  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Julius  Kayser  and  Com 
pany  ;  and  a  director  in  several  corpora 
tions;  and  has  filled  other  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Baylies,  Edmund  L.,  Business  President, 
of  54  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ray  Estate  Corporation, 
and  a  director  in  various  other  corpora 
tions. 

Baylis,  Willard  N.,  Business  President, 
of  141  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Huntingdon  Land  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations. 

Bayne,  Howard,  Director,  of  60  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Foreign  Bond  and  Share  Company 
Beach,  Mrs.  Amy  Marcy  Cheney,  Patron 
of  Music  and  Art,  of  2  Commonwealth  Ave 
nue,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  Sept  5,  1867, 
in  Henniker,  N.H.  She  is  a  musician,  com 
poser  and  concert-pianist.  She  is  the  author 
of  Songs  of  the  Sea  and  other  works.  She 
is  a  member  of  several  clubs  and  societies. 
She  resides  in  Hillsboro,  N.H. 


Beal,  George  Raynolds,  Member  of  the 
Harvard  Club,  the  Boston  City  Club,  and 
the  Western  Golf  Club;  and  is  a  Mason. 
He  was  born  on  March  29,  1870,  in  Waith 
am,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at  the  Waitham 
High  School  and  at  Harvard  College.  Since 
1917  he  has  been  Mayor  of  Waitham,  Mass. 
In  1907-18  he  was  treasurer  of  the  Waitham 
Savings  Bank,  of  which  he  is  now  presi 
dent.  He  resides  in  Waitham,  Mass. 

Beal,  Henry  W.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Belmont  Spring  Country  Club, 
the  Algonquin  Club,  the  Brae-Burn  Coun 
try  Club,  and  the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston. 
He  was  born  Feb.  25,  1875,  in  Danvers, 
Mass.,  and  was  educated  at  the  Phillips  A- 
cademy  and  at  Harvard  University.  Since 
1900  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Metropolitan 
Trust  Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Exe 
ter  Banking  Company  of  Exeter,  N.H.  In 
1902  he  married  Miss  Betsy  Hilton  Roper; 
and  have  one  son,  and  reside  at  170  Bab- 
cock  Street,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Beal,  Thomas  Prince,  Member  of  the  Al 
gonquin  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  27,  1849, 
in  Charlestown,  Mass.  Since  1888  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Second  National  Bank 
of  Boston. 

Beals,  John  D.  Lawyer  and  Business 
President,  of  1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Riding  Club,  the 
St.  Nicholas  Club,  and  the  Sea  View  Golf 
Club.  He  was  born  in  the  town  of  Litch- 
field,  Herkimer  County,  N.Y. ;  and  gradu 
ated  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Since 
1900  ho  has  practiced  law,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  law  firm  of  Beals  and  Nicholson.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bronx  Heights  Devel- 
opement  Corporation,  first  vice-president  of 
the  Bank  of  Washington  Heights  of  New 
York  City,  and  a  director  of  the  Seminole 
Fruit  and  Land  Company  and  of  the  Suf 
folk  County  Ice  Company.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Knicker 
bocker  Hospital  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
In  1893  he  married  Miss  Mary  H.  Nichol 
son,  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  333  West 
Eighty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City. 


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Beard,  Daniel  Carter,  Illustrator,  Artist 
and  Author,  of  87  Bowne  Avenue,  Flush 
ing,  N.Y.,  and  was  born  June  21,  1850,  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  as  a  civ 
il  engineer,  and  made  detailed  maps  of  most 
of  the  cities  and  townes  and  villages  of  the 
Mississippi  river.  He  illustrated  Mark 
Twain's  Yankee  in  King  Arthur's  Court 
and  other  books.  For  seven  years  he  was 
instructor  in  illustating  at  the  Woman's 
School  of  Applied  Design.  He  is  the  found 
er  of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America;  is  one  of 
the  three  vice-presidents,  the  other  two 
being  William  Howard  Taft  and  Theodore 
Roosevelt ;  and  is  known  as  the  father  of 
the  Boy  Scouts.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
American  Boy's  Handy  Book;  The  Jack  of 
all  Trades;  Dan  Beard's  Book  of  Animals; 
Out-Door  Handy  Book ;  Field  and  Forest 
Handy  Book  and  other  works.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  !  of  the  Forest  Lake  Club,  the  Aldine 
Club,  the  Campfire  Club  of  America,  and 
the  Society  of  Illustrators. 

Beardsley,  Samuel  A.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  64  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  was  born  Dec.  1,  1856,  in  Utica, 
N.Y. ;  and  graduated  from  Hamilton  Law 
Shcool.  In  1879-97  he  practiced  law  in  Uti 
ca,  N.Y. ;  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Beardsley,  Hemmens  and  Taylor; 
of  New  York  City.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Consolidated  Light  and  Power  Company 
of  Whitehall,  N.Y.;  a  director  of  the  Con 
solidated  Telegraph  and  Electric  Subway 
Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Glen  Falls 
Gas  and  Electric  Company.  In  1881  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Ann  Elizabeth  Hopper;  and  they 
reside  at  37  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  at  Easthampton,  Long  Island, 
N.Y. 

Beasley,  Mrs.  Archer,  President  of  the 
Music  Club,  of  Bristol,  Ya.  She  is  promi 
nent  in  musical  circles. 

Beasley,  Truman  Cross,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Sept,  16,  1855,  in 
Jasper  County,  Mo.  He  is  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank;  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations.  He  takes  a  prominent  part 
in  social,  financial  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 


Beattys,  George  D.,  Director,  of  111 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Weber  Piano  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Beaty,  Julian  B.,  Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Shanon  (  upper  Qompany  and  other 
corporations. 

Beaudry,  Louis  C.,  Treasurer  and  Busi 
ness  Man,  of  27  North  DesPlaines  Street, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  March  11, 
1871,  at  Bath-on-the-Hudson,  N.Y. ;  and  was 
educated  in  Montreal,  Canada.  Since  1889 
he  has  been  identified  with  the  printing 
and  lithographing  firm  of  P.  F.  Pettibone 
and  Company,  of  which  corporation  he  is 
treasurer.  In  1897  lie  married  Miss  Mary 
Ellen  Hayne,  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons,  and  reside  at  1022  Maple  Ave 
nue,  Evanston,  111. 

Bebb,  R.  E.,  Business  President,  of  Na 
tional  Pressed  Steel  Company,  Massillon, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Central 
Steel  Company,  Massillon,  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Berchtold,  Lewis,  Business  President,  of 
32  Greene  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Senelith  Ink  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  'a  director  in  various 
Other  corporations. 

Beck,  Otto  Walter,  Patron  of  Music  and 
Art,  of  Pelham  Manor,  N.Y.,  was  born  on 
March  11,  1864,  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  He  was 
the  winner  of  the  national  competition  in 
designs  for  mural  decoration  of  the  vesti 
bule  of  the  city  hall  in  Cincinnati.  He  is 
the  author  of  Art  Principles  in  Portrait 
Photography.  He  resides  in  Pelham  Man 
or,  N.Y. 

Becker,  Neal  Dow,  Lawyer  and  Business 
President,  of  366  Madison  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  University 
Club,  the  Cornell  Club  of  New  York,  the 
Association  of  the  Bar,  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Feb.  13, 
1883,  in  Cherry  Creek,  N.Y.;  and  received 
the  degrees  of  LL.B.  and  A.B.  from  Cor- 


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nell  University.  Since  1907  he  has  practic 
ed  law  in  New  York  City.  He  is  president 
of  the  Hammond  Typewriter  Corporation. 
He  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust 
and  honor;  and  is  now  president  of  the 
Cornell  Club  of  New  York.  In  1909  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Ivah  E.  Smith;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  838 
West  End  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Becker,  Phillip  A.,  President  of  the  Apol 
lo  Club,  with  a  full  membeship  of  ninety 
men.  He  resides  at  1109  Washington  Ave 
nue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Beckers,  William  G.,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Lawyers  Club, 
the  Chemist  Club,  the  American  Chemical 
Society  of  New  York,  the  Montauk  Club,  the 
Riding  and  Driving  Club  of  Brooklyn,  and 
the  Society  of  Chemical  Industries  of  Lon 
don.  He  was  born  Feb.  16,  1874,  in  Kern- 
pen,  on  the  Rhein;  and  was  educated  at  the 
University  of  Heidelberg  and  Freiburg,  re 
ceiving  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy. 
In  1911  he  founded  the  Beckers  Aniline 
and  Chemical  Works ;  is  a  director  of  the 
Allied  Chemical  and  Dye  Corporation;  and 
a  trustee  of  the  Polytechnic  Institute  of 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  married  Miss  Marie 
Antoinette  Pothen;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Bolton,  N.Y. 

Beckett,  Wesley  Wilbur,  Member  of  the 
Ctiy  Club.  He  was  born  May  31,  1857,  in 
Forest  Grove,  Oregon.  In  1888  he  received 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  the  University  of 
Southern  California.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Idylwild  Sanitarium  in  the 
San  Jacinto  Mountains.  He  resides  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Beckley,  William  S.,  Director,  of  131  East 
Twenty-third  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Waite  and  Bartlett 
Manufacturing  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Beckman,  B.  C.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President  of  19  South  LaSalle  Street, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  a  life  member  of  the  Illi 
nois  Athletic  Club  of  Chicago.  He  was  born 
Feb.  20,  1877,  in  Napersville,  111.,  and  was 
educated  in  the  N.  W.  College  of  his  native 
city.  Since  1912  he  has  been  president  and 


treasurer  of  the  Beckman  Dawson  Roofing 
Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Pre 
pared  Roofing  Manufacturers  Association ; 
and  a  director  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Naperville,  the  Naperville  Building  and 
Loan  Association,  of  J.  L.  Nichols  and  Com 
pany,  and  of  the  Cragin  State  Bank  of  Chi 
cago.  In  1901  he  married  Miss  May  Ballou ; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three 'daughters, 
and  reside  in  Naperville,  111. 

Beckman,  August  F.,  Business  President, 
of  460  Greenwich  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Edgewater,  and  a  director  in  vari 
ous  other  corporations. 

Bedford,  Alfred  Copton,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  5, 
1864,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Standard  Oil 
Company  of  New  Jersey.  He  resides  at  410 
Clifton  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Bedford,  Scott  Elias  William,  Member  of 
the  City  Club,  the  Delta  Tau  Delta  Club, 
and  the  Tau  Kappa  Alpha  Club.  He  was 
born  March  7,  1876,  in  Winterset,  Iowa.  He 
is  the  author  of  Labor  Legislation  of  Kan 
sas  ;  and  Modern  Cities.  He  resides  at  6158 
University  Avenue,  Chicago,  111  , 

Beebe,  E.  Pierson,  Director  of  6  Beacon 
Street,  Boston  Mass. ;  and  a  memeber  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Androscoggin  Mill  • 

Beebe,  J.  Oliver,  Business  President,  129 
South  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Saskatchewan  Farm  and  Land  Com 
pany,  the  Beebe  Bridge  Comany,  the  Met 
ropolitan  Trust  Company,  the  Securities 
Investment  Association,  the  Stanley  Steel 
Wheel  Corporation,  and  the  Wakefield 
Trust  Company. 

Beebe,  Junius,  Business  President,  of  129 
South  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  hte  Ayer  T  anning  Company, 
and  a  director  of  various  other  corporations. 

Beebe,  Marcus,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  129  South  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Brockton  Gas  Light 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Beecher,  John  L.,  Member  of  the  Elks 
and  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  is  con 
tractor  and  business  man  of  1955  Seward 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich.  He  was  born  in 
December,  1887,  in  Rock  Island,  111.  He 
was  educated  at  St.  Ambrose  College  of 
Davenport,  Iowa;  and  received  the  degree 
of  A.B.  from  St.  Mary's  College  of  Kansas. 
Since  1908  he  has  been  engaged  in  Light 
and  Heavy  Construction  Activities  of  all 
kinds;  and  is  a  successful  concrete  and  ma 
sonry  contractor.  In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Kathryn  Dwyer,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Beekman,  Charles  K.,  Director,  of  52 
William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Menkin  and 
Griscom;  and  a  director  of  the  Astra  Oil 
and  Gas  Corporation,  the  Beekman  Estate, 
the  Central  Sugar  Corporation,  the  Guay 
aquil  and  Quinto  Railway  Company,  the 
Gulf  Mobile  and  Northern  Railroad  Com 
pany,  and.  the  St.  Louis,  Rocky  Mountain 
and  Pacific  Company, 

Beeks,  Gertrude  Breckenridge,  Member 
of  the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Jan. 
16,  1867,  in  Greenville,  Tenn.  She  has  been 
president  of  the  National  Association  of 
Business  Women.  Since  1913  she  has  been 
secretary  of  the  welfare  department  of  the 
National  Civic  Federation.  She  resides  at 
210  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Beetham,  A.C.,  Business  President,  of  Bell 
Rock  Company,  Bellaire,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Bell  Rock  Land  Company, 
and  a  director  in  various  other  corporations. 

Begg,  Roderick,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
220  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Premier  Oil  and  Sulphur 
Company  of  New  York ;  and  secretary  and 
a  director  of  the  Republic  Oil  and  Sulphur 
Company. 

Beggs,  Arthur  E.,  Secretary  and  Direct 
or,  of  170  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Hathaway  Advertising 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Behn,  Hernand,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club,  the  Country  Club,  and  the  Spanish 
Casino  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  19,  1880, 


in  St.  Thomas,  D.W.I.  He  was  educated  at 
St.  Thomas,  Aiaecio,  Corsica;  and  Ste.  Bar- 
be,  Paris,  France.  He  began  as  assistant 
manager  of  the  French  Telegraph  Cable 
Company  of  New  York  in  1899-1903;  traffic 
manager  of  the  American  Railroad  Compa 
ny  for  three  years.  He  is  president  of  Behn 
Brothers,  Incorporated;  president  of  the 
Porto  Rico  Telephone  Company ;  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Porto  Rico  Coal  Company,  In 
corporated  ;  the  Yabucoa  Sugar  Company ; 
treasurer  of  the  Juncos  Sugar  Company; 
and  a  direteor  of  the  American  Colonial 
Bank  and  the  Banco  Territorial  Agricola, 
San  Juan.  He  was  decorated  Knight  Legion 
of  Honor,  Officer  of  Palmes  Academiques, 
Territorial  Agricola,  San  Juan.  lie  was  dec 
orated  Knight  Legion  of  Honor,  Officer  of 
France;  and  fourth  grade,  Busto  Bolivar, 
Venezuela.  His  address  is  61  Broadway, 
New  York  City. 

Behn,  Sosthenes,  Member  of  the  Metro 
politan  Club,  the  Washington  Club,  the  New 
York  Club,  the  Havanna  Club,  and  the  San 
Juan  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  30,  1882,  in 
St.  Thomas,  D.W.I.  He  is  vice-president  of 
Behn  Brothers,  Incorporated,  of  San  Juan, 
Porto  Rico;  Honorary  President  of  the  In 
sular  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Porto  Rico ; 
Chairman  of  the  Porto  Rico  Telephone  Com 
pany;  president  of  the  International  Tele 
phone  and  Telegraph  Corporation;  Chair 
man  of  the  Cuban  Telephone  Company ;  and 
president  of  the  Havanna  Docks  Corpora 
tion,  The  New  York  office  is  at  61  Broad 
way.  In  1912  he  was  a  delega'te*  to  the  Na 
tional  Republican  Convention  at  Chicago, 
and  in  1912-1916  was  a  member  of  the  Re 
publican  National  Committee.  During  the 
World  War  he  served  with  the  American 
Epeditionary  Forces  as  Lieutenant-Colonel, 
Signal  Corps,  and  was  decorated  with  the 
D.S.M.  and  the  Legion  d'  Honneur.  In  May, 
1921  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Dunlap  of 
Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  they  reside  in  Ha- 
baiui,  Cuba. 

Behr,  Herman,  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  March  4,  1847,  in  Hamburg, 
Germany.  He  is  president  of  Herman  Behr 
and  Company;  and  president  of  the  Roller 
Lock  Nut  Company  of  61  Broadway,  New 
York  City.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 


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Behnnan,  Martin,  Member  of  the  Choc- 
taw  Club,  the  Young  Men 's  Gymnastic  Club, 
the  Association  of  Commerce,  and  the  Chess 
Club,  the  Southern  Yacht  Club,  the  Alham- 
bra  Club,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Order  of 
Elks.  He  was  born  Oct.  14,  1864,  in  New 
York  City.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  New  Orleans,  La.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  School  Board,  assessor  and 
clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  New  Orleans ; 
and  in  1898  a  member  Louisiana  Constitu 
tional  Convention.  In  1904-05  he  was  State 
Auditor;  in  1904-20  for  four  terms  he  was 
mayor  of  New  Orleans.  He  is  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Democratic  party;  and  in 
1917-18  was  president  of  the  League  of  A- 
merican  Municipalities. 

Behymer,  L.  E.,  President  of  the  Gamut 
Club,  with  a  membership  of  three  hundred 
men,  was  born  Nov.  4,  1862,  near  Cincinna 
ti,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at  the  North 
west  Normal  School  of  Stanberry,  Mo.  He 
is  a  musical  and  theatrical  manager.  In 
1884-86  he  was  territoral  commissioner  of 
Hyde  County,  Dakota;  and  since  1886  has 
lived  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  He  is  manager  of 
the  Auditorium  Theatre,  the  L.  A.  Sympho 
ny  Orchestra  and  the  Woman's  Symphony 
Orchestra.  In  1908  he  was  elected  an  offi 
cer  of  the  French  academy;  and  six  months 
later  received  the  decoration  of  The  Palms. 
He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  resides  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Beinecke,  Edwin  J.,  Business  President, 
of  420  East  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Lawyers  Club, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  and  director  of  the  Amer 
ican  Safety  Service  Company,  president  of 
Henry  Maurer  and  Sons,  a  director  of  the 
Masonic  Periodicals,  Incorporated.  He  re 
sides  in  New  York  City. 

Bejarano,  Jose  Miguel,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  was  born  Jan.  23,  1886,  in  Mexico 
City;  and  was  educated  in  his  native  city. 
Since  1920  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Bexar  Company  of  New  York,  is  president 
of  the  Bexar  Company  of  Mexico,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Bexar  Sociedad  Ononima 
of  Barcelona,  Spain;  and  also  treasurer  oi! 


the  Mexico  Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  1914 
he  married  Miss  Trinela  Lilio;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  four  sons,  and  reside  at 
987  East  Grove  Street,  Lynbrook  N.Y. 

Belasco,  David  T.,  Theatrical  Manager,  of 
115  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
ties.  He  was  born  July  25,  1853,  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Lincoln  College  of  California.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  the  plays  entitled  May  Blossom, 
The  Charity  Ball,  The  Hearth  of  Maryland, 
Madam  Du  Barry,  The  Girl  of  the  Golden 
West,  The  return  of  Peter  Grimm,  and 
other  works  and  adaptions..  In  1873  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Cecila  Loverich;  and  they  had  a 
family  of  two  daughters  now  deceased.  He 
is  sole  owner  and  manager  of  the  Belasco 
Theatre  of  New  York  City. 

Belcher,  Charles  Edwin,  Editor  and  Pub 
lisher,  of  141  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
was  born  July  15,  1871,  in  Chelsea,  Mass. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Massachusetts  In 
stitute  of  Technology.  Since  1892  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  publishing  business; 
and  is  now  president  and  editor  of  The 
Standard.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  and  a  member  of  the  Drug  and 
Chemical  Club.  In  1910  he  married  Miss 
Florence  Eliza  Baer;  and  they  reside  in 
Brookline,  Mass. 

Belden,  William  C.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  60  Canal  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
was  born  May  30,  1858,  in  Whately,  Mass. ; 
and  was  educated  at  Williston  Seminary, 
and  at  Amherst  College.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  and  director  of  the  Andrew  Dutton 
Company.  In  1887  he  married  Miss  Nellie 
Frances  Dearborn,  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  daughter;  and  reside  in  Northamp 
ton,  Mass. 

Belding,  Alva  M.,  Banker,  Manufacturer, 
and  Business  President,  of  902  Broadway, 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  secretary  and  a 
director  of  Belding  Brothers  and  Company, 
Silk  Manufacturers  of  Rockville,  Conn.; 
and  president  of  the  Belding  Land  and  Im 
provement  Company,  of  Belding,  Mich.  He 
was  also  vice-president  of  the  Belding  Sav 
ings  Bank  of  Rockville,  Conn.;  the  Rock 
ville  National  Bank,  and  other  corporations. 


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Belding,  Frederick  N.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  902  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Bankers  Club,  the  Hartford  Club, 
and  th  Colony  Club.  He  was  born  in  April, 
1887,  in  Rockville,  Conn.;  and  was  educat 
ed  at  the  St.  Paul 's  School  of  Concord,  N.H ; 
and  at  the  Princeton  University  of  New 
Jersey.  Since  1910  he  has  been  mill  manager 
for  Belding  Brothers  and  Company;  and 
a  director  of  the  Spencer  Electric  Light 
and  Power  Company,  the  Belding  Land  and 
Improvement  Company,  Rockville  Water 
and  Aqueduct  Company,  the  Rockville  Na- 
tionalBank,  the  Peoples  Savings  Bank,  the 
James  J.  Regan  Manufacturing  Company, 
and  the  International  Pulp  Company.  In 
1921  he  married  Miss  Helen  Maxwell;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  Maxwelle 
Merrick  Belding,  and  they  reside  in  Rock 
ville,  Conn. 

Belding,  M.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
902  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  New  York  City  Athletic 
Club,  the  Bankers  Club,  the  Manhattan 
Club,  the  Hardware  Club,  the  Automobile 
Club  of  America,  the  Aero  Club,  the  Sleepy 
Hollow  Country  Club,  the  Crescent  Ath 
letic  Club,  the  Boston  Athletic  Club,  the 
Biscayne  Bay  Yacht  Club,  the  Miami  An 
glers  Club,  the  Army  and  Navy  Club,  the 
Sons  of  the:' Revolution,  the  Founders  and 
Patriots  of  .America,  the  Belding  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  the  New  York  Chamber 
of  ..Commerce.  He  was  born  April  14,  1865, 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Adelphi  Academy  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He 
is  president  of  the  Belding  Brothers  and 
Company^  Vice-president  of  the  Interna 
tional  Salt  Company  of  New  Jersey,  the  In 
ternational  Salt  Company  of  New  York,  the 
Retsof  Mining  Company,  the  Avery  Salt 
Company,,  .the  Detroit  Rock  Salt  Company, 
and  the  Genesee  and  Wyoming  Railroad 
Company.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Interna 
tional  Pulp  Company,  the  United  States 
Talcum  Company,  the  Union  Talcum  Com 
pany,  the  United  States  Talcum  Company, 
and  a  director  f  the  Irving  National  Bank, 
the  Greater  New  York  Savings  Bank,  the 
Belding  Savings  Bank,  the  Commonwealth 


Insurance  Company,  and  the  Industrial  Fi 
bre  Corporation.  He  married  Miss  Annie 
Kirk;  and  they  reside  at  1033  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City. 

Belknap,  Henry  Wyckoff,  Secretary  and 
Curator,  of  87  Federal  Street,  Salem,  Mass.  -, 
and  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club, 
of  Marblehead,  the  Authors'  Club  of  Lon 
don,  and  the  Royal  Societies  Club  of  Lon 
don.  He  was  born  in  1860  in  New  York 
City.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Boston 
Society  of  Arts  and  Crafts.  Since  1918  he 
has  been  secretary  and  cirator  of  the  Essex 
Institute  of  Salem,  Mass.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business,  public  and  social 
affairs ;  is  a  member  of  social  scientific  so 
cieties;  and  has  held  a  number  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Belknap,  Waldron  P.,  Banker  and  Trus 
tee,  of  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Cincinnati, 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  the  Racquet  and  Tennis  Club, 
the  Down  Town  Association,  the  Union 
Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Uptown 
Club,  the  Garden  City  Golf  Club,  and  the 
Rockaway  Hunting  Club.  He  was  born  Feb. 
8,  1873,  in  New  York  City;  and  was  educa 
ted  at  the  Lawrenceville  School,  and  at  Cor 
nell  University.  Since  1917  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  Bankers  Trust  Com 
pany;  and  is  now  director  of  the  Albert  B. 
Ashforth,  Incorporated,  a  director  of  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Association,  and  other  cor 
porations.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Rey 
Sealy  Hutchings;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son,  and  reside  at  112  East  Eight 
ieth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bell,  Bernard  Iddings,  Member  of  the  U- 
niversity  Club  of  New  York.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  St.  Stephen's  College,  and  for 
many  years  was  dean  of  St.  Paul's  Cathe 
dral  of  Fond  Du  Lac,  Wis.  He  resides  at 
Annanndale-on-Hudson,  N.Y. 

Bell,  Charles  James,  Member  of  the  Met 
ropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  April  12, 1858, 
in  Dublin.  Ireland.  Since  1893  he  has  been 
president  of  the  American  Security  and 
Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  1327  Con 
necticut  Avenue,  Washington,  D.C. 


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Bell,  Elliston  H.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  200  Devonshire  treet,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge, 
a  perpetual  member  of  the  Old  Colony  Club, 
a  life  member  of  the  Bostonian  Society,  and 
a  member  of  various  other  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  was  born  Dec.  7,  1874,  in  Pem 
broke,  Bermuda;  and  was  educated  in  pri 
vate  schools.  Since  1913  he  has  been  in  the 
investment  banking  business  in  Boston, 
and  is  now  vice-president  of  the  firm  of  El 
liston  H.  Bell  and  Company,  the  Kleinstone 
Rubber  Company,  and  the  Darien  Estates, 
Incorporated.  In  1880  he  married  Miss 
Maude  Isaacs;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Newton,  Mass. ;  and  in  New  York  City. 

Bell,  Frank  J.,  Vice-President  and  Direct 
or,  of  55  Park  Avenue,  Bloomfield,  N.H.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  Vice-President  of  the  firm  of 
Frank  J.  Bell,  the  Heathcote  Line  of  Scars- 
dale,  Incorporated ;  and  the  Land  Company 
of  Edwenwald,  N.Y. 

Bell,  Laird,  President  of  the  Harvard 
Club  of  Chicago,  111.  He  resides  in  Chicago, 
111. 

Bell,  Nicholas  Montgomery,  Member  of 
the  Royal  Order  of  Scotland,  the  Society 
of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Mercantile  Club,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Nov.  2,  1846,  in  Lincoln  County,  Mo. 
He  is  a  merchant  of  4442  West  Pine  Boule 
vard,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Since  1869  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  tobacco  business.  He  negoti 
ated  the  general  postal  treaties  of  the  Uni 
ted  States  with  foreign  countries.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Missouri  State  Leg 
islature. 

Bell,  Roy  M.,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
79  Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Warner  Sugar  Refining 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Bell,  Stoughton,  Lawyer  and  Business 
President,  of  60  State  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  Club  of 
Boston,  the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston,  and 
the  Harvard  Club  of  New  York.  He  was 
born  June  28,  1874,  in  Newton,  Mass.;  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard 
College  and  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Har 


vard  Law  School.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
a  partner  in  the  law  firm  of  Putnam,  Bell, 
Dutch  and  Santry.  He  is  president  of  the 
Multibestos  Company,  vice-president  of  the 
Walpole  Trust  Company,  and  a  director  of 
the  Cambridge  Trust  Company,  and  other 
corporations.  In  1908  he  married  Miss  Ma 
bel  A.  Lewis,  of  Tuxedo,  N.Y. ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daugh 
ters. 

Bellows,  Charles  M.,  Physician  and  Di 
rector,  of  450  Clinton  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Bell  view 
Hospital.  Since  1882  he  has  been  practic- 
ticing  medicine;  and  is  also  a  director  of 
the  Kings  County  Refrigerating  Company. 
In  1891  he  married  Miss  Stella  Reynolds; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  450  Clinton  Ave 
nue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Belmont,  Alva  E.,  Smith,  (Mrs.  O.H.P.), 
Member  of  variouis  clubs  and  philanthrop 
ic  Societies.  She  was  born  in  Mobile,  Ala. 
She  is  actively  interested  in  architecture, 
hospitals,  children's  homes  and  other  phil 
anthropic  work  and  woman's  suffrage 
movement,  and  gave  one.  hundred  thousand 
dollars  to  the  Nassau  hospital  at  Mineola, 
N.Y.  In  1915  she  opened  a  free  soup  kit 
chen  for  unemployed  women,  in  which 
three  thousand  are  fed  daily  and  are  also 
given  warm  new  clothing.  She  is  the  found 
er  and  president  of  the  political  Equality 
Association ;  in  1915  she  organized  Woman 
Voters  Convention,  of  San  Francisco,  CaL, 
and  Washington,  D.C.,  composed  from  the 
twelve  states  in  which  women  had  right  of 
suffrage.  In  1874  she  married  William  Kis- 
sam  Vanderbilt;  and  in  1896  she  married 
Oliver  Hazard  Perry  Belmont,  who  died  in 
1908.  She  resides  at  477  Madison  Avenue, 
New  York  City. 

Belmont,  August,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  43  Exchange  Place,  New  York 
City ;  .und  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  fired  of 
August  Belmont,  the  Boston  Cape  Cod  and 
the  New  York  Canal  Company,  and  the 
Westchester  Racing  Association.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Appraisals  Corporation,  the 
Audit  Company  of  New  York,  the  Long  Is 
land  Electric  Railway  Company,  the  Metro- 


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politan  Opera  and  Steel  Company,  the  New 
York  and  Long  Island  Traction  Company, 
the  New  York  and  Queens  County  Railway 
Company  and  the  New  York  Railways  Com 
pany.  Ho  is  trustee  of  the  Bank  for  Sav 
ings  in  (he  City  of  New  York;  and  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  liiter- 
borough  Consolidated  Corporation,  and  the 
Rapid  Transit  Subway  Construction  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Benas,  John  M.,  Business  President,  of 
24  State  Street,  New  York  City,,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Dec.  13,  1896,  in  Athens,  Greece; 
and  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Ath 
ens,  is  president  of  the  Stephanidis,  Benas 
and  Company,  the  Nautical  Service  Corpor 
ation,  and  the  l:nited  Transatlantic  Lines, 
Incorporated.  He  is  the  director  of  the 
American  near  East  and  Black  Sea  Line  In 
corporated,  and  the  Step's  Chocolate  and 
Candy  Company.  In  1919  he  married  Miss 
Corinna  D.  Stephanidis;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  264 
Riverside  Drive,  New  York  City. 

Benda,  Uladyshaw  T.,  Artist  and  Illus 
trator,  of  New  York  City.  He  is  a  noted 
Illustrator  and  Portrait  1 'a inter.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Players  Club,  the  Society  of 
Illustrators,  the  Architectural  League,  the 
Society  of  Mural  Painters,  and  the  Coffee 
House  Club.  He  resides  at  1  Gramercy  Park, 
New  York  City. 

Benedict,  A.  L.,  Physician,  Editor  and 
Author,  of  377  Elmwood  Avenue,  Buffalo, 
N.Y.,  was  born  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  He  receiv 
ed  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  M.D.,  and  A.M.  He 
has  been  vice-president  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Medicine.  He  was  superintend 
ent  of  Ethonology  of  the  Pan-American 
exposition;  and  was  president  of  the  Buf 
falo  Assciation  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolu 
tion.  He  was  editor  of  the  Buffalo  Medi 
cal  Journal  until  its  suspension  in  1918,  due 
to  serve  as  captain  in  the  medical  corps  of 
the  United  States  Army.  He  is  now  major 
in  the  Medical  Corps  of  the  New  York  Na 
tional  Guard.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Medi 
cal  Society  of  the  State  of  New  York  and 
other  associations.  In  1910  he  married  Miss 
Vida  Grenville  Meister;  and  they  reside 
at  377  Elmwood  Avenue,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 


Benedict,  Cleveland  Keith,  Clergyman 
and  Theologian,  of  Sewanee,  Tenn.,  was 
born  March  24,  1864,  in  Marietta,  Ga.  He 
was  educated  at  Kenyon  College  of  Gam- 
bier,  Ohio.  He  is  dean  of  the  Theological 
Department  of  the  University  of  the  South. 
He  is  a  member  of  various  religious  and 
scientific  societies.  In  1895  he  married  Miss 
Oliva  Proctor;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  in 
Se\vanee,  Tenn. 

Benedict,  Francis  Gano,  Educator,  Au 
thor,  of  Nutrition  Laboratory,  Vila,  Street, 
Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  Oct.  3,  1870,  in 
Milwaukee,  Wis.  In  1893  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.,  in  1894  the  degree  of  A.M. 
from  Harvard  University  In  1895  the  de 
gree  oL'  Ph.D.  from  the  University  of  Heidel 
berg,  and  in  1911  the  degree  of  Sc.D.  from 
the  Wesleyan  University,  of  Connecticut. 
Since  1907  he  has  been  director  of  the  Nu 
trition  Laboratory  of  the  Carnegie  Institu 
tion  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  the  author 
of  Elementary  Organic  Analysis,  Chemical 
Lecturere  Esperimence,  and  an  extensive 
contributor  to  scientific  publications.  In 
1897  he  married  Miss  Cornelia  Golay;  and 
they  reside  at  195  Pilgrim  Road,  Boston, 
Mass. 

Benedict,  Henry  Harper,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  9, 
1844,  in  Herkimer  County,  N.Y.  In  1912- 
13  he  was  president  of  the  Remington  Type 
writer  Company.  He  resides  at  5  East  Sev 
enty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Benedict,  Walter  St.  John,  Director,  of 
215  Montague  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Brooklyn  City  Safe  De 
posit  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Benedict,  William  Leonard,  Member  of 
the  Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Oct. 
14,  1860,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  resident 
partner  of  Kidder,  Peabody  and  Company, 
bankers  of  Boston  and  New  York 

Benedikt,  Joseph  John,  of  253  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Elks, 
the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Odd  Fellows  and 
the  Redmen,  and  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Masonic  Lodge,  Chapter  Commandery, 
Shrine  and  Grotto.  He  resides  at  70  Muel 
ler  Street,  Maspeth,  N.Y. 


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Beneke,  Henry,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  Twenty-first  and  Rockwell 
Streets,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the  Evanston 
Golf  Club ;  and  the  Industrial  Club.  He  was 
born  Jan.  2,  1867,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  He  is 
vice-president  and  treasurer  of  the  Beneke 
and  Kropf  Manufacturing  Company;  and 
in  pst  years  has  been  vice-president  of  Hib 
bord  Spencer  Brtlett  and  Company,  In  1903 
he  married  Miss  Olga  Uihleim;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  son  snd  two  daugh 
ters,  and  reside  at  566  Stratford  Place, 
Chicago,  111. 

Benjamin,  Edgar  L.,  Business  President, 
of  59  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  in  Hudson,  N.Y.  He  is  president 
of  the  Edgar  L.  Benjamin  Company,  and 
the  Port  Richmond  Co-operative  Building 
Loan  and  Savings  Institution;  and  is  also 
secretary  and  director  of  the  Seabury  and 
Johnson  Company. 

Benjamin,  Eugene  S.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  is  president  of  the  Baron  de 
Hirsch  Fund.  He  resides  at  1019  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Benkard,  John  Philip,  Member  of  the 
Delta  Phi  Fraternity,  the  Knickerbocker 
Club  and  the  Tuxedo  Club.  He  was  born 
Oct.  30,  1872,  in  Paris,  France.  He  grad 
uated  from  Mark's  School,  and  the  Colum 
bia  University,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B. 
in  1894.  He  is  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of 
J.  P.  Benkard  and  Company,  Bankers  of 
961  Broadway,  New  York  City.  He  was 
captaino  fthe  Twelfth  New  York  Volun 
teers  in  war  with  Spain.  He  was  captain 
on  the  Governor's  staff  of  New  York  in 
1905-07.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Julia 
Olin;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  chil 
dren,  and  reside  at  105  Fifty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Benn,  Alonzo  Newton,  Packer  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  Forty-fifth  Street,  and 
Racine  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  South  Shore  Country  Club,  the 
Chicago  Association  of  Commerce,  the  Chi 
cago  Board  of  Trade,  the  Chicago  Athletic 
Association,  the  Kenwood  Club,  the  Medinah 
Temple,  the  Apollo  Commandery,  and  the 


Oriental  Consistory.  He  was  born  Nov.  25, 
1866,  in  Washington,  Iowa;  and  was  educa 
ted  at  Woodburn,  Iowa.  Since  1886  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  packing  business;  and 
is  onw  vice-president  and  general  manager 
of  the  G.  H.  Hammond  Compny  of  the 
Union  Stock  Yards,  Chicago,  111.  In  past 
years  he  was  president  and  general  man 
ager  of  the  Omaha  Packing  Compnay,  and 
vice-president  of  the  National  Packing 
Company.  In  1910  he  married  Miss  Har 
riett  Condee ;  and  they  reside  at  4561  Wood- 
lawn  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Bennet,  Walter  M.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  46  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  first  vice-president  and  a  director  of  the 
Walter  M.  Bennet  Company,  and  the  Bank 
of  America;  and  is  also  a  trustee  of  the 
Dry  Dock  Savings  Institution. 

Bennett,  Charles  M.,  Business  President, 
of  24  Broad  treet,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societis.  He 
is  president  of  the  Asuncion  Port  Conces 
sion  Corporation  ,and  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Bennett,  Edward  L.,  Banker  and  Direct 
or,  of  150  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  Assistant  Treasurer  and  direct 
or  of  the  banking  firm  of  C.  D.  Parker  and 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  president  of 
the  Fresh  Pond  Ice  Company,  president  of 
the  Metropolitan  Ice  Company,  president 
of  the  Newton  Ice  Company  and  vice-pres- 
iident  of  the  Boston  Brick  Company.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Amesbury  Electric 
Light  Company,  and  a  score  of  other  cor 
porations. 

Bennett,  Fred  S.,  Business  President,  of 
317  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Knickerbocker  Country  Club, 
the  Englewood  Club,  the  Merchants  Club, 
and  the  National  Arts  Club  of  New  York 
City.  He  is  president  of  Fred  S.  Bennett, 
Incorporated;  the  Metakloth  Company,  and 
a  director  of  the  Vanwood  Mills  Company. 
He  married  Miss  Katherine  Jones;  and 
they  reside  at  149  Dwight  Place,  Engle 
wood,  N.J. 

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Bennett,  Inslee  Adrian,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  April  12, 
1874,  in  Somerville,  Ohio.  Since  1904  he  has 
been  president  of  the  I.  A.  Bennett  Compa 
ny,  electrical  supplies,  and  is  now  a  direct 
or  of  the  Electrical  Manufacturing  Export 
Corporation.  In  1897  he  married  Miss  La- 
verne  Case;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
;son  and  three  daughters;  and  reside  at  185 
Sheridan  Road,  Kenil worth,  111. 

Be  nnett,  M.,  Business  President,  of  Si- 
monds  Bennett  Company,  Conneaut,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Conneaut  Elks 

Bennett,  Mary  Katherine,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Nov.  28,  186*. 
in  Englewood,  N.J.  She  is  President  of  the 
Woman 's  Board  of  Home  Missions.  She  is 
president  of  the  Council  of  Women  for 
Home  Missions. 

Bennett,  Mrs.  M.  S.,  Business  President, 
of  6532  South  Menard  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Englewood  Wo 
man 's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Mount  Carroll, 
111. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Mount  Car 
roll  Academy,  and  at  North  western  Univer 
sity.  Since  1911  she  has  been  president  of 
the  Wilson  and  Bennett;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  7151  Norman  Boulevard,  Chicago, 
111. 

Bennett,  Thomas  Gray,  Member  of  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club;  was  born  in  New 
Haven,  Conn.  In  1890-1911  he  was  presi 
dent  of  the  Winchester  Repeating  Arms 
Company.  He  resides  at  423  Prospect  Ave 
nue,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Bennett,  Walter  H.,  Business  President, 
of  128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  th  American  Exhcange  Na 
tional  Bank,  and  director  in  various  other 
corporations. 

Bennington,  John  H.,  Director,  of  85 
Clinton  treet,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  South  Brooklyn  .  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Benninghofen,  P.,  Business  President,  of 
Liberty  Machine  Tool  Company.,  Hamilton, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the"  Liberty 


Machine  Tool  Company,  and  a  director  in 
various  other  corporations. 

Bensinger,  B.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
629  South  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Standard  Club,  the 
Lake  Shore  Country  Club,  the  Illinois  Ath 
letic  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Down  Town 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  4,  1868,  in  Louis 
ville,  Ky.;  and  was  educated  in  the  South 
Division  High  School.  Since  1885  he  has 
been  connected  with  the  Brunswick-Balke- 
Collender  Company,  of  which  he  is  now 
president.  In  1896  he  married  Miss  Rose 
Frank;  and  they  have  family  of  two  sons, 
and  reside  in  Glencoe,  111. 

Benson,  Byron  D.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the 
Whitehall  Club,  the  Princeton  Terrace  Club, 
and  the  Yrountakeah  Country  Club.  He  was 
born  in  1890  in  Passaic,  N.Y. ;  and  was  ed 
ucated  at  Princeton  University.  Since  1912 
lie  has  been  with  the  Tide  Water  Oil  Com 
pany,  or  its  subsidiaries,  of  which  he  is 
now  general  sales  manager.  He  is  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Tide  Water  Oil  Sales  Corpor 
ation  ;  a  director  of  the  East  Jersey  Rail 
road  and  Terminal  Company;  and  a  direct 
or  of  the  Magnetic  Iron  Ore  Company.  In 
1913  he  married  Miss  Annie  Ball;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daugh 
ters  ;  and  reside  in  Passaic,  N.J. 

Benson,  Edwin  P.,  Secretary  and  Treas 
urer,  of  .1.1  Cliff  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Crescent  Athletic 
Club  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  secretory  and 
director  of  the  firm  of  Benjamin  D.  Ben 
son  and  Sons,  manufacturing  stationers, 
printers  and  engravers.  He  is  unmarried; 
and  resides  at  13  Gramercy  Park,  South, 
New  York  City. 

Benson,  Robert  D.,  Business  President, 
of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Tide  Water  Oil  Compaiy ; 
and  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  Major  Car  Corporation.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Associated  Producers  Com 
pany,  the  New  Jersey  Worsted  Company, 
the  Shawnee-Tecuniseh  Traction  Company, 
and  the  People's  Bank  and  Trust  Company, 
of  Passaic,  N.J. 


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Benson,  William  S.,  Director,  of  11  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies  He  is  director  of 
the  Muskogee  Electric  Traction  Company 

Bent,  George  W.,  Business  President,  of 
101  Causeway  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  G.  W.  Bent  Company, 
and  a  director  of  various  other  corpora 
tions. 

Bentley,  Charles  Harvey,  Sales  Manager 
and  Vice-President,  of  101  California 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal;  and  a  member 
of  the  Pacific  Union  Club,  the  University 
Club,  and  the  Bohemian  Club.  He  was  born 
Aug.  28,  1868,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from 
the  University  of  California.  Since  1916  he 
has  been  general  manager  of  the  California 
Packing  Corporation  of  which  he  is  also 
vice-president.  In  1899  he  married  Miss 
Margaret  Wilder,  now  deceased,  by  whom 
he  had  one  son  and  one  daughter.  In  1908 
he  married  Miss  Florence  Hush;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  3198  Pa 
cific  Avenue,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Bentley,  Frederick  William,  of  the  Knox 
Conservatory  of  Music,  of  160  West  South 
Street,  Galesburg,  111.,  was  born  Sept.  12, 
1859,  in  Lenox,  Ohio  He  graduated  from 
the  Oberlin  Conservatory  of  Music;  did 
post-graduate  work  for  three  years  in  Leip 
zig,  Berlin,  Paris  and  London.  He  has  been 
conductor  of  the  Monday  Music  Club  Chor 
us  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  the  Kewaunee  Choral 
Union,  and  is  now  Chorister  of  the  Central 
Congregational  Church  and  Conductor  of 
the  Galesburg  Musical  Union.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Illinois  Music  Teachers 
AsM'fiation,  and  president  of  lue  Assoc'.i- 
tiou  of  Presidents  of  the  Stite  M'J.sio 
le.v-hers  Association.  He  Is  a  irem.be?  of 
the  Galesburg  Kewanis  Club.  In  1883  he 
married  Miss  Julia  A.  We?.&l«?r:  an«l  thov 
h;«v<  one  daughter,  and  resiflo  at  230  "West 
Tompkins  Street,  Galesburg,  111. 

Bentley,  R.  I.,  Business  President,  of  101 
California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  California  Packing  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations. 


Bentley,  Robert,  Business  President,  of 
814  Stambaugh  Building,  Youngstown, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Carbon 
Limeston  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Benton,  B.  H.,  Journalist  and  Author,  of 
200  West  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh 
Street,  New  York  City.  He  has  attained 
success  in  literature  under  the  Nom  de 
plume  of  Rob  Roy.  He  is  now  managing 
editor  of  the  Gotham  Press  Syndicate  and 
International  Press,  with  offices  in  New 
York,  London  and  Paris. 

Benzinger,  Frederic,  Journalist,  of  the 
Times  Annex,  New  York  City,  was  born 
April  10,  1858,  in  Susquehanna,  Pa.  He  be 
came  proprietor  of  newspapers  in  Cedar 
Rapids  and  Des  Moines,  Iowa;  and  in  Oma 
ha  and  Lincoln,  Nebr.  From  1892  has  been 
on  the  staff  of  the  Omaha  Bee,  the  Chicago 
Inter  Ocean  and  the  Chicago  Record  Her 
ald.  At  the  Out  Break  of  the  Spanish- 
American  War  he  was  transfered  to  Wash 
ington,  D.C.  In  1889-1900  he  was  corre 
spondent  at  Paris.  Since  1902  he  has  been 
New  York  correspondent.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Press  Club,  and  various  other  clubs 
and  societies. 

Berdeau,  Ray  W.,  Civil  Engineer  and 
Government  Official,  of  Manila,  P.I. ;  and 
a  member  of  the  Manila  Rotary  Club,  and 
various  other  clubs  nd  societies.  He  has 
attained  success  as  a  noted  engineer;  and 
holds  the  rank  of  Major  of  Engineer  in  the 
United  States  Reserve  Corps.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Manila  Rotarj7  Club;  and  has 
filled  severl  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Beresford,  Percival,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  100  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  United  States  Manager  and  Attorney  of 
the  Phoenix  Assurance  Company,  Limited, 
of  London.  He  is  President  of  the  Im 
perial  Assurance  Company  of  New  York, 
and  President  of  the  Columbia  Insurance 
Company  of  New  Jersey.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Phoenix  Indemnity  Company  of  New 
York,  a  director  of  the  Norwich  Union  In- 
dmnity  Company  of  New  York,  and  Uni 
ted  States  manager  and  attorney  of  the 
Swiss  Reinsurance  Company  of  Zurich. 


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.  Berg,  Charles,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Imperial 
Motor  Company,  president  of  the  Trackless 
Trolley  Company  of  America,  and  vice- 
prsident  of  the  Electro-Coach  Corporation. 
•  He  is  also  prominently  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  New  York 
;City. 

Berg,  Charles  I.,  Yice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  331  Madison  Avnue,  New  York 
city;  and  a  member  of  the  Players  Club, 
.the  Knoll  wood  Country  Club,  the  National 
Arts  Club,  and  the  Society  of  Beaux  Arts- 
Architects.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Gra- 
mercy  Company;  and  secretary,  treasurer 
and  director  of  the  Grainercy  Park  Asso 
ciation.  In  1886  he  married  Miss  Ada  Van 
Beil ;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at 
34  Gramercy  Park,  New  York  City. 

Berg,  David,  Business  President,  of  480 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  Baltimore,  Md.  Since  1881  he  has 
been  identified  with  the  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs  of  New  York  City;  and  is  pres 
ident  of  Berg  Brothers  of  New  York  City. 
"In  1890  he  married  Miss  Susie  Arnstein; 
'and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
'one  daughter,  and  resid  at  333  Central  Park 
West,  New  York  City. 

Berge,  Mrs.  B.  0.,  President  of  the  Mu 
sical  Club,  with  a  membership  of  fifty 
women.  She  resides  at  635  Guthrie  Street, 
Ottawa,  111. 

Berking,  Max  B.,  V ice-President  and  Pres 
ident,  of  72  Leonard  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  the  University  Club, 
the  Williams  Club,  and  the  Merchants  Club. 
He  was  born  Sept.  1, 1878,  in  Newark,  N.J. ; 
and  was  educated  at  Williams  College.  Since 
1004  lie  has  been  identified  with  M.  P. 
Tuttle  and  Company,  of  which  he  is  vice- 
president;  and  since  1920  has  been  vice- 
president  of  the  Self-Clasp  Envlope  Com 
pany.  In  1920-22  he  was  president  of  the 
Williams  Club.  In  1916  he  married  Miss 
Rhoda  Jones;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Greenwich,  Conn. 


Berlin,  Irving,  Member  of  several  musi 
cal  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May 
11,  3888,  in  Russia;  and  received  a  thor 
ough  education.  He  is  the  composer  of 
Alexanders  Rag  Time  Band,  and  numer- 
ous  other  popular  pieces.  His  address  is 
29  West  Forty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bernard,  Robert  W.,  Lawyer  and  Trustee, 
of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Wayland 
and  Bernard;  and  attorney  and  trustee  for 
the  Italian  Savings  Bank  of  the  City  of 
New  York.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  New 
York  City;  and  has  filled  several  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  ; 

Bernheim,  Eli  H.,  Banker,  of  507  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Columbia  Bank  of  New  York  City; 
and  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Vera  Re 
alty  Company. 

Bernheim,  George  B.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Ferry  Street  and  Willow  Avenue, 
Hoboken,  N.J. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Co 
lumbia  University  Club,  the  Harmonie  Club, 
the  Century  Club,  the  Arkwright  Club,  and 
the  Civic  Club.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Columbia  University.  Since  1902  he  has 
been  with  R.  Neumann  and  Company,  of 
which  he  is  now  president  and  director.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Columbia  Bank,  the 
Commonwealth  Ice  Company,  and  the  Twen 
ty-one  East  Fortieth  Street,  Incorporated. 
He  married  Miss  Alice  R.  Rheinstein;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and  re 
side  at  146  West  Eighty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Bernheimer,  Charles  L.,  Cotton  Goods 
Converter,  of  120  Franklin  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  July  18,  1864,  in  Ulma 
Danube,  Wurt  tern  berg,  Germany.  He  is 
president  of  the  Bear  Mill  Manufacturing 
Company  ;chairman  of  the  arbitration  com 
mittee  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the 
State  of  New  York ;  a  member  of  the  execu 
tive  committee  of  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce;  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  di 
rectors  of  the  New  York  Board  of  Trade 
and  Transportation.  He  is  also  president  of 
the  Safety  First  Society  and  is  a  trustee. 


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of  the  Baron  de  Hirsch  Fund.  He  is  the 
author  of  a  Peace  Proposal — a  Business 
Man's  Plan,  published  in  1915.  For  two 
terms  he  was  president  of  the  Converters 
Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Merchants 
Association,  the  Board  of  Trade  and  Trans 
portation,  the  United  States  Chamber  of 
Commerce. 

Bernstein,  Allen  Milton,  Merchant  and 
Business  President,  of  23  Beekman  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Har 
vard  Club  of  New  York,  and  the  Hollywood 
Golf  Club  of  Deal,  N.J.  He  was  born  in 
1881  in  New  York  City;  and  was  educated 
at  Harvard  University.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  Lasker  and  Bernstein,  Incorporat 
ed  ;  and  president  of  Leami,  Clenney  and 
Company,  and  also  president  of  the  Almie 
Realty  Company.  In  1007  he  married  Miss 
Irma  Lewyn ;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
236  West  Seventy-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Bernstein,  B.,  Superintendent  and  Direct 
or,  of  68  East  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
first  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Nov.  8,  1884,  in  New  York  City ;  and  grad 
uated  from  the  High  School.  Since  1917  he 
has  been  engaged  as  a  superintendent;  and 
is  also  vice-president  and  a  director  of  the 
Nonpareil  Shoe  Company,  Incorporated.  He 
resides  at  50  Pike  Street,  Nw  York  City. 

Bernstein,  David,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  1493  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Borough  Theatre 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Bernstein,  Louis,  Business  President,  of 
Forty-seventh  Street  and  Broadway,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  music 
publishing  house  of  Shapiro,  Bernstein  and 
Company,  Incorporated;  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Berry,  Henry  Newhall,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  85  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  and  director  of  the  A.  Sid 
ney  Davison  Coal  Company,  and  other  cor 
porations. 


Berry,  Martha  McChestney,  Member  of 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Oct.  7,  1866, 
in  Rome,  Ga.  She  is  the  founder  of  a  set 
tlement  school  for  girls.  She  is  a  contribut 
or  to  magazines  on  Southern  Mountaineers. 
She  resides  in  Rome,  Ga. 

Berry,  Wilbur  Fisk,  Clergyman,  Educat 
or  and  College  President,  of  Waterville, 
Maine,  was  born  Nov.  24,  1851,  in  Camden, 
Maine.  In  1902-09  he  was  president  of  the 
Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  Women's 
College;  and  in  1909-19  was  superintendent 
of  the  Christian  Civic  League  of  Maine,  re 
tiring  in  January  1919.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Maine  Annual  Conference  of  the  Meth 
odist  Episcopal  Church.  In  1878  he  married 
Miss  Livonia  S.  French  ;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  four  daughters,  and 
reside  in  Vassal boro,  Maine. 

Berryman,  J.  B.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  836  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Hinsdale  Golf  Club,  the 
Chicago  Yacht  Club,  and  the  City  Club.  He 
was  born  Merch  20,  1862,  in  Toronto,  Can 
ada;  and  was  educated  in  the  private 
schools  of  his  native  city.  Since  1895  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  Crane  Compa- 
nyof  Chicago,  of  which  corporation  he  is 
now  first  vice-president.  He  is  a  director 
in  various  other  corporations;  and  has  fil: 
led  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  married  Miss  Ruth  Brown;  they  have' 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  on  Highland  Road,  near  Downers 
Grove,  Du  Page  County,  111. 

Bertram,  ,H.  Henry,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector  of  the  A.  P.  Babcock  Company;  and 
a  director  of  the  Consumers  Biscuit  and 
Manufacturing  Company. 

Bertron,  Samuel  Reading,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  26, 
1865,  in  Port  Gilson,  Miss.  He  is  president 
of  the  New  York  Banking  firm  of  Bertron, 
Briscon  and  Company.  He  resides  in  Roslyn, 
Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Berwind,  Edward  Julius,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  June  17, 
1848,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  resides  at  2 
East  Sixty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City. 
He  is  president  of  the  Berwind-White  Coal 
Mining  Company. 


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Berwind,  John  E.,  Business  President,  of 
1  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs,  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Porto  Rico  Coal  Company,  and  pres 
ident  of  the  World's  Maritime  News  Com 
pany.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Berwind- 
White  Coal  Mining  Company,  the  Havana 
Coal  Company,  the  International  Coal  Com 
pany,  and  the  Wilmore  Steamship  Compa 
ny;  and  is  also  a  director  in  a  dozen  other 
large  corporations. 

Beskind,  Morris  M.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  627  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  was  educated  in  the  College  City 
of  New  York,  and  at  the  School  of  Com 
merce  of  the  New  York  University.  Since 
1911  he  has  been  identified  with  the  Wash 
ington  Garter  Corporation,  of  which  he  is 
secretary,  director  and  vice-president.  In 
1914  he  married  Miss  Roselle  Magid;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  resid- 
at  1907  Harrison  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Betts,  Clarence  B.,  Business  Manager  and 
Director,  of  231  East  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  New  York  Produce  Ex 
change,  the  National  Grain  Dealers  Associ 
ation,  the  Wykaggl  Country  Club,  and  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Feb.  24,  1869,  in  Woodside,  Long  Island, 
N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  in  the  Public  and 
High  Schools  of  New  York  City.  Since  1908 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  firm  of 
William  H.  Payne  and  Son  as  treasurer  and 
a  director.  In  1895  he  married  Miss  L.  M. 
Stilwell ;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside 
at  193  Centre  Avenue,  New  Rochelle,  N.Y. 

Betts,  Farron  S.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  88  Thirty-fifth  Street, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  has  long  been  ident 
ified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs 
of  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  has  filled  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  His  concern  the 
firm  of  Farron  S.  Betts,  manufacture  ex 
clusively  albums,  principaly  known  as  the 
Royal  Albums.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
P.  L.  Andrews  Corporation.  He  has  one 
daughter;  and  they  reside  at  410  Riverside 
Drive,  New  York  City. 


Betts,  George  W.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Down 
town  Association,  the  Princeton  Club  of 
New  York,  and  the  Shinnecock  Hills  Golf 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  14,  1871,  in  Engle- 
wood,  N.J. ;  and  was  educated  at  Princeton 
University.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  law  firm  of  Hunt,  Hill  and  Betts. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Harrison  Coal 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Beers  Re 
alty  Company,  the  Middletown  Throwing 
Company,  the  Sarnia  Steamship  Corpora 
tion,  the  Schwarzenbach  Huber  Company, 
th  Sibiria  Steamship  Corporation  and  other 
corporations.  In  1903  he  married  Miss  Ma 
ry  Howard  Hall;  and  they  have  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  on  Brayton  Street,  Engle- 
wood,  N.J. 

Betts,  Hobart  D.,  Member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club,  the  Lotos  Club,  the  Hardware 
Club,  and  the  Piping  Rock  Club.  He  was 
born  Sept,  20,  1872,  in  Englewood,  N.J.  In 
1893  he  graduated  from  Princeton  Univer 
sity.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Thomas 
and  Betts  Company,  electrical  manufactur 
ers.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Josephine 
Gould  of  Wellesley,  Mass.;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son,  and  reside  at  40  East 
Eighty-third  Street,  New  York  City. 

Betts,  James  H.,  Business  President,  of 
51  West  Fifty-second  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Great  South 
Bay  Club,  and  the  City  Club  of  New  York 
City.  He  was  born  June  22,  1883,  in  Phoe 
nix.  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Betts  and 
Belts  Corporation,  electrical  apparatus.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  U.  E.  Corporation, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations;  and 
is  prominently  identified  with  business, 
public  and  social  affairs.  Since  1904  he 
has  resided  in  Bright  waters,  Long  Island, 
N.Y. 

Severs,  Charles  H.,  Business  President, 
of  48  Washington  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
etie.s  He  is  prominently  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.  He  is  president  of  Henry  A.  Bevers, 
Incorporated;  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


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Bevier,  Louis,  Educator  and  Author,  of 
New  Brunswick,  N.J.,  was  born  April  22, 
1857,  in  Marbletown,  N.Y.  He  is  profes 
sor  of  Greek  Language  and  literature  in  the 
Rutgers  College.  He  is  the  author  of  French 
Grammar  and  other  works. 

Bevitt,  Mrs.  Zay  R.,  Artist  and  Musici 
an,  of  3914  Third  Street,  San  Diego,  Cal. ; 
arid  a  member  of  various  musical  clubs  and 
societies.  She  maintains  a  studio  in  the 
Institute  of  Music,  of  San  Francisco,  at 
26  0 'Farrell  Street;  and  is  prominent  in 
the  musical  world. 

Bezner,  Frederick  0.,  Vice-President  and 
director  of  the  Hudson  Motor  Car  Compa 
ny  of  Detroit,  Mich.;  and  a  director  in  va- 
ious  other  corporations. 

Bickett,  Cornelius  A.,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  March  15,  1864,  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the 
Chicago  Bearing  Metal  Company;  president 
of  the  Bickett  Coal  and  Coke  Company ; 
and  a  director  of  the  Fort  Dearborn  Na 
tional  Bank.  His  address  is  332  South 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Bickford,  Erskine  F.,  Business  President, 
of  38  Main  Street,  Maiden,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  June  4,  18 — ,  in  Woodstock,' 
Conn.;  "and  was  educated  in  the  Private 
Schools  of  Thompson,  Conn.  Since  1865,  he 
has  been  a  resident  of  Maiden ;  and  a  man 
ufacturer  of  rubber  boots  and  shoes ;  and  is 
president  of  the  Industrial  Aid  Society. 
He  is  president  of  the  Maiden  Savings 
Bank ;  and  a  director  of  the  Boston  Rubber 
Shoe  Company.  He  married  Miss  L.  Put 
nam  ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  reside  in  Maiden,  Mass. 

Bicknell,  Ernest  Percy,  Red  Cross  Com 
missioner,  of  Washington,  D.C. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Cosmos  Club  of  Washington, 
D.C.  He  was  born  Feb.  23,  1862,  in  Vin- 
eennes,,  Ind.;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Na 
tional  Conferance  Charities  and  Correction. 
Since  1921  he  been  Commissioner  to  Europe 
of  the  American  Red  Cross.  In  1891  he 
married  Miss  Grace  Vawter;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  2915  Albermarle  Street,  Washing 
ton,  D.C, 


Biddle,  Clement  M.,  Vice-President  and 
Treasurer,  of  105  Chambers  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Hardware 
Club  of  New  York,  and  the  Mount  Vernon 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  1876  at  Shar 
on  Hill,  Pa. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Friends  Central  High  School,  and  Swarth- 
more  College,  Pa.  Until  1904  he  was  in  the 
sales  department  of  th  Carnegie  Steel  Com 
pany  of  Pittsburgh  and  since  then  has  been 
in  New  York  City.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Amercian  National  Bank  of  Mount  Ver 
non,  N.Y. ;  and  is  a  director  of  the  Biddle 
Purchasing  Company  and  the  WTynnewood 
Realty  Company.  In  1900  he  married  Miss 
Grace  A.  Brosius;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  three  daughters,  and  they 
reside  at  Mt.  Vernon,  N.Y. 

Bieser,  Charles  W.,  Member  of  Masonic 
Club,  and  the  Elk  Club.  lie  was  born  in 
1867  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  and  Commercial  Col 
lege.  He  is  first  vice-president  of  the  First 
Savings  and  Banking  Company;  find  a  di 
rector  of  the  I).  Geren  Sons  Company,  the 
Daylon  Building  and  Loan  Association  and 
several  other  corporations.  He  served  as 
chief  clerk  of  Probate  Court;  clerk  of  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  and  Circuit  Court;  post 
master  of  Dayton,  Ohio;  chairman  of  the 
Republican  City,  County  and  District  Com-' 
mittees.  He  resides  at  48  Cambridge  Ave 
nue,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Bigelow,  Clarence  0.,  Business  President, 
of  106  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
'the  State  of  New  York,  the  New  England 
Society,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the 
American  Pharmacy  Association,  the  Sal 
magundi  Club  and  the  Amateur  Billiard 
Club,  the  Westchester-Biltmore  Golf  Club, 
and  the  National  Republican  Club.  He  was 
born  in  1851  in  Phoenix,  R.I. ;  and  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  public  schools  of  Massachu 
setts.  Since  1880  he  has  been  a  wholesale 
and  retail  druggist;  and  is  president  of  the 
West  side  Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  of 
the  Bigelow  State  Bank 

Boesche,  William  A.,  Director,  of  Akron 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New 
Masonic  Temple  Company 


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Bikle,  Philip  Melanchthon,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Pennsylvania  College,  of  Gettys 
burg,  Pa. ;  was  born  Dec.  1,  1844,  in  Smiths- 
burg,  Md.  Since  1874  he  has  been  professor 
of  Latin  and  since  1889  has  been  dean  of 
the  Greysburg  College.  He  has  been  dean  of 
tary  of  the  Parent  Education  Society  of 
United  Lutheran  Church.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Amercian  Philological  Association, 
and  of  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  In 
1869  he  married  Miss  Anna  M.  Wattles;  by 
whom  he  had  one  son.  In  1877  he  married 
Miss  Emma  J.  Wolf,  and  they  have  three 
sons,  and  reside  in  Gettysburg,  Pa. 

Bill,  Edward  L.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  373  Fourth  Avenue.  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  the  Bonnie  Briar  Country 
Club,  the  American  Museum  of  Natural 
History,  the  New  York  Zoological  Society, 
the  Building  Trades  Employer's  Association, 
and  the  New  Rochelle  Rowing  Club.  He  is 
secertary  and  a  director  of  Edward  Lyman 
Bill,  and  of  the  Chester  Syndicate,  Incor 
porated. 

BiUikopf,  Jacob,  Sociologist,  of  1512  Wal 
nut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  City  Club,  and  the  Locust  Club. 
He  was  born  June  1,  1882,  in  Wilna,  Russia. 
In  1907  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Uni 
ted  Jewish  Charities  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
He  was  active  in  organizing  of  municipal 
baths,  public  night  schools,  free  legal  aid 
bureau,  remedial  loan  agency  and  the  Kan 
sas  City  Board  of  Public  Welfare.  Since 
1919  he  has  been  executive  director  of  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Charities  of  Phila 
delphia.  In  1920  he  married  Miss  Ruth 
Marshall,  of  New  York  City;  and  they  re 
side  at  257  South  Sixteenth  Street,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa. 

Billings,  Cecil  M.,  Engineer,  Vice-Presi- 
dent  and  Director,  of  58  Wost  Thirtv -ninth 
Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
the  Army  Ordinance  Association,  and  the 
Society  of  Automotive  Engineers.  He  was 
born  Aug.  4,  1885,  in  Glen  Cove,  Long  Is 
land,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Cooper 
Institute  of  New  York.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  vice-president  and  director  of  the  Del- 
more  Manufacturing  Company,  and  of  Has- 
brouck,  Smith  and  Company.  In  1904  he 
married  Miss  Mar  jorie  Hawkinson ;  and  they 


have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside 
at  414  Elmwood  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Billings,  Edmund,  Member  of  the  Twen 
tieth  Century  Club,  and  the  Boston  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  14,  1868,  in  St. 
George,  N.B.  Canada  He  was  president  of 
the  Wells  Memorial  Institute;  director  of 
the  Workingmen's  Building  Association; 
and  the  Workingmen's  Loan  Association. 
He  served  as  second  lieutenant  in  the  Fifth 
Provisional  Militia,  Spanish-American  War. 
He  resides  at  40  St.  John  Street,  Jamaica 
Plain. 

Billings,  Frederick  Murray,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  June  1,  1855, 
in  London,  England.  He  was  secretary, 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Warren  Chem 
ical  and  Manufacturing  Company,  which 
business  is  now  being  carried  on  as  a  divi 
sion  of  the  Barrett  Company,  ->f  whi°li  lit 
is  cashier.  He  resides  in  New  York  C'\, . 

Billings,  Richard,  Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies,  lie  is  a  d  'ector 
of  the  Land  and  River  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Billings,  Richard,  Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Land  and  River  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Billow,  George  W.,  Director,  of  118  Ash 
Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  National  Blank  Book  Supply  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Binford,  Raymond,  College  Professor,  of 
Guilford  College,  N.C. ;  and  a  member  of 
the  Friends  Church,  the  American  Society 
of  Zoologists,  and  the  North  Carolina  A- 
cademy  of  Science,  and  the  Citizens  Com 
mittee  of  one  hundred  on  Prison  Legisla 
ture  in  North  Carolina.  He  was  born  July 
15,  1876,  in  Carthage,  Ind.  Sjnce  1918  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Guilford  College. 
For  fourteen  years  he  was  professor  of 
zoology  at  Earlham  College.  In  1921  and 
1922  he  was  president  of  the  North  Caro 
lina  College  Conference.  In  1913  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Helen  Bills  Titsworth;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  son  and  two  daugh 
ters,  and  reside  at  Guilford  College,  N.C. 


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Bing,  Simeon  H.,  College  President  and 
Statesman,  of  Rio  Grande,  Ohio ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  and  various 
other  clubs  nd  societies.  He  was  born  in 
1876  in  Ohio;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  Since  1911  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  Rio  Grande  College;  is  a  professor 
of  Sociology  in  that  Institution,  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Ohio  Academy  of  Social 
Sciences.  He  was  a  member  of  the  eighty- 
third  and  eighty-fourth  General  assemblies 
of  Ohio.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Mabel 
Cherrington,  who  died  in  1920;  and  he  has 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters, 
and  resides  in  Rio  Grande,  Ohio. 

Bingham,  Hiram,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  19,  1875,  in  Hono 
lulu,  H.I.  Since  1908  he  has  been  curator 
of  the  Latin-American  collections  of  the 
Yale  University  He  is  the  author  of  Across 
South  America  and  other  works.  He  re 
sides  in  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Bingham,  Ralph,  Member  of  the  Lambs 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  2,  1870,  in  Rich 
mond,  Va.  He  is  the  founder  and  ex-pres 
ident  of  the  International  Lyceum  Associ 
ation  of  America.  He  resides  at  3411  North 
Nineteenth  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Binkerd,  Robert  Studebaker,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  7,  1882, 
in  Dayton,  Ohio.  He  was  director  of  the 
commission  to  protect  the  zoning  law.  His 
address  is  61  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Binney,  Edwin,  Business  President  and 
Treasurer,  of  81  Fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Occidental 
Oil  and  Gas  Company  of  the  Peerless  Car 
bon  Black  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
Columbian  Carbon  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Binney,  Henry  P.,  Vice-President,  of  60 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  the  Somerset  Club,  the  Algonquin  Club, 
the  Dedham  Country  Club,  the  Polo  Club 
of  Westwood,  and  the  Pocasset  Golf  Club. 
He  was  born  Nov.  21,  1863,  in  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  received  an  academic  education. 
Since-  1881  he  has  been  connected  with 
Brown  Brothers  and  Company,  bankers  of 
New  York,  Boston,  and  Philadelphia.  He  is 


vice-president  of  the  Bangor  Investment 
Company  vice-president  of  the  Esmond 
Homes  Association,  vice-president  of  the 
Esmond  Mills,  and  a  director  of  the  North 
ern  Telegraph  Company,  and  a  dozen  other 
corporations.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Al 
berta  Sturtevant;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
303  Marlborough  Street,  Bostoii,  Mass. 

Bippus,  William  F.,  Business  President, 
of  329  South  Linden  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Oakwood  Real  Estate 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Birch,  Stephen,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Alaska  Steamship  Company  and  oth 
er  corportions. 

Birch,  Thomas  Bruce,  Educator  and  Lec 
turer,  of  1115  North  Fountain  Avenue, 
Springfield,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the 
Lowell  Club,  the  Kiwanis  Club,  and  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born .  Sept.  11, 
1866,  in  Bloomsburg,  aP. ;  and  hasc  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  Ph.D.  Since 
1908  he  has  been  Professor  of  Philophosy 
at  the  Wittenberg  College  of  Springfield, 
Ohio;  and  also  director  of  the  Summer 
School.  He  is  a  lecturer  of  Psychological 
subjects,  and  a  contributor  on  Phychologi- 
cal  subjects  to  scientific  publications.  In 
1894  he  married  Miss  Sarah  C.  Himmelreich 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Ohio. 

Birch,  Thomas  H.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  5,  1875,  in  Bur 
lington,  N.J.  He  was  educated  at  the  Phil 
adelphia  Business  College  and  at  the  De- 
lancey  School  He  then  becairie  associated 
with  his  father,  James  H.  Birch,  in  the  car 
riage  business  in  Burlington.  In  1900  he 
was  democratic  elector-at-large  fgr  New 
Jersey;  and  was  on  the  staff  of  Governor 
Woodrow  Wilson,  with  the  rank  of  colonel. 
He  was  mangaer  of  the  Wilson  headquar 
ters  at  the  Baltimore  Convention;  and  in 
1913  was  appointed  envoy  extraordinary 
and  minister  plenipotentiary  of  the  United 
States  to  Portugal.  He  resides  in  Burling 
ton,  N.J. 


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Bird,  Charles  Summer,  Business  Presi 
dent,- of  East  Walpole,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Somerset  Club  of  Boston,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
bom  Aug.  IN,  1855,  in  Walpole,  Mass.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Phillips  Academy  and 
at  Harvard  College.  He  is  president  of 
Bird  ;ui<l  Son,  Incorporated,  and  president 
of  the  Bird  Machine  Company.  In  1880  he 
married  Miss  Anna  I.  Child;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters, 
ml  reside  in  East  Walpole,  Mass. 

Bird,  George  Emerson,  Member  of  the 
Portland  Country  Club.  He  was  born  Sept. 
1,  1847,  in  Portland,  Maine.  In  1908-19  he 
was  associate  Justice  of  the  State  Supreme 
Judicial  Court  in  Maine. 

Bird,  Robert  Montgomery,  Educator  and 
Scientist,  of  University,  Va.,  was  born 
June  13,  1867,  in  Petersburg,  Va.  In  1897 
h'  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  B.S. 
from  the  Hampden  Sidney  University,  and 
in  1901  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  the  John 
Hopkins  School.  Since  1907  he  has  been 
professor  of  chemistry  in  the  University  of 
Virginia.  He  made  valuable  researches  on 
the  association  of  Vanadium  nd  petroleum 
and  kindrad  lines.  He  is  the  editor  of  Mod 
ern  Science  Readers;  and  the  author  of 
Tipical  Reactions  of  General  Chemistry. 
He  is  a  member  of  several  educational  and 
scientific  societies. 

Birdsall,  Edgar,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  31,  1876,  in  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Glen 
Falls  Academy  and  at  the  New  York  Hom 
eopathic  Medical  College.  He  practices  med 
icine  and  is  Roentgenologist  in  the  Glen 
Falls  Hospital.  He  is  president  of  the  Glen 
Falls  Country  Club;  a  member  of  the 
American  Roentgen  Ray  Society;  and  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  In  1904 
he  married  Miss  Eleanor  Hamilton  Avery; 
and  they  have  a  fmily  of  two  sons,  and  re 
side  at  2  Coolidge  Avenue,  Glen  Falls,  N.Y. 

Birkenstein,  Albert,  Member  of  the  Elks; 
and  a  prominent  Mason  and  Shriner;  is  a 
member  of  the  Northmoor  Country  Club, 
and  the  Buena  Shore  Club.  He  married 
Miss  Beatrice  Schlos;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  two  daughters;  and  re 
side  at  939  Argyle  Street,  Chicago,  HI. 


Birks,  William  Mossay,  Member  of  the 
Royal  Club,  the  Engineers  Club,  and  the 
Royal  Colonial  Institute.  He  was  born  Oct. 
25,  1863,  in  Montreal,  Canada.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  Henry  Birks  and  Sons,  Mon 
treal  Canada. 

Bischoff,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
177  Stagg  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  H.  and  M.  Reiners,  of 
Brooklyn;  and  president  of  the  Schenley 
Distilling  Company  of  Lucesco,  Pa. 

Bishop,  E.  F.,  Business  President,  of  C. 
Brewer  and  Company,  Limited,  Honolulu, 
H.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Honomu 
Sugar  Company,  and  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations. 

Bishop,  Frederick  A.,  Business  President, 
of  Pier  I,  North  River,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  the  Whitehall  Club,  the 
Asbury  Park  Fishing  Club,  and  the  Long 
Island  Coasting  Club.  He  was  born  in  1861 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  in  his 
native  city.  Since  1910  he  has  been  pres 
ident,  general  manager  and  director  of  the 
Edgewater  Basin  Company,  and  is  also 
president  of  the  Iron  Steamboat  Company 
of  New  Jersey  He  married  Miss  Ida  M. 
James;  and  they  reside  at  the  Hotel  St. 
George,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Bishop,  George  L.,  Director,  of  68  De 
vonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  soceties.  He  is  a 
director  of  Thomas  Leyland  and  Company, 
Incorporated,  arid  other  corporations. 

Bishop,  Henry  A.,  Business  President,  of 
195  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Collin  Valve  Company, 
in  other  corporations. 

Bishop,  Henry  Alfred,  Member  of  the 
Brooklyn  Country  Club.  Me  was  born  Sept. 
4,  I860,  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Clapp  Fire  Resisting  Paint 
Company.  He  resides  in  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Bishop,  James  C.,  Director,  of  26  Ex 
change  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Welsbach  Street  Lighting 
Company  of  America  and  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Bishop,  Boy  N.,  Director,  of  the  Crocker 
Building,  San  Francisco,  CaL;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Pacific  Union  Club,  the  Bohemi 
an  Club,  the  Olympic  Club,  the  University 
Club,  the  Family  Club,  the  Presidio  Golf 
Club,  the  San  Francisco  Golf  and  Country 
Club,  and  the  Menlo  Country  Club.  He  is 
director  of  the  Los  Flores  Land  and  Oil 
Company,  the  Northwest  Magnesite  Com 
pany,  the  Palace  Hotel  Company,  the  Pa 
cific  Railways  Advertising  Company,  the 
Sauer  Dough  Oil  Company,  the  Sierra  Rail 
way  Company  of  California,  the  Universal 
Oil  Company,  and  the  Sperry  Flour  Com 
pany.  In  1907  he  married  Miss  Stella 
Wheeler;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  2523 
Pacific  Avenue,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Bissell,  Arthur  Douglass,  Member  of  the 
Ellicott  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  10,  1844, 
in  New  London,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of 
the  Peoples  Bank  of  Buffalo  He  resides  at 
950  Delaware  Avenue,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Bissell,  Richard  Mervin,  Member  of  the 
Hartford  Club.  He  was  born  June  8,  1862, 
in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1913  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Hartford  Fire  Insurance 
Company.  He  resides  in  Farmington,  Conn. 

Black,  Eugene,  Member  of  the  Red  River 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  July  2,  1878, 
in  Blossom,  Texas.  In  1915-21  he  was  a 
member  of  Congress  He  resides  in  Clarks- 
ville,  Texas. 

Black,  Harry  St.  Francis,  Member  of  the 
Pilgrims  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  27,  1863, 
in  Cobourg,  Canada.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  United  States  Realty  and  Improvement 
Company  He  resides  at  667  Madison  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City. 

Black,  Henry  V.  D.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  200  William  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League, 
the  Ardsley  Club,  and  the  City  College 
Club.  He  was  horn  Aug.  8,  1887,  at  71 
East  Sevententh  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  was  educated  at  the  College  of  the  Ci 
ty  of  New  York.  In  1876-1920  he  was  in 
the  lithographic  business;  and  is  now  a 
director  in  the  firm  of  Snyder  and  Black. 
In  1886  he  married  Miss  Jennie  Martense 
Prince;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 


daughters,  and  reside  at  Irvinton-on-Hud- 
son,  N.Y. 

Black,  Norman  B,,  President  of  the  Sym 
phony  Orchestra,  with  a  membership  of 
fifty  men  and  women,  and  a  member  of 
the  Press  Club,  and  of  numerous  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  successful 
journalist  and  publisher  of  Fargo,  N.D. ; 
and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust; 
and  honor  in  his  city,  county  and  state.  He 
is  now  president  and  general  manager  of 
the  Forum  Publishing  Company,  publishers 
of  The  Fargo  Company,  evening  newspa 
per;  established  in  1876.  He  resides  in  Far 
go,  N.I). 

Black,  S.  K.,  Secretary  of  the  Fulton 
Country  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  City 
Council.  He  was  born  in  1891  in  Callaway 
County,  Mo.;  and  was  educated  at  West 
minster  College.  Since  1909  he  has  been  in 
the  land  and  title  business;  and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  American  Association  of  Title 
Men.  In  1914  he  married  Helene  Hegler ; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
821  Center  Street,  Fulton,  Mo. 

Black,  William  Murray,  Civil  Engineer 
and  Author,  of  New  York  City,  was  born 
Dec.  8,  1S55,  in  Lancaster,  Pa/  Since  1899 
he  has  been  major  of  the  corps  of  engi 
neers  in  the  United  States  army.  He  is  the 
author  of  the  Improvement  of  Harbors  and 
other  works. 

Blackall,  Clarence  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  20  Beacon  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  Art 
Club,  the  Cambridge  Club,  the  Cambridge 
Municipal  Art  Society,  the  New  York  Arch 
itectural  League,  and  has  been  president 
of  th  American  Architect  Corporation.  He 
was  born  Feb.  3,  1857,  in  New  York  City; 
and  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Illi 
nois,  and  at  the  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts  of 
Pris.  Tic  is  a  trustee  of  the  Charlestown 
"Five  Cents  Savings  Bank;  and  a  director 
of  the  Hub  Trust  Company  and  of  the  New 
England  Guaranty  Corporation.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Rotch  Traveling  Scholarship, 
and  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Appeal  of 
Cambridge.  In  1883  he  married  Miss  Emma 
Murray ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Cambridge, 
Mass. 


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Blackburn,  Frank  L.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rural  Estates  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Blackington,  Alton  Hall,  Cameraman  and 
Artist,  of  71  Bonair  Street,  Somerville, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  Cam 
era  Club,  the  Royal  Photographic  Society 
of  Great  Brit  tain,  and  a  Master  Craftsman 
oi  the  Society  of  Arts  and  Crafts.  He  was 
born  Nov.  25,  1893,  in  Rockland,  Maine. 
Since  1912  he  has  been  a  motion  picture 
camerman  and  photographer. 

fclackiston,  Henry  Curtis,  Broker  and  Di 
rector,  of  34  Whitehall  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Exchange  National  Bank;  and  prominent 
in  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  New 
York-  City. 

Black  well,  Francis  0.,  Business  President 
of  49  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  soiceties.  He 
is  president  of  the  Viele,  Blackwell  and 
Buck,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
Elaine,  Mrs.  Emons,  Member  of  the  Wo- 
mans  Club.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Cyrus 
Hall  McCormick,  the  inventor  of  the  reap 
ing  machine.  She  was  founder  of  the  School 
of  Education  in  the  University  of  Chicago. 
She  resides  at  191  East  Erie  Street,  Chica 
go,  111. 

Blair,  Frank  A.,  Business  President,  of 
225  North  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  the 
Illinois  Athletic  Club,  the  Westmoreland 
Country  Club,  thet  Chicago  Motor  Club, 
the  Chicago  Drug  Chemical  Club,  and  the 
White  Lake  Yacht  and  Golf  Clubs.  He  was 
born  in  1869  in  Franklin  Center,  Quebec, 
Canada  ;and  received  an  academic  educa 
tion.  Since  1915  he  lias  been  president  of 
The  Proprietary  Association  of  America, 
and  for  many  years  was  vice-president  of 
Foley  and  Company,  printers  and  manufac 
turers.  In  1895  he  married  Miss  Carrie  E. 
Mann;  and  they  have  one  son  and  reside 
at  the  Surf  Apartment  Hotel,  Chicago,  111. 
Blair  , Frank  Warrenner,  Member  of  the 
Detroit  Club.  He  was  born  May  13,  1870, 
in  Oaklnd  County,  Mich.  Since  1908  he  has 


been  president  of  the  Union  Trust  Compa 
ny.    He  .resides  at  Lake  Orion,  Mich. 

Blair,  Henry  Frank,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Club.  He  was  born  July  1,  1852,  in 
Michigan  City,  Ind.  Since  1913  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Chicago  Railways  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  at  2735  Prairie  Avenue, 
Chicago,  Til. 

Blair,  James  A.,  Jr.,  Business  President, 
of  511  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Macon  Dublin  and 
Savannah  Railroad,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Blair,  Watson  Franklin,  Director  and 
Capitalist,  of  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank 
Building,  Chicago,  Til.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic 
Club,  the  Chicago  Golf  Club,  the  Saddle 
and  Cycle  Club  and,  the  Onwensia  Club; 
also  the  Union  Club,  the  Metropolitan  Club, 
the  Brook  Club,  the  Piping  Rock  Club,  the 
National  Golf  Club,  and  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  29,  1854,  in 
Michigan  City,  Ind.;  and  was  educated  at 
Willston  Seminary.  He  was  in  the  grain 
business  untill  1890.  For  several  years  he 
was  a  director  of  the  Merchants  National 
Bank,  founded  by  his  father,  and  which 
bank  was  consolidated  with  the  Corn  Ex 
change  National  Bank  in  1902,  of  which  he 
is  now  also  a  director.  In  1883  he  married 
Miss  Alice  Keep;  and  they  reside  at  720 
Rush  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Blair,  William  Allen,  Member  of  the 
Twin  City  Club.  He  was  born  June  4,  1859, 
in  High  Point,  N.C.  Since  1896  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  People's  National 
Bank  of  Winston.  He  resides  in  Winston- 
Salem,  N.C. 

Blaisdell,  Walter  Stilson,  Coal  Operator 
and  Merchant,  of  Punxutawney,  Pa.,  was 
born  May  21,  1866,  in  Macomb,  Til.  He 
is  secretary,  treasurer  and  general  man 
ager  of  several  coal  companies. 

Blake,  Charles  S.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  25,  1860,  in  Win- 
sor  Locks,  Conn.  Since  1916  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Hartford  Steam  Boiler 
Inspection  and  Insurance  Company.  He 
resides  at  496  Farmingon  Avenue,  Hart 
ford,  Conn. 


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Blake,  Herbert  S.,  Director,  of  116  West 
Thirty-Second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Organization  Ser 
vice  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Blake,  T.  Whitney,  late  Manufacturer,  of 
New  York  City,  was  born  in  1866  in  Oak 
land,  Cal.  He  was  president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Whitney  Blake  Trust  Company,  and 
treasurer  of  the  Goodyear  Rubber  Insulat 
ing  Company.  His  widow  resides  at  Mill 
Rock,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Blakely,  Clarence,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor  of  160  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  now  a  director  of  the  Automatic 
Time  Stamp  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Blakely,  Tillman  Trammell,  Member  of 
the  Masons,  the  Elks  and  the  American 
Legion.  He  was  born  Aug.  20,  1890;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Georgia  School  of 
Technology.  Since  1911  he  has  been  secre 
tary  and  treasurer  of  the  Griffin  Grocery 
Company,  wholesale  grocers.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Griffin  Country  Club.  He  re 
sides  at  452  North  Hill  Street,  Griffin,  Ga. 

Blanchard,  Isaac  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  418  West  Twenty-fifth  Street, 
New  City;  and  a  member  of  vaiious  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  chairman  of  he  board 
of  directors  of  the  Blanchard  Press,  Incor 
porated;  and  prominent  in  the  business  and 
public  affairs  of  New  York  City. 

Bland,  John  R.,  Member  of  the  Mary 
land  Club,  the  Baltimore  Club,  the  Rolling 
Road  Golf  Club,  the  Merchants  Club,  the 
University  Club,  and  the  Baltimore  Coun 
try  Club.  He  was  boin  March  24,  1851,  in 
Bridghton,  Mo. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Washington  University  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Since  1896  he  has  been  president  of  the 
United  States  Fidelity  and  Guaranty  Com 
pany  of  Baltimore.  In  1876  he  married 
Miss  Maria  Harden;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  nd  reside 
in  Catonsville,  Md. 

Blaney,  Isabella  Wiliams  (Mrs  Charles 
D.  Blaney),  Sociologist,  of  Saratoga,  Cal. 
She  was  born  in  Chicago,  111;  arid  received 
a  thorough  education.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Century  Club  of  San  Francisco.  She 


was  director  of  the  California  Indian  La 
bor  Commission;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Blanke,  Cyrus  Frederick,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Seventh  Street  and  Clark  Avenue, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  a  member  of  the  Sun 
set  Hill  Country  Club,  the  Riverview  Club, 
and  the  Century  Boat  Club.  He  was  born 
Oct.  24,  1861,  in  Marine,  111;  and  was  edu- 
caed  in  his  native  city.  He  is  president  of 
the  C.  F.  Blanke  Tea  and  Coffee  Company, 
the  Tin  and  Sheet  Metal  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  the  Blanke-Baer  Preserving 
and  Extract  Company.  In  1899  he  married 
Miss  Eugenia  Furvein;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Webster  Groves, 
Mo. 

Blankenhorn,  David,  Business  President, 
of  Pasadena,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Blankenhorn-Hunter  Company,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Blankenburg,  Mrs.  Lucretia  L.,  Member 
of  the  New  Century  Club,  the  Working 
Woman's  Guild,  the  Civic  Club,  and  other 
societies.  She  was  born  in  New  Lisbon, 
Ohio.  In  1892-1908  she  was  president  of 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Suffrage  Associa- 
ion;  and  in  1912-14  was  first  vice-president 
of  the  General  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs.  She  resides  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Blashfield,  Edwin  Rowland,  Painter,  of 
48  Central  Park  South,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Dec.  15,  1848,  in  New  York  City. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Boston  Latin 
School,  and  studied  painting  in  Paris  under 
Leon  Bonnat  and  others.  Among  his  paint 
ings,  are  A  Roman  Empire,  The  Fencing 
Lesson,  the  Angel  with  the  Flaming  Sword, 
The  Graduate,  The  Bells,  and  Carry  On,  at 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art.  He  is  a 
past  president  of  the  Society  of  American 
Artists,  the  Arts  of  New  York  City,  and 
the  Society  of  the  National  Institute  of 
Arts  and  Letters.  He  is  now  president  of 
the  National  Society  of  Mural  Painters.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Century  Club,  the  Mc 
Dowell  Club,  the  Arts  Club,  and  the  Muni 
cipal  Arts  Society.  In  1881  he  married 
Miss  Evangeline  Wilbur,  who  died  in  1918. 
He  resides  a  40  West  Fifty-ninth  Street, 
New  City. 


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....Blatch,  Harriot  Stanton,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was;  born  Jan.  20, 
1850,  in  Seneca  Falls,  N.Y.  She  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Woman's  Political  Union.  She 
resides  at  13  West  Forty-second  Street. 
New  York  City. 

Blechman,  Jacob,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  (5122  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  Tie  is  secretary,  manager,  and 
director  of  the  United  States  Manufac 
turers  Export  Corporation. 

Blesh,  Abraham  Lincoln,  Member  of  the 
American,  State  and  Medical  Associations; 
and  in  1911-12  was  president  of  the  Medi 
cal  Association  of  the  Southwest.  He  is  a 
Scottish  Rite  Mason;  and  a  member  of  the 
Men's  Dinner  Club,  and  the  Oklahoma  Golf 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  6,  I860,  in  Lock 
Haven,  Pa.  lie  was  educated  at  Campbell 
1  Normal  School  at  Holton,  Kan.;  and  in 
1889  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the 
Northwestern  University  Medical  School.  In 
1910-11  lie  studied  in  the  University  of 
Vienna.  He  has  practiced  in  Rio,  Wis. ;  in 
1893-1908  in  Guthrie,  Okla;  and  since  1908 
in  Oklahoma  City.  Since  1902  he  has  prac 
ticed  surgery  exclusively  He  is  professor 
of  clinical  surgery  in  the  University  Medi 
cal  School  of  Oklahoma  City;  and  a  fellow 
and  governor  of  the  American  College  of 
Surgeons.  In  1917  lie  was  commanding  first 
lieutenant  in  the  Medical  Reserve  Corps; 
and  chief  surgeon  of  the  Base  Hospital  at 
Fort  Sam  Houston,  and  the  same  year  be 
came  major.  In  1890  ho  married  Theodora 
Belle  Picket!  of  Frankport,  Kan.;  and 
since  1908  they  have  resided  in  Oklahoma 
City,  Okla,. 

Blessing,  Lewis  Greene,  Member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
March  28,  in  Manteno,  111.  He  is  treasurer 
.and  general  manager  of  the  Bastian- Bless 
ing  Company,  manufacturers  of  soda  foun 
tains  and  carbonating  machinery ;  vice- 
president  of  E.  R.  Moore  and  Company, 
and  of  the  Co-operative  Advertising  Com 
pany;  and  vice-president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Ferguson-Lander  Manufacturing  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  Chicago,  111. 

Bliss,  Walter  P.,  Director,  of  71  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 


rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Quincy  Mining  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Bloch,  Abe,  Business  President,  of  5205 
Euclid  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  several  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  United  States  Metal  Goods 
Company;  is  identified  with  various  other 
enterprises;  and  has  (illed  several  positions 
of  risk  and  honor.  In  1893  he  married  Miss 
Louise  Israel,  of  Chicago,  111.;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  reside  at 
1373  East  Boulevard,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Bloch,  Lester  W.,  Member  of  many  clubs. 
He  was  born  June  19,  1880,  in  Albany, 
N.Y.  He  was  educated  in  the  Grammar 
and  High  Schools;  in  1902  received  the  de 
gree  of  Ph.B.  from  the  Union  College  and  in 
1904  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  Albany 
Law  School.  Since  graduation  he  has  been 
in  active  practice,  his  specialty  being  federal 
and  corporation  law.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  bar  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa 
chusetts;  and  in  J905!13  was  United  States 
commisioner  for  the  northern  district  of 
New  York.  He  is  a  member  of  Albany 
County  Bar  Association,  the  Albany  Law 
School  Alumni  Association,  and  other  fra 
ternal  and  educational  organizations.  He 
is  actively  interested  in  the  Loyal  Order  •  T 
Moose,  and  for  many  years  has  been  one 
of  its  suppreme  officers.  His  address  is  36 
State  Street,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Bloch,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  248 
Battery  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Supply 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Block,  Benjamin,  Stock  Broker  and  Di 
rector,  of  74  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  senior  member  of  he  firm  of 
Block,  Maloney  and  Company;  and  a  di- 
recor  of  he  Sweets  Company  of  America. 

Block,  Herman  W.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  212  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
Ctiy;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Term 
inal  Barber  Shops;  and  has  held  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


AMERICAN  ELITE  AND  SOCIOLOGIST 


Block,  Louis  James,  Educator,  Author 
and  Poet,  of  Oak  Park,  111.,  was  born  in 
1851  in  Austria.  Since  1895  he  has  been 
principal  of  the  John  Marshall  High  School 
of  Chicago,  111.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Cliff  Dwellers  and  other  Clubs.  He  is  th" 
author  of  numerous  Dramaic  Sketches  and 
Poems.  He  resides  in  Oak  Park,  111. 

Block,  Paul,  Journalist  and  Publisher,  oi 
95  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City,  a,u<1 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Paul  Block,  Incorpor 
ated,  publishers  representatives.  He  is 
of  Duluth,  Minn.;  and  the  owner  of  the 
Memphis  News  Scimitar.  He  is  also  vice- 
president  of  the  Herald  Company  of  Du 
luth,  Minn.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Picto 
rial  Review  Company,  the  Detroit  Journal, 
the  Newark  Star-Eagle,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Block,  S.  John,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
198  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mom 
ber  of  the  Civic  Club  of  New  York,  the 
League  for  Industrial  Democracy,  the 
American  association  for  Labor  Legislation 
New  York  County  Lawyers  Association.  He 
was  born  March  17,  1880,  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  and  was  educated  at  Columbia  Col 
lege,  the  New  York  Law  School,  and  the 
Columbia  University  Law  School.  He  is 
president  of  the  Workman's  Co-operative 
Publishing  Company,  which  owns  and  pub 
lishes  the  New  York  Call.  He  has  several 
times  been  candidate  for  Justice  of  the 
New  York  Supreme  Court.  In  1907  he 
married  Miss  Anita  G.  Cahn;  and  they 
reside  at  128  East  Tenth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Blodgett,  John  W.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  July  26  1860,  in  Her- 
sey,  Mich.  He  was  vice-president  of  the 
Fourth  National  Bank.  He  was  president 
of  the  Grand  Rapids  Tubercolosis  So 
ciety.  He  is  an  extensive  owner  and  dealer 
in  lumber  and  Timber  lands.  In  1895  he 
married  Miss  Minnie  A.  Cuinnock  of 
Lowell;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Kath- 
erine  C.  Blodgett,  now  Mrs.  Morris  Had- 
ley;  and  one  son,  John  W.  Blodgett  Jr. 

'Blodgett,  Wells  H.,  Lawyer,  of  611  Olive 
Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  was  born  in  1839 
in  Downers  Grove,  111.  In  1873  he  entered 


railway  service  as  assistant  attorney  of 
the  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  Northern 
Railroad;  and  has  been  general-; attorney 
of  that  road.  In  1879—84  he  was  -general 
solicitor  of  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis  and 
Pacific  Railway ;  in  1884-89  general  counsel 
for  receivers  of  the  Wabash  Lines;  and  in 
1901-11  general  solicitor  of  the  Wabash 
Road.  Since  1911  he  has  been  general 
counsel  for  the  Wabash  Road;  and  general 
counsel  for  the  receivers.  -  He  served 
through  the  war  in  volunteer  service;  re 
ceived  a  Congressional  Medal  of  Honor 
for  distinguished  gallantry  and  was  mas 
tered  out  in  1865  as  colonel  of  the  Forty- 
eight  regiment  of  the  Missouri  Volunteers. 
eers. 

Blogg,  Solomon  E.,  Business  President 
of  151  East  Twenty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Blogg 
and  Littauer,  and  a  director  in  other  corp 
orations. 

Blood,  Samuel  S.,  Business  President,  of 
9  Park  Place,  New  York  City,  and  a  memb 
er  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the  New 
York  Athletic  Club,  the  Hardware  Club, 
and  the  New  York  Genealogical  and  Bio 
graphical  Society.  He  was  born  in  Pep- 
perell,  Mass.  He  is  president,  treasurer, 
and  a  director  of  the  American  News  Com 
pany;  and  a  trustee  of  the  Broadway  Sav 
ings  Institution.  He  married  Miss  Kathar 
ine  Antoinette  Utley;  and  they  reside  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria,  New  York  City.  : 

Bloodgood,  Wheeler  Peckham,  Member 
of  the  American  Bar  Association,  the  Mil 
waukee  Bar  Association,  the  American  Ac 
ademy  of  Political  and  Social  Science; 
and  also  of  the  Milwaukee  Club,  the  Mil 
waukee  Athletic  Club,  the  Town  Club,-  the 
City  Club,  the  Oconomowoc  Country  Club, 
the  Yacht  Club,  and  the  Union  League 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  4,  1871,  in-  Mil 
waukee,  Wis.  In  1897  he  graduated  from 
St.  John's  Military  Academy  of  Delafield, 
Wis. ;  and  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his 
father.  He  is  a  director  and  general  coun 
sel  of  the  United  States  Fidelity  and 
Guaranty  Company;  and  general  counsel 
of  the  Wisconsin  Life  Insurance  Company 
and  other  corporations.  He  resides  in 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 


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Bloodgood,  William  D.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of,  542  Fifth  Avenue,  (New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  E.  M. 
Real  Estate  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Blbomfeld,  Harry  A.,  Director,  of  5 
Beekman  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Universal  Tobacco 
Machine  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Bloomfield,  Meyer.  Member  of  the  City 
Club  of  Boston  and  New  York,  and  the 
Twentieth  Century.  He  was  born  Feb.  11, 
1878.  He  is  the  author  of  Vocational 
Guidance  of  Youth,  The  School  and  the 
Start  in  Life,  and  Youth,  School  and  Voc 
ation  His  address  is  6  Beacon  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. 

Bloomingdalaf,  Samuel  J.,  Member  .of 
the  .Harmonic  Club,  the  Salmagundi  Club, 
the  Sphinx  Club,  and  the  City  Athletic 
Club,  all  of  New  York  City;  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Quaker  Ridge  Golf  Club, 
the  North  Shore  Country  Club,  and  the 
Sunningdale  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
in  1873  in  New  York  City.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  private  schools  and  a  Colum 
bia  University.  Since  .1905  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bloomingdale 
Brothers,  Lexington  Avenue  to  Third  Ave 
nue  and  Fifty-ninth  Street  to  Sixtieth 
Street,  New  York  City.  He  is  also  a  part 
ner  in  the  banking  house  of  Bloomingdale 
Brothers,  of  New  York  City.  In  1916  he 
married  Mias  Rita  Goodman  of  New  York 
City;  and  'they  have  a  family  of  two 
daughters^  Susan  Jane  and  Louise  G. ;  and 
they  reside  at  470  Park  'Avenue,  New 
Yctfk  City. 

Blount,  Fernand  Moreno,  Construction 
Engineer  and  Business  President,  of  Pen- 
sacola,  Fla.,  was  born  July  1,  1882,  in  Pen- 
sacola,  Fla.  He  was  educated  at  Yale,  at 
Harvard,  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
from  the  Massachussetts  Institute  of  Tech 
nology.  He  was  president  of  the  Blount 
Construction  Company;  and  president  of 
the  Pensacola  Shipbuilding  Corporation 
and  of  the  Terminal  Warehouse  Comp 
any.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Engineers  Association;  and  the  Pensacola 


Country  Club.  In  1911  he  married  Miss 
Roberta  Fisher;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  three  sons,  and  reside  in  Pensacola,  Fla. 

Blount,  John  G.,  Business  President,  of 
Woodland  Street,  Everett,  Mass;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  J.  G.  Blount  Company, 
and  a  director  of  the  Everett  Trust  Comp 
any,  has  held  many  positions  of  Trust  and 
honor. 

Blumenfeld,  Ralph,  David,  Member  of 
the  Press  Club.  He  was  born  April  7, 
1864,  in  Watertown,  Wis.  He  has  been 
editor  of  the  Evening  Telegram  of  New 
York  City.  In  1884  he  was  a  reporter  on  the 
Chicago  Record-Herald;  and  became  cor 
respondent  of  the  United  Press.  He  ,ha3 
been  news  editor  of  the  Daily  Mail.  Since 
1904  he  has  been  editor-in-chief  of  the 
London  Daily  Express.  He  now  resides  in 
London,  England. 

Blumenthal,  Henry  A.,Lawyer,  Secretary 
and  Director,  of  233  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of 
the  Aristo  Hosiery  Company, 

Blumenthal,  Louis  F.,  Business  Presid 
ent,  of  1658  Broadway  ,New  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Lincoln  Un 
ion  Theatres,  Incorporated;  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Blumenthal,  Manus  J.,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  19  West  Twenty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Lincoln  Mortgage  Comp 
any,  vice-president  of  the  Wayne  Invest 
ment  Company,  and  treasurer  and  director 
of  the  Aristo  Hosiery  Company. 

Boardman,  C.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Murray  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Boardman,  Mabel  Thorp,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Cleveland 
Ohio;  and  was  educated  at  Yale  University 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  She  is  chair 
man  of  the  American  Red  Cross  National 
Relief  Board.  She  was  decorated  by  the 
king  of  Sweden  and  the  Emperor  of  Japan. 
She  resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. 


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Boardman,  Samuel  Hart,  Director,  of 
Balfour  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Bohemian  Club,  the  Olym 
pic  Club,  and  the  San  Francisco  Golf  and 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  San  Fran 
cisco  ;  and  received  an  academic  education. 
Since  1885  he  has  been  connected  with 
firm  of  Balfour,  Guthrie  and  Company; 
and  has  held  various  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  married  Miss  Bernie  Brown; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one. 
daughter,  and  reside  at  2820  Broadway, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Boardman,..  William  J.,  Vice-resident 
and  Director,  of  381  Fourth  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Univers 
ity  Club,  the  Crescent  Athletic  Club,  and 
the  North  Hempstead  Country  Club.  He 
was  born  July  13,  1873  in  Lowell,  Mass.; 
and  was  educated  at  Amherst  College.  He 
is  vice-president  and  director  of  the  George 
Betten  Company,  Incorporated. 

Bode,  Frederick,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  In  1908-09  was  president  of 
the  South  Shore  Country  Club,  in  1912 
was  president  of  the  Industrial  Club,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  As 
sociation  and  various  other  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  was  born  August  20,  1856  in 
Germany;  and  came  to  America  in  1870. 
Since  1892  he  has  been  president  of  Gage 
Brothers  and  Company,  wholesale  mil 
linery  ;  and  in  1902-11  was  president  of  the 
Milliner  Jobbers  Association.  He  married 
Miss  Esther  Ellen  Simpson;  and  reside  at 
5825  Blackstone  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Bodell,  Joseph  J.,  Director,  of  10  Wey- 
bosset  Street,  Providence,  R.  I.;  and  a 
is  a  director  of  the  Federal  Light  and 
Traction  Company  and  other  Corporations. 

Bogardus,  Emory  S.,  Educator,  Sociolo- 
logist  and  Editor,  of  the  University  of 
Southern  California^  Los  Angeles,  Cal.. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  In  1916-18  he  was  president  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Social  Service  Commission.  He 
is  head  of  the  department  of  sociology  in 
the  University  of  Southern  California.  He 
is  editor  of  the  Journal  of  Applied  Socio 
logy.  In  1911  he  married  Edith  M.  Prit- 
chard;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Bogart,  Edwin  B.,  Member  of  the  Mas 
ons  and  the  Elks;  and  a  member  of  the 
White  Plains  Club,  and  the  Piano  Club  of 
New  York.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  Gen- 
evieve  Hunt;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  .  sons  and  one  daughter  living  and 
reside  at  82  Mamaroneck  Avenue,  White 
Plains,  N.  Y. 

Bohack.  Henry  C.,  Business  President, 
of  Metropolitan  and  Flushing  Avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity,  the  Elks,  the  Arion 
Singing  Society,  the  Turn  Verein  of  Brook 
lyn,  the  Brooklyn  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
and  the  Chamber  Jof  Commerce  of  the 
Borough  of  Queens.  He  was  born  June  15, 
1865,  in  the  Province  of  Hanover,  Germ 
any.  He  is  president  of  the  H.  G.  Bohack 
Company,  Incorporated;  a  director  of  the 
Peoples  National  Bank  of  Brooklyn;  and 
a  trustee  of  the  Hamburg  Savings  Bank. 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Emma  A.  Stef- 
fens;  and  they  reside  in  Kew  Gardens, 
N.Y. 

Boisot,  Louis  Lawyer  and  Author,  of 
38  South  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  May  23,  1856,  in  Dubuque,  Iowa. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  First  Trust 
and  Savings  Bank;  and  is  the  author  of 
By-Laws  of  Private  Corporations  and 
other  works.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Un 
iversity  Club  of  Chicago,  and  the  City  Club 
of  Chicago.  He  resides  in  LaGrange,  111. 

Boissonnault,  Gaston,  Director  of  28 
Cortlandt  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies 

Boldt,  Hermann  Johannes,  Surgeon  and 
Gynecoogist,  of  616  Madison  Avenue,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  June  24,  1856, 
in  Berlin,  Germany;  and  came  to  the  Uni 
ted  States  in  his  childhood.  In  1879  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Med 
ical  College  of  the  University  of  New  York; 
and  since  1891  has  confined  his  practice  to 
Gynecology.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal 
College  of  Physicians  of  London;  and  a 
member  of  the  National  and  International 
Societies  of  Gynecology.  In  1891  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Hedwig  Kruger,  now  deceased; 
and  his  only  son,  First  Lieutenant  Hermann 
J.  Boldt,  was  killed  in  France. 

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Boles,  Edgar  H.,  Director,  of  143  Liberty 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  Comp 
any  and  other  corporations. 

Boles,  Frederic  T.,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Associ 
ation,  and  the  Hinsdale  Golf  Club.  He 
was  educated  at  Olivet  Collegje.  He  is 
president  of  the  Great  Northwestern  Lum 
ber  Company,  and  vice-president  of  Baker 
Fentress  and  Company,  investment  bank 
ers.  He  has  been  secretary,  vice-pres 
ident  and  general  manager  of  the  Lord  and 
Bushnell  Company  of  Chicago,  111.;  and  in 
.1906-17  was  president  of  that  company. 
He  resides  in  Hinsdale,  111. 

Bollhorst,  Chafes,  Business  Man,  of  201 
East  Second  Street,  Beardstown,  111.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  in  1878,  in  St.  Paul,  Fayette 
County,  111.  Since  1896  he  has  been  inter 
ested  in  agricultural  pursuits;  and  since 
1903  has  been  proprietor  and  manager  of 
the  Beardstown  Steam  Laundry.  In  1904 
he  married  Miss  Lydia  Albers;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  in  Beardstown,  111. 

Bolognino,  Lawrence  S.,  Director,  of 
2139  Eight  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Greenwich  Movie 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Bolt,  F.  C.,  Banker,  of  Pasadena,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Valley  Hunt  Club, 
and  the  California  Club.  Since  1890  he 
has  been  in  the  banking  business;  and  is 
now  chairman  of  the  board  of  the  Union 
Trust  and  Savings  branch  of  the  Los  Ang- 
geles  Trust  and  Savings  Bank.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  Union  National  Bank,  the 
Newlove  Oil  Company,  the  Union  National 
Bank,  all  of  Pasadena;  and  'also  of  the 
Union  Oil  Company  of  Los  Angeles.  In 
1870  he  married  Miss  Ellen  A.  Howe;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  daughters,  and 
reside  in  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Boston,  Charles  Knowles,  President  of 
the  Society  for  the  Preservation  oi  New 
England  Antiquities.  He  resides  at  the 
Otis  House,  2  Lynde  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


Bolton,  Frederick  E.,  Educator,  and 
Author,  of  Seattle,  Wash.;  and  a  member 
of  the  American  Society  of  liMucaaorial 
Research,  a  fellow  of  the  American  As- 
social  ion  for  the  Advancement  of  Science, 
and  3  member  of  other  clubs  ani  societies. 
He  \v..c  born  May  9,  1866  in  Toman,  Wis.; 
and  has  received  the  degree  of  B.S.,  M.S. 
and  Ph.D.  He  has  been  head  of  th^  <l-.-]>iJt- 
merl  oi  Education  of  the  Slate.  Sir.C3  1911 
ho  has  been  professor  of  educati  >a,  :;.jid 
dean  of  the  College  of  Educi  bn,  a^  di 
rector  of  the  summer  sessio  i  \.f  th  Unixer- 
sity  ui:  Washington.  He  jo  the  author 
Principles  of  Education  and  other  works. 
In  1893  he  married  Miss  Olive  A  r'\)stoi, 
aiul  they  reside  in  Seattle,  Wash. 

Boll-en,  Reginald  P.,  Engineer  :••>:  <  Bas 
ins?,  President,  of  116  East  Nineteenth 
Strt-jlj  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
tli  Amo/ican  Society  of  Civil  EngiiuHiV,  tbe 
Amir 'can  Institution  of  Con  ;  d  i  -.g  T>ig-. 
iijpeis,  and  a  honorary  life  membjr  of  -'he 
Nc\v  York  Historical  Society.  He  is  vj(.e- 
presideht  of  the  American  Science  and 
Hk'loiic  Preservation  Society,  lie  was  born 
in  1856  in  London,  England.  3m  '•  5  1S93  he 
has  l<een  a  consulting  engineer  of  New 
Tori  City.  He  is  president  .-f  It.P.  Bel- 
ton  Mild  Company,  consulting  engineers; 
and  jiiesident  of  the  Electric  M^t-'f  Corp 
oration.  In  1892  he  married  M;ss  Ethelind 
Huyck;  and  they  reside  at  633  West  One 
Hundred  and  Fifty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Bolton,  William  E.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  Marion  Avenue  and  Bed 
ford  Park  Boulevard,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Bronx  Company 

Bomar,  Paul  Vernon,  Educator  and  Col 
lege  President,  of  Marion,  Ala.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Masons,  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  September  9,  1863;  and  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education.  Since  1.813 
he  has  been  president  of  Judson  College 
for  Women;  and  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  educational  affairs.  In  1888  he  married 
Miss  Nancy  Earle;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  three  daughters;  and  re 
side  in  Marion,  Ala. 


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Bonbricht,  Irving  W.,  Director,  of  25 
Nassau  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
dirctor  of  the  Tennessee  Power  Company 

Bonbricht,  William  Prescott,  Member 
of  the  Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born 
Feb.  12,  1859,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Utilities 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  re 
sides  at  521  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Bond,  A.  S.,  Business  President,  of  645 
Euclid  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bond  Clothing  Company 

Bond,  Mrs.  Edward  Screven,  President 
of  the  Ladies  Friday  Musicale.  She  re 
sides  on  St.  Johns  Avenue,  Jacksonville, 
Fla. 

Bond,  Walter  H.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  29  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Bond  and 
Babson;  and  a  member  of  the  leading  Bar 
Associations.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Arch  Crown  Manufacturing  Company,  the 
National  Sales  Book  Company,  the  Repub 
lic  Coal  Company,  the  United  States  Street 
Cleaner  Company,  and  of  the  William 
Lane,  Incorporated. 

Bondy,  Richard  C.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  119  West  Fortieth  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  senior  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  General  Cigar  Company,  In 
corporated;  has  held  many  positions  of 
Trust  and  honor. 

Bonham,  Miss  Vivian,  President  of  the 
Enid  Young  Ladies  Musical  Club,  with  a 
membership  of  fifty  persons.  She  resides 
at  412  North  Quincy  Street,  Enid,  Okla. 

Bonneheim,  Edward,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  424  Monadnock  Building,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Bonynge,  Paul,  Director,  of  111  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  First  Mortgage  Guarantee  Comp 
any  and  other  corporations. 


Robert  William,  Member  of 
the  Republican  Club,  of  which  he  was  pres 
ident  in  1917-19.  He  was  born  Sept.  8, 
1863,  in  New  York  City.  In  1905  he  was  a 
member  of  Congress.  His  address  is  711 
Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Boody,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  Montague  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Peoples  Trust  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Bookman,  Clarence  Monroe,  member  of 
the  Men's  City  Club.  He  was  born  Feb. 
17,  1882,  in  Lancaster,  Ohio.  Since  1916 
he  has  been  director  of  the  Council  of  Soc 
ial  Agencies.  He  is  the  author  of  Business 
Arithmetic.  He  resides  at  554  Evanswood 
Place,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Boole,  Mrs.  Ella  Alexander,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  July  26, 
1858,  in  Van  Wert,  Ohio.  She  was  educ 
ated  at  the  University  of  Wooster,  and 
received  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  Ph.. 
D.  In  1886-93  she  was  corresponding  sec 
retary,  in  1893-97  was  vice-president  and 
in  1897-1903  was  president  of  the  Women's 
Christian  Temperance  Union  of  New  York; 
and  since  1909  she  has  again  been  its  pres 
ident.  In  1903-09  she  was  corresponding 
secretary  of  the  Women's  Board  of  Home 
Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
the  United  States  of  America.  Since  1914 
she  has  been  vice-president  of  the  National 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union. 
She  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Boomer,  Lucits  M.,  Business  President, 
of  157  West  Forty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Capitol 
Hotel  Company  of  Delaware,  and  president 
and  director  in  other  corporations. 

Boone,  William  Judson,  educator,  Col 
lege  president  and  author,  of  4  Caldwell, 
Idaho,  was  born  Nov.  3,  1860,  in  Canons- 
burg,  Pa.  Since  1891  he  feas  been  president 
of  the  college  of  Idaho.  He  is  the  author 
of  History  of  Idaho  and  Spring  Blossoms. 
In  1887  he  married  Miss  Annie  Elizabeth 
Jamison;  and  they  have  a  family  f  one  son 
and  three  daughters,  and  reside  in  Cald 
well,  Idaho. 


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Booraem,  J.  Francis,  Engineer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Am 
erican  Chemical  Society,  and  the  Amer 
ican  Ceramic  Society  and  the  American 
Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers.  He  was 
born  July  17,1869;  and  graduated  from 
Sidney  College,  Cornell  University,  lie  is 
vice-president  of  th  Cinch  Expansion  Bolt 
and  Engineering  Company,  aj.d  piosident 
and  treasurer  of  the  Booraem  and  Rohmer 
Patent  Company.  He  is  ai-jo  secretary, 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  American 
Enameled  Brick  and  Tile  Company.  He  is 
a  veteran  of  Squadron  A  of  the  New  York 
National  Guard.  In  1899  he  mamed  Miss 
Alice  A.  Robert;  and  they  havj  a  family  of 
three  daughters,  and  reside  on  the  Shore 
Road,  Greenwich,  Conn. 

Booth,  Ballington,  Member  of  Religious 
Bodies.  He  was  born  July  28,  3859,  in  Eng 
land.  He  is  president  and  ^neral-in-ehiff 
of  the  Volunteers  of  Ameri '  i.  lie  lias  been 
commander  of  the  Salvation  Army  in  Aus 
tralia.  He  resides  in  New  YOTK  City. 

Booth,  C.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Youngstown,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  vaiv- 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Lloyd  Booth  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Booth,  Evangeline  Cory,  Men, her  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  bor  i  in  England. 
For  eight  years  she  commanded  the  Salv 
ation  Army  in  Canada.  She  is  the  compo 
ser  of  Words  and  Music  of  many  Salv 
ation  Army  songs.  Her  address  is  122  West 
Fourteenth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Booth,  George  G.,  Publisher,  of  (>15  La 
fayette  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich. ,  and  a 
member  of  the  Detroit  Club,  the  Auto 
mobile  Club,  the  Michigan  Club,  the 
Bloomfield  Hills  Country  Club,  the  Pine 
Lake  Country  Club,  the  Bloomfield  Co  inrry 
Club,  and  the  Detroit  Athletic  Club.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Arii  and 
Crafts,  the  American  Federation  of  Arts, 
the  Guild  of  Book  workers,  the  Arc  Alli 
ance  of  America,  the  Community  Art 
Council,  and  the  Michigan  Chapter  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Architects.  He  was 
born  Sept.  24,  1864,  in  Toronto,  Canada,  in 
1906  he  became  president  of  the  Detroic 


News;  and  is  now  chairman  of  the  board 
of  the  Booth  Publishing  Company,  Publ 
ishers  of  eight  news  papers  in  Michigan. 
He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  Hames 
He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  James 
ried  Miss  Ellen  Warren  Scripps;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  sons  and  two 
daughters;,  and  their  family  home  is 
at  Greenbrook,  Birmingham,  Mich. 

Booth,  Herman  W.,  Busines  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  120  Broadway,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societis.  He  is  president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Paris  Spring  Water  Company,  and 
also  president  and  director  of  H.  W.  Booth 
and  Company. 

Booth,  Kate  C.,  President  of  the  Mont 
gomery  Music  Club.  She  resides  ad  117 
Sayre  Street,  Montgomery,  Ala. 

Booth,  Ralph  H.,  Journalist  and  Business 
President,  of  390  Jefferson  Avenue,  Detroit 
Mich. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Sept.  29,  1873,  in 
Toronto,  Canada.  He  is  president  of  the 
Detroit  Institute  of  Arts.  He  is  president 
of  the  Booth  Publishing  Company,  publi- 
ishers  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Press,  the  Flint 
Daily  Journal,  the  Saginaw  News  Courier, 
the  Kalamazoo  Gazette,  the  Jackson  Cit 
izen  Patriot,  the  Bay  City  Times  Tribune, 
the  Muskegon  Chronicle,  and  the  Ann 
Arbor  Times  News.  In  1906  he  married 
Miss  Mary  M.  Batterman,  of  Chicago,  111.; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  children, 
and  reside  at  2906  Jefferson  Avenue  E, 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Booth,  William  B.,  Member  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Country  Club.  He  was  born  F^b. 
15,  1874,  Winnomccoc,  Nevada.  He  is 
president  of  the  Guaranty  Trust  Company 
of  New  York  City.  Pie  resides  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Borders,  Michael  Washington,  Member 
of  the  South  Shore  Country  Club,  the 
Flossmor  Country  Club,  the  Calumet 
Country  CJab  and  the  Iroijiiois  Cinb,  and 
of  the  Chicago  AUiie'.i';  Ass  .'iation.  He 
was  born  May  9,  1867,  in  Randolph  Coun 
ty,  111.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Monmouth 
College  and  the  Columbia  Law  School.  He 
has  been  city  attorney  of  Belleville,  111.; 
and  master  in  chancery  of  the  Circuit 


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Court  of  St.  Clair  County,  111.  Since  1903 
he  has  practiced  law  in  Chicago;  and  is 
now  general  counsel  for  Morris  and  Comp 
any,  packers.  In  1892  he  married  Miss 
Alice  E.  Abbey,  in  Kirkwood,  111.;  and  has 
had  four  sons. 

Bordwell,  Walter,  President  of  the  Ellis 
Club,  with  a  membership  of  one  hundred 
men.  He  resides  in  the  First  National 
Bank  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Borgenicht,  Louis,  Business  President, 
of  1115  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president,  treasurer  and  director  of 
Borgenicht  and  Sons  Company,  Incorpor 
ated. 

Borie,  Adolphe  E.,  Director,  of  50 
Church  Street^  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Mutual 
Compensation  Insurance  Company  of  New 
York  and  other  corporations. 

Bornfield,  Charles  Lybrand,  Member  of 
the  Cincinnati  Automobile  Club.  He  was 
born  March  23,  1863,  in  Gratiot,  Ohio, 
Since  1886  he  has  been  in  active  practice 
as  a  surgeon  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1902 
he  married  Miss  Grace  Finnley;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Boroughs,  Henry  M.,  Business  President 
100  Condor  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  and  Lockport 
Block  Company,  and  a  director  of  other 
corporations. 

Bosson,  Albert  D.,  Business  President  of 
of  5§4  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Henry  M.  Boroughs  and 
Company,  manufacturers  and  wholeselers 
Company,  manufacturers  and  wholesalers 
This  business  was  conducted  ih  New  York 
lor  a  number  of  years,  but  is  now  located 
in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Bostwick,  Arthur  Elmore,  Librarian  and 
Author,  of  14  North  Kings  Highway,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  He  was  born  March  8,1860,  in 
Litchfield,  Conn.  He  is  Past  president  of 
the  American  Library  Association ;  and 
since  1909  has  been  Librarian  of  the  St. 


Louis  Public  Library.  He  is  the  author  of 
the  American  Public  Library;  and  resides 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Bostwick,  Harry  Rice,  Yice-President 
and  Sociologist,  of  San,  Francisco,  Cal., 
was  born  Oct.  7,  1870,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  He 
took  a  prominent  part  in  the  reconstruction 
of  San  Francisco  after  the  earth  puake 
and  fire  of  1906.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  Seoul  Mining  Compa 
ny;  and  is  also  vice-president  of  the  Coll- 
brain-Bostwick  Development  Company.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Bohemian  Club,  and 
the  Family  Club.  In  1902  he  maried  Miss 
Emma  Hunt;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
daughters,  and  reside  at  2770  Broadway 
San  Francisco.  Cal. 

Bosworth,  Newton  Cassim,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  5603  Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  July  11,  1850,  in 
Solon,  Ohio.  Since  1904  he  has  been  pre- 
sidentand  treasurer  of  the  Bosworth  Hard 
ware  Company.  He  has  been  identified 
with  various  business  enterprises;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  In 
1874  he  married  Miss  Cora  R.  Robbing ;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Fruitland  Park, 
Fla. 

Bosworth,  William  Welles,  Architect,  of 
527  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City,  he  was 
born  in  1869  in  Mariette,  Ohio.  He  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.A.  from  Marietta 
College,  and  studied  at  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology  and  in  Paris, 
France.  He  was  resident  architect  at  the 
Pan  American  Exposition.  He  is  an  assoc 
iate  of  the  American  Institute  of  Arch 
itects,  and  corresponding  secretary  of  the 
Society  of  Beaux  Arts  Architects.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Jerome  Verde  Copper 
Company.  He  is  a  companion  of  the  Mil 
itary  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion ;  a  member 
of  the  Century  Association,  and  of  the 
Players  Club  of  New  York  City. 

Botsford,  Elmer  F.,  Business  President, 
of  245  West  Thirty-Fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Val 
ley  Stream  Realty  Company,  and  is  a  dir 
ector  in  other  corporations. 


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Bott,  Mrs.  Fred  W.,  President  of  the 
Louisiana  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs. 
She  resides  at  2027  State  Street,  New  Orl 
eans,  La. 

Borden,  Bertram  H.,  Director,  of  90 
Worth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Star  Isurance  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Borden,  Howard  S.,  President  of  the 
Mendelson  Glee  Club.  He  resides  at  59 
West  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bottomley,  A.  W.  T.,  Business  President, 
of  Honolulu,  H.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Pioneer  Mill  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Boughner,  Mrs.  Martha,  President  of  the 
Woman 's  Music  Club.  She  resides  in 
Morgantown,  W.Va. 

Boughton,  Mrs.  Martha  Arnold,  Educ 
ator  and  Author,  of  364  East  Twenty-First 
Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born  Feb.  18, 
1857,  in  Cortmna,  Mich.  She  is  the  author 
of  Memoir  of  John  Motte  Arnold  and  other 
works.  In  1884  she  married  Willis  Bough- 
ton.  She  now  resides  at  364  East  Twenty- 
first  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Bouldin,  Charles  W.,  Busines  Man  and 
Director,  of  1837  North  Ashland  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Old 
Colony  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club;  the  Engi 
neers  Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Westward 
Golf  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Fraternity.  He  was  born  Dec,  30,  1880,  in 
Baltimore,  Md. ;  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Baltimore,  and  at  the 
New  York  University  Scjiool  of  Finance 
and  Commerce.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Simplex  Paper  Corporation,  of  Palmyra, 
Mich.;  a  member  of  the  Firm  of  the  Amer 
ican  Color  Card  Company  of  Chicago;  and 
a  director  of  other  corporations.  In  1902 
he  married  Miss  Helen  Elizabeth  Montgo 
mery,  of  Baltimore,  Md. ;  and  they  reside 
at  the  Sheridan  Plaza  Hotel,  Chicago,  111. 

Bourne,  George  G.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  101  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
socities.  He  is  director  of  the  Atlas  Porl 
land  Cement  Company,  the  dough-Bourne 
Corporation,  the  Union  Reserve  Insu tared 


Company,  the  National  American  Bank, 
the  Lustrite  Corporation,  the  Eleanor  Man 
ufacturing  Corporation,  and  of  other  corp 
orations. 

Bouton,  Archibald  Lewis,  Educator  and 
Editor,  of  2206  Andrews  Avenue,  Univers 
ity  Heights,  New  York  City;  was  born 
Sept.  1,  1872,  in  Cortlan  :.  N.Y.  He  has 
rc.-fivt'd  the  degree  of  A.b.  no<l  M.A.  Jn 
lOOl  05  he  was  assistant  prof  issor  »»t'  3-ljig- 
lisi:  in  the  NCAV  York  Uni/jrsity,  and  from 
i!>(.">  has  been  professor  of  F.'iicush  in  that 
Sc  nool.  Since  1914  he  has  been  dean  of  the 
College  of  Arts  and  Science.  He  is  editor 
l.i.-"i.ri  and  Douglas  Deba': -j  In  1901  liu 
married  Miss  Caroline  Je^up  MacNair; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  acA  reside  at 
16  Dudley  Place,  Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Boutwell,  William  Rowe,  Mcni'  er  of  the 
Virginia  Club  of  Norfolk,  the  Westmore 
land  Club,  the  Business  Men's  Club,  and 
the  National  Press  Club  of  Washington, 
and  is  a  Thirty-second  degree  Mason.  He 
was  born  Nov.  25,  1860,  in  Surrey  County, 
Va.  Since  1904  he  has  been  president  of: 
the  Virginia  Pilot  Association;  and  is  the 
inventor  of  the  Boutwell  Gyro  Propeller. 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth 
Cocke;  they  reside  in  Albemarle  Court, 
Norfolk,  Va. 

Bouvier,  Maurice,  Business  Man,  Pres 
ident  and  Director,  of  7  Hanover  Square, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Atlantic  and  Pacific  Steamship  Corporation 
and  president  of  the  Nitrate  Agencies 
Company,  and  vice-president  'of  W.R. 
Grace  and  Companies  Bank.  He  is  also  a 
director  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship 
Company,  the  Brooklyn  Terminal  Comp 
any,  and  other  corporations. 

Bowden,  Frederick  P.,  Business  Presid 
ent  of  68  Essex  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  meber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  the  president  of  J.  G.  Bowden  and  Son 
Incorporated, 

Bowditch,  Ingersoll,  A  Trustee  of  111 
Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  trustee  of  the  Faulkner  Hospital  Corp 
oration,  and  director  of  other  corporations. 
East  One  Hundred  and  Forty-third  Street, 


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Bowen,  Robert  Adger,  Author  ,of  504 
New  York  City,  was  born  in  Charleston, 
S.C.  He  was  educated  at  the  College  of 
Charleston,  the  Washington  Lee  Univers 
ity,  and  Cornell  University.  He  is  a  spec 
ial  agent  of  the  department  of  justice,  in 
the  Bureau  of  Investigation.  In  1894-97 
he  was  literary  adviser  for  the  Macmillan 
Company;  and  in  1902-10  was  literary  ed 
itor  of  the  Appleton  and  Company.  He  is 
the  author  of  Uncharted  Seas,  a  novel; 
and  contributes  extensively  to  current 
magazines  and  publications. 

Bower,  Joseph  A.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  International  Motor  Comp 
any  and  other  corporations. 

Bowers,  Henry  S.,  Director,  of  60  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  meber  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Bowerson,  C.  A.,  Business  President  of 
Edgerton  State  Bank,  Bryan,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He 
is  president  of  the  Edon  State  Bank  Comp 
any  and  other  corporations. 

Bowes,  Edward,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  1645  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Gold- 
wyn  Pictures  Corporation,  ^ice-president 
of  the  Moredall  Realty  Corporation,  and  a 
director  of  the  C-Day  Construction  Comp 
any. 

Bowles,  Francis  Tiffany,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  7,  1858,  in 
Springfield,  Mass.  He  resides  at  Barn- 
stable,  Mass. 

Bowles,  P.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
American  National  Bank,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  First  Nat 
ional  Bank  of  Oakland,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Bowman,  Charles  Calvin,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  14,  1852,  in 
Troy,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Avoca 
Coal  Company.  Since  1883  he  has  been 
mine  agent  for  a  considerable  number  of 
collieries  producing  various  grades  of  an 


thracite  and  bituminous  coal  and  coke.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Raub  Coal  Company  of 
Marvel,  Ala.;  and  a  director,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Franklin  Coal  Company. 
He  has  been  mayor  of  Pittston,  Pa.;  and 
served  with  distinction  as  a  member  of 
Congress.  He  resides  in  Pittston,  Pa. 

Bowman,  John  McE.,  Business  President 
and  Director  of  the  Biltmore,  Madison 
Avenue  and  Forty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Armbow 
Operating  Corporation,  the  Bowman  Hotel 
Corporation,  the  Hotel  Red  Book  and  Di 
rectory  Company,  the  Commodore-Biltmore 
Company,  the  Providence-Biltmore  Corp 
oration,  the  Westchester-Biltmore  Corpor 
ation,  and  other  corporations. 

Bowring,  Charles  W.,  Busines  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bowring  Cuba  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  of  other  corporations. 

Boyd,  Arnold  R.,  Business  President,  of 
the  Electric  Steel  Pipe  Corporation, 

Boyd,  David  Ross,  Educator  and  College 
President,  of  123  South  Eight  Street,  Al 
buquerque,  N.M.,  was  born  July  31,  1853, 
in  Coshocton,  Ohio.  He  graduated  from 
the  Wooster  University  of  Ohio,  and  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  PH.D.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  the  republ 
ican  party.  In  1892-1908  he  was  president 
of  the  University  of  Oklahoma;  in  1908- 
1912  was  superintendent  of  the  Presbyt 
erian  Board  of  Home  Missions;  and  since 
1912  has  been  president  of  the  University 
of  New  Mexico.  He  resides  in  Albuquer 
que,  N.M. 

Boyd.  Frank  E.,  Business  Man  and  di 
rector,  of  16  Oak  Street,  Everett,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Masons  and  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Feb.  9, 
1885  in  Charlestown  District,  Boston,  Mass. 
Since  1903  he  has  been  in  the  milk  and 
cream  business,  and  now  also  the  icecream. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Milk  Packing  Ex 
change,  and  a  director  of  the  Everett  Na 
tional  Bank.  He  married  Miss  Marion 
Vera  Bennett;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
thre  daughters,  and  reside  at  10  Otis  Street 
Everett,  Mass. 


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Boyd,  P.  A.,  Yice-Presidnet  and  Direc 
tor,  of  359  Eddy  Street,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  March  10,  1876,  in  Am- 
esbury,  Mass.;  and  graduated  from  Brown 
University  in  1898.  He  volunteered  in  the 
Spanish- American  war;  being  a  member  of 
the  First  Rhode  Island  Artillery.  From 
1898  he  was  connected  with  the  Black  and 
Boyd  Manufacturing  Company  of  New 
York  City,  of  which  he  became  vice-presid 
ent.  Since  1914  he  has  been  sales  manager 
of  the  Everett  and  Barren  Company.  In 
1903  he  married  Miss  Estelle  Newton; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  30  Clarendon 
Place,  Bloomfield,  N.J. 

Boyden,  Arthur  Clarke,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  was  born 
Sept.  27,  1852,  in  Bridgewater,  Mass.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Bridgewater  Norman 
School  and  at  Ambert  College.  Since  1906 
he  has  been  principal  of  the  Bridgewater 
State  Normal  School.  He  is  the  author  of 
Nature  Study  by  Months,  and  History  of 
Bridgewater  Normal  School.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Masonic  Bodies  and  various  Ed 
ucational  Associations.  In  1877  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Katherine  C.  Allen;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  61  Plymouth  Street,  Bridge- 
water,  Mass. 

Boyle,  Emmet  Derby,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  July  26,  1879,  in 
Virginia  City,  Nevada.  In  1915-19  he  was 
governor  of  the  State  of  Nevada.  He  re 
sides  in  Carson  City,  Nevada. 

Boyne,  Judson  William,  Educator  and 
College  President,  of  816  Belmont  Street, 
Caldwell,  Idaho,  was  born  Nov.  5,  1860,  in 
Canonsburg,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Wooster  College  of  Ohio.  Since  1891  he 
has  been  president  of  the  College  of  Idaho. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  Kiwanis, 
and  various  organizations.  In  1887  he 
married  Miss  Annie  Elizabeth  Jenison ; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and 
three  daughters,  and  reside  in  Caldwell, 
Idaho. 

Boynton,  Albert  E.,  Director  of  the  In 
surance  Exchange,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 


ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Consolidated 
Oil  Lands  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Boynton,  Mrs.  Charles  H.,  President  of 
the  Music  Department  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  resides  at  1602  Beechwood  Av 
enue,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Brace,  Charles  Loring,  Member  of  the 
Woman 's  Club.  He  is  an  author  of  New 
York  City,  and  was  born  June  2,  1855,  in 
Dobbs  Ferry,  N.Y.  He  is  secretary  of  the 
Children's  Aid  Society.  He  is  the  author 
of  many  pamphlets,  papers  and  reports  on 
child  saving.  He  resides  at  105  East 
Twenty-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Brackenridge,  W.  A.,  Business  President 
of  Edison  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Santa  Barbara  and 
Suburban  Railway  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Brackett,  Ledru  J.,  Business  President 
of  427  Commercial  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  the  president  of  the  Walter 
M.  Lowney  Company,  and  director  of  other 
corporations. 

Bradbury,  Ethel,  President  of  the  Music 
Study  Club,  with  a  membership  of  thirty 
women.  She  resides  at  1420  Polk  Street, 
Topeka,  Kans. 

Braddock,  James  Harold,  Member  of  the 
National  Press  Association.  He  was  born 
Nov.  2,  1885,  in  Paterson,  N.J.  He  is  con 
sidered  an  authority  on  Community  Organ 
ization  Problems.  He  resides  in  Montclair, 
N.J. 

Braden,  Bertie,  President  of  the  Dan 
ville  Musical  Cycle,  with  a  membership  of 
two  hundred  men  and  women.  She  resides 
at  7  West  Seminary  Street,  Danville,  111. 

Bradford,  A.  S.,  Business  President,  of 
Placenti?i,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies  He  is  president  of  the 
Placentia  National  Bank,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Bradford,  William  A.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  14  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Columbus 
Crystal  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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Bradlee,  Arthur  T,,  Merchant  and  Bus- 
ines  President,  of  78  Chauncey  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1867  in  Bos 
ton,  Mass.  He  is  president  of  the  William 
Whitman  Company;  and  a  director  of  the 
Acadia  Mills,  the  Katama  Mills,  the  Men- 
omet  Mills,  the  Mary  Louise  Mills,  the 
Monomac  Spinning  Company,  the  Nonquitt 
Spinning  Company,  and  the  Textile  Spec 
ialty  Company 

Bradlee,  Henry  G.,  Senior  Vice-Presid 
ent,  of  147  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Haverhill 
Gas  Light  Company,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Bradley,  Elihu  A.,  Business  President, 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  Charles 
Tenney  and  Company,  and  treasurer  of 
other  corporations. 

Bradley,  F.  W.;  Business  President,  of 
the  Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  Pacific  Union  Club,  the 
University  Club,  the  Bohemian  Club,  the 
Engineers  Club,  the  Olympia  Club, the  Com 
mercial  Club,  the  San  Francisco  Golf  and 
Country  Club,  and  the  Presidio  Golf  Club. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  California  Academy 
of  Sciences,  and  various  other  societies 
and  associations.  H  is  president  of  the 
Tread  well  Yukon  Company,  Limited;  and 
president  of  nearly  a  score  of  other  mining 
and  business  corporations  In  1901  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Mary  Park;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  four  sons,  and  reside  at  2716 
Pacific  Avenue,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Bradley,  Franklin  F.,  President  of  the 
Chicago  Mendelsohn  Club,  with  a  male 
chorus  of  seventy-two  voices.  He  resides 
at  9325  South  Robey  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Bradley,  Harold,  Realtor  and  Banker,  of 
717  North  Michigan  Avenue,  and  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club,  the  Arts  Club 
of  Chicago,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  In  1910-13  he  was  auditor 
and  comptroller  of  the  Chicago  Tribune; 
vice-president  arid  director  of  the  West 
Town  State  Bank;  and  later  a  partner  in 
the  firm  Harold  Bradley  and  Company,  in 


vestment  brokers.  He  subsequently  be 
came  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Albert  J. 
Pardidge  and  Harold  Bradley,  investment 
and  real  estate  brokers. 

Bradley,  J.  Gardner,  Business  President 
of  312  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Sept.  12,  1881,  in  Newark,  N.J. 
He  is  president  of  the  Elks  River  Coal  and 
Lumber  Company,  and  the  West  Virginia 
Coal  Association.  In  1905  lie  married  Miss 
Mabel  Warren,  of  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  in  Dundon,  Clay  County,  W.Va. 

Bradley,  James  W.,  President  of  the  Cor 
al  Union,  with  a  membership  of  one  hund 
red  men  and  women.  He  resides  at  607 
Roosevelt  Avenue,  Kewanee,  111. 

Bradley,  Preston,  Member  of  the  Maso 
nic  Fraternity,  a  life  member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Art  Institute,  the  Drama  League  of 
American,  the  Chicago  Rotary  Club,  and 
the  Chicago  Association  of  Commerce. 
Since  1912  he  has  been  pastor  of  the  Peo 
ples  Church  of  Chicago.  In  1905  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Grace  Wilkins  Thayer;  and  they 
reside  at  837  Eastwood  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. 

Bradley,  Thomas  A.,  Manufacturer  and 
Director,  of  362  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  E.B.  Estes 
and  Sons;  is  prominent  in  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  various  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Bradshaw,  Henry,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  82  Beaver  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club  of  New 
York  City,  and  the  English  Six  Fraternity. 
He  was  born  Sept.  15,1882,  in  Washington, 
D.C. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Harvard 
College  and  received  the  degrees  of  A.B. 
and  LL.B.  Since  1909  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  lawr;  and  is  a 
director  of  the  Quebec  Mining  Company, 
and  other  corporations.  He  is  unmarried ; 
and  resides  at  238  East  Sixty-eight  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Bridge,  Norman,  Director,  of  1015  Sec 
urity  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Pan-American  Petrol 


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Brady,  Mrs  J.A.,  President  of  the  Thurs 
day  Musical  Clul),  with  a  membership  of 
twenty-five  women.  She  resides  in  Cherry- 
vale,  Kan. 

Brady,  James  C.,  Director,  of  80  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  lie  is  a  pres 
ident  of  the  United  Timber  Company 

Brady,  Nicholas  Frederick,  Member  of 
the  Manhattan  Club.  Tie  was  born  Oct.  25, 
1878,  in  Albany,  N.Y..  lie  is  president  of 
the  New  York  Edison  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  898  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Brady,  Williaan  H.,  Business  President, 
of  280  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
meber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Krossnit  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  a  director  of  other  corpora 
tions. 

Brainard,  Clinton  T.,  Business  President, 
of  373  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  president  of  Harper  and 
Brothers,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Brainard,  Morgan  B.,  Director,  of  100 
Williams  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  din-dor  oi'  the  Underwood  Typewriter 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Brajnan,  Chester  A.,  Business  President, 
of  70  Worth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  A.  I).  Juilliard  and  Comp 
any,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Branch,  James  Ransom,  Member  of  the 
New  York  Athletic  Club,  the  Common 
wealth  Club,  the  Army  and  Navy  Club, 
and  the  Guyandotte  Club.  He  was  born 
Dec.  14,  1863,  in  Petersburg,  Va.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  Gen.  Robert 
Ransom  and  Col.  Gordon  McCabe,  and  at 
Richmond  College.  He  is  president  of  the 
Branchland  Coal  Company,  Guyandotte 
Coal  Company  and  Guyan  River  Coal 
Company.  He  was  National  Bank  Examiner 
under  Cleveland;  major  in  Seventh  Im- 
munes,  the  Spanish-American  War;  lieut 
enant-colonel  of  the  First  Virginia  Volunt 
eers,  now  on  retired  list.  He  served  in 
the  City  Council,  and  exposed  the  defalca 
tions  of  city  officers  which  had  existed  for 


many  years  at  Richmond,  Va.  He  has 
been  secretary  of  the  American  Bankers 
Association ;  and  is  secretary  of  the  Cur 
rency  Commission;  and  secretary  of  the 
Trust  Company  section  eight  years.  H  e 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Southern  Society 
in  New  York. 

Branch,  John  B.,  Business  President, 'of 
20  Market  Square,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Atlantic  Inland  Assoc 
iation,  and  a  director  in  various  corpora 
tions. 

Brandegee,  Frank  Bosworth,  Member  of 
the  Chevy  Club.  He  was  born  July  8, 
1864,  in  New  London;  and  in  1905-07  he 
was  a  member  of  Congress;  and  in  1905-21 
was  a  member  of  the  United  States  Senate. 
He  resides  in  NewT  London,  Conn. 

Brannon,  Melwin  A.,  Member  of  the  Uri- 
iversity  of  Idaho.  He  is  president  of  the 
Beloit  College.  He  has  been  dean  of  the 
University  of  North  Dakota;  and  president 
of  the  University  of  Idaho.  Tie  resides  at 
846  College  Street,  Beloit,  Wis. 

Bratenhl,  George  C.F.,  Clergyman,  of 
Mount  St.  Alban,  Washington,  D.C.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  rector  of  the  Washington  Cathedral  at 
Mount  St.  Alban,  Washington,  D.C. 

Braucher,  Howard  S.,  Member  of  the 
Press  Club.  He  is  a  social  worker  of  1 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  was  born 
July  19,  1881,  in  Royal  ton,  N.Y.  Since 
1910  he  has  been  editor  of  the  Playground. 
He  is  secretary  of  the  Playground  and  Re- 
cration  Association  of  America. 

Braun,  C.  J.,  President  of  the  Mendel 
sohn  Choir,  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  resides 
at  800  North  Highland  Avenue,  Pitsburgh, 
Pa. 

Bray,  F.  H.,  President,  of  the  Elm  Park 
Choral  Society,  with  a  membership  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  mixed  voices.  He  re 
sides  at  1415  Washington  Avenue,  Scran- 
ton,  Pa. 

Bray,  John  R.,  Business  Man  and  Artist, 
of  130  West  Forty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bray 
Productions,  Incorporated,,  originators  of 
the  animated  cartoon. 


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Brayton,  Alembert  W.,  Physician  and 
Author,  of  330  Newton  Claypool  Building, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born  March  3,  1848, 
in  Avon,  N.Y.  In  1878  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.D.  from  the  Indiana  Medical 
College.  He  is  the  author  of  Birds  of  Ind 
iana,  Mammals  of  Ohio,  and  Fishes  of  the 
Southern  Allegheny  Region,  with  twenty 
species  new  to  science.  He  resides  in  In 
dianapolis,  Ind. 

Brazier,  Marion  Howard,  Journalist,  of 
Trinity  Court,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born 
Sept.  6,  1850,  in  Boston,  Mass.  She  is 
self-educated  and  graduated  from  the 
grammar  school  in  1864.  For  nine  years 
she  was  editor  of  several  departments  on 
the  Boston  Post;  and  for  six  years  was  soc 
iety  editor  and  special  writer  on  the  Bos 
ton  Journal,  retiring  on  1914.  For  several 
years  she  was  the  New  England  corres 
pondent  for  the  Army  and  Navy  Journal, 
and  for  the  Moving  Picture  World.  S  he 
was  early  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
Revolution,  the  founder  of  nine  organiza 
tions,  and  a  member  of  twenty  organiza 
tions.  She  is  a  successful  author  and  pub 
lisher;  and  a  lecturer  on  various  topics. 
She  is  unmarried;  and  resides  at  Trinity 
Court,  Boston,  Mass. 

Breaker,  William  D.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  100  Varick  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
U.H.  Dudley  and  Company.  He  is  director 
of  the  Seacoast  Canning  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Merrell  Socila  Company  of 
Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Breckenridge,  Hugh  H.,  Artist,  of  Pore 
Washington,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Municipal  Art  Jury  of  Philadelphia,  the 
American  Institute  of  Architects,  the  New 
York  Water  Color  Club,  the  Priln-lelphia 
Water  Color  Club,  and  an  ass-jci.ite  mem 
ber  of  the  National  Acade  vy  of  Design. 
He  was  born  in  Leesburg,  VH  ;  and  sines 
1394  has  been  instructor  in  drawing  and 
painting  at  the  Pennsylvan  a  Academy  of 
the  Fine  Arts.  He  is  represented  in  the 
collections  of  the  San  Francisco  Art  As- 
sociat:on,  the  St.  Louis  Club,  Ihe  Univers 
ity  of  Virginia,  and  in  a  scove  of  oilier  In 
stitutions.  In  1920  he  v.ar?  awarded  the 


fellowship  gold  medal  at  Philadelphia;  .in- 1 
\i'\<  iif*jeived  numerous  mo  i-ils  nn«i  JIV.MT  Is. 

Breed,  R.  E.,  Business  Prvudent,  of  30 
C'jiurol'  Street.  New  York  City;  and  a  rnern- 
hei  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
pivf'aeut  of  the  American  (J-ai  and  Elect 
ric  Company,  the  Indiana  General  Service 
<  jnipany,  th«  Kentucky  ,ind  W'.st  Virginia 
P-..V  er  Comprny,  the  Ohio  Slai'e  Power 
(Vnurany;  anJ.  is  also  a  dire-.'lo;*  of  a  dozen 
of  MCI  corporations. 

Breed,  William  C-,  Lawyer  and  Business 
I  ?« ;-:aent,  of  32  Liberty  vShreei,  New)  York 
City,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  an! 
no -if  lies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Breed,  Abbott  and  Morgan.  He  is  pres 
ide  i  t  of  the  0  and  D.  Company:  and  a  di- 
rctiloi  of  the  Farr  and  Bail  iy  Manufact- 
•i'i?ig  Company,  and  of  the  TTo^vit  Koalty 
Corporation. 

Breitung,  E.  N.,  Business  President,  of 
1JO  Broadway.  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Niklas  Mining  Comp 
any,  find  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

BrciTjner,  William  H<jp'<  irn,  Railroad 
President)  of  4717  Emerso  i  Avenue,  South 
Mii.r  p.-jpolis,  TV". inn.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Minneapolis  Club,  the  Minneapolis  Athletic 
Club,  and  the  Minikehda  L/mb.  He  was 
bom.  Oct.  24,  1869,  in  Mar-1-  iltown,  Iowa. 
Since  1917  ho  has  been  pri?si.l«ni  of  the 
Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Comp 
any,  except  during  the  world  war  period, 
when  he  occupied  the  position  of  federal 
manager  of  the  same  railroad.  In  1903  he 
married  Miss  Emily  T.  McKell,  of  Omaha, 
Neb.;  and  they  reside  at  4717  Emerson 
Avenue,  South  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Brengle,  Henry  Gaw,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  25,  1866,  in  Balt 
imore,  Md.  He  is  president  of  the  Phila 
delphia  Trust  Company.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  Philadelphia  Trust  Company, 
and  a  director  of  the  Executive  Council  of 
the  Philadelphia  Board  of  Trade.  He  re 
sides  in  Radnor,  Pa. 

Brenholts,  A.,  Business  President,  of  44 
Broad  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Modern  Coal  Mining 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Brennan,  Bernard  G.  Packer,  of  Ex 
change  Building,  Union  Stock  Yards,  Chic 
ago,  111.,  was  born  in  Wisconsin.  Since 
1883  has  been  engaged  in  the  packing  bus 
iness;  and  is  now  president  of  the  Brennan 
Packing  Company,  pork  packers.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade, 
Chicago  Athletic  Association,  and  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club,  the  Iroquois 
Club,  the  Beverly  Golf  Club,  and  the  Sad 
dle  and  Sirloin  Club.  In  1913  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Grace;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  47,'J7  Ellis  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Brennan,  James  Francis,  Author,  of  Pet 
erborough,  X.H.,  was  born  March  31,  1853, 
in  Peterborough,  N.H.  He  is  one  of  the 
three  trustees  of  the  State  Library,  chair 
man  of  the  New  Hampshire  Library  Com 
mission,  historiographer  of  the  Peterbor 
ough  Historical  Society,  and  has  filled  oth 
er  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  For  fifteen 
years  he  was  on  the  state  board  of  Charit 
ies  and  Corrections;  for  four  terms  in  the 
legislature  and  the  constitutional  Conven 
tion;  and  three  times  a  delegate  to  the 
Democratic  National  Convention.  He  is 
the  author  of  many  historical  and  contro- 
versal  articles  on  history  and  early  Irish 
settlements  of  southern  New  Hampshire. 
He  is  a  member  of  several  clubs  and  soc 
ieties. 

Brenneman,  Edward,  Engineer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  the  North  American 
Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was  born  Nov. 
12,  1864,  in  Hancock  County,  W.Va.  He 
was  educated  at  Mount  Union  College.  He 
is  a  contracting  engineer;  and  President  of 
the  J.  E.  Brt'iinciiiiiii  Company.  He  is  al 
so  president  of  the  Union  Foundation  Com 
pany;  and  a  director  of  the  Market  Street 
Title  and  Trust  Company.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Overbrook 
Golf  Club,  and  the  Sea  View  Golf  Club.  In 
1889  he  married  Miss  Ella  Eraser;  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  on 
Wister  and  Roberts  Road,  Ardmore,  Pa. 

Brentano,  Arthur,  Business  President,  of 
225  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Brentanois;  and  is  promin- 
entlv  identified  with  business  affairs. 


Bresnahan,  John  F.,  Yice-President  and 
Director,  of  19  West  Forty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  American  Chicle  Company,  vice-presid 
ent  of  the  Interborough  Transfer  Company. 
He  is  director  of  the  Canadian  Chewing 
Gum  Company,  and  of  various  other  corp 
orations. 

Breton,  Albert  V.,  Business  President,  of 
140  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Mercantile 
Bank  of  Brazil,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Breuchaud,  Jules,  Business  President,  of 
290  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ford  Instrument  Company 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corp 
orations. 

Brewer,  Charles  Edward,  College  Pres 
ident  of  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  and  a  member  of 
the  Rotary  Club.  He  is  president  of  Mer 
edith  College.  He  has  been  Dean  of  Wake 
Forest  College. 

Brewster,  Eugene  V.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  lawyer,  editor 
and  author;  and  was  born  Sept.  7,  1870, 
in  Bayshore,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Bayshore;  for  three  years 
he  attended  the  Centenary  Collegiate  In 
stitute  of  Hackettstown,  N.J;  studied  one 
year  in  the  Pennington  Seminary;  and 
then  attended  Princeton  University.  He 
was  formerly  editor  of  the  daily  legal  col 
umn  in  the  Brooklyn  Eagle;  and  is,  a.n  ex 
tensive  writer  on  economic  subjects  for 
newspapers  and  magazines.  He  is  inter 
ested  in  art,  music,  photography  and  econ 
omics;  and  is  a  noted  lecturer  and  public 
speaker.  Since  1910  he  has  been  managing 
editor  of  the  Moving  Picture  Story  Mag 
azine.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Allied 
Arts  Association;  and  president  of-  the 
Brooklyn  Grand  Opera  Company.  He  has 
painted  pictures  tor  exhibition;  has  some 
musical  talent ;  and  has  written  several 
plays.  He  is  the  author  of  What  to  Do 
With  the  Trust,  and  other  works.  He  re 
sides  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 


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Brewster,  George  Thomas,..  Sculptor,  of 
Tottenville,  N.Y.,  was  born  Feb.  24,  1863, 
in  Kingston,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at 
the  Massachusetts  State  Art  School;  and 
at  the  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts  of  Paris, 
France.  Since  1884  he  has  been  engaged 
professionally  as  a  sculptor;  and  in  1886 
founded  the  modeling  class  of  thei  Art 
Students  League  of  New  York  City.  Since 
1900  he  has  been  instructor  in  the  depart 
ment  of  sculpture  at  Cooper  Union  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Nat 
ional  Sculpture  Society,  the  Architectural 
League  of  New  York,  the  National  Arts 
Club,  and  the  Municipal  Art  Society.  He 
married  Miss  Lina  A.  G.  Totten;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  sone  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  in  Tottenville,  Staten  Island, 
N.Y. 

Brewster,  Robert  S.,  Director,  of  52  Van- 
derbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  directo  of  the  National  Fuel  Gas 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Brewster,  William  Tenney,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Scarsdale,  N.Y.,  was  born  Aug. 
15,  1869,  in  Lawrence,  Mass.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Phillips  Academy,  the  And- 
over  College  and  Harvard  College.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  professor  of  English  at 
Columbia  University,  and  since  June  1910 
provost  of  Bernard  College  and  Colubia 
University.  He  is  the  author  of  Writing 
English  Prose,  and  other  works.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Harvard  Club,  the  Century 
Club,  and  the  Association  of  New  York. 
In  1905  he  married  Miss  Anna  Richards; 
and  they  reside  in  Scarsdale,  N.Y. 

Brickner,  D.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Springfield  Clothing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Bridgeman,  Lewis  Jesse,  Illustrator, 
Author  and  Artist,  of  42  Summit  Avenue, 
Salem,  Mass.,  was  born  Nov.  17,  1857,  in 
Lawrence,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at  the 
public  schools  of  Lawrence,  and  the  Harv 
ard  College.  In  1901-10  he  wasa  member 
of  the  school  board  of  Salem.  In  1919-20 
he  was  presiding  officer  of  the  School  Com 


mittee  of  Salem.  He  is  the  author  and 
illustrator  of  Mother  Wild  Goose  and  other 
works.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Essex  In 
stitute  of  Salem  and  of  several  fraternal 
societies.  His  first  wife,  Lucy  Stanwood 
Blanchard,  died  in  1S92,  by  whom  he  had 
one  son  now  living.  In  1893  he  married 
Miss  Annie  Page  Campbell;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  42  Summit  Avenue,  Salem,  Mass. 

Briggs,  A.  M.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  550  West  Fifty-seventh  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Poster  Advertising  Company,  Incorpor 
ated  ;  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Briggs,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  a  member  of 
the  Muscowabie  Club  of  Calumet,  Mich.  He 
is  a  merchant  and  capitalist  of  Calumet, 
Mich.,  and  was  born  in  1837  in  Cincin- 
natus,  N.Y.  For  Forty-four  years  he  was 
engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Cal 
umet,  retiring  in  1908.  He  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Michigan  State  Legislature,  and 
president  of  the  Board  of  Education.  He 
is  president  of  the  Calumet  and  Arizona 
Mining  Company,  president  of  the  Merch 
ants  '  and  Miners '  Bank ;  and  has  been  con 
nected  with  other  corporations.  In  1865 
he  married  Miss  Sarah  E.  Hanna  of  Lake 
Geneva,  Wis. ;  and  they  have  one  son, 
Charles  Edwin  Briggs,  M.D.,  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  His  home  is  in  Calumet,  Mich. 

Briggs,  Clare  A.,  Cartoonist,  of  154  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  Aug. 
5,  1876,  in  Reedsburg,  Wis.  He  was  educ 
ated  in  the  University  of  Nebraska.  He 
entered  newspaper  work  in  1896 ;  and  was 
cartoonist  for  the  Chicago  Tribune,  the 
Chicago  Examiner  and  the  St.  Louis  Globe. 
He  is  the  originator  of  The  Days  of  Real 
Sport,  When  a  Feller  Needs  a  Friend, 
Friend  Wife,  and  others.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Lambs  Club,  the  Wykagyl  Country 
Club,  the  Forty  Club  of  Chicago  and  var 
ious  other  clubs  and  societies.  In  1900  he 
married  Miss  Ruth  G.  Owen,  of  Lincoln, 
Neb. ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  two  daughters,  and  eside  in  New  Roch- 
elle,  N.Y. 


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Briggs,  Lloyd  Vernon,  Honorary  member 
of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Georgia  His 
torical  Societies,  the  American  Medical 
Association,  Massachusetts  Medical  Socie 
ty,  Boston  Medical  Library,  and  the  Medi 
co-  Psychological  Society  of  France.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Botolph  Club, 
the  Boston  City  Club,  the  Boston  Press 
Club,  the  Old  Colony  Club  and  the  Econo 
mic  Club.  lie  is  trustee  of  the  Pilgrims 
Society  of  New  Hampshire.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  several  books  on  history  and  genea 
logy;  also  author  of  many  bills  passed  by 
the  Massachusetts  Legislature  of  a  Con 
structive  nature  for  the  regulation  of  In 
sane  Institutions.  In  1905  he  married  Miss 
Mary  T.  Cabot;  and  they  have  one  son, 
and  reside  in  Brookline,  Mass. 

Briggs,  Mrs.  S.,  President  of  the  Schub 
ert  Club,  with  a  membership  of  seven  hun 
dred  men  and  women.  She  resides  at  177 
Mackubin  Street,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Brigham,  Henry  H.,  Kail  way  Official,  of 
327  South  La  Salle  Street  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  in  Sharon,  Wis.  He  is  president  of 
the  Atlantic  Seaboard  Despatch;  and  pres 
ident  of  the  North  American  Car  Comp 
any  of  Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club,  the  Chicago  Yacht 
Club,  the  Skokie  Club,  the  Traffic  Club, 
and  the  Church  Club. 

Bright,  George  W.,  Business  President  of 
51  North  High  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societ 
ies.  He  is  president  of  the  Blendon  Realty 
Company  and  oilier  corporations. 

Brindley,  John  E.,  College  Professor, 
of  Ames,  Iowa;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  Since  1916  he  has  been 
professor  of  applied  science  in  the  depart 
ment  of  applied  economics  and  social 
science  at  the  Iowa  State  College  at  Ames, 
Iowa.  He  is  the  author  of  History  of  Tax 
ation  in  Iowa,  in  two  volumes;  and  History 
of  Road  Legislation.  In  1910  he  married 
Miss  Mabel  Iverson;  and  they  reside  in 
Ames,  Iowa. 

Brinkman,  Benjamin  G.,  President  of  tlie 
Liederkranz  Club,  with  a  members  nip  of 
forty  active  men,  and  sixty  women.  He 
resides  at  3641  Flora  Boulevard,  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 


Brimson,  William  George,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  April  27,  1850,  in 
Tiverton,  England.  Since  1910  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Texas  City  Railway  Comp 
any.  He  resides  at  5621  University  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111. 

Brister,  Charles  James,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  June  22,  1875,  in 
Dayton,  Ohio.  He  entered  Railway  service 
in  1889  as  stenographer.  Since  1892  he 
has  been  connected  with  the  Cleve'.and, 
Cincinnati,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  Railroad, 
successively  as  rate  clerk,  assistant  general 
freight  agent,  general  freight  agent  and 
traffic  manager.  He  resides  in  Dayton, 
Ohio. 

Brittain,  John  A.,  Business  President,  of 
69  South  Main  Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  I '  .-» 
is  president  of  the  Akron  Motor  Exhibition 
Company  and  olhci  corporations. 

Brittingham,  Russell,  Vice-Presidr-nt  anl 
Treasurer,  of  37  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  assistant  secretary  of  the 
Equitable  Trust  Company  of  New  York.  He 
is  also  vice-president,  treasurer  and  direct 
or  of  the  Equitable  Safe  Deposit  Company 
of  New  York ;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Britton,  C.  S.,  Business  President,  of 
Caxton  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Wade  Park  Building 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Britton,  John  A.,  Business  President,  of 
445  Slitter  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Masons,  the  Elks,  the 
Oddfellows,  and  all  the  important  clubs  in 
San  Francisco.  He  was  born  in  1855;  and 
received  an  academic  education.  He  is 
president  of  the  California  Gas  and  Elect 
ric  Corporation,  president  of  the  San  Fran 
cisco  Gas  and  Electric  Company,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Pacific  Gas  and  Electric 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Amer 
ican  National  Bank,  the  Morris  Plan  Comp 
any;  and  is  regent  of  the  University  of 
California.  In  1879  he  married  Miss  Flor- 
nce  Eastland;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside 
in  San  Francisco,  Gal. 


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Brobeck,  W.  I.,  Director,  of  Crocker 
Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Builtmore  Realty  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Brockman,  Fletcher  Sims,  Member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Nov.  18,  1867,  in  Amherst  County,  Va. 
Since  1915  he  has  been  associate  general 
secretary  of  the  international  committee  of 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  He 
resides  at  347  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Brodek,  Charles  A.,  Director,  of  44  Ced 
ar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Arnold  Sewing  Machine 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Broening,  William  F.,  Business  Man,  of 
Baltimore,  Md. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  June,  2, 
1870,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  mayor  of  the  City  of  Baltimore;  and 
is  prominently  identified  with  the  business 
and  public  affairs  of  his  city.  In  1905  he 
married  Miss  Josephine  Marie  Grauel;  and 
they  have  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  Forest  Park,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Brokaw,  Howard  C.,  Business  President, 
of  1457  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the  Rac 
quet  and  Tennis  club,  the  University  Club, 
the  Piping)  Rock  Club,  and  the  Tuxedo 
Club.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  Princeton  University. 
Since  1897  he  has  been  president  of  Brok 
aw  Brothers,  a  director  of  the  Harriman 
National  Bank,  and  a  director  of  the 
Northern  Insurance  Company  of  New 
York.  He  married  Miss  Edna  Goodby 
Lowe;  and  they  have  three  daughters,  and 
reside  at  984  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Bromel,  Alfred  H,.,  Director,  of  67  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  Munwood  Steamship  Corporation 

Bronner,  Harry,  Business  President,  of 
24  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  arid  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  in  New  York  City.  He  is  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Mis 


souri  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  chairman 
of  the  Simms  Petroleum  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  Seaboard  National  Bank 
and  a  dozen  other  corporations. 

Brook,  Arthur  H.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  522  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Pub 
lishers  Association  of  Canada,  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  United  States  Publishers  Assoc 
iation,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Brookings,  Robert  Somers,  Member  of 
th  St.  Louis  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  22, 
1850,  in  Cecil  County,  Md.  In  1882-97  he 
was  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Choral  Sym 
phony  Society.  As  president  of  the  board 
of  trustees  of  th  Washington  University  of 
St.  Louis,  he  practically  refounded  the  Un 
iversity.  He  resides  at  Cecilwood,  Forsyth 
Boulevard,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Brooks,  Bryant  Butler,  Member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies,  and  governor  of 
Wyoming  in  1905-11.  He  was  born  Feb.  5, 
1861,  in  Bernardston,  Mass.,  and  was  educ 
ated  at  the  Powers  Institute  of  Bernston, 
and  in  the  public  and  high  schools  in  Chic 
ago,  111.  Ever  since  1882  he  has  been  suc 
cessfully  engaged  as  a  grower  of  all  kinds 
of  livestock  in  Wyoming.  In  1896  he  was 
a  delegate  to  the  national  republican  con 
vention  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  pres 
idential  elector  in  1900;  and  in  1904  was 
elected  governor  of  the  state  of  Wyoming 
for  the  terms  of  1905-11.  He  is  president 
of  the  B.  B.  Brooks  Company;  is  president 
of  the  Brooks-Hudson  Company,  the  Con 
solidated  ,Royalty  Oil  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Casper  National  Bank.  In 
1886  he  married  Mary  Naomi  Williard,  and 
they  reside  in  Casper,  Wyo. 

BrooksT  Edith,  Business  President,  of  80 
South  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  She  is 
president  of  the  Pattengill  Transportation 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Brooks,  Mrs.  Edna  Wilde,  President  of 
the  Women's  University  Club  of  Los  Ang 
eles,  Cal.  Site  was  born  Sept.  10,  1881,  in 
Bushnell,  111.,  and  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  E.  H. 
Brooks.  She  resides  at  342  South  New 
Hampshire  Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


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Brooks,  Edward,  J.,  Business  President, 
of  98  Park  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president,  treasurer,  director,  and  man 
ager  of  E.  J.  Brooks  and  Company,  Incorp 
orated,  manufacturers  of  general  railway 
hardware  and  metal  supplies. 

Brooks,  Franklin,  Business  President,  of 
299  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Republican  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Bar  Association  of  New  York, 
and  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Sept.  28,  1878,  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Peekskill  Military  Ac 
ademy,  and  the  Stanford  University  of  Ca- 
liforna.  Tie  is  president  of  the  Overseas 
Mercantile  Traders,  a  trustee  of  the  Postal 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  New  York,  and 
a  director  of  the  Provident  Savings  Life 
Assurance  Society  and  other  corporations. 
During  the  World  Wai-  lie  was  manager  of 
the  United  States  Shipping  Board;  and 
held  the  rank  of  Captain.  In  1905  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Paula  A.  L.  Mischke;  and  they 
reside  in  Larchmont,  N.Y. 

Brooks,  Louis,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  20  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  In  wood  Club,  the 
Ocean  Club,  and  the  Reform  Club;  and  an 
Exalted  Ruler  of  Elks.  He  was  born  in 
Augusta,  Ga. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Richmond  Academy  and  at  the  Columbia 
University.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Managers  of  the  New  York  Cotton  Ex 
change.  He  has  been  a  Colonel  on  the 
Staf  of  the  Governor  of  Georgia;  and  has 
been  a  member  of  the  State  Democratic 
Committee  of  Georgia.  In  1906  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Estelle  Altman;  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  and  reside  at  The  Clearfield, 
corner  One-hundred  and  Third  Street  and 
Rinrick  Drive,  New  York  City. 

Brooks,  Samuel  Palmer,  Educator  and 
Scientist,  of  the  Baylor  University,  Waco, 
Texas,  was  born  Dec.  4,  1863,  in  Milledge- 
ville,  Ga.  In  1893  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.B.  from  Baylor  University,  in  1894 
the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Yale  University, 
and  also  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from 
the  Richmond  Virginia  College.  Since  1902 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Baylor  Univ 
ersity.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masons  and 


a  Knight  Templar.  In  1895  he  married  Miss 
Mattie  Sims,  of  Cleburne,  Texas;  tyid  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 

Brooks,  Stratton  Duluth,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Norman,  Okla. ;  was  born  Sept. 
10,  1869,  in  Everett,  Mo.  He  wras  educated 
at  the  Michigan  State  Normal  College,  the 
University  of  Michigan  and  the  Harvard 
University.  He  has  been  principal  of  the 
high  school  at  Danville,  111.;  superintend 
ent  of  the  Schools  of  Boston,  Mass.,  Fed 
eral  Food  Administrator  for  Oklahoma, 
and  secretary  of  the  State  Council  of  De 
fence;  and  is  now  president  of  the  Univer 
sity  of  Oklahoma.  He  is  the  author  of 
Composition  and  Rhetoric,  and  a  series  of 
school  readers.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Marcia  Stuart;  and  they  have  four  sons, 
and  reside  in  Jenks,  Okla. 

Broomel,  Mrs.  B.  B.,  President  of  the 
Cecilia  Club.  She  resides  at  406  South  M 
Street,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Broomfield,  Archibald,  Member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  lawyer 
and  stat  official  of  1124  Ford  Building,  De 
troit,  Mich.  He  was  born  July  3,  1875,  in 
Isabella  County,  Mich.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Ferris  Institute  and  at  the  Univers 
ity  of  Michigan.  In  1907-08  he  was  a 
member  of  the  State  Constitutional  Con 
vention  of  Michigan.  He  resides  at  612 
Glynn  Court,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Brophy,  Truman  W.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  1300  Carroll  Street,  Chicago, 
111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Traffic  Club,  the  Exmoor  County 
Club,  the  Battle  Creek  Country  Club,  the 
Opera  Club,  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club,  the 
Lake  Forest  Winter  Club,  the  Areo  Club  of 
Illinois,  and  the  Chicago  Historical  Soc 
iety.  He  was  born  Dec.  31,  1881,  in  Chic 
ago,  111.,  and  was  educated  at  the  Deland 
University,  and  at  theChicago  University. 
Since  1904  he  has  been  secretary  of  the  B. 
A.  Eckhart  Milling  Company.  He  is  di 
rector  of  the  Wells  Brothers  Construction 
Company.  He  is  chairman  of  the  West 
Side  District  of  Boy  Scouts  of  America 
and  a  member  of  the  Air  Board  of  Chic 
ago.  In  1905  he  married  Miss  Hazel  Eck 
hart  ;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at 
1530  Lake  Shore  Drive,  Chicago,  111. 


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Bross,  Ernest,  Member  of  the  Commerc 
ial  Club,  the  Columbia  Club,  the  Wood 
stock  Club,  and  the  Art  Association.  He 
was  born  Sept.  1,  1860,  in  Newaygo,  Mich.; 
and  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M. 
from  Doane  College.  In  1897-1904  he  was 
managing  editor  of  the  Portland  Oregonian 
and  since  1904  has  been  editor-in-chief  of 
the  Indianapolis  Star.  He  is  the  author  of 
many  stories  and  poems.  He  resides  at 
520  North  Meridian  Street,  Indianapolis. 
Ind. 

Brotherhood,  Percy  M.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  119  West  Fortieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Ash- 
croft  Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Brough,  Charles  Hillman,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  July  9,  1876,  in 
Clinton,  Miss.  In  1913  he  was  president 
of  the  Arkansas  State  Teachers  Associa 
tion.  He  was  governor  of  the  state  of 
Texas  for  the  term  of  1919-21.  He  resides 
in  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Brown,  Mrs.  A.  H.,  President  of  Morn 
ing  Musical  Society.  She  resides  at  13 
William  Street,  Auburn,  N.Y. 

Brown,  Alfred  Lockwood,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  145  West  Thirtieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  65 
West  Houston  Street  Corporation,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Brown,  Alfred  Ogden,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  April 
8,  1871,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  a  lecturer 
and  writer  on  the  drama.  He  is  the  auth 
or  of  The  Exile  and  other  works. 

Brown,  Archer  H.,  Director,  of  liO 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  sicieties.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Austin  Coal  and  Coke  Comp 
any  and  other  corporations. 

Brown,  Archer  H.,  Director,  of  120 
School  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Vineyard  Haven  Gas  and 
Electric  Light  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 


Brown,  Charles  S.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  City  Real  Estate  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Brown,  Charles  T.,  Vice-President  and 
director,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Cochoe- 
tion  Gas  Company,  the  Ozark  Power  and 
Water  Company,  and  a  director  of  a  score 
of  other  corporations. 

Brown,  Charles  William,  Membre  of  the 
Duquesne  Club.  He  was  born  June  14, 
1858,  in  Newburyport.,  Mass.  He  founded 
the  firm  of  Brown  and  Haywood,  Stained 
glass,  and  sold  out  to  the  Pittsburgh  Plate 
Glass  Company,  of  which  he  became  sec 
retary  in  1899,  vice-president  in  1905,  and 
president  in  1946.  He  resides  at  608  Ac 
ademy  Avenue,  Sewickley,  Pa. 

Brown,  Davis,  Business  Man  nad  Di 
rector,  of  306  East  Fortieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Associated  Producers  Company,  the  Mag 
netic  Oil  and  Ore  Company,  the  Tedal  Oil 
Company,  and  the  Tide  Water  Oil  Comp 
any  of  Massachusetts.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Oil  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Brown,  Donald  C.,  Business  President,  of 
82  Beaver  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Mexican  Northern  Rail 
way  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Brown,  Mrs.  Dora  Louise  Topping,  Mus 
ical  Director,  of  Colorado  Springs,  Col.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  She  is  a  teacher  of  public  school 
music,  a  teacher  of  singing  at  Colorado 
College,  and  a  director  of  the  County  Fest 
ival  of  Song.  She  is  president  of  the  Am 
erican  Music  Society,  a  member  of  the  fac 
ulty  of  the  Colorado  College  Music  School; 
and  a  teacher  of  singfhg  at  the  Summer 
School  of  New  York  City  and  the  Adiron- 
dacks.  Sfre  married  Mr.  Howard  H. 
Brown;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside 
at  23  West  Cache  la  Pandre  Street,  Color 
ado  Springs,  Col. 

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Brown,  Edward  A.,  Banker,  of  Newport, 
R.I.  Was  born  Oct.  22,  1859,  in  Little 
ComptoTi,  R.I.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  and  private  schools  of  his  native 
city.  He  is  president  of  the  Island  Sav 
ings  Bank,  president  of  the  National  Ex 
change  Bank  of  Newport,  and  president 
and  director  of  several  other  financial  and 
industrial  corporations.  He  resides  on 
Brookfield  Farm,  Newport,  R.I. 

Brown,  Edwin  P.,  Business  President,  of 
205  Lincoln  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Algonquin  Club,  the  Beacon 
Society,  the  Brookline  Country  Club,  the 
Boston  Boot  and  Shoe  Club,  the  Charles 
River  Country  Club,  the  Episcopalian  Club 
and  the  Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  born  June  25,  1868  in  St.  Albans, 
Vt.;  and  was  educated  ai  the  primary, 
grammar  and  English  high  schools  of  Bos 
ton,  Mass.  Since  1917  he  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  United  States  Shoe  Machinery 
Corporation.  He  is  president  of  J.  C. 
Rhodes  and  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
American  Zinc,  Lead  and  Smelting  Comp 
any  and  of  a  dozen  other  corporations.  He 
is  a  trustee  of  the  New  England  Conserv 
atory  of  Music. 

Brown,  Elmer  Ellsworth,  Member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  chancellor 
of  New  York  University.  He  resides  at  32 
Waverly  Place,  New  York  City. 

Brown,  Ernest  C.,  Business  President,  of 
52  Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  Boone  Gas  Comp 
any,  a  director  of  the  Progressive  Age  Pub 
lishing  Company,  and  president  of  the  Rot 
ary  Meter  Company. 

Brown,  Franklin  Q.,  Business  President, 
of  33  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dobbs  Ferry  Bank,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Brown,  Frederick  Anson,  Member  of  the 
1'n ion  League  Club,  the  Chicago  Press  Club 
and  the  South  Shore  Country  Club.  He  was 
horn  Aug.  9,  1867,  in  Decatur,  111.  He 
x.-p.s  educated  at  the  University  of  Mich 
igan.  Since  1898  he  has  practiced  law  in 
Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
governors  of  the  American  Bar  Association 


a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
University  Club,  and  also  a  member  of  the 
board  of  governors  of  the  Illinois  State 
Bar  Association.  He  served  in  the  World- 
War  as  a  captain.  In  1891  he  married 
Miss  Mary  Lois  Roby,  of  Decatur,  111.,  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  5485  Hyde  Park 
Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Brown  George  Marion,  Manufacturer,  of 
the  Boatmen's  Bank  Building,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  was  born  near  Mexico,  Mo.  He  grad 
uated  from  the  United  States  Military  Ac 
ademy  at  West  Point.  He  is  president  of 
the  Certain-teed  Products  Corporation  of 
St.  Louis,  U.S.A.,  with  offices  in  the  Boat 
men's  Bank  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Brown,  George  McLaren,  Member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Feb. 
29,  1866,  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  Canada.  In 
1883  he  entered  railway  service  and  in  1897 
was  appointed  executive  manager  of  the 
Canadian  Pacfic  Railway.  In  1905  he  was 
appointed  general  passenger  agent  of  the 
Atlantic  Steamship  Service;  and  in  1908 
became  general  traffic  agent  of  the  Europ 
ean  business.  Since  1910  he  has  been  Eu 
ropean  manager  of  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  with  the  offices  in  Lon 
don,  England. 

Brown,  George  Washington,  Member  of 
the  Algonquin  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  30, 
1841,  in  Northfield,  Vt.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  president  of  the  United  Shoe  Machin 
ery  Company.  He  resides  in  Newton,  Mass. 

Brown,  H.  Martin,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  April  28, 
1850,  in  Bolton,  Conn.  In  1899,  1901  and 
1902  he  was  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island 
General  Assembly.  In  1899  he  was  elected 
treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the  Un 
ited  States  Bobbin  and  Shuttle.  He  was  a 
delegate-at-large  to  the  National  Republ 
ican  Convention  in  1904,  and  represented 
Rhode  Island  on  the  national  bodies  elected 
by  that  convention  to  notify  Theodore 
Roosevelt  of  his  nomination  for  president 
of  the  United  States.  He  was  also  presid 
ential  elector  in  1908.  In  1912  he  was  el 
ected  president  of  the  Industrial  Trust 
Company,  the  largest  bank  in  Rhode  Is 
land.  He  resides  in  Providence,  R.I. 


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Brown,  Mrs.  Howard  H.,  President  of 
the  American  Music  Society,  with  a  memb 
ership  of  sixty  men  and  women.  She  re 
sides  at  11716  Woid  Avenue,  Colorado 
Springs,  Col. 

Brown,  Jacob  F.,  Business  President,  of 
273  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Algonquin  Club  of  Boston, 
the  Brookline  County  Club,  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club,  and  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club. 
He  was  born  Aug.  30,  1862,  in  Newbury- 
port,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  in  the  pub 
lic  schools  of  his  native  city.  Since  1870 
he  has  been  in  active  business;  and  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Brown  and  Howe. 
Club  of  Massachusetts.  He  is  president  of 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Republican 
the  Wuskarmt  Mills,  Incorporated.  He  is 
president  of  S.  Slater  and  Sons,  Incorpor 
ated,  and  a  director  of  the  National  Shaw- 
mut  Bank,  and  a  director  of  the  Shawmut 
Corporation  of  Boston. 

Brown,  James,  Business  President,  of  50 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  memb 
er  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  American  Mercantile 
Bank  of  Peru,  at  Lima,  Peru,  and  a  direct 
or  in  other  corporations. 

Brown,  James  Wright,  Editor  and  Publ 
isher,  of  63  Park  Row,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc 
ieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Editor  and 
Publisher  Company,  publishers  of  The  Ed 
itor  and  Publisher,  the  oldest  publishers 
and  advertisers  journal  in  America. 

Brown,  John  W.,  Past  State  Vice-Pres 
ident  of  the  Elks,  Grand  Representative  of 
the  Odd  Fellows,  and  secretary  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Wisconsin  Fraternal  Congress. 
He  is  a  grand  representativ  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  a  member  of  the  National  Frat 
ernal  Congress,  and  a  member  of  the  exec 
utive  committee  of  the  Wisconsin  Insur 
ance  Federation.  For  over  thirty  years  he 
has  been  grand  commander  of  the  Macc 
abees  Grand  Camp  for  Wisconsin;  and  re 
sides  in  Stevens  Point,  Wis. 

Brown,  Kleon  Thaw,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Dayton,  Ohio;  and  a  member  oT 
the  Old  Colony  Club,  the  Miami  Valley 
Hunt  and  Polo  Club,  the  Dayton  Country 


Club,  the  University  Club  of  Cincinnati, 
the  Business  Men's  Club  of  Cincinnati,  and 
the  Dayton  City  Club;  and  is  a  thirty-sec 
ond  degree  Mason.  He  was  born  Jan.  3, 
1886,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  received  an 
academic  education.  He  is  assistant  treas 
urer  of  the  G.H.  Mead  Company;  and  is 
promimi  itly  identified  with  business  a^cl 
public  {i.r/airs.  In  1021  he  married  Miss 
Louise  Kennedy;  and  they  reside  at  Dun 
carrick,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Brown,  L.  D.,  Director,  of  478  South 
Main  Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  McNeal  Boiler  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Brown,  Lathrop,  Member  of  the  Knick 
erbocker  Club.  He  was  i»orn  Feb.  26,  1863, 
in  New  York  City.  In  1913-15  he  was  a 
member  of  Congress.  He  resides  in  St. 
James,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Brown,  Martin  A.,  Business  President,  of 
131  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Beaver  Brook,  president  (  f 
the  Brattleboro  Trust  Company,  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Whitingham  Milling  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Woodstock  Lumber 
Company,  the  Parker  Young  Company,  and 
the  Shelburne  Falls  and  Col  rain  Street 
Railway  Company. 

Brown,  Owlsley,  Member  of  the  Illini 
County  Club,  the  Sangamon  Club,  the  Un 
iversity  Club  of  Chicago,  the  American 
Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  and  is 
president  of  the  Illinois  Country  Club.  Lie 
is  president  and  trasurer  of  the  SpringficM 
Boiler  Company,  Springfield,  111.  He  was 
educated  at  Princeton  University.  He  re 
sides  in  Springfield,  111. 

Brown,  Percy  W.,  Director,  of  60  Cong 
ress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  E.  T.  Slattery  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Brown,  R.  R.  Director,  of  100  Boradway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Hudson  Insurance  Company  and  other 
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Brown,  Rome  Gr.,  Lawyer  and  author,  o£ 
1000  Metropolitan  Life  Building,  Minnea 
polis,  Minn.;  was  born  on  June  15,  1862,  in 
Montpelier,  Vt.  In  1884  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard  University. 
In  1887  he  engaged  in  general  practice  in 
Minnesota,  law  of  corporations,  insurance 
and  casualty,  and  with  special  attention  to 
the  law  of  water  rights.  He  is  a  lecturer 
on  law  of  water  rights  in  the  law  schools 
of  the  University  of  Minnesota  and  the 
University  of  North  Dakota.  He  is  the 
author  of  Limitations  of  Federal  Control 
of  Water  Powers,  Conservation  of  'Water 
Power;  also  general  arguments  against  the 
judicial  recall.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  Minnesota  State  Bar  Association;  and 
a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  American  Bar  Association.  He  is  now 
chairman  of  the  Minnesota  State  Board 
Commissioners  of  Uniform  Laws  and  in 
1913-14  was  vice-president  of  the  National 
Conference  Commissioners  of  Uniform 
Laws.  In  1912-1914  he  was  chairman  of 
the  American  Bar  Association  Committee 
to  Oppose  the  Judicial  Recall. 

Brown,  Roscoe  Conkling  Ensign,  Journ 
alist,  of  164  Hicks  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y, 
was  born  Aug.  23,  1867,  in  Scottsville,  N.Y. 
In  1906-12  he  was  managing  editor  of  the 
New  York  Tribune,  and  since  1919  has  been 
professor  of  journalism  at  Columbia  Un 
iversity  of  New  York  City.  In  1906-11  he 
has  been  a  commissioner  in  the  New  York 
State  Civil  Service.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club  of  New  York,  and  the 
Hamilton  Club  of  Brooklyn.  In  1897  he 
married  Miss  Bertha  Backus;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  four  daught 
ers,  and  reside  at  164  Hicks  Street,  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y. 

Brown,  Thomas  Joshua,  Member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Sept.  23,  1855,  in  Yorkshire,  England.  He 
is  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Mount  Joy;  and  is  prominent  in  the  social, 
financial  and  public  affairs  of  his  city, 
county  and  state.  He  resides  in  Mount 
Joy,  Pa. 

Brown,  U.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Zanesville,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  H  is  president  of  the 


Homestead  Building  and  Savings  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Brown,  W.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Cambridge,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Cambridge  Ice  and  Storage  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Brown,  Wilbur  Charles,  Manufacturer, 
of  Broadway  and  Sixty-third  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Nov.  20,  1863,  in  New- 
ark,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  Ohio.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  was  associated  with 
ex-secretary  of  treasury  Foster.  He  org 
anized  the  largest  plant  in  the  country  for 
the  manufacture  of  glass  lamps  and  shades 
and  for  ten  years  he  was  treasurer  of  a 
large  milling  company.  He  is  the  inventor 
and  manufacturer  of  the  Brown  Speedo 
meter  for  automobiles;  and  was  one  of  the 
builders  of  steam  railroad  from  Detroit  to 
Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Automatic  Machine  Company;  and  presid 
ent  also  of  the  Autophone  Manufacturing 
Corporation  of  New  York  City.  He  was  on 
the  staff  of  the  late  President  McKinley 
when  governor  of  Ohio. 

Brown,  William  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Real  Estate  Board  and  member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Association  of  Commerce.  He  is  a 
real  estate  broker  of  5  North  La  Salle 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  and  was  born  May  14, 
1860,  in  Warren,  Jo  Daviess  County.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Lena  High  School  of 
Illinois,  at  the  Valparaiso  University,  and 
at  the  State  Normal  School  at  Cedar  Falls, 
Iowa.  Since  1882  he  has  been  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  and  form  loan  business.  He 
is  president  of  H.  Brown  and  Sons  of  Chi 
cago;  and  president  of  the  Wm.  H.  Brown 
Company  of  Mott,  N.D.  He  has  been  a 
school  director  and  mayor  of  Devils  Lake, 
N.D.  In  1885  he  married  Miss  Harriet  E. 
Aunger;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three 
aons  and  one  daughter,  and  they  reside  at 
10324  Langwood  Drive,  Beverly  Hills,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Byrider,  W.     A.,     Director,     of     Akron, 
Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  : 
societies.     He  is  a  director  of  the  Canton- 
Akron  Realty  Company  and  other  corpora-  f 
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Brown,  William  Listen,  member  of  the 
Chicago  Club,  the  Commercial  Club,  the 
Mid-way  Club,  the  Press  Club,  the  Caxton 
Club,  the  Onwentsia  Club,  the  Glen  View 
Club  and  the  Old  Elm  Club.  He  was  born 
Aug.  23,  1842,  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.  He  was 
president  and  a  director  of  a  number  of 
blast-furnaces  and  ore-mining  companies. 
He  is  now  president  of  Pickards,  Brown 
and  Company  of  Chicayo,  111.,  and  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  First  National  Bank  and  oth 
er  corpoations.  He  served  in  the  Civil 
War,  participated  in  various  battles;  and 
in  1865  was  mustered  out  as  quartermaster 
sergeant.  He  resides  in  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Brown,  Stewart,  Business  President,  of 
280  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Broadway  Building  Comp 
any,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Brownell,  George  F.,  Director,  of  50 
Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Blossburg  Coal  Comp 
any  and  other  corporations. 

Brownell,  Joseph  Daniel,  of  Ashland, 
Ws.,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Club, 
the  Rotary  Club,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
the  Association  of  College  Presidents  and 
Deans  of  Wisconsin,  and  the  Wisconsin 
State  Historical  Society.  He  was  born 
Aug.  9,  1880,  in  Manchester,  Iowa.  Since 
land  College.  In  1911  he  married  Miss 
Beatrice  S.  Miller;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
1217  Second  Avenue  West,  Ashland,  Wis. 

Brownlee,  J.,  Member  of  the  Westmore 
land  Country  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club,  and 
the  Machinery  Club.,  He  is  business  man 
ager,  of  401  South  Clinton  Street,  Chic 
ago,  111,  was  born  Aug.  12,  1872,  in  Galva, 
111.  He  was  educated  at  the  Galva  High 
School,  and  at  Elliott's  Business  College. 
He  was  general  manager  of  a  division  of 
the  factories  and  assistant  secretary  of 
Montgomery,  Ward  and  Company.  In 
1890  he  married  Miss  Marion  Hough;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  four  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  2825  Lincoln  Street 
Evanston,  111. 

Bruce,  Edward  B.,  Business  President,  of 
80  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Sun  Cheong  Milling 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Bruce,  Mrs.  Edwin,  President  of  the 
Terre  Haute  Woman's  Club.  She  resides 
in  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Bruce,  William  George,  Publisher  of  the 
Milwaukee  Athletic  Club  Building,  Milwau 
kee,  Wis.,  \\as  born  March  17,  1856,  in  Mil 
waukee,  Wis.  He  was  educated  in  public 
schools  and  under  private  instruction.  In 
1874  he  began  as  clerk  of  the  Milwaukee 
Daily  News;  was  cashier  and  assistant  bus 
iness  manager  of  the  Milwaukee  Sentinel; 
in  1891  founded  and  has  since  been  cashier 
of  the  American  School  Board  Journal; 
and  founded  in  1914  the  Industrial  Arts 
Magazine.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mil 
waukee  School  Board;  in  1893  was  man 
ager  of  the  Milwaukee  Educational  Exhib 
its  at  Chicago  Exposition;  also  manager  of 
Wisconsin  educational  Erhibits  at  St.  Louis 
Wisconsin  Educational  Exhibits  at  St.Louis 
waukee  Association  of  Commerce ;  pres 
ident  of  the  Auditorium  Board,  Milwaukee 
Harbor  Commission,  and  the  National  As 
sociation  of  Commercial  Secretaries  Club. 
He  is  now  president  of  the  Great  Lakes 
Commerce  Association;  and  a  member  of 
the  Wisconsin  Deep  Waterway  Commis 
sion.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Athletic  Club 
the  Old  Settlers  Club  and  the  Jefferson 
Club.  He  is  the  author  of  School  Architect 
ure,  Bruce 's  Manual  on  School  Administra 
tion;  and  of  pamphlets  on  Taxation,  In 
dustrial,  Insurance  and  Foreign  Trade. 

Bruch,  Charles  P.,  Director  of  253 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Commercial  Union  Telegraph 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Bruckbauer,  Frederick,  Director,  of  124 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Benton  Garter  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Bruere,  Henry,  Director,  of  61  Broadway, 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Naional  Railways  of  Mexico  and  other  corp 
orations. 


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Bruere,  Robert  Walter,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  0,  1876,  in  St. 
Charles,  Mo.  Since  1908  he  has  been  a  lect 
urer  on  American  literature  and  municipal 
government  in  the  Rand  School  of  Social 
Science.  He  is  part  author  of  the  Work  of 
the  Rural  School.  He  resides  at  200  West 
Thirteenth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Brulatour,  Jules  E.,  Business  Man  and 
Direct  or,  of  5  West  Thirty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director  of  the 
Famous  IMayers-Lasky  Corporation;  and 
prominent  in  business  and  public  affairs. 

Bruner,  C.  E.,  Business  President,  of  Ak 
ron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Sec 
ond  National  Building  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Bruner,  Mrs.  Edward  Eeverett,  President 
of  the  San  Francisco  Musical  Club.  She 
resides  at  850  Forty-third  Avenue,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

Brunston,  Mrs.  W.  T.,  President  of  the 
Rubinstein  Club,  with  a  membership  of 
twenty  women.  She  resides  in  Fennville, 
Mich.' 

Brush,  Mathew  C.,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Boston  Elevated  Railway  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Bryan,  Mary  Elizabeth  Baird  (Mrs  Will 
iam  Jennings  Bryan),  Member  of  the  Wo 
man's  Club.  She  was  born  June  17,  1861, 
in  Perry,  111.  She  studied  law  to  enter  more 
fully  in  her  husbands  work,  was  admitted 
to  the  bar,  but  never  practiced.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Association  for  Equal  Su 
ffrage.  In  1884  she  married  William  Jen 
nings  Bryan;  and  resides  in  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Bryant,  Edward  Francis,  Banker,  of 
South  East  Corner  One  Hundred  and  Ele 
venth  Place  and  Cottge  Grove  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Club,  the  Boston  Art  Club,  the  Chicago  Ath 
letic  Association,  and  several  Golf  and 
Country  Clubs.  He  was  born  April  30, 
1861,  in  Bedharn,  Mass.;  and  was  educated 
at  the  Chauncey  Hall  School  of  Boston, 
Mass.  Since  1886  he  has  been  president  of 


the  Pullman  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  In 
1888  he  married  Miss  Florence  Runnells; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  1356  East  Fifty-first 
Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Bryant,  John  J.,  Member  of  the  Universi 
ty  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Chica 
go  Golf  Club  and  the  South  Shore  Country 
Club.  He  is  a  stock  broker  of  209  South 
La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Brzeckrowski,  Franz,  Business  President, 
of  16  West  Washington  Street,  Chicago, 
111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Rotary  Club,  the 
Art  Institute,  and  is  a  Mason,  and  an  Elk. 
lie  is  also  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Asso 
ciation  of  Commerce.  He  was  born  Dec.  31, 
1883,  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  was  educated  in 
the  Chicago  public  schools,  and  at  the 
Bryant  and  Stratton  Business  College. Since 
1915  he  has  been  president  of  the  Moran 
and  Hastings  Manufacturing  Company.  He 
is  unmarried;  and  resides  at  3930  North 
Paulina  Street,  Ravenswood,  Chicago.  111. 

Bryson,  Charles  W.,  Business  President 
of  44  West  Gay  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Common 
wealth  Land  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Bubier,  Charles  W.,  Business  Man  and 
Trustee,  of  14  Arcade,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and 
a,  member  of  the  Pomham  Club,  the  Turks 
Head  Club,  the  Bethany  Home  Corporation. 
He  was  born  in  1856  in  Lynn,  Mass.  Since 
1887  he  has  been  proprietor  of  Jones  Com 
pany,  ladies  apparel,  of  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  has  filled  various  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Hope  W. 
Mason;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  145  Meeting 
Street,  Providence,  R.I. 

Bucey,  George  C.,  Business  President  of 
Rayland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Goucher  Mine  Company,  and  a  director  in 
various  other  corporations. 

Buchanan,  Leonard  B.,  Director,  of  147 
Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  di 
rector  of  the  Wolburs  Co-operative  Bank 
and  othe  corporations. 


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J5-*ck,  Clarence  Frank,  Men  her  of  th^ 
Sangamon  Club.  He  was  born  June  6,  1870 
in  Monmouth,  111.  In  1892-1910  he  was 
publisher  of  the  Monmouth  Daily  Atlas.  In 
1917-21  he  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
State  Senate.  He  resides  in  Monmouth.  111. 

Buck.  Frank  H.,  Business  President,  of 
58  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Frank  Buck  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Buck,  John  A.,  Business  President,  of  2 
Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Honolulu  Plantation 
Company,  and  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Buck,  Solon  J.,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  received  a  thorough  edu 
cation;  and  has  filled  various  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  is  now  superintendent 
of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society.  He 
resides  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Buckland,  Mrs.  J.,  Artisan,  of  274  Lexing 
ton  Avenue,  Buffalo,  N.Y.  and  a  member  of 
the  Guild  of  the  Allied  Arts  of  Buffalo  So 
ciety  of  Mineral  Painters.  She  was  born  in 
Marathon,  N.Y.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Prang 
Institution  of  Boston,  Mass.  She  is  a  suc 
cessful  ceramic  artisan.  She  married  Mr. 
George  W.  Buckland,  of  Binghamton,  N.Y. ; 
and  they  had  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Buckley.  Edward  W.,  Member  of*  the -Min 
nesota  Club.  He  is  supreme  physician  of 
the  Knights  of  Colubmus.  His  address  is 
the  Lo wry  Building,  St.  Paul  Minn. 

Buckley,  Edwin  M.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Safety  Car  Heating  and  Lighting 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Bucklin,  Harris  H.,  Corporation  Officer 
and  Director,  of  1101  Turks  Head  Building, 
Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Hope 
Club,  the  Agawam  Hunt  Club,  and  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1879, 
in  Harris,  Pa.;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  Since  1901  he  has  been  assistant 
treasurer  of  the  Arkwright  Finishing  Com 
pany.  In  1916  he  married  Mrs.  Edith  R. 
Gordon ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 


and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Providence, 
R.I. 

Buckner,  Mortimer  N.,  Director  of  100 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Textile  Banking  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Buckwalter,  Brinton,  Business  President 
of  25  West  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  United 
Orange  Growers,  Incorporated,  and  a  direc 
tor  of  other  corporations. 

Buckwalter,  Clarence  J.,  Member  of  sev 
eral  clubs.  He  was  born  in  1882  in  Silver 
Cliff,  Col.  He  is  now  treasurer  and  general 
manager  of  the  American  Bureau  of  Engi 
neering,  Incorporated,  of  1601  Michigan 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Budd,  Britton,  Member  of  the  Exmoor 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  7,  1871, 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Since  1911  he  has 
been  president  of  the  South  Side  Elevated 
Railway  Company ;  and  since  1916  has  been 
president  of  the  Chicago,  North  Shore  and 
Milwaukee  Railroad.  He  resides  in  High 
land  Park,  111. 

Budd,  Charles  Jay,  Artist  and  Author, 
of  119  East  Eighteen  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  Feb.  14,  1959,  in  Schodack, 
N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Pensylvania 
Academy  of  Fine  Arts.  He  is  president  of 
the  Budd  Line  of  Art  Novelties.  He  has 
benn  cartoonist  for  Harpers  Weekly  Maga 
zine,  St.  Nicholas  and  other  magazines.  He 
is  the  author  of  Old  Fables  Modernized.  In 
1892  he  married  Miss  Louise  Tillspaugh; 
and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  in  East 
Orange,  N.J. 

Buffington,  Eugene  Jackson,  Member  of 
the  Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  March  14, 
1863,  in  Guyandotte,  W.Va.  Since  1899  he 
has  benn  president  of  the  Illinois  Steel 
Company.  He  resides  in  Evanston,  111. 

Bulkley,  Robert  Johns,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club,  the  University  Club,  the 
Cleveland  Club,  the  Cleveland  Athletic 
Club,  the  Cleveland  Advertising  Club,  and 
the  Tavern  Club,  the  Country  Club  of 
Cleveland,  and  the  Harvard  Club  of  New 
York.  He  resides  at  2926  Euclid  Avenue, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


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Bull,  Henry  W.,  Financier  and  Director, 
of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Knickerbocker  Club,  the 
Racquet  and  Tennis  Club,  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club,  the  Westminster  Kennel  Club, 
and  the  Turf  and  Field  Club.  He  was  born 
March  27,  1874,  in  Montclair,  N.J. ;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Lawrehceville  School, 
and  graduated  from  Colombia  University 
in  1897.  He  i  sa  member  of  tre  firm  Har- 
riman  and  Company.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Compania  Cubana,  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Oriental  Consolidated  Mining 
Company.  He  is  director  of  the  American 
and  British  Securities  Company,  the  Cuba 
Company,  the  Cuba  Railroad  Company,  the 
John  L.  Roper  Company,  and  other  corpo 
rations.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Maud 
Livingston;  and  they  reside  at  171  East 
Sixty-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Bull,  Arthur  S.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Newton  and 
Watertown  Gas  Light  Company,  and  sec 
retary  of  other  corporations. 

Bulla,  Robert  N.,  Director,  of  104  H.  W. 
Hellman  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  director  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 

Bullard.  Edgar  J.,  National  Director,  of 
648  Taylor  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Ingleside  Club,  and  the  De 
troit  Club;  and  is  a  Knight  Templar,  Shri- 
ner,  and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Py 
thias,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel 
lows,  the  Elks,  the  Modern  Maccabees,  the 
Modern  Brotherhood,  the  Equitable  Frater 
nal  Union,  and  the  Royal  Neigbors.  He  is 
National  Director  of  the  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America.  He  is  president  of  the  Broken 
Rocks  Association,  founder  of  the  Broken 
Rocks  Summer  Resort,  and  treasurer  and 
director  of.  the  Broken  Rocks  Land  Com 
pany.  He  was  born  June  1,  1872,  in  Fow 
ler,  Mich.  In  1900  he  married  Miss  Lizzie 
Newton;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  648  Taylor 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Bullard,  W.  Irving,  Vice-President,  of  28 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 


of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Merchants  National  Bank 
of  Boston,  and  vice-president  of  the  E.  H. 
Jacobs  Manufacturing  Company.  He  is 
Director  of  the  Federal  Mutual  Liability 
Insurance  Company,  and  of  a  score  of 
other  corporations.  He  is  trustee  of  the 
Andover  Theological  Seminary;  and  pro 
minent  in  business  and  public  affairs. 

Bullen,  Percy  Southerland,  Member  of 
the  Press  Club  of  London.  He  was  born 
March  21,  1868,  in  Hastings,  England.  He 
is  the  author  of  various  works  on  the  Eu 
ropean  War.  His  address  is  66  Broadway, 
New  York  City. 

Bullock,  Edward  J.,  President  of  the 
Oak  Park  Club.  He  is  engaged  in  business 
in  Chicago,  111.  He  resides  in  Oak  Park,  111. 

Bullock,  George,  Business  President,  of 
61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Astra  Oil  and  Gas  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Bullock,  J.  Cunliffe,  Director  of  49  West 
minster  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  United  Timber  Corpo 
ration  and  other  corporations. 

Bullock,  Samuel  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  29  Weybosset  Street,  Providence, 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  May  24,  1850,  in 
Providence,  R.I.  Since  1871  he  has  been 
engaged  in  various  businesses;  is  treasurer 
of  the  Earl  Carpenter  and  Sons  Company, 
and  has  been,  treasurer  and  director  of 
several  charitable  organizations.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  City  Council;  and 
served  as  police  commissioner  of  the  City 
of  Providence.  In  1881  he  married  Miss 
Emma  Clarke  Carpenter;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters, 
and  reside  at  28  Pitman  Street,  Providence 
R.I. 

Bump,  Milan  R.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cities  Service  Oil  Com 
pany  of  Texas,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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Bunce,  Carleton,  Business  President,  of 
37  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bankers  Estates  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Burbank,  Luther,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  March 
7,  1849,  in  Lancaster,  Mass.  He  was  al 
ways  devoted  to  the  study  of  nature,  espe 
cially  farms  at  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.  He  was 
the  originator  of  the  Burbank  potato,  the 
Gold  and  Wickson  Apple,  the  October 
Purple  Chalco,  the  American  and  Climax 
plums  of  the  Giant  Splendor  and  Sugar 
prunes,  the  Peachblow  Burbank  and  Santa 
Rosa  roses,  the  fragrance  callas,  and  of 
various  new  apples,  peaches,  nuts,  berries, 
fruits,  flowers  and  vegetables.  He  resides 
in  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

Burch,  Frank,  B.  Business  President,  of 
Second  National  Building,  Akron,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bedford  Chine 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Burchard,  Edward  Lawyer,  Member  of 
the  Social  Service  Club.  He  was  born 
Sept.  5,  in  Freeport,  111;  and  was  educated 
at  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  at  the 
Beloit,  College,  Wis.  He  is  a  civil  worker; 
and  is  with  the  committee  on  public  infor 
mation.  On  Oct.  4,  1863,  he  married  Miss 
Alice  Barton,  of  Freeport,  111.,  and  they 
reside  at  617  C  Street,  N.E.,  Washington, 
D.C. 

Burchard,  Anson  Wood,  Organizer,  and 
Business  President,  of  120  Broadway,  New 
York  City,  was  born  April  21,  1865,  in 
Hoosick  Falls,  N.Y.  In  1885  he  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  M.E.  from  the  Stevens 
Institute  of  Technology.  He  is  vice-chair 
man  of  the  board  of  the  General  Electric 
Company;  and  chairman  of  the  board  and 
president  of  the  International  General 
Electric  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Harriman  National  Bank,  the  Ameri 
can  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Company  and 
over  a  score  of  other  corporations.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the 
University  Club,  the  Engineers  Club,  the 
Automobile  Club,  the  Recess  Club,  the 


Bankers  Club,  the  Piping  Rock  Club,  the 
Nassau  Country  Club,  the  American  So 
ciety  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  and  the 
American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers. 
In  1912  he  married  Miss  Allene  Hostetter, 
in  London,  England. 

Burdette,  Clara  Bradley,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  is  a  lecturer  and 
author  of  The  Rainbow  and  the  Pot  of 
Gold  and  other  works.  She  resides  in 
Pasadena,  Cal. 

Burdick,   Clark,   Business  President,     of 
201    Thames   Street,   Newport,   R.I.;   and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.     He 
is  president  of  the  Newport  Trust  Compa 
ny   and  other  corporations. 

Burden,  James  Aberconbie,  Member  of 
the  Knickerbocker  Club.  He  was  born 
Jan.  16,  1871,  in  New  York  City.  He  is 
president  of  the  Port  Henry  Iron  Ore  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  Troy,  N.Y. 

Burdick,  Clinton  D.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  175  Remsen  Street,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  second  vice-president  of 
the  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company; 
and  vice-president  of  the  Bond  and  Mort 
gage  Guarantee  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Home  Life  Insurance  Company,  the 
New  York  Municipal  Railway  Corporation, 
the  Realty  Associates,  and  the  Realty  As 
sociates  Investment  Corporation. 

Burdick,  Joel  Wakeman,  Member  of  the 
Duquesne  Club.  He  was  born  on  June  20, 
1863,  in  Almond,  N.Y.  He  was  the  organ 
izer  and  is  president  of  the  West  Penn 
Steel  Company,  which  employes  nearly  two 
thousand  men.  He  resides  at  906  Amber- 
son  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Burgess,  Robert,  Director,  of  199  Wash 
ington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber,  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
director  of  Beacon  Trust  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Burgess,  Theodore  Chalon,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Peoria,  111.,  was  born  April  27, 
1859,  in  Little  Valley,  N.Y.  Since  1897 
he  has  been  director  of  the  Bradley  Poly 
technic  Institute  of  Peoria.  He  is  the 
author  of  Epideictic  Literature  and  other 
works.  He  resides  at  Peoria,  111. 


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Burgess,  William,  Manufacturer  and  Di 
plomat,  of  Morris  Heights,  Trenton,  N.J., 
was  born  Jan.  18,  1857,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
In  1877  he  graduated  from  Princeton  Uni 
versity,  hi  1S7!)  he  became  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  pottery.  In  1890-93  he  was 
United  States  consul  to  Tunstall,  England. 
He  was  president  of  the  International  Pot 
tery  Company  of  Trenton,  N.J.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  United  States  Tariff  Com 
mission.  In  1879  he  married  Miss  Clara 
I).  Goodwin;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Washington,  D.C. 

Burgin,  Clarence,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  1374  Quincy  Street,  Quincy,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  Masonic  Fraternity.  He 
was  born  October  27,  1865,  in  Rutland,  Vt. 
Since  1895  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the 
Quincy  Savings  Bank.  He  is  also  a  direc 
tor  of  the  William  B.  ^Yhite  Company;  and 
prominent  in  public,  business  and  social 
affairs.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Minnie 
M.  Rodgers;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons,  and  reside  at  94  Presidents  Lane, 
Quincy,  Mass. 

Burke,  John  J.,  Journalist  and  Author, 
of  120  West  Sixtieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  June  6,  1875,  in  New  York 
City.  In  1896  he  received  the  degree  of 
A.B.  from  the  St.  Francis  Xavier's  College, 
in  1901  lie  received  the  degrees  of  S.T.B. 
and  S.T.L.  from  the  Catholic  University, 
and  in  1915  the  degree  of  Litt.  D.  from 
Fordham  I'nivcrsity.  In  1899  he  was  or 
dained  a  Roman  Catholic  Priest.  Since 
1904  he  has  been  editor  of  the  Catholic 
World.  He  was  chairman  of  the  National 
Catholic  War  Council;  and  general  secreta 
ry  of  the  National  Catholic  Welfare  Coun 
cil.  He  is  the  author  of  Life  and  Litera 
ture;  and  editor  of  St.  Teresa,  an  autobio 
graphy. 

Burke,  Mrs,  Thomas  Carrick,  President 
of  the  Mac-Dowel  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  two  hundred  and  fifty-nine  men  and  wo 
men.  She  resides  at  1914  Thurman  Street 
Portland,  Ore. 

Burke  W^liam  J.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  25,  1862.  He 
has  been  identified  with  organized  labor. 


In  1919-21  he  was  a  member  of  the  Sixty- 
fifth  Congres.s.  He  resides  in  Pittsburgh, 
Pa. 

Burkliardt,  Gus  F.,  Business  President, 
of  529  Grant  Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Central  Sales  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Burkhardt,  L.  J.,  Business  President,  of 
219  East  Fifth  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Dairy  Produce  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Burleigh,  Andrew  F.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector  of  195  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Telegraph  and  Cable  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Burleigh,  Charles  B.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  vpf  84  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  numerous  technical  en 
gineering,  social  and  fraternal  organiza 
tions'.  He  was  born  March  1,  1862,  in 
Chelsea,  Mass. ;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  Since  1884  he  has  been  con 
nected  with  the  General  Electric  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  district  manager  of  the 
lighting  department.  He  is  also  vice- 
president  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association.  In  1885  he  married 
Miss  N.  A.  Belding;  and  they  have  one 
son  and  reside  at  the  Riverbank  Court  Ho 
tel,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Burnett,  A.  W.,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Burnett  Building  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Burnett,  Charles  T.,  College  Professor, 
of  Brunswick,  Maine;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  Profes 
sor  of  Psychology  at  Bowdoin  College.  In 
1914  he  married  Miss  Sue  Winchell ;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  and 
reside  in  Brunswick,  Maine. 

Burnett,  John  T-,  Business  President,  of 
437  D  Street,  South  Boston,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Joseph  Burnett 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Burkhardt,  R.  V.,  Business  President,  of 
Dayton,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Burkhardt  Furniture  Company, 

Burnham,  Claude  George,  Railroad  Offi 
cial,  of  547  West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  born  June  20,  1879,  in  Eng 
land.  Since  1910  he  has  been  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
Railroad. 

Burnham,  W.  Adison,  Business  President 
of  30  East  Forty-Second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lord  and 
Burnham  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Burnham,  William  Henry,  Educator  of 
Worcester,  Mass.,  was  born  Dec.  5,  1855, 
in  Dunbarton,  N.H.  He  was  educated  at 
Harvard  University  and  at  Johns  Hopkins 
University.  Since  1892  he  has  been  in 
structor  in  Clark  University,  and  now 
holds  the  position  of  professor  of  pedagogy 
and  school  hygiene.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Association  foFthe  Advance 
ment  of  Science,  the  National  Committee 
for  Mental  Hygiene,  and  the  American 
School  Hygiene  Association.  He  resides  in 
Worcester,  Mass. 

Burnquist,  Joseph  Alfred  Arner,  he  is 
is  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  lawyer  and  statesman  of  1070 
Bradley  Street,  St.  Paul,  Minn.;  and  was 
born  July  21,  1879,  in  Dayton,  Iowa.  In 
1898  he  graduated  from  the  Carleton  Aca 
demy  of  Minnesota;  in  1902  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Carleton  College; 
in  1904  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M. 
from  Columbia  University;  and  in  1905 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the 
University  of  Minnesota.  In  1905  he  be 
gan  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
In  1909-11  he  was  a  member  of  the  Minne 
sota  House  Representatives;  and  in  1913- 
15  was  lieutenant-governor  of  Minnesota. 
Upon  the  death  of  Governor  Hammond, 
Mr.  Burnquist  became  governor  of  the 
State  of  Minnesota.  The  following  Novem 
ber  he  was  elected  governor  for  the  term  of 
1917-19;  and  received  the  re-election  to 
that  high  office  for  the  term  of  1919-21.  He 
resides  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


Burns,  James  Aloysius,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind.,  was  born 
Feb.  13,  1867,  in  Michigan  City,  Ind.  He 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from 
the  University  of  Notre  Dame ;  and  the  de 
gree  of  Ph.D.  from  the  Catholic  University 
of  America.  In  1893  he  was  ordained  a 
Roman  Catholic  priest.  In  1893-1900  he 
was  professor  of  sciences  in  the  University 
of  Notre  Dame;  and  in  1000  became  presi 
dent  and  professor  of  moral  theology  at 
the  Holy  Cross  College  of  Washington, 
D.C.  Since  1919  he  lias  been  president  of 
the  University  of  Notre  Dame.  He  is  the 
author  of  Principles,  Origin  and  Establish 
ment  of  the  Catholic  School  System;  De 
velopment  and  Growth  of  the  Catholic 
School  System;  and  A  Study  of  Conditions. 

Burns,  John  McNeil,  Member  of  Detroit 
Bar  Association,  the  Detroit  Yacht  Club, 
the  Lockm\^)re  Club,  the  Lawyers  Club, 
and  the  Michigan  Bar  Association.  He  was 
born  July  1,  1882,  in  Port  Huron,  Mich. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Port  Huron  High 
School,  the  University  of  Michigan  and 
the  Detroit  College  of  Law.  -Since  1906 
he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law. 
In  1912  he  married  Miss  llattie  Rood 
Grace;  and  they  have  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  Grosse  Pointe  Shores,  Detroit 
Mich. 

Burns,  Joseph  Harry,  Member  of  the 
Glen  view  Club,  the  Evanston  Country  Club 
and  the  Evanston  Club.  He  is  an  importer 
and  manufacturer,  of  107  South  Dearborn 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  and  was  born  in  Ad 
rian,  Mich.  He  was  educated  at  the  Ad 
rian  College.  For  thirteen  years  he  was 
associated  with  Wilson  Brothers.  He  is 
now  president  of  Burns  and  Grassic,  im 
porters  and  manufacturers  of  men's  fur 
nishing.  In  1889  he  married  Miss  Mary 
E.  Green ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Evan 
ston,  111. 

Burrage,  Harry  L.,  Business  President, 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Connecticut 
Cottons  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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Burns,  William  John,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  detective  and 
lecturer,  of  Woolworth  Building,  New  York 
City;  and  was  born  Oct.  19,  1861  in  Balti 
more,  Md.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  business  college  of  Columbus, 
Ohio.  In  1880  he  joined  the  United  States 
Secret  Service,  was  appointed  to  headquar 
ters  in  St.  Louis,  and  handled  many  cele 
brated  cases  throughout  the  United  States. 
In  1903  he  resigned  from  secret  service, 
and  took  charge  of  investigation  of  Oregon, 
Washington  and  California  land  fraud 
cases,  which  resulted  in  prosecution  and 
conviction  of  numerous  federal,  state  and 
city  officials.  He  cleared  up  most  remark 
able  counterfeiting  case  the  world  has 
known.  In  1909  he  organized  the  William 
J.  Burns  National  Detective  Agency,  now 
William  J.  Burns  International  Detective 
Agency,  having  branches  all  over  the  Unit 
ed  States,  including  one  in  London,  Paris 
and  Brussels.  He  lectured  in  universities 
and  colleges  throughout  the  United  States 
and  Europe.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Mas 
ked  War,  and  The  Argyle  Case. 

Burr,  I.  Tucker,  Business  President,  of 
53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Androscoggin  Mills,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Burras,  Howard  Kissam,  Bond  and  Stock 
Broker,  of  66  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Georgia  Society,  the 
Lotos  Club,  the  New  York  Athletic  Club, 
the  Automobile  Club  of  America,  and  the 
Metropolitan  Club  of  New  York.  He  was 
born  Feb.  28,1851,  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  Columbia  College.  Since 
1876  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
H.  K.  Burras  and  Company.  In  1890  he 
married  Miss  Kate  Wheaton,  of  Savannah, 
Ga. ;  and  they  reside  in  New  York  City. 

Burrell,  Ernest  Lincoln,  Manufacturer, 
of  415  Hermitage  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  March  21,  1865,  in  Stone  Church, 
Pa.  In  1880-1913  he  was  associated  with 
Charles  A.  Schieren  of  New  York  City.  He 
is  now  president  of  the  Burrell  Belting 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 


Burrett,  Claude  Adelbert,  Member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Homoeopathy;  and 
in  3915  was  president  of  the  Surgical  and 
Gynecological  Society.  He  is  a  surgeon, 
and  was  born  on  July  13,  1878,  in  Ro 
chester,  N.Y.  In  1905-14  he  was  a  member 
of  the  faculty  of  the  University  of  Michi 
gan.  Since  1914  he  has  been  dean  of  the 
College  of  Homoepathic  Medicine  of  the 
Ohio  State  University,  and  professor  of 
surgery.  He  resides  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Burritt,  Bailey  Barton,  Member  of  the 
Civic  Club.  He  was  born  May  31,  1878. 
in  Monroe  County,  N.Y.  Since  1914  he 
has  been  general  director  of  the  New  York 
Association  for  Improving  the  Condition  of 
the  Poor.  He  resides  at  16  Prospect  Drive 
Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Burrows,  Robert  H.,  Director  of  10  Pro 
duce  Exchange  Building,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs 

Burt,  Alonzo,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  6,  1849, 
near  Cambridge,  Ohio.  In  1903-11  he  was 
president  of  the  Wisconsin  Telephone  Com 
pany,  and  since  1911  has  been  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Michigan  State  Telephone 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  re 
sides  in  Chicago,  111. 

Burt,  David  Allan,  Member  of  the  Du- 
quesne  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  24,  1876, 
in  Wheeling,  W.Va.  He  is  director  and 
vice-president  of  the  La  Delle  Iron  Works. 

Burt,  Thomas  Gregory,  Educator,  of  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Emer 
son  Literary  Society,  the  Optimistic  Club 
of  Los  Angeles,  the  Rotary  Club,  and  the 
Sunset  Canyon  Country  Club  of  Los  An 
geles,  Cal.  He  is  validating  agent  for  the 
board  of  medical  examiners  for  Southern 
California.  In  1910-22  he  was  head  of 
philosophy  and  dean  of .  the  Occidental 
College  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  In  1899  he 
married  Miss  Mary  H.  Vail,  of  Manlius, 
N.Y;  and  they  reside  at  5323  Aldama 
Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Burton,  Alfred  Edgar,  Member  of  the 
Technology  Club.  He  was  born  March  24, 
1857,  in  Portland,  Maine.  Since  1902  he 
has  been  dean  of  the  Massachussetts  In 
stitute  of  Technology.  He  resides  in  Cam 
bridge,  Mass. 


AMERICAN  ELITE  AND  SOCIOLOGIST 


Burton,  Jonathan  Prescott,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  the  National  City  Building, 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Un 
ion  Club,  the  Tavern  Club,  the  Country 
Club,  and  the  Kirtland  Club,  all  of  Cleve 
land,  Ohio;  and  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Yale  Club  of  New  York  City,  and  the 
Scranton  Club  of  Scranton,  Pa.  He  was 
born  in  1876  in  Massillon,  Ohio.  Since 
1896  he  has  benn  identified  with  the  coal 
and  iron  industries;  and  is  president  of  the 
Legitts  Creek  Anthracite  Company,  the 
Trevorton  Colliery  Company,  and  other 
corporations.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the 
National  City  Bank.  In  1903  he  married 
Miss  Kate  W.  Burnham;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  11928  Lake  Shore  Boulevard, 
Bratenahl,  Ohio. 

Burton,  Theodore  Elijah,,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  20, 
1851,  in  Jefferson,  Ohio.  In  1909-15  he 
was  a  member  of  the  United  States  Senate. 
His  address  is  850  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Burton,  William  C.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Booth  American 
Shipping  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Busch,  N.  J.,  Treasurer  and  General  Ma 
nager,  of  Peoria,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Creve  Colier  Club,  and  various  other  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  15,  1882, 
in  Washington,  Mo.;  and  was  educated  at 
the  grammar  school  and  High  School,  of 
his  native  city.  Since  1904  he  has  been 
with  Allaire,  Woodward  and  Company,  and 
is  now  treasurer  and  general  manager.  In 
1905  he  married  Miss  Ida  Jane  Lehman; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
201  Hanssler  Place,  Peoria,  111. 

Bush,  Albert  Peyon,  Business  President, 
of  14  North  Commerce  Street,  Mobile,  Ala. 
was  born  Nov.  21,  1876,  in  Mobile,  Ala.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Marion  Military  In 
stitute,  at  Howard  College  and  at  the  East 
man  Business  College.  He  is  president  of 
the  Highland  Lake  Land  Company,  the  Mo 
bile  Cotton  and  Mercantile  Association, 
and  is  vice-president  and  director  of  T.Gr. 


Bush  and  Company  and  of  numerous  other 
concerns.  He  was  president  of  the  Mobile 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Athelstan 
Club,  the  Mobile  Country  Club,  and  the 
Gulf  Fishing  and  Hunting  Club.  In  1905 
he  married  Miss  Marcia  Burgess;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  at  983  Government  Street,  Mo 
bile,  Ala. 

Bush,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Member  of  the 
Maryland  Club.  He  was  born  July  5,  1860, 
in  Wellsboro,  Pa.  In  1911-15  he  was  pres 
ident  of  the  Western  Maryland  Railroad. 
He  resides  at  5334  Waterman  Avenue,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

Bush,  Irving  T.,  Member  of  the  New 
York  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  July  12, 
1869,  in  Ridgeway,  Mich.  He  is  president 
of  the  Bush  Terminal  Company  of  New 
York  City.  He  resides  at  Irving-on-Hud- 
son,  N.Y. 

Bush,  William  Lincoln,  Piano  Manufac 
turer,  of  Dallas,  Texas,  was  born  March  3, 
1861,  in  Chicago,  111.  With  his  father  he 
founded  the  Bush  and  Gerts  Piano  Compa 
ny  of  Chicago  of  which  he  became  presi 
dent.  He  is  the  founder  and  treasurer  of 
the  Bush  Temple  Conservatory  of  Music 
and  Drama.  He  is  president  of  the  Bush 
and  Gerts  Piano  Company  of  Chicago,  111. ; 
president  of  the  Bush  and  Gerts  Piano 
Company  of  Dallas,  Texas,  a  corporation; 
is  a  director  of  the  North  Side  State  Bank, 
and  a  director  of  the  Houston  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank  of  Houston,  Texas.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Catholic  Club,  the 
Hamilton  Club,  and  the  Republican  Club. 
He  is  a  prominent  Mason  and  Shriner.  In 
1894  he  married  Miss  Pearl  Elizabeth  Bar 
row,  and  they  reside  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

Bush-Brown,  Henry  Kirke,  President  of 
the  Arts  Club,  Washington,  D.C.;  and  a 
member  of  the  National  Sculpture  Society 
of  New  York,  the  Architectural  League  of 
New  York,  the  National  Arts  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Casino  Club  of  Washington,  and 
the  American  Scenic  and  Historic  Preserv 
ation  Society.  He  was  born  April  21,  1857 
in  Ogdensburg,  N.Y. ;  and  since  1911  has 
been  a  resident  of  Washington,  D.C.  In 
1886  he  married  Mis  Margaret  W.  Lesley, 


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of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  they  have  a  fa 
mily  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  1729  G  Street,  Washington,  B.C. 

Bushnell,  Charles  Joseph,  Member  of  the 
University  Club  of  Portland.  He  was  born 
May  1,  1875,  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa;  and  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Chicago  and 
other  colleges.  He  assisted  in  organizing 
charity  work  in  Chicago  while  a  student  in 
university.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ameri 
can  Sociological  Society.  He  is  the  author 
of  The  Social  Problem  at  the  Chicago  Stock 
ty.  He  is  Professor  of  sociolog  at  Yards. 
the  University  of  the  City  of  Toledo.  In 
1908  he  married  Miss  Olga  Lenore  Hewitt, 
of  Oregon;  and  they  reside  at  1515  Jeffer 
son  Avenue,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

Bushnell,  Frederic  C.,  Director,  of  5G 
Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and .  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Underwriters  Map  Asso 
ciation  and  other  corporations. 

Bushnell,  John  Ludlow,  Banker  and  Pre 
sident,  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  was  born  Feb. 
15,  1872,  in  Springfield,  Ohio.  He  graduated 
from  Princeton  University.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Home  Telephone  Company  of 
Springfield,  Troy  and  Pugua  Railroad 
Company;  and  president  of  the  First  Nat 
ional  Bank  of  Springfield.  He  is  identified 
with  the  republican  party;  and  has  filled 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Bustard,  William  Walter,  Clergyman  of 
Euclid  Avenue  and  East  Eighteenth  Street 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  was  born  Aug.  21,  1871,  in 
Paterson,  N.J.  In  1921  he  received  the 
Honorary  Degree  of  D.D.  from  Brown  Uni 
versity.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Civic  Reform  Association ;  and  is  a  natio 
nal  trustee  of  the  Christian  Endeavor. 
Since  1909  he  has  been  pastor  of  the  Eu 
clid  Avenue  Baptist  Church  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  He  is  a  member  of  several  religious 
societies  and  oganizations.  He  married 
Miss  Ethel  Channell;  and  they  reside  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Buswell,  Charles  H.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  the  Tremont  Building, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Hide  and  Leather  Company;  and 
has  held  numerous  {wsitions  of  trust 


Butler,  Arnold  William,  Anthropologist, 
Zoologist,  Founder  and  Author  of  Indiana 
polis,  Ind.,  was  born  Och.l,  1860,  in  Brook- 
vine,  Ind.  He  was  educated  at  the  Hano 
ver  College  and  at  the  Indiana  tTniversity. 
Since  1897  he  has  been  secretary  of  the 
Indiana  Board  of  State  Charities.  He  is 
the  author  of  Birds  of  Indiana,  and  other 
works.  In  1880  he  married  Miss  Mary  I. 
Reynolds;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at 
52  Downey  Avenue,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Butler,  Frank  Osgood,Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  business  pre 
sident  of  221  West  Monroe  Street,  Chicago 
111.  and  was  born  April  22,  1861,  in  Chi 
cago,  111.  Since  1913  he  has  been  president 
of  the  J.W.  Butler  Paper  Company  of  Mil 
waukee, 

Butler,  Henry  A.,  Business  Pesident,  of 
612  Stambaugh  Building,  Youngstown, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Valley 
Investment  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Butler,  J.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Youngstown,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Ohio  Hotel  Operating  Company  and 
other  coroprations. 

Butler,  J.  Fred,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  paper  manufacturer 
and  jobber,  of  223  West  Monroe  Street, 
Chicago,  111.,  and  was  born  July.  20,  1866, 
in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
J.  W.  Butler  Paper  Company  of  Chicago, 
president  of  the  Missouri  Interstate  Paper 
Company  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Southwestern  Paper  Company 
of  Dallas,  Texas;  vice-president  of  the  Na- 
toma  Dairy  Company  of  Oak  Park,  111. 

Butler,  Joseph  Green,  Member  ot"  the 
Duquesne  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  21,  1840 
in  Mercer  County,  Pa.  For  seven  terms 
he  was  president  of  the  Youngstown  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce.  He  esides  in  Youngs 
town,  Ohio. 

Butler,  Morgan,  Director,  of  77  Franklin 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Boston  and  Worcester  Elect 
ric  Companies  and  other  corporations. 


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Butler,  Lawrence  Smith,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  101  Park  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Ford,  Butler  and  Oliver.  He  is 
president  of  the  Salisbury  Plains  Corpora 
tion,  president  of  the  Smithtown  Assembly 
Hall,  and  a  director  of  the  Hempstead 
Plains  Company. 

Butler,  Louis  F.,  Business  President,  of 
55  John  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Travelers  Insurance 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  coropra- 
tions. 

Butler,  Nicholas  Murray,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  116  Street,  near  Amsterdam  Ave- 
ue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Columbia  University  Press,  an  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Butler,  Walter  N.,  Treasurer,  of  114 
Westminster  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  Feb.  2,1856,  in  Providence, 
R.I.  Since  1912  he  has  been  treasurer  of 
the  Butler  Exchange  Company,  is  identified 
with  various  other  business  enterprises, 
and  has  filled  several  other  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  In  1879  he  married  Miss 
Mary  A.  M.  Dyer;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  three  sons,  and  reside  at  41  Holly  Street 
Riverside,  R.I. 

Butler,  William  Allen,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  54  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Brunswick 
Site  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Butler,  William  M.,  Busines  President, 
of  77  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Boston  and  Worces 
ter  Street  Railway  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Butler,  William  Mill,  Editor  and  Direc 
tor,  of  487  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  vice-president  and  manager  of  The 
Casket,  Incorporated. 

Butt,  William  H.,  Business  President,  of 
253  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Bankers  Publish 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Butterworth,  William,  President  of  the 
Moline  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  18,  1864, 
in  Maineville,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of 
the  People's  Saving  Bank  and  Trust  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  Moline,  111. 

Buttrick,  Stedman,  Business  President, 
of  15  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Clinton  Market  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Byllesby,  Henry  M.,  Engineer,  of  208 
South  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Feb.  16,  1859,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He 
is  president  of  H.  M.  Byllesby  and  Compa 
ny,  engineers  and  operators  of  public  uti 
lities  and  Investment  Securities.  He  is 
also  a  director  of  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee 
and  Puget  Sound  Railway  Company,  and 
the  Public  Securities  Company;  and  a  di 
rector  in  numerous  other  corporations.  He 
resides  at  Lake  Geneva,  Wis. 

Bynner,  Witter,  Member  of  the  Players 
Club,  the  Harvard  Club,  the  Mac  Dowell 
Club  of  New  York,  the  Bohemian  Club  of 
San  Francisco  and  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  poet,  editor,  lecturer  and 
author,  of  16  Gramercy  Park,  New  York 
City ;  and  was  born  on  Aug.  10,  1881,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  In  1902  he  graduated  from 
Harvard  University.  He  was  editor  of 
McClure  Magazine,  and  advisory  editor 
with  Small  and  Maynard.  In  1918-19  he 
taught  verse  in  writing,  with  occasional 
lectures  and  readings.  He  is  the  author  of 
The  New  World;  Crenstone  Poems;  The 
Beloved  Stranger;  The  Little  King,  and 
other  works.  He  resides  at  16  Gramercy 
Park,  New  York  City. 

Byrnes,  Timothy  E.,  Business  President, 
of  10  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  France  and  Canada  Oil 
Transport  Company, 

Byron,  Harry  E.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  28,  1865,  in  Gales- 
burg,  111  Since  1917  he  has  been  president 
of  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul 
Railway.  He  resides  in  Evanston,  HI. 


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Cabell,  James  Alston,  Member  of  the 
Richmond  Athletic  Club,  and  its  president 
in  1881-87.  He  was  born  in  Richmond,  Va. 
He  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Richmond, 
Va. ;  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Virginia 
State  Legislature.  He  resides  in  Point  of 
Fork,  Columbia,  Va. 

Cabel,  Royal  Eubank,  Member  of  the  Me 
tropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Mar«h  12, 
1878,  in  Nelson  County,  Va. ;  and  has  recei 
ved  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  and  LL.D. 
He  is  a  successful  lawyer  of  Richmond, 
Va. ;  and  in  1906-09  was  Postmaster  of  his 
City.  He  resides  at  612  Hawthorn  Avenue* 
Richmond,  Va. 

Cabot,  Frederick  P.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Winthrop  Mills  Com 

Cabot,  George  E.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Trust  Compa 
ny,  and  a  trustee  of  other  corporations. 

Cabot,  Henry  B.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Gauley  Coal  and  Land 
Company  and  other  corporations.  His  ad 
dress  iis  421  Walnut  Street,  Conservatory 
of  Music;  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Cadwallader,  L.  L.,  President  of  the  Ma 
sonic  Choir,  of  Waterbury,  with  a  member 
ship  of  fifty  men.  He  resides  at  Water- 
bury,  Conn. 

Caldwallader,  Starr,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  June  11,  1869,  in 
Howard,  N.Y.  In  1896-1903  he  was  head 
worker  in  the  Goodrich  Settlement  of  Cleve 
land,  Ohio;  and  since  1903  has  been  trustee 
of  that  institution.  He  resides  at  2900 
Waymouth  Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Cady,  Frank  L.,  Business  President,  of 
502  Harrison  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Mansfield,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Cady,  William  M.,  Business  President,  of 
1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cady-Lafond  Export 
Company,  Incorporated. 


Cage,  Mrs.  Day,  President  of  the  Ste- 
phensville  Choral  Club.  She  resides  in  Ste- 
phensville,  Texas. 

Cahill,  H.  P.  Director,  of  Akron,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Akron  Build 
ing  Trades  and  other  corporations. 

Caines,  Richard  John  Ridgway,  Member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
in  1876  in  England;  and  is  a  successful 
physician  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  former 
ly  instructor  in  physical  therapy  in  Tufts 
Medical  College.  He  is  a  Lieutenant  Colo 
nel  in  the  Medical  Reserve  Corps  of  the 
United  States  Army.  He  resides  on  New- 
bury  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Calandra,  Dominick,  Business  President, 
of  Electric  Building,  Bridge  Plaza,  Long 
Island,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Produce 
Exchange  of  New  York  City,  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  of  the  Borough  of  Queens,  and 
the  Belle  Harbor  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born 
in  Palermo.  Italy;  and  was  educated  at 
Epicarmo  College,  of  his  native  city.  Since 
1907  he  has  been  vice-president  of  the  At 
lantic  Macaroni  Company  of  Long  Island 
City,  N.Y.  He  is  also  president  of  the  East 
River  Building  Corporation,  and  a  director 
of  the  Basilea-Calandra  Company.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Concettina  Scozzari;  and  they  re 
side  at  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth 
Street,  Neponsit,  L.I.  and  maintain  a  count 
ry  residence  at  Little  Falls,  N.Y. 

Caldwell,  George  Brinton,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  24, 
1863,  in  Dunkirk.  N.Y. ;  and  received  a  bus 
iness  education.  Since  1915  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Sperry  and  Hutchinson 
Company,  New  York  bankers.  He  resides 
at  155  Riverside  Drive,  New  York  City. 

Caldwell,  James  Henry,  Member  of  Troy 
Club,  the  Engineers  Club,  and  the  Universi 
ty  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  was  born 
March  21,  in  Mobile,  Ala.;  and  was  educat 
ed  at  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Intstitute. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Troy  Savings 
Bank,  president  of  the  Ludlow  Valve  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  a 
score  of  other  corporations.  He  is€  pre 
sident  of  the  Troy  Public  Library  and  of 
the  Samaritan  Hospital.  He  resides  in 
Troy,  N.Y. 


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Caldwell,  Louis,  Bank  President,  of 
Huntington,  W.Va. ;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  club  and  societies.  He  was  born  May 
20,  1846,  in  Wood  County,  Ya. ;  and  was 
educated  in  Ohio.  He  served  in  the  Civil 
War.  He  organized  the  Huntington  Street 
Railway,  of  which  he  has  been  president  for 
forty  years.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank  and  other  corporations. 
He  is  a  large  stock  holder  in  numerous  Coal 
Companies  in  West  Virginia.  In  1871  he 
married  Miss  Mary  O'Bannon  Smith;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  four  sons,  and  reside 
in  Huntington,  W.Va. 

Caldwell,  Robert  J.,  Merchant,  of  15  Park 
Row,  New  York  City,  was  born  May  12, 
1875,  in  Louisville.  Ky.  He  was  educated 
in  the  Polytechnic  Collegiate  Institute.  He 
is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  R.  J.  Cald 
well  Company ;  vice-president  of  the  Canad 
ian  and  Connecticut  Cotton  Mills,  the  Con 
necticut  Mills  Company,  Marshall  Land 
Company,,  Pennsylvania  Land  Company; 
director  of  the  Connecticut  Tobacco  Corp 
oration,  Essex  Realty  Associates;  and  is 
also  president  of  the  Cayuga  Cotton  Compa 
ny.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  American  Civic 
Association,  the  National  Civic  Federation 
and  the  Academy  of  Political  Science,  the 
Merchants  Association,  the  University  Glee 
Club,  and  the  Lotos  Club. 

Gale,  Philip  H.,  Lawyer  and  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  1002  Real  Estate  Exchange  Build 
ing,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  Jan.  28.  1889, 
in  Le  Roy,  Minn.  In  1909  he  received  the 
degree  of  B.S.  from  the  Oregon  Agricultura1 
College  and  in  1912  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
from  the  University  of  Michigan.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Artificial  Building 
Products  Company.  For  two  years  he  had 
been  secretary  of  the  Lawyers  Club.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Detroit  Bar  Association, 
the  Michigan  Bar  Association,  and  the  De 
troit  Board  of  Commerce.  He  resides  at 
3960  Garland  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Calkins,  Ransom  M.,  Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club  of  Chicago,  111.  He  was 
born  Aug.  12,  1863,  in  Ogdensberg,  N.Y. 
Since  1920  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St  Paul  Railroad 


Company.  His  address  is  80  Jackson  Boule 
vard.  Chicago,  111. 

Call,  Arthur  Derrin,  of  Colorado  Building 
Washington,  D.C.,  was  born  Sept.  27,  1869, 
in  Fabius,  N.Y.  He  received  the  degree  of 
A.M.  and  Ph.B.  from  Brown  University; 
and  graduated  from  Yale  as  a  student  in 
Philosophy,  education  and  science.  Since 
1913  he  has  been  a  lecturer  on  education  of 
Philosophy  at  the  George  Washington  Uni 
versity  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  secret 
ary  of  the  American  Peace  Society;  and 
editor  of  the  Advocate  of  Peace  since  1916. 
He  is  the  author  of  Metcalf  and  Call  Read 
ers  and  other  works.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Cosmos  club,  the  Federal  School  Men's 
Club,  and  the  Monday  Evening  Club.  He 
resides  at  3612  Newark  Street,  N.W..  W^ash- 
ington,  D.C. 

Call,  Norman,  Business  President,  of 
Richmond,  Va.,  was  born  March  29,  1880, 
in  Richmond,  Va.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Virginia  Mechanics  Institute.  Since  1919 
he  has  been  vice-president  of  the  Rich 
mond,  Fredericksburg  and  Potomac  Rail 
road  Company;  and  is  also  vice-president 
of  the  Richmond  Land  Corporation.  He  is 
president  of  the  Richmond  Rotary  Club, 
president  of  the  Wednesday  Club,  and  a 
member  of  the  Commonwealth  Club  and  the 
Hermitage  Country  Club.  In  1903  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Eileen  Hearon;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  4114  Seminary  Avenue,  Richmond 
Va. 

Gallery,  James  Dawson,  Member  of  the 
Duquesne  Club  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  was 
born  Nov.  11,  1857,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Consolidated  Gas 
Company.  He  resides  at  4875  Ellsworth 
Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Calvin,  Edgar  Eugene,  Member  of  the 
Pacific  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.-  16, 
1858,  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  Since  1916  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Union  Pacific 
Railroad.  His  address  is  Fifteenth  Dodge 
Street,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Camden,  S.D.  Director,  of  67  Wall  Street 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director  of  the 
Consolidation  Coal  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 


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Cameron,  George  T.,  Business  President, 
of  Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Santa  Cruz 
Portland  Cement  Company. 

Cammann,  Henry  Lorillard,  Merchant, 
of  25  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  May  13,  1864,  in  Dublin 
Ireland.  He  is  a  partner  of  the  firm  of 
of  Henry  W.  T.  Mali  and  Company;  is 
prominent  in  Business  and  Public  affairs 
and  has  filled  varius  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Camp,  EdgarWhittlesey,  Member  of  the 
California  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  He 
was  born  Feb.  27,  1860,  in  Sheboygan,  Wis. 
In  1892-94  he  was  United  States  district 
attorney  for  North  Dakota.  He  resides  in 
Sierra  Madre,  Cal. 

Camp,  L.  W.,  Business  President,  of  979 
Grant  Street,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Factory  Oil  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Campbell,  Alexander,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  1  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  director  of  the  New  Central 
Coal  Company;  and  hasi  held  numerous 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Campbell,  Alfred  A..  President  of  the 
Butler  Country  Club.  He  resides  in  Butler, 
Pa. 

Campbell,  A.  J.,  Business  President,  of 
Honolulu,  T.H. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Consolidated  Soda  Works  Company,  Limit 
ed,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Campbell,  Mrs.  Allan  B.,  President  of 
the  Harmonia  Section  of  the  Women's 
Club.  She  resides  411  K  Street,  Bakersfield, 
Cal. 

Campbell,  Braxton  Mendell,  Business 
President  and  Director,  of  6  West  Broad 
way,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of 
Qu"en  City  Club,  the  Cincinnati  Country 
Club,  the  Curvier  Press  Club,  and  the  Com 
mercial  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  22,  1851, 
in  Covington,  Ky.  Since  1879  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Perkins  Campbell  Com 
pany;  and  is  president  of  the  United  States 


Bank  and  Trust  Company  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  In  1884  he  married  Miss  Hattie  De- 
Garma;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons,  and  reside  at  2333  Kemper  Lane,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Campbell,  Chester  I.,  Business  President 
of  5  Park  Square,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Campbell  Motors  Cor 
poration,  president  of  the  Finance  Corpo 
ration  of  New  England,  and  vice-president 
of  the  Quincy  Trust  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Back  Bay  National  Bank,  and 
the  Massachusetts  Real  Estate  Exchange. 
He  is  also  secretary  of  the  Boston  Automo 
bile  Dealers  Association,  the  Commercial 
Motor  Vehicle  Association,  and  a  trustee 
of  the  City  Realty  Trust. 

Campbell,  Don  Malcolm,  Member  of  the 
Detroit  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Dec. 
12,  1864,  in  Wardsville,  Ontario,  Canada. 
He  is  a  professor  of  opthalmology,  and 
head  of  that  department  in  the  Detroit 
College  of  Medicine.  He  resides  at  Grosse 
Pointe  Farms,  Mich. 

Campbell,  Mrs.  Duncan;  President  of  the 
Eurdydice  Chorus.  She  resides  in  Woodbu- 
ry,  N.J. 

Campbell,  George  A.,  of  Reno,  Nevada, 
was  born  in  1873  in  Sacramento,  Cal.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Stanford  University. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  manager  of  the 
Reno  Power,  Light  and  Water  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Reno  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  president  of  the  Nevada  High 
way  Association,  and  one  of  the  three 
members  of  the  State  Highway  Commission 
in  charge  of  all  state  highway  construc 
tion.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Engineers' 
Club  of  San  Francisco,  the  Transportation 
Club  of  San  Francisco,  the  National  Elect 
ric  Light  Association  and  the  American 
Waterworks  Association.  In  1901  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Mercy  Stevenson ;  and  they  re 
side  in  Reno,  Nevada. 

Campbell,  Henry  B.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Gramercy  Company;  is  prominent  in  pub 
lic  and  business  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


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Campbell,  Hardy  Webster, .  Member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies,  Soil  Culturist 
and  Author,  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  was  born 
July  21,  1850,  in  Montgomery  Center,  Yt. 
He  moved  west  in  1878  and  began  experi 
menting  in  soil  tillage  in  1882.  In  1895-96 
he  did  special  work  for  many  of  the  west- 
ernrailroads ;  and  in  1908-15  was  in  charge 
of  special  soil  tillage  experiments  for  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railway 
in  Nebraska,  Colorado  and  Wyoming.  He 
is  now  farm  advisor  for  the  Southern  Paci 
fic  Railroad,  in  charge  of  the  agricultural 
development  work  in  California,  Nevada 
and  Oregon.  He  has  published  several 
books  on  this  subject,  his  latest  work  being 
Farming  for  Profits.  His  address  is  981 
Southern  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Campbell,  Henry  Munroe,  Member  of  the 
University  Club  of  Detroit.  He  was  born 
April  18,  1854,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  He  has 
received  the  degree  of  Ph.B,  LL.B.  and 
LL.D.  He  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Detroit. 
He  resides  at  913  Jefferson  Avenue,  De 
troit,  Mich. 

Campbell,  J.  A.,  Business  President,  of 
Stambaugh  Building,  Youngstown,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Buckeye  Land 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Campbell,  J.  Albert,  Insurance  Broker, 
of  527  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  general  agent  for  the  Maryland  As 
surance  Corporation  of  Baltimore,  with 
headquarters  in  New  York  City. 

Campbell,  John  G.,  President  of  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club  of  Chicago,  111. 
He  resides  at  Seventieth  Street,  Chicago, 111. 

Campbell,  L.  J.,  Business  President,  of 
Youngstown,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Federal  Holding  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Campbell,  Mary  Edith,  Member  of  the 
Cincinnati  College  Club.  She  was  born  Dec. 
27,  1875,  in  Ripley,  (*fcio.  Since  1908  she 
has  been  director  of  the  Schmidlapp  Fund 
for  Girls.  She  resides  at  3450  Reading 
Road,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Campbell,  Nathaniel  A.,  Director,  of  366 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Atlantic  and  Western 
Railroad  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Campbelll,  Prince  Lucian,  Educator  and 
College  President,  of  Eugene,  Ore.,  was 
born  Oct.  6,  1861.  in  New  Market,  Mo.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Christian  College,  and 
Harvard  University.  In  1891-1902  he  was 
president  of  the  Oregon  State  Normal 
School;  and  since  1902  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  University  of  Oregon.  He  is 
a  member  of  various  boards  of  Commission 
and  educational  Committees.  In  1887  he 
married  Miss  Eugenie  J.  Zieber,  now  de- 
cesed;  in  1908  he  married  Mrs.  Susan  A. 
Church;  and  they  reside  in  Eugene,  Ore. 

Campbell,  Robert  Willis,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  of  Chicago,  111.  He  was  born 
July  30,  1874  in  Frankfort,  Clinton  County 
Ind. ;  and  in  1896  received  the  degree  of 
B.A  from  the  Leland  Stanford  Junior  Uni 
versity.  He  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Chi 
cago,  111.  He  resides  at  1733  Hinman  Ave 
nue,  Evanston,  111. 

Campbell,  Thomas  Edward,  Member  of 
the  Yavapai  Club  of  Prescott,  Ariz.  He  was 
born  Jan.  18,  1878,  in  Prescott,  Ariz.  In 
1916  he  was  elected  governor  of  Arizona. 
He  resides  in  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Campbell,  William  Francis,  Member  of 
the  Hamilton  Club  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He 
was  born  Nov.  7,  1867,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  and  M.D. 
Since  1910  he  has  been  surgeon-in-chief  of 
Trinity  Hospital.  He  resides  at  394  Clinton 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Canada:  John  Walter.  Member  of  the 
Memphis  Country  Club  of  Memphis,  Tenn. 
He  was  born  Dec.  27.  1876,  in  Memphis, 
Tenn.;  and  in  1895  graduated  from  the 
Memphis  Institute,  a  private  school.  He  is 
vice-president  and  general  attorney  of  the 
Union  Railway  Company.  He  resides  at  59 
South  Idlewild  Avenue,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Candee,  Lyman,  Insurance  President,  of 
111  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Bankers  Club  of  America, 
the  Church  Club,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolu 
tion,  and  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Globe  and  Rutgers 


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Fire  Insurance  Company,  president  of  the 
Golden  Hill  Building1  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Smelting  and  Re 
fining  Company,  and  of  the  American  Se 
curities  Company.  In  1803  he  married  Miss 
Louise  Simsion ;  and  they  reside  at  34  West 
Ninety-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Candler,  Duncan,  Architect,  of  735  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  was  educated  at 
Columbia  College  of  New  York;  and  at  the 
Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts  of  Paris,  France.  He 
has  been  identified  with  many  of  the  finest 
structures  in  New  York  City.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the  Veteran  Corps 
of  Artillery,  the  Society  of  Beaux  Arts  of 
Architects,  and  the  American  Institute  of 
Architects.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Beat 
rice  Post;  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
the  Countess  Carlo  Beuf,  Geneva,  Italy, 
and  reside  at  753  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Cantor,  Jacob  Aaron,  Lawyer,  of  Muni 
cipal  Building,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Dec.  6,  1854,  in  New  York  City.  He  was 
educated  in  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
New  York ;  received  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
from  the  University  Law  School  in  1875. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876,  since 
then  in  practice  of  law  in  New  York.  He 
has  been  a  state  Senator.  Since  1904  he 
has  been  chairman  of  highways  and  jmrks 
of  New  York  City  Improvement  Commis 
sion,  and  was  Congressman  from  the  State 
of  New  York  for  the  term  of  1915-17.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers  Club,  the  New 
York  Press  Club,  the  Lotos  Club,  the  Man 
hattan  Club,  the  Harmonic  Club,  Freund- 
schaft  Club,  the  Liederkranz  Club,  and  the 
National  Democratic  Club.  He  resides  at  9 
West  Seventieth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Capen,  Edward  Warren,  Member  of  the 
University  Club  of  Hartford,  Conn.  He  was 
born  on  Sept.  24,  1870,  in  Jamaica  Plain, 
Mass.;  and  received  the  degree  of  B.A. 
and  Ph.D.  In  1911-14  he  has  been  instruc- 
tro  of  sociology  at  the  Board  of  Missionary 
Pr?paration  for  United  States  and  Canada. 
H"  resides  at  146  Sargeant  Street,  Hart 
ford,  Conn. 

Capen,  Samuel  P.,  Educator  and  Director 
of  818  Connecticut  Avenue,  Washington, 


D.C.,  and  a  member  of  the  Cosmos  Club, 
the  Chevy  Club,  the  Harvard  Club  of  New 
York,  the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  and 
the  National  Institute  of  Social  Services. 
He  is  the  director  of  the  American  Council 
on  Education.  He  is  the  editor  of  the  Edu 
cational  Record,  and  author  of  numerous 
monographs  on  education.  He  was  profes 
sor  of  modern  languages  at  the  Clark  Uni 
versity,  and  was  specialist  in  higher  educa 
tion  in  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Educa 
tion.  In  1908  he  married  Miss  Grace  D. 
Wright;  and  they  have  a  family  of  onte 
daughter,  and  reside  at  2219  California 
Street,  Washington,  D.C. 

Capps,  Charles  R.,  Member  of  the  Vir 
ginia  Club  of  Norfolk,  Va.  He  was  born 
March  4,  1871,  in  Norfolk,  Va. ;  and  was 
educated  at  the  Roarioke  College  of  Virgi 
nia  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Tampa 
Northern,  Raleigh  and  Charleston  Railroad. 
He  resides  in  Norfolk,  Va. 

Carberry,  John  D.,  Director,  of  1790 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Hastings  Wool  Boot  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Card,  Fred  Wallaie,Educator  and  Author 
of  Sylvania,  Pa.,  was  born  Feb.  17,  1863, 
in  Sylvania,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  Cor 
nell  University.  He  has  been  associate  pro 
fessor  of  horticulture  at  the  University  of 
Nebraska,  and  is  also  professor  of  horti 
culture  at  the  Rhode  Island  Agricultural 
College,  e  is  the  author  of  Farm  Manage 
ment  and  other  works.  In  1884  he  married 
Miss  Addie  M.  Williams;  and  in  1907  he 
married  Miss  Maude  Irene  Colemens;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and  re 
side  at  Sylvania,  Pa. 

Garden,  George  A.,  Business  President, 
of  43  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  National  Shipping 
Corporation;  is  prominent  in  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  meny  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Carey,  Arthur  Astor,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  23,  1857,  in  Rome 
Italy.  He  is  the  founder  of  the  naval  divi 
sion  of  Boy  Scouts  in  Massachusetts.  He 
resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 


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Carey,  Robert  Davis,  Business  Man  and 
Statesman,  of  Careyhurst,  Wyo.,  was  born 
Aug.12,  1878,  in  Cheyenne,  Wyo.He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  the  business  and 
public  affairs  of  his  city,  county  and  state. 
In  1915-19  he  was  Governor  of  the  State 
of  Wyoming. 

Carey,  William  Francis,  Member  of  the 
India  House  Club  of  New  York.  He  was 
born  Sept.  14,  1878,  in  Hoosick  Falls,  N.Y. ; 
and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Hoosick  Falls,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the 
Siems-Carey  Railway  and  Canal  /  Company 
of  New  York  City.  He  resides  in  Hoosick, 
N.Y. 

Carhartt,  Hamilton,  Member  of  the  Tra 
vellers  Club  of  Paris,  the  Automobile  Club 
of  America,  the  Detroit  Club,  the  Detroit 
Athletic  Club,  and  the  Country  Club;  and 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Detroit  Board  of 
Commerce.  He  was  born  Aug.  27,  1859,  in 
Wayne  County,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at 
the  Racine  College  of  Wisconsin.  He  is 
president  of  the  Hamilton  Carhartt  Cotton 
Mills  and  various  other  corporations.  In 
1882  he  married  Miss  Annette  Welling,  of 
Jackson,  Mich.;  and  they  reside  at  927 
tain  a  summer  home  in  Newport,  R.I. 
Lifth  Avenue.  New  York  City,  and  main- 

Caris,  G.  Albert,  Member  of  Rotary  Club 
and  of  several  educational  associations.  He 
is  president  of  the     Defiance  College,  De 
fiance,  Ohio.  He  resides  in  Defiance,  Ohio. 

Carkhuff,  S.  G.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Firestone  Park  Trust  and  Savings  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Carlile,  Charles  Arthur,  Member  of  the 
Sphinx  Club  of  New  York.  He  was  born 
May  3,  1864,  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio;  and  was 
educated  at  the  public  schools  of  Chilli 
cothe,  Ohio.  Since  1891  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Perkins  Corporation.  His  ad 
dress  is  South  Bend,  Ind. 

Carlile,  Charles  L.,  Business  President, 
of  445  North  High  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  W.  S.  Carlile  and 
Sons  Company, 

Carlisle,  John  Nelson,  Member  of  the 
Fort  Orange  Club  of  Albany,  N.Y.  He  was 


born  Aug.  24,  1866,  in  Preble,  N.Y.;  and 
in  1884  graduated  from  the  Watertown 
High  School.  He  is  a  prominent  lawyer  of 
Albany,  N.Y.He  resides  in  Watertown,N.Y. 

Carlile,  William  Buford,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Jan. 
21,  1870,  in  Lebanon,  Ky. ;  and  was  edu- 
catedin  the  private  schools  of  Lebanon,  at 
St.  Mary's  College  of  Kentucky,  and  the 
Louisville  Business  College.  Since  1917  he 
has  been  postmaster  of  Chicago,  111. 

Carlsen,  Emil,  Member  of  the  Bohemian 
Club  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  was  born 
Oct.  19,  1853,  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark; 
and  was  educated  in  Copenhagen.  He  is  a 
noted  painter;  and  received  the  Shaw  Pur 
chase  Prize  .He  resides  at  43  East  Fifty- 
ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Carlson,  C.  A.,  National  Chief  Templar 
of  the  International  Order  of  Good  Temp 
lars,  organized  in  1851.  He  is  a  successful 
Physician;  and  resides  in  Youngstown, 
Ohio. 

Carlson,  Frank,  Business  President,  of 
135  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Valhalla  Realty  and  Im 
provement  Company;  and  a  director  of  the 
Nelson  and  Galston  Real  Estate  Company, 
and  other  corporations.  He  is  secretary  and 
a  director  of  the  Swedish  Mutual  Society 
of  Scandia,  N.Y. 

Carlston,  J.  F.,  Business  President,  of 
Central  National  Bank,  Oakland,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Central  National 
Bank  of  Oakland,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Carlton,  Albert  E.,  of  14  Wall  Street 
New  York  City,  Member  of  the  Denver 
Club  of  Colorado.  He  was  born  Feb.  20, 
1866,  in  Warren,  111.;  and  graduated  from 
the  Beloit  College  of  Wisconsin.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Crip 
ple  Creek,  Col.  His  address  is  Cripple 
Creek,  Col. 

Carlton,  Newcomb,  Business  President, 
of  195  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Western  Union  Tele 
graph  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporation.^, 


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Carlton,  Carle,  Producer  and  Director,  of 
1475  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Columbia  Yacht  Club,  the 
Belleelaire  Golf  and  Country  Club,  the  Un 
ion  Club,  the  Pittsburg  Club,  and  the  Sil- 
verlake  Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  1882 
in  Stockholm,  Sweden;  and  was  educated 
at  the  Polytechnical  and  Royal  Musical 
Military  School  of  Stockholm.  Since  1897 
he  has  been  in  New  York  City.  He  is  a 
producer  and  director  of  Stage  and  Screen 
Productions. 

Carlton,  Charles  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  200  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  Chambzer  of  Com 
merce,  the  Engineers  Society,  the  Economic 
Club,  and  the  Masonic  Club;  and  is  a  Ma 
son  and  Knight  Templar.  He  was  born  Aug. 
1,  1872,  in  Concord,  N.H.  He  is  treasurer 
of  E.  H.  Rawlings  and  Sons,  financiers.  In 
1919  he  married  Miss  Georgia  C.  Sherry; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Carman,  Eugene  M.,  Business  President, 
of  19  South  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Somerville  Associated 
Charities,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Carnahan,  A.  T.,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Loyal  Drug  Store  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Carnahan,  F.  G.,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Mortgage  Securities  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Carnahan,  G.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  cl]ibs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Continental-Mexican  Rub 
ber  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Carnegie,  Thomas  Morrison,  Member  of 
the  Racquet  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  6, 
1874,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Carnegie  Foundation  for  the  Advance 
ment  of  Teaching.  He  resides  at  129  East 
Sixty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 


Carney,  James  H.,  Director,  of  70  Kilby 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Boston  Protective  Department  and 
other  corporations. 

Carney,  M.  J.,  Business  President,  of  30 
East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties  He  is  president  of  the  Ox  weld  Rail 
road  Service  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Carnrick,  George  W.,  Business  President 
of  13  Laight  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  tin.  Sons  of  the  American  Re 
volution,  and  is  a  Mason  and  Knight  Temp 
lar.  He  was  born  Feb.  19,  1852  near  Troy 
N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Troy  High 
School  and  at  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic 
Institute.  Since  1899  he  has  been  president 
of  the  G.  \V.  Carnrick  Company.  In  1877 
he  married  Miss  Ella  Aiken;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter.  In 
1914  he  married  Miss  Katharine  Schuller, 
and  have  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  92  Elm  Street,  Montclair,  N.J. 

Carpenter,  Albert,  Director,  of  350  Ma 
dison  Avenue,  Nw  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Fulton  Land  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Carpenter.  Mrs.  Arthur,  President  of  the 
Music  Study  Club.  She  resides  in  W abash. 
Ind. 

Carpenter,  Charles  Lincoln,  Member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies,  Civil  Engineer 
of  Central  Aguirre,  Porto  Rico,  was  born 
June  17,  1867,  in  Amherst.  Mass.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the 
Ponce  and  Guavama  Railroad. 

Carpenter,  E.  J.,  President  of  the  Apollo 
Club.  He  resides  at  the  McKnight  Building 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Carpenter,  Elbert  Lawrence,..  Lumber 
Manufacturer,  of  900  First  National  Soo 
Line  Building,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  was 
born  March  0,  1862,  in  Rochelle,  111.  He 
was  educated  at  Lake  Forest  Academy. 
Since  1893  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
Shevlin-Carpenter  Company,  and  is  now 
president  of  the  ShevlinConipany,the  Shev- 
lin,  Carpenter  and  Clarke  Company,  and 


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the  Shevlin-Clarke  Company,  Limited.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  Orchestral  Associa 
tion  of  Minneapolis;  and  a  member  of  the 
Civic  Commission,  and  a  director  of  the 
First  National  Bank,  and  of  the  Minnea 
polis  Trust  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Minneapolis  Club,  the  Interlacken  Club 
the  Woodhill  Club,  and  the  La  Fayette 
Club.  In  1890  he  married  Miss  Florence 
Welles  of  Clinton,  Iowa;  and  they  have  one 
son  and  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  314 
Clifton  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Carpenter,  F.  S.,  Director,  of  201  Second 
Building,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  State  Savings  and  Trust  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Carpenter,  Fred  Green,  Artist  and  Paint 
ing  Instructor,  of  334  Tuxedo  Boulevard, 
Webster  Groves,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  was  born 
in  1882  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  was  educat 
ed  at  the  St.  Louis  School  of  Fine  Arts, 
and  at  Julien  Academy  of  Paris,  France. 
He  is  noted  artist  and  instructor  of  draw 
ing  in  the  St.  Louis  School  of  Fine  Arts. 
In  1918  he  received  a  silver  mfdal  from  the 
Pan-American  Exposition.  He  executed  the 
fine  historical  decorations  in  the  new  Mis 
souri  Capitol  Building.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Two  By  Four  Society  of  St.  Louis.  In 
1914  he  married  Miss  Mildred  Bailey;  and 
they  have  one  son  and  reside  in  Webster 
Groves,  Mo.;  and  maintain  a  summer  home 
in  Wyalusing,  Wis. 

Carpenter,  J.  S.,  President  of  the  Des 
Moines  Association  of  Fine  Arts.  He  re 
sides  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Carpenter,  Mrs.  John  Alden,  President  of 
the  Arts  Club  of  Chicago.  Her  address  is 
608  S.  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Carpenter,  W.  T.,  Business  President,  of 
14  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Moju  Rubber  Planta 
tions  and  Development  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Carr,  Ashton  L.,  Director,  of  33  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  East  Boston  Terminal  Railroad  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


Carr,  Clyde  M.,  President  of  the  Chicago 
Symphony  Orchestra.  He  resides  at  1130 
Lake  Shore  Drive,  Chicago,  111. 

Carr,  Frederick  D.,  Director,of  Us  Rich 
mond  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Manufacturing  Jewelers 
Board  of  Trade/and  other  corporations. 

Carr,  George  Russell,  Manufacturing 
Chemist,  of  332  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  23,  1877,  in 
Augusta,  111.  In  1901  he  received  the  degree 
of  B.S.  from  the  University  of  Illinois. 
Since  1901  he  has  been  associated  with  the 
Dearborn  Drug  and  Chemical  Works,  and 
its  successor,  the  Dearborn  Chemical  Com 
pany,  of  which  he  is  now  vice-president 
and  general  manager.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Athletic  Association;  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  the  Onwentsia  Club  and  the 
Country  Club. 

Carr,  H.  H.,  President  of  the  Elkhart 
Choral  Society,  with  a  mixed  chorus  of 
one-hundred  voices.  He  resides  in  Elkhart, 
Ind 

Carr,  Herbert  J.,  Exporter  and  Oil  Mer 
chant,  of  65  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Oct.  5,  1867,  in  New  York  City. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
at  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
Since  1899  he  has  been  head  of,  and  since 
1912  has  been  managing  director  of  the 
Anglo-Mexican  Petroleum  Company,  Limit 
ed,  in  the  United  States.  He  is  also  presi 
dent  of  Can*  Brothers,  Limited,  of  London ; 
and  treasurer  of  the  Amerada  Petroleum 
Corporation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bank 
er's  Club  and  the  Pan-American  Society. 
In  1913  he  married  Miss  Augusta  Gold  of 
New  York  City;  and  has  one  son  and  one 
daughter;  and  resides  at  2  East  Fifty- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Carr,  Malholn  M.,  Business  President,  of 
Fostoria,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
tional  Bank  of  Commerce  and  other  cor- 
rations. 

Carr,  Samuel,  Director,of  96  Ames  Build 
ing,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  American  Agricultural  Chemical  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Carr,  Julian  Shakespeare,  Member  of  va 
rious  religious,  educational  and  industrial 
clubs,  societies  and  organizations.  He  was 
born  Oct.  12,  1845,  in  Chapel  Hill,  N.C.; 
and;  was  educated  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina.  He  served  in  the  Confede 
rate  Army  during  the  Civil  War.  He  is 
president  of  the  Black  well  Durham  Tobac 
co  Company,  the  Durham  and  Koxboro 
Railroad,  the  First  National  Bank  of  Dur 
ham,  and  other  corporations.  He  has  dona 
ted  liberally  to  churches  and  other  organi 
zations.  In  1900  he  was  a  candidate  for 
United  States  Senator.  The  Carr  Building 
is  one  of  the  handsomest  buildings  of  the 
University  of  North  Carolina.  He  resides  in 
Durham,  N.C.;  and  also  maintains  a  home 
in  Washington,  D.C. 

Carr,  Samuel,  Member  of  the  St.  Botolph 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  18,  1848,  in  Boston 
Mass.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Old  Colony 
Trust  Company  and  other  corporations. 
He  resides  at  403  Commonwealth  Avenue, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Carr,  Samuel  L.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  504  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  R.H.  White 
Company;  is  prominent  in  public  affairs, 
and  has  filled  several  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Carr,  S.  D.,  Business  President,  of  Tole 
do,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Na 
tional  Bank  of  Commerce  and  other  ocr- 
porations. 

Carr,  W.  C.,  Business  President,  of  Tole 
do,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Floyd 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Carre,  Henry  Beach,  Clergyman  and 
Theologian,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  is  head 
of  the  department  of  Biblical  Theology  and 
English  Exegesis  in  the  School  of  Religion 
of  Vanderbilt  University. 

Carrey,  B.  R.,  President  of  the  Festival 
Chorus.  He  resides  at  1354  Union  St.,  Sche- 
nectady,  N.Y. 

Carrier,  Craig,  Business  President,  of 
Merchants  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran- 
c:sco,  Cal ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 


and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Amer 
ican  Products  Corporation,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Carrington,  Augustus  B.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  200  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Estates  Settle 
ment  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Carrington,  Campbell.Lawyer  and  Finan 
cier,  of  40  Exchange  Place,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  gra 
duated  from  the  University  of  Maryland. 
He  is  president  and  director  of  the  Syndi 
cates  Corporation,  director  of  the  Simms 

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Magneto  Company;  director  of  the  Com- 
bu<to  Devices  Corporation;  director  and 
vice-president  of  the  Van  Kannel  Revolv 
ing  Door  Company;  director  of  the  Wels- 
bach  Street  Lighting  Company;  director  of 
the  Cities  Illuminating  Company,  Incorpo 
rated  ;  director  of  the  United  States  Light - 
in.",1  and  Heating  Company;  and  a  member 
of  the  Carrington  and  Carrington  pi  Balti 
more^,  Md.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Manhat 
tan  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Whitehall 
Club,  the  Clover  Valley  Club,  the  Gun  Club 
the  Lawyers  Club,  the  Stamford  Yacht 
Club,  the  Wee  Burn  Golf  Club,  the  Balti 
more  Country  Club,  the  Maryland  Country 
Club,  the  Sound  Beach  Country  Club,  and 
the  Country  Club. 

Carrington,  Edward  Codrington,  Lawyer 
and  Statesman,  of  27  William  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  on  April  10,  1872,  in 
Washington,  D.C.  In  1894  he  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Baltimore;  and  special 
izes  in  corporation  law.  He  has  been  a 
member  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Golds- 
borough,  with  rank  of  Colonel.  In  1912  he 
was  campaign  manager  for  Maryland  for 
Theodore  Roosevelt ;  and  the  same  year  was 
delegate-at-large  to  the  Republican  Natio 
nal  Convention.  In  1912  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Progressive  National  Committee; 
and  chairman  of  Progressive  State  Com 
mittee  of  Maryland.  In  1914  he  was  the 
regular  Republican  nominee  for  the  United 
States  Senate.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ma 
ryland  State  Bar  Association;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  City  Club. 


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Carrington,  Henry  S.,  Business  President 
of  29  Moore  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  Aug.  17,  1890,  in  New  York 
City,  and  was  educated  at  Yale  College. 
Since  1911  he  has  been  a  member  of  Bliven 
and  Carrington,  of  which  he  is  now  presi 
dent.  He  is  also  secretary  and  director  of 
the  EZ-Way  Motor  Grease  Company.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Campion  Motor  Oil  Company.  In  1922  he 
married  Miss  Evelyn  IW.  Waller;  and  they 
reside  at  140  West  Fifty-seventh  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  at  Westbury,  Long 
Island,  N.Y. 

Carroll,  Mrs.  Armond,  President  of  the 
Atlanta  Music  Study  Club,  with  a  member 
ship  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  men  and  wo 
men  and  thre  hundred  and  fifty  juveniles. 
She  resides  at  West  Peachtree  Street,  At 
lanta,  Ga. 

Carroll,  John  Alexander,  Member  of  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club,  the  Olympia 
Fields  Club,  the  Chicago  and  Cook  County 
Bankers  Association,  and  the  Chicago  Real 
Estate  Board.  He  was  born  Feb.  6,  1899,  in 
Ontario,  Canada.  He  is  president  of  the 
Hyde  Park  State  Bank,  and  president  of 
the  South  Shore  State  Bank.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Chicago  and  Cook  County 
Bankers  Association.  He  resides  at  Fifty- 
third  Street,  and  Lake  Park  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Carroll,  Otis  S.,  Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  NewT  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Pohl- Abbott  Construction  Company 

Carroll,  Peter  F.,  Business  Man  and  Tru 
stee,  of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies^He 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Koner  and  Com 
pany  of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  trustee  of  the  East  Brooklyn  Savings 
Bank. 

Carruth,  John  G.,  Manufacturer  and  Ca 
pitalist,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was  born  on 
Feb.  25,  1851,.  HI  Paisley,  Scotland.  He  is 
president  of  the  Industrial  Trust,  Title  and 
Savings  Company;  and  a  director  in  other 
financial  and  industrial  corporations.  He 
has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 


Carry,  Edward,  Francis,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  80  East  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  born  on  May  16,  1867,  in 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  In  1888-99  he  was  secre 
tary  of  the  Wells  and  French  Company; 
1899-1915  first  vice-president  and  manager 
of  the  American  Car  and  Foundry  Compa 
ny  ;  and  since  1916  president  of  the  Haskell 
and  Barker  Company.  He  served  in  the 
World's  War  as  Chairman  of  the  Port  and 
Harbor  Facilities  Commission.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Midday  Club,  the  Onwentsia 
Club  and  the  Chicago  Club.  He  married 
Miss  Mabel  Under  wood;  and  resides  at  1519 
North  State  Parkway,  Chicago,  111. 

Carse,  Henry  R.,  Business  President,  of 
5  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Submarine  Boat  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Carsley,  Willis  E.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  256  Border  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bertelsen  and 
Petersen  En^inering  Companv,  and  other 
corporations. 

Carstensen,  John,  Director  of  Grand 
Central  Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Genesse  Falls  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Carter,  Albert  P.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Alden  Speared  Sons 
Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Carter,  Charles  D.,  Business  Man  and 
Congressman,  of  Ardmore,  Okla.,  was  born 
Aug.  16,  1868,  at  Boggy  Depot,  Choctaw 
Nation  Indian  Territory.  He  served  as  su 
perintendent  of  Indian  schools;  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Chickasaw  Council.  In  1906 
he  was  secretary  and  vice-chairman  of  the 
First  Democratic  Committee  in  the  State  of 
Oklahoma.  Since  1905  he  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  Carter  and  Cannon,  fire  insurance ; 
and  a  director  of  the  City  National  Bank 
of  Ardmore.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chick 
asaw  Club,  the  Lake  Country  Club,the  Ard 
more  Rod  Club  and  the  Gun  Club.  Since 
1907  he  has  been  a  member  of  Congress 


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Carroll,  Charles  H.,  Business  President, 
of  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Parkside  Realty  Company  and  other  corpo- 
and  other  corporations. 

Carter,  Edith,  I 'res  id  out  of  the  MacDo- 
well  Club.  She  resides  at  305  North  Wil 
low  Street,  Chattanoga,  Term. 

Carter,  George  H.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May  5, 
1859,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  has  been  alder 
man  and  mayor  of  Chelsea,  Mass.  He  is 
now  treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the 
I),  and  L.  Slade  Company,  of  189  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  also  treasurer 
and  general  manager  of  the  William  G. 
Bell  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Chel 
sea  Trust  Company.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  Chelsea  Board  of  Trade,  president 
of  the  Mayor's  Club  of  Massachussetts, 
president  of  the  New  England  Business 
federation,  and  identified  with  numerous 
other  organizations.  He  married  Miss  Lil 
lian  Bates;  and  reside  at  1871  Common 
wealth  Avenue,  Brighton,  Mass. 

Carter,  George  William,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  5  East  Forty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Jan.  4,  1867,  in  Rosa- 
rio,  Argentine.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Wesleyan  University,  Yale  University,  the 
Oxford  University  of  England,  and  ac  the 
New  York  University.  Since  1907  he  has 
been  general  secretary  of  the  New  York 
Bible  Society.  He  is  the  author  of  A  Com 
parison  Between  Zoroastrianism  and  Juda 
ism.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Old  Colony 
Club,  the/  University  Club,  and  the  Clergy 
Club. 

Carter,  Robert  A.,  Business  President,  of 
130  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Ball  Electrical 
Illuminating  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Carter,  William  T.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  11  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Carter 
Gough  and  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  board  of  managers  of  the  Howard  Sav 
ings  Institution;  and  a  director  of  the  Pru- 
tLntial  Insurance  Company  of  America. 


and  a  director  of  the  American  Insurance 
Company  of  Newark,  N.J. 

Carver,  Eugene  P.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  110  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Insurance  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Carveth,  Hector  R.,  Business  rresident, 
of  709  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Pacific  R.  and  H. 
Chemical  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Gary,  Guy,  Director,  of  55  Wall  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Atlantic  Fruit  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Case,  J.  Frank,  Yice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  23  Flatbush  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  March  24,  1881,  in 
New  York  City;  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  at  the  New  York  Uni 
versity.  Since  1908  he  has  been  in  the  sales 
department  of  the  Ceesman-Elliot  Company 
of  which  he  is  now  vice-president. 

Case,  James  Thomas,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Athletic  Club,  was  born  Jan.  5,  1882, 
in  San  Antonio,  Texas.  In  1899-1900  he  at 
tended  the  University  of  California;  and 
in  190&  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.D. 
from  the  American  Medical  Missionary 
College,  which  institution  was  later  merged 
into  the  University  of  Illinois  Medical 
School.  In  1908-10  he  was  house-surgeon 
of  the  Battle  Creek  Sanitarium.  In  1912  he 
has  been  professor  of  roentgenology  at  the 
Northwestern  University  Medical  School. 
In  1907  he  was  commissioned  Major  oi  the 
Medical  Reserve  Corps  commanding  ambul 
ance  Company;  but  was  detached  and  sent 
to  France  as  senior  consultant  in  roentgen 
ology  in  general  charge  of  the  x-ray  work 
of  Expeditionary  Forces  during  the  great 
war,  with  the  grade  of  lieutenant-colonel. 
In  1916-18  he  was  editor  of  the  American 
Journal  of  Roentgenology;  and  now  edits 
the  Annals  of  Roentgenology,  of  New  York 
City.  He  is  the  author  of  X-Ray  Examina 
tion  of  the  Alimentary  Tract,  in  four  vol-. 
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Cosalasco,  Pierre,  Business  President,  of 
290  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Rye  Country  Club,  of  Rye, 
N.Y.,  and  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  in  Nice,  France ;  and  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Nice  University.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Pierre  Operating  Corporation; 
is  prominent  in  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  various  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  married  Miss  Lillian  Harbord; 
and  they  reside  at  290  Park  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

Caspary,  Arthur  A,,  Business  President, 
of  1204  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Jtle 
is  president,  treasurer,  and  director  of  the 
Hair  Net  Importing  Company,  Incorpora 
ted.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  va 
rious  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Oass,  Alonzo  Beecher,  Business  President 
of  716  South  Olive  Street,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.,  was  born  July  4,  1856,  in  Albion,  N.Y. 
Since  1904  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Home  and  South  California  Telephone 
Company;  and  is  also  a  director  in  the  Sec 
ond  Trust  and  Savings  Bank ;  and  vice-pre 
sident  in  other  corporations.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce; 
and  president  of  the  Young  Men's  Chris 
tian  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
California  Club,  the  Jonathan  Club,  the 
Sunset  Club,  and  the  San  Gabriel  Country 
Club;  and  is  a  prominent  Mason.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Emily  S.  Tufts;  and  his  second 
wife,  Mrs.  Martha  T.  Muir;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  ten  sons  and  two  daughters^; 
and  reside  at  1601  South  Fair  Oaks  Ave"- 
nue,  South  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Cass,  Louis  Stephen,  Railroad  President 
of  Waterloo,  Iowa;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May 
6,  1865,  in  Vernon  County,  Wis.;  and  re 
ceived  an  academic  education.  Since  1905 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Waterloo, 
Cedar  Rapids  and  Northern  Railroad;  and 
since  1917  has  been  president  of  the  Kan 
sas  City  and  Northwestern  Railway.  He  is 
also  vice-president  of  the  American  Short 
Line  Railroad  Association  of  Washington, 
D.C.  In  1885  he  married  Miss  Lilla  Em- 
iron::,;  and  tlioy  hciv?  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  in  Waterloo,  Iowa. 


Cassatt,  E.  B.,  Business  President,  of 
815  Society  for  Savings  Building,  Cleve 
land,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Cassam 
Realty  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Castellini,  J.  J.,  Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  118  Broadway,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  the  Hyde  Park  Business 
Club,  the  Evanston  Welfare  Association, 
the  Business  Men's  Club,  the  Cuvier  Press 
Club,  and  the  Cincinnati  Automobile  Club; 
and  is  a  Knight  of  Columbus  and  other 
fraternal  organizations.  He  was  born  on 
March  14,  1876,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since 
1896  he  has  been  in  business  for  himself 
in  the  name  of  J.  J.  Castellini.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  United  Fruit  Auction  Compa 
ny,  vice-president  of  the  American  Ice- 
Cream  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
Fifth-Third  National  Bank  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Italian  Red 
Cross.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Eleanor 
Cooney;  and  they  have  a  family  of  six 
sons,  and  reside  at  1242  Edwards  Road, 
Hyde  Park,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Casterline,  C.  L.,  Business  President,  of 
Findley,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Corpoot  Manufacturing  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Castiglioni,  Paul,  Business  President,  of 
25  Fontain  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Notaflaw  Webbing  Com 
pany  arid  other  corporations. 

Castle,  Charles  C.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  50  East  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Anglo-American  Varnish  Company  of 
Newark,  N. J . ;  First  vice-president  of  the 
National  Railway  Appliance  Company;  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Castle,  Wilmot,  Member  of  various  ciubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Feb.  7,  1855,  in 
Potts ville,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  the  Wil 
mot  Castle  Company,  18  Exchange  Street, 
Rochester.  He  is  a  trusett  of  the  Roches 
ter  Chamber  of  Commerce,  He  resides  at 
410  Westminster  Road,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

Catchings,  Wadill,  Director,  of  60  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 


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various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Wholesale  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Cathcart,  Gerry,  Business  President,  of 
414  New* Clinton  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio 
and  a  member  of  vorious  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Cathcart  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Catlin,  Donald  C.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Broadway^  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Proprietary  Mines  Compa 
ny  of  America,  and  president  of  the  Pro- 
videncia  Mining  and  Milling  Company.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Mineral  Development 
Company,  and  of  other  corporations. 

Catlin,  Mrs.  Louisa  Card,  President  of 
the  Art  Club  of  Erie,  Pa.  She  resides  in 
Erie,  Pa. 

Catt,  Carrie  Chapman,  Mf^nber  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Ripon, 
Vfis.  She  is  president  of  the  International 
Woman  Suffrage  Association;  and  has  lec 
tured  in  almost  every  country  of  Europe. 
She  resides  at  404  Riverside  Drive,  New 
York  City. 

Catts,  Robert  M.,  Business  President,  of 
920  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ritz  Realty  Corporation, 
and  a  director  of  the  Merchants  and  Man 
ufacturers  Exchange  of  New  York.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  various  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Catts,  Sidney  Johnston,  Clergyman  and 
Statesman,  of  Tallahassee,  Fla.,  was  born 
July  30,  1863,  near  Pleasant  Hill,  Ala.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  the  religious 
educational  and  public  welfare  of  his  state. 
He  was  Governor  of  the  State  of  Alabama 
for  the  term  of  1917-21. 

Caldwell,  John  Britton,  Member  01  the 
Century  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  28,  1855, 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
National  Advisory  Boards  of  Buffalo,  St. 
Louis,  and  San  Francisco  Exposition.  He 
resides  at  7  West  Forty-third  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Cavalier,  William,  Director,  of  First  Na 
tional  Bank  Building,  Oakland,  Cal.;  and 
•c.  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 


He  is  a  director  of  the  Oakland  Chamber  of 
Commerce  .and  other  corporations. 

Cave,  John  A.,  Corporation  Officer  and 
treasurer,  of  the  Promenade,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  *f  the  Agawam  Hunt  Club,  of 
which  he  is  treasurer,  and  also  a  member 
of  the  Turks  Head  Club.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  City.  Since  1914  he  has  been  as 
sistant  secretary  of  the  Brown  and  Sharp 
Manufacturing  Company,  is  director  of  ths' 
Cheapside  Land  Company,  secretary  of  the 
Pleasant  Land  Valley  Company,  and  an 
officer  of  other  corporations. 

Chace,  Arnold  B.,  Business  President,  of 
Albion,  R.I.  ;and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pro 
vidence  Land  and  Wharf  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Chace,  Malcolm  G.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Chace  and  Harriman, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Chadbourne,  Thomas  L.,  Director,  of  14 
Wrall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Ahmeek  Mining  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Chadwick,  William  C.,  Lawyer,  of  350 
Penobscot  Building,  Detroit,  Mich. ;  wras 
born  Oct.  17,  1860,  in  Angola,  Ind.  He  was 
educatecl  at  the  University  of  Michigan. 
Since  1882  he  has  been  an  attorney  at  law. 
He  has  been  Judge  of  Commissioners  Court 
at  Hillsdale,  Mich.  He  is  a  prominent  mem 
ber  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  He  married  Miss 
Minnie  S.  Williams;  and  they  have  a  fami 
ly  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  4368  Virginia  Park  Avenue,  Detroit 
Mich. 

Chafee,  Henry,  S.,  Director,  of  9  Coa- 
ding  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  h 
director  of  the  Blackstone  Canal  National 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Chaffey,  A.  M.,  Business  President,  01 
Hibernian  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  California  Bank,  Los 
Angeles,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
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Chaffee,  George  T.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec.  25, 
1857,  in  Rutland,  Vt.  He  is  president  of 
the  Auto  Club  of  Vermont.  In  1885  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Mellie  L.  Stoddard,and  they  nave 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters; 
i,nd  reside  at  16  South  Main  Street,  Rut 
land,  Vt. 

Chafin,  Eugene  Wilder,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov  1,  1852,  in 
East  Troy,  Wis.  In  1886-90  he  was  Grand 
Chief  Templar  of  the  Wisconsin  Templars. 
He  has  been  the  prohibition  candidate  for 
President  of  the  United  States.  He  is  the 
author  of  Lives  of  the  Presidents.  He  re 
sides  at  915  Stanley  Avenue,  Long  Beach, 
Cal. 

Chalmers,  William  James,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  July  16,  1852, 
in  Chicago,  111.  He  was  vice-president  of 
the  great  Allis  Engine  Works  of  Milwau 
kee,  and  known  as  the  Allis  Chalmers  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  1100  Lake  Shore  Drive 
Chicago,  111. 

Chamberlain,  Francis  Asbury,  Member 
of  the  Minneapolis  Club.  He  was  born  Ap 
ril  20,  1855,  in  Bangor,  Maine.  He  is  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  First 
And  Security  National  Bank.  He  resides  at 
2312  Blaisdell  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Chamberlain,  J.  W.,  Director,  of  Akron, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  director  of  the  Flanner 
Water  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Chamberlain,  Lawrence,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  115  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the/Greenwich  Country 
Club,  and  the  Indian  Harbor  Yacht  Club. 
He  was  born  Oct.  10,  1878,  in  New  York 
City;  and  was  educated  at  the  Phillips 
Academy  of  Andover,  and  at  Yale  Univer 
sity.  Since  1906  he  has  been  in  the  bond 
business  with  Kountze  Brothers  and  with 
Hemphill,  White  and  Chamberlain.  He  is 
president  of  Lawrence  Chamberlain  and 
Company,  Incorporated;  president  of  the 
Bankers  Book  Company ;  and  Chairman  of 
the  Education  Committee  of  the  Invest 
ment  Banking  Association.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Rubay  Body  Company,  the  Great 
Eastern  Paper  Company,  the  International 
Abrasive  Corporation,  the  Piggly-Wiggly 


Fairfield  Company,  the  Struthers-Wells 
Company,  and  the  Consolidated  Machine 
Tool  Corporation  of  America.  He  lias  been 
a  lecturer  and  author  of  Principles  of  Bond 
Investments.  In  1918  he  married  Miss  Ed 
na  Owens  Williams,  of  London,  England; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter,  and  reside  at  471  Park  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City. 

Chambers,  Arthur  D.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  90  West  Street,  and  East  Orange 
N.J. ;  and  a  meber  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Harlem 
Transfer  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Chambers,  Hilary  R.,  Business  President 
of  111  Williams  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Clean  Lake  Ice 
Company  of  New  York,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Chambers,  Leo  L.,  Business  Man  and 
Pianist,  of  1450  Twenty-first  Street.  De 
troit,  Mich.,  was  born  in  1890  in  Courtright 
Ontario.  Canada.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Michigan  Agricultural  College,  and  at  the 
Detroit  Business  University.  He  is  secre 
tary-treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Laundry  Ma 
chinery  and  Supply  Company.  He  is  a  pia 
nist  of  note,  and  was  with  the  American 
Federation  of  Musicians.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  Country  Club,  and  other 
clubs  and  societies.  In  1915  he  married 
Miss  Vida  R.  LaMeasure;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  daughters, and  reside  at  6399 
Trumbull  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Chamot,  Emile  Monnin,  Educator  and 
Author  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  1868. 
Since  1910  he  has  been  professor  of  Sani 
tary  Chemistry,  and  Chemical  Microscophy 
in  the  Cornell  University  of  Ithaca.  He  is 
the  author  of  several  Chemical  Mono 
graphs. 

Champlin,  Edgar  R.,  Business  President, 
of  John  Hancock  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Massachussetts 
Trust  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Champlin,  George  B.,  Business  President 
of  116  Chestnut  Street,  Providence,  R.I; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socle- 


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ties.  He  is  president  of  the  United  Wire 
and  Supply  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Chandler,  Harry,  Director,  of  Los  Ange 
les  Times,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  is  a 
meber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  Automobile  Club  of  South 
ern  California,  Los  Angeles  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Chandler,  John  G.,  Business  President, 
of  30  North  Market  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  George  P.  Cox 
Last  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Channell,  Charles  Arthur,  Manufacturer 
of  4501  South  Western  Boulevard,  Chicago 
111.,  was  born  March  15,  1876,  in  Montreal 
Canada.  He  is  a  real  descendant  of  Daniel 
Webster  of  K evolutionary  fame,  and  a  de 
scendant  of  other  Revolutionary  War  vete 
rans.  He  was  educated  at  Wesleyan  Col 
lege.  Since  1906  he  has  been  engaged  in 
business  on  his  own  account,  and  since 
1908  he  has  been  president  of  the  Channell 
Chemical  Company,  manufacturers  of  0- 
Cedar  products.  He  is  also  chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Channell  Chemi 
cal  Company,  Limited,  of  England.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  South  Shore  Country 
Club,  and  the  Chicago  Auto  Club.  In  1903 
lie  married  Mis  Amelia  Plambeek;and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  at  406  Barry  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. 

Channing,  Edward,  President  of  the 
Aerican  Historical  Association.  He  resides 
in  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Chapal,  Antonin,  Business  President,  of 
415  Willughby  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Hatters  Fur 
Exchange,  and  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Chapek,  J.  V.,  Business  President,  of 
4911  Clark  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Clark  Avenue  Savings 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Chapin,  Arthur  B.,  Business  President, 
of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
.  is  president  of  the  American   Trust   Com 
pany,   and   a   director   in   other     corpora 
tions. 

Chapin,  Mrs.  Ellie  Lines,  Member  of  the 
Eastern  Star,  Of  Pine  Meadow,  Conn.  She 
is  the  Most  Worthy  Grand  Matron  of  the 
General  Grand  Chapter  of  the  Order  of  the 
Eastern  Star  for  the  term  of  1920-22. 

Chapin,  Francis  Stuart,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  3,  1888,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Hampshire  Society  for  the  Prevention  of 
Cruelty  to  Children.  He  is  the  author,  of 
A  Historical  Introduction  to  Social  Eco 
nomy.  He  resides  at  63  Dryads  Green, 
Northampton,  Mass. 

Chapin,  Henry  K.,Vice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  410  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  University 
Club,  the  Exmoor  Country  Club,  and  the 
Chicago  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  7, 
1879,  in  Niles,  Mich.;  and  was  educated  at 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technolo 
gy.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Zourie  Me 
tals  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  India 
na  and  Michigan  Electric  Companies.  He 
is  one  of  the  managing  trustees  of  the  Es 
tate  of  Charles  A.  Chapin.  In  1907  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Elizabeth  Crandall;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  at 
2430  Lake  view  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Chapin,  Lowell  MM  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies,  was  born  in  1885  in 
Niles,  Mich.  In  1909  he  graduated  from 
Yale  University.  He  is  president  and  gene 
ral  manager  of  the  Zouri  Drawn  Metals 
Company ;  president  and  general  manager 
of  the  International  Store  Front  Company; 
a  director  and  treasurer  of  the  Indiana  and 
Michigan  Electric  Company  and  the  Play 
house  Company;  and  treasurer  of  the  Indi 
ana  and  Michigan  Electric  Company.  In 
1911  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Chalifaux 
of  Lowell,  Mass. ;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter. 

Chapin,  Roy  Dikeman,  Member  of  the 
Detroit  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  23,  1880, 
in  Lansing,  Mich.  Since  1910  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Hudson  Motor  Car  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  Grosse  Pointe  Farms, 
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Chaplin,  Charles  Spencer,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
1889  in  Paris.  His  stage  career  was  in  the 
London  Theatre,  in  Rags  and  Riches,  and 
as  Billy  in  Sherlock  Holmes.  His  screen 
career  began  with  the  Keystone  Essanay, 
in  The  Rink,  Easy  Street,  The  Imigrant, 
and  The  Adventurer.  He  is  now  starring 
with  the  first  Exhibition  Circuit,  a  compa 
ny  of  his  own  formation.  His  best  known 
productions  are  A  Dogs-Life,  A  Days  Plea 
sure,  Sunnyside,  The  Kid  and  Vanity  Fair. 
His  home  is  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Chapman,  Charles  F.,  Business  President 
of  915  Ohio  Building,  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Twenty-third  Street  Re 
alty  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Chapman,  Elverton  R.,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  5, 
1848,  in  New  York  City.  He  is  president 
of  the  Flatbush  Gas  Company,  and  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  Great  Neck, 
Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Chapman,  Elverton  R.,  Business  Presi- 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies, 
dent,  of  80  Broadway,  New  York  City  and 
He  is  president  of  the  Elverton  Land  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Chapman,  Melville  D.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  80  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Chapman  Coal  and 
Coke  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Chapman, Washington  H.,Mechanical  En 
gineer  and  Business  Man,  of  6194  Green 
wood  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  on 
Dec.  27,  1876,  in  Monroe  County,  Mich.  In 
1901  he  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  and 
Equipment  of  Buildings,  and  is  now  Ownfcr 
M.E.  from  the  University  of  Michigan.  In 
1901  he  has  been  engaged  in  Mechanical 
of  the  Chapman  Company.  He  has  been 
Mechanical  Engineer  for  Smith  Hinchman 
and  Grylls.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ameri 
can  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  and 
the  Detroit  Engineering  Society.  He  re 
sides  at  850  Blaine  Avenue,  Detroit  Mich. 

Chapman,  Mrs.  William  Rogers,  Presi 
dent  of  the  Rubinstein  Club,  with  a  mem 


bership  of  three  hundred  persons.  She  re 
sides  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria,  New  York 
City. 

Chappie,  Joseph  Mitchell,  Editor,  Jour 
nalist,  Publisher  and  Author,  of  952  Dor 
chester  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born 
July  18,  1867,  in  LaPorte  City,  Iowa.  He 
received  the  degree  of  M.A.  from  Cornell 
College^  and  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Lin 
coln  Memorial  University.  In  1897  he  toe* 
charge  of  The  Bostonian,  and  afterward 
changed  its  name  to  National  Magazine. 
He  is  the  authqr  of  The  Minor  Chord,  The 
Heart  Chord,  Harding  the  Man,  and  nu 
merous  other  works.  His  firm,  the  Chappie 
Publishing  Company,  are  the  publishers  of 
Heart  Throbs  and  Heart  Songs  and  other 
Books. 

Chaput,  Paul,  Merchant  and  Vice-presi 
dent,  of  209  Washington  Street,  Salem, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Sept.  25,  1862,  in 
Saint  Damase,  Quebec,  Canada,  In  1885- 
1908  he  was  the  owner  of  four  stores,  of 
which  he  sold.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Bay  States  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  (Jompa- 
ny,  of  Lawrence,  Mass.;  and  treasurer  of 
the  Le  Bourrier  Publishing  Company,  of 
Salem,  Mass.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council,  and  Alderman-at-large  of 
Salem,  Mass.  He  married  Miss  Josephine 
Brulotte  of  Quebec;  and  they  have  one  son 
and  reside  in  Salem,  Mass. 

Charters,  George  A.,  Member  of  the  Wil- 
shire  Country  Club  and  the  Jonathan 
Country  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  He  was 
born  March  18,  1872  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Stewart  Trust 
Company  of  Los  Angeles.  In  1919-22  he 
was  president  of  Charters-Davis  Company 
of  Corona,  Cal.  He  resides  at  675  South 
Ardmore  Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Chase,  Charles  E.,  Member  of  the  Hart 
ford  Club.  He  was  born  March  29,  1857,  in 
Dubuque,  Iowa.  In  1894-1906  he  was  presi 
dent  of  the  Hartford  Board  of  Underwri 
ters.  He  resides  at  685  Prospect  Avenue, 
Hartford,  Conn. 

Chase,  George  Henry,  Member  of  Har 
vard  Club  of  Boston,  American  Academy 
of  Arts  and  Sciences,  Archaeological  Insti 
tute  of  America.  He  is  professor  of  archeo- 


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logy  at  Harvard  University.  He  resides  at 
12  Shady  Hill  Square,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Chase,  Kelsey  Stillman,  Member  of  the 
Minnesota  Club.  He  was  born  April  15, 
1878,  in  Crookston,  Minn.  Since  1914  ne 
has  been  president  of  the  People's  Bank  of 
St  Paul.  He  resides  at  821  Lincoln  Avenue 
Saint  Paul,  Minn. 

Chase,  L.  C.,  Business  President,  of  405 
Comstock  Building,  Mansfield,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Mid  West  Flour 
Mills  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Chauncey,  George  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  187  Montague  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Ridgewood 
Land  and  Improvement  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Chenery,  William  E.,  Surgeon  and  Trus 
tee,  of  377  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  City 
Club,  the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston,  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  the 
American  Medical  Association.  He  was 
born  June  14,  1864,  in  Wis.casset,  Maine, 
and  was  educated  at  the  Boston  Latin 
School,  and  at  Harvard  Medical  School. 
He  is  Surgeon-in-chief  of  the  Boston  dis 
pensary;  and  professor  of  Laryngology  at 
Tufts  Medical  College.  He  is  director  of 
the  Boston  North  End  Mission;  and  a  tru 
stee  of  the  Boston  University.  In  18P7  he 
married  Miss  Marion  Luse  Chenery ;  and 
they  reside  at  377  Commonwealth  Avenue, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Cheney,  Charles,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  215  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Manchester 
Electric  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cheney,  Mrs.  Howell,  President  of  the 
Art  Society  of  Hartford.  She  resides  in 
Hartford!,  Conn. 

Cheney,  Orion  Howard,  Lawyer  and 
Bank  President,  of  78  Madison  Avenue, 
New  York  City.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Drake  University,  the  University  of  Michi 
gan,  and  the  New  York  University,  and 
has  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  For  ten 
years  he  was  engaged  in  banking  before 


beginning  the  practice  of  law.  In  1909-11 
he  was  State  superintendent  of  banks,  and 
is  now  president  of  the  Pacific  Bank  of 
New  York  City.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  and  other  clubs. 

Cheney,  Howell,  Member  of  the  Lotos 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  1,  1870,  in  Hart 
ford,  Conn.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Manches 
ter  Savings  Bank.  He  resides  in  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Cheney,  Louis  Richmond,  Member  of  the 
Hartford  Club.  He  was  born  April  27,  1869 
in  South  Manchester,  Conn.  In  1879-93  he 
was  engaged  in  Silk  Manufacturing.  In 
1896-1902  he  was  mayor  of  Hartford,  Conn. 
He  resides  at  Woodland  Street,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Chenoweth,  Catharine  Richardson,  foun 
der  &ttd  philanthropist.  She  was  born  in 
New  York.  In  1907  she  was  a  delegate  to 
the  international  peace  conference.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Red  Cross  society.  She 
resides  at  34  East  Thirty-second  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Cherry,  Henry  Hardin,  Educator  and 
College  President,  of  Bowling  Green,  Ky., 
was  born  Nov.  16,  1864,  in  Bowling  Green, 
Ky.  He  graduated  from  the  Southern  Nor 
mal  School  and  Bowling  Green  Business  Un 
iversity.  He  then  started  a  private  institu 
tion,  now  known  as  the  Western  Kentucky 
State  Normal  School,  of  which  he  is  pre 
sident.  He  is  a  member  of  the  State  Edu 
cational  Commission  and  the  Executive 
Council. 

Cherry,  John  W.,  Insurance  Broker,  of 
38  South  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  Sept.  1,  1885,  in  Palmyra,  111.  He 
was  educated  at  Palmyra  High  School,  the 
Drake  University,  and  the  Illinois  College 
of  Law.  He  was  the  organizer  and  is  the 
owner  and  manager  of  the  Cherry  Commer 
cial  Agency.  He  organized  and  is  president 
of  the  Bankers  Auto  Insurance  Association 
and  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Ban 
kers  Insurance  Exchange.  He  js  a  member 
of  various  lodges;  and  a  member  of  several 
fraternal  and  patriotic  orders.  In  1912  he 
married  Miss  Alelia  Maxine  Powers;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son;  and  reside 
at  1506  Forest  Park  Avenue,  Wilmette, 

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Cherry,  William  S.,  Business  President, 
of  275  Westminster  Street,  Providence,R.I. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Urban  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Chester,  Colby  M.,  Vice-President,  and 
Director,  of  366  Madison  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Atlantic  Potash  Company.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Collegiate  Realty  Company,  the 
Continental  Salvage  Association,  the  In- 
terocean  Submarine  Engineering  Company, 
the  Putnam  Trust  Company,  and  other 
corporations. 

Chesterton,  Arthur  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  64  India  Stret,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  A.  W.  Chesterton 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Chevalier,  J.  C.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  110  Wooster  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Lakewood  Republican 
Club  of  New  York,  the  Racquet  Club  of 
Philadelphia  and  the  Advertising  Club  of 
New  York  City.  He  was  born  Oct.  8,  1884, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  was  educated  at 
the  Friend's  Central  School,and  at  Swarth- 
more  College.  Since  1916  he  has  been  secre 
tary  of  the  New  York  Theatre  Program 
Corporation;  and  is  also  president  of  G.L. 
Mitchell  and  Staff,  an  advertising  agency. 
In  1916  he  married  Miss  Kathryne  A.  Mc- 
Bride;  and  they  reside  at  25  Fifth  Avenue 
New  York  City. 

Chew,  Frank  K.,  Editor,  Vice-President, 
of  156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
was  born  Feb.  2,  1858,  in  Salem,  N.J.  Since 
1875  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  sheet  me 
tal  and  plumbing  business.  Since  1893  he 
has  been  editorial  representative,  associate 
editor,managing  editor,  and  editor  of  what 
is  now  The  Sheet  Metal  Worker,  puoiisned 
by  the  Edwin  A.  Scott  Publishing  Company 
of  which  he  is  vice-president.  In  1895  he 
married  Miss  Lena  M.  Walker;  who  died 
in  1921.  He  has  one  son,  now  in  Cornell 
University,  and  resides  in  Newark,  N.J. 


Chick,  Isaac  W.,  Business  President,  of 
646  'Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  John  H.  Pray 
and  Sons  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Chick,  William  C.,  Director,  of  15  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Newburyport  Gas  and  Electric  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Chickering,  Allen  Lawrence,  Lawyer  and 
Director,of  the  Merchants  Exchange  build 
ing,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Pacific  Union  Club,  and  the  University 
Club,  the  San  Francisco  Commercial  Club, 
the  Mount  Diablo  Country  Club,  and  vari 
ous  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Sept.  20,  1877;  and  received  the  degree  of 
A.B.  and  LL.B.  from  the  University  of 
California.  Since  1903  he  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  law  firm  of  Chickering  and  Gre 
gory.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Western 
States  Gas  and  Electric  Company;  vice- 
president  of  the  San  Diego  Consolidated 
Gas  and  Electric  Company;  and  a  director 
of  the  Pratt-Law  Preserving  Company,  the 
Santa  Barbara  Telephone  Company,  and 
the  Schmidt  Lithografic  Company,  in  1903 
he  married  Miss  Alma  Sherman;  and  they 
have  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  11  Sierra  Avenue,  Piedmont,  Cal. 

Chilberg,  John  Edward,  Member  ot  the 
Seattle  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  19, 
1867,  In  Wapello  County,  Iowa.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Miners  and  Merchants  Bank, 
and  other  corporations.  He  resides  at  the 
New  Washington  Hotel,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Child,  Catherine  B.,  President  of  the 
Stuart  Club.  She  resides  at  102  Fenway, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Childs,  Arthur  E.,  Business  President,  of 
77  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Adams  Gas  Light  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Childs,  George  W.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Central  Leather  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


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Childs,  John  A.,  Business  President,  was 
born  Jan.  12,  1854,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  has 
been  postmaster  of  Evanston.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  John  A.  Childs  Printing  Com 
pany  of  Chicago,  111.  His  address  is  122 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  also 
Pasadena,  Cal. 

Childs,  Richard  T.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  47  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Hemp- 
stead  Homes  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Childs,  William  Hamlin,  Manufacturer, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City,  was 
born  March  7,  1857,  in  Hartford,  Conn.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Hartford  High  School. 
He  engaged  in  manufacturing  interests, 
and  is  president  of  the  Barrett  Manufac 
turing  Company,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Bon  Ami  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Montauk  Club,  the  Atlantic  Yacht  Club,the 
Indian  Harbor  Club,  the  Greenwich  Count 
ry  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Lotos 
Club  of  New  York  City,  and  India  House; 
and  president  of  the  Blind  Club;  member 
of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Crucible 
Steel  Company  of  America;  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Allied  Chemical  and  Dye  Cor 
poration.  He  resides  at  53  Prospect  Park 
West,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Chilton,  W.  Pierce,  President  of  Montgo 
mery  Oratorio  Society.  He  is  connected 
with  the  Paragon  Press.He  resides  in  Mont 
gomery,  Ala. 

Chilton,  William  Edwin,  Lawyer  and 
Statesman,  of  1222  Virginia  Street,  Char 
leston,  W.Va.,  was  born  March  17,  1858,  in 
St.  Albans,  W.Va.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  and  private  schools;  by  private  tu 
tors  and  at  Shelton  College.  Since  1880  he 
has  been  in  practice  of  law  in  Charleston, 
\V.Y;i.;  in  1891  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  In 
1893-97  he  was  secretary  of  State  for  West 
Virginia;  and  in  1911-17  he  was  United 
States  Senator  from  West  Virginia.  In 
1897  he  was  appointed  colonel  in  the  Natio 
nal  Guard  of  West  Virginia.  He  is  a  Mason 
Elk  and  Modern  Woodman. 

Chisholm,  Hugh  J.,  Business  President, 
of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 


a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Maine  Coated  Paper 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Choate,  Joseph  K.,  Business  President, 
of  43  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Augusta-Allen  Rail 
way  and  Electric  Corporation,  'vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Eastern  Pennsylvania  Railway 
Company,  vice-president  of  the  JVG.  White 
Management  Corporation,  vice-president  of 
the  Manila  Electric  Company,  and  other 
corporations.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
Morris  Country  Traction  Company,  presi 
dent  of  the  White  Audit  Corporation,  and 
a  director  of  the  American  Matazas  Com 
pany,  and  other  corporations. 

Choven,  H.  0.,  Chairman  of  the  City 
Planning  Comission.  He  resides  in  Great 
Falls,  Montana. 

Chrestie,  Robert  E.,  Director,  of  111 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Havana  Tobacco  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Christopher,  L.  J.,  Business  President  of 
Wilcox  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Continental  Securities 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Christy,  L.  B.,  Loan  Broker,  of  140  West 
Adams  Street,  Phoenix,  Ariz.,  and  is  a  Ma 
son,  a  Knight  Templar  and  Shriner,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  and  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Southern  Ca 
lifornia.  He  is  a  successful  loan  broker.  He 
has  been  mayor  of  Phoenix,  Ariz.;  and 
commissioner  on  the  addition  to  the  Ari 
zona  State  Capitol.  In  1897  he  married 
Miss  May  E.  Cuber,  and  they  have  a  family 
of  four  daughters,  and  reside  at  Phoenix, 
Ariz. 

Church,  Samuel  H.,  President  of  Carne 
gie  Institute.  He  resides  in  Schenley  Park, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Churchill,  Alfred  Vance,  In  charge  of 
Art  Department  at  the  Hillyer  Art  Gallery. 
He  resides  at  the  Smith  College  Northamp 
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Chute,  Charles  Lionel,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  4,  1882,  in  Sau- 
gus,  Mass.  Since  1913  he  has  been  secreta 
ry  of  the  New  York  State  Probation  Com 
mission.  He  resides  at  25  South  Main 
Street,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Cillis,  Hubert,  Director,  of  50  Union 
Square,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  I^Ie  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Fire  Insurance  Corpo 
ration  and  other  corporations. 

Claflin,  Adams  D.,  Business  President, 
of  Newton  Centre,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Boston  Suburban  Electric  Com 
panies,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Claflin,  Arthur  W.,  Business  President, 
of  70  South  Main  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  arid  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Workingman's 
Loan  Association  and  other  corporations. 

Claflin,  John,  Trustee  of  many  financial 
and  charitable  corporations.  He  was  born 
July  24,  1850,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  College 
of  the  City  of  New  York.  He  has  travelled 
extensively  in  America,  Europe  and  the 
East.  He  organized  The  H.  B.  Claflin  Com 
pany,  wholesale  dry  goods  merchants  of 
New  York  Ctiy.  He  also  organized  the  As 
sociated  Merchants  Company  in  1900 ;  and 
in  1909  organized  the  United  Dry  Goods 
Companies.,  of  which  he  was  president  to 
1914,  when  he  retired.  In  1890  he  married 
Elizabeth  Stewart  Dunn,  at  Monterey,  Cal. 
and  they  reside  in  Morristown,  N.J. 

Claiborne,  C.  F.,  President  of  the  Isaac 
Delgado  Museum  of  Art.  He  resides  at  Ci 
ty  Park,  New  Orleans,  La. 

Clapp,  Charles  R.,  Business  President,  of 
136  Huron  Street,  Toledo^  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  fend  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Titan  Oil  and  Gas  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Clapp,  Eugene  H.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  49  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  E.  H.  Clapp 
Rubber  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Olapp,   Gilmer,   Treasurer  and  Director, 


of  17  West  Fourth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  director  of  the  American  Pneu 
matic  Service  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Clapp,  Robert  P.,  Lawyer  and  director, 
of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Commercial  National 
Bank  of  Boston  and  other  corporations. 

Clapperton,  Ge'orge.Director,  of  20  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Commercial  Union  Telegraph 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Clark,  A.  P.,  President  of  the  Washing 
ton  Chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Architects.  He1  resides  in  Washington,  D.C. 

Clark,  Charles  Martin,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  346  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Cotton  Oil  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Clark,  Eli  P.,  Member  of  the  University 
Club,  the  University  Club,  and  the  Los  An 
geles  Cuntry  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  25, 
1847,  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa.  In  1877-87  he 
was  territorial  auditor  for  Arizona.  He  is 
president  of  the  Los  Angeles  Pacific  Rail 
way,  president  of  the  Mt.  Hood  Railway 
and  Power  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Clark  and  Sherman  Land  Company.  He 
resides  at  607  South  Hill  Street,  Los  An 
geles,  Cal. 

Clark,  E.  W.,  Business  President,  of  U- 
nion  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Ship  Simla  Cmpany 
Limited  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Clark,  Edward  L.,  Business  President,  of 
70  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  an<3  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Merrimac  Hat  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations. 

Clark,  Elton,  Director  and  Trustee,  of  18 
Post  Office  Square,  Boston,.  Mass.,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Southern  Field  Petro 
leum  Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Clark,  Emory  W.,  Member  of  the  Detroit 
Club.  He  was  born  in  1809  in  Detroit, 
Midi.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Security 
Trust  Company  of  Michigan  and  other  cor 
porations.  He  resides  at  174  Jefferson 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Clark,  Frank  S.,  President  of  the  Scarab 
flub.  He  resides  at  290  Woodward  Ave 
nue,  Detroit  ,Mich. 

Clark,  Frederick  S.,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  North  Ballerica, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Oct.  9,  1850,  in  Bos 
ton,  Mass. ;  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  f  his  native  city.  In  1867-83  he  was 
connected  with  a  wholesale  paper  house; 
and  since  1885  has  been  treasure  and  man 
ager  of  the  Talbot  Mills,  woolen  manufac 
turers  of  North  Billerica,  Mass..,  of  which 
corporation  he  is  now  president.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  National  Association  of 
Woolen  Manufacturers  and  President  of 
the  National  Association  of  Woolen  Man 
ufacturers.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
American  Association  of  Woolen  and 
Worsted  Manufactories.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Franklin  Savings  Bank  of  Boston.  In 
1883  he  married  Miss  Isabella  W.  Talbot: 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and 
reside  in  North  Billerica,  Mass. 

Clark,  George  C.,  Director  of  51  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City,  and  a  member  of 
vnrius  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Agricultural  Chemical 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Clarke,  Hermann  Frederick,  Director  of 
15  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  mem 
ber  of  varius  clubs  and  societies.  He  is^  a 
director  of  the  Vitrified  Wheel  Cmpany 
and  other  corporations. 

Clark,  Ivor  Bach,  Secretary  and  Director 
40  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  varius  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary  and  a  director  of  William  A. 
White  and  Son,  real  estate  dealers  of  New 
York  City. 

Clark,  J.  William,  Director,  of  315 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Insurance 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


Clark,  James  Kirkwood,  of  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.j  and  a  member  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Club  and  other  clubs  and  societies. 

Clark,  John  Goodrich,  Gynecologist,  of 
2017  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia  Pa. ;  was 
born  June  4,  1867  in  Wayne  Gouty,  Ind. 
He  was  educated  at  Earlham  College  and 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University;  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Univer 
sity  of  Pennsylvania.  He  did  post-graduate 
work  at  the  John  Hopkins  University  of 
Baltimore,  Md.  He  has  been  associate  in 
gynecology  at  John  Hopkins  University; 
since  1899  he  has  been  professor  of  gyne 
cology  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  College  of  Physi 
cians  of  Philadelphia;  and  chairman  of  the 
gynecological  and  obstetrical  section;  and 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruc 
tion  of  the  American  Medical  Association. 
He  ip  a  contributor  to  medical  journals.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Country  Club,  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  and  of  various  other  clubs 
and  medical  and  scientific  associations. 

Clark,  Legrand  L.,  Business  President, 
of  401  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  T.  W.  and  C.  B.  Sheridan 
oompany,  president  of  the  Sheridan  Iron 
W^orks,  and  president  of  the  S.C.Y.C.  Real 
ty  Company.  He  resides  at  Sea  Cliff,  Long 
Island. 

Clark,  Melville,  Harpist  and  Author,  of 
410  South  Salina  Street,  Syracuse,  N.Y., 
was  born  Sept.  12,  1883,  in  Syracuse,  N.Y. 
He  was  educated  in  the  grammar  school, 
high  school,  business  college  and  the  Syra 
cuse  University.  He  began  business  career 
in  1899.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Clark 
Music  Company ;  and  president  of  the 
Harp  Manufacturing  Company.  He  is  the 
inventor  of  improvements,  which  have 
made  possible  a  perfect  portable  harp,  and 
has  taken  out  eleven  patents,  at  home  and 
abroad  on  the  Irish  harp.  He  played  in 
more  than  four  thousand  concerts  in  prin 
cipal  cities  of  the  United  States,  Canada 
and  England.  He  was  director  and  secre 
tary  of  the  Central  New  York  Music  Fes 
tival  Association,  Incorporated ;  member  of 
the  New  York  Music  Teachers  Association; 
president  of  Kiwanis  Club;  and  first  pres- 


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ident  of  the  National  Association  of  Harp 
ists.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Arts 
Club  of  New  York,  and  the  Bellevue  Golf 
Club.  He  was  awarded  silver  medal  at  Tur 
in  Exhibition  in  1911.  He  is  the  author  of 
Instructions  for  Playing  the  Harp.  He  per 
fected  a  plan  of  aerostation  for  delivering 
messages  by  balloons  which  was  adopted 
by  the  British  and  United  States  Govern 
ments  in  the  recent  World- War.  In  1921 
he  married  Miss  Dorothy  Speich,  a  fine 
pianiste;  and  they  reside  at  214  Cornstalk 
Avenue,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Clark,  Nelson  S.,  Director,  of  575  Fifth 
Avenue,  NewT  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  Willow  Grass  Rug  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Clark,  Robert  Fry,  Member  of  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  the  Portland  Ad.  Club,  the 
Progressive  Business  Mens  Club,(  the  Amer 
ican  Sociological  Society,  the  American  A- 
cademy,  the  Economic  Association.  He  is 
president  of  the  Pacific  University.  In 
1902-05  he  was  professor  of  Foreign  Lan 
guages,  at  the  Central  College;  in  1906-11, 
was  principal  of  the  Washburn  Academy  j 
and  in  1913-14  was  associate  professor  of 
Economics  and  Sociology  at  the  Colgate 
University.  He  resides  in  Forest  Grove, 
Ore. 

Clark,  Solomon  Henry,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  6735  Oglesby  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  July  24,  1861.  He  is  a  reader 
and  lecturer,  and  professor  of  public 
speaking,  in  the  university  of  Chicago.  He 
is  the  author  of  How  to  Read  Aloud,  Prac 
tical  Public  Speaking,  Handbook  of  Best 
Readings,  and  other  works  He  resides  at 
(5735  Oglesby  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Clark,  Thomas  A.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Spirits  Man 
ufacturing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Clark,  Walter  Eli,  Member  of  the  Metro 
politan  Club,  the  Chevey  Chase  Club  of 
Washigton,  th  Rocky  Mountain  Club  of 
New  York,  the  Arctic  Club  of  Seattle,  and 
the  Edgewood  Club  of  Charleston,  W.  Va. 


Clark,  Walter  Gordon,  Consulting  Engi 
neer  and  Financier,  of  149  Broadway,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Oct.  23,  1876,  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah.  He  was  educated  at  Salt 
Lake  Academy,  California  Technical 
School,  and  by  private  instruction.  In 
1899-1903  he  organized  Kilbourne  and 
Clark  Company,  and  was  engaged  in  elec 
trical  engineering;  became  manager  of  the 
electrical  branch  of  the  Ansonia  Brass  and 
Copper  Company;  arid  president  of  the 
Parker-Clark  Electric  Company.  He  in 
vented  a  new  electric  lamp,  the  Helion  Re 
sistance  Unit,  the  Helion  Air  Burning  Fil 
ament.  He  is  cosulting  engineer  for  Vic 
toria  Falls  and  Transvaal  Power  Company 
and  Granville  Power  Company  of  London, 
England ;  the  Texas  Traction  Company  and 
Southern  Traction  Company  of  Dallas, 
Texas.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  the  A- 
merican  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers, 
and  other  orgaizations. 

Clark,  Walton,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies,  and  engineer  of  Broad  and 
Arch  Streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was  born 
in  1856  in  Utica,.  N.Y.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  United  States  Gas  and  Improvement 
Company. 

Clark,  William  A.,  Business  President,  of 
20  Excliange  Place,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Butte  Electric  Railway. 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Clark,  William  B.,  President  of  the  A 
etna  Insurance  Company,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  was  born  in  June,  1841,  in  Hartford 
Conn.  When  sixteen  years  old  he  entered 
the  office  of  the  Phoenix  Insurance  Com 
pany  as  bookeeper,  and  remained  with  that 
compay  for  eleven  years,  the  last  four  as 
secretary.  He  was  elected  vice-president 
secretary.  Mr.  Clark  joined  the  Aetna  in 
1868  as  assistant  secretary.  He  was  elected 
vice-president  in  September,  1888,  and  was 
elected  president  on  Nov.  30,  1892.  He  was 
vice-president  of  the  National  Board  of 
Fire  Underwriters  in  1894  and  1895,  and 
was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  board 
in  1896. 


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Clarke,  Audley,  Business  President,  of 
527  Smith  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Audley  Clarke  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Clarke,  Charles  E.  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  40  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
eties.He  is  president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Water  and  Power  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Clarke,  Elizabeth  Crocker  Lawrence,  is  a 
Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She  was 
born  Nov.  11,  1861,  in  Lancaster,  Mass.  In 
1909-11  she  was  president  of  the  Students 
Aid  Association  of  Smith  College  of  Mas 
sachusetts;  and  devotes  much  time  to  lo 
cal  civic  questions.  She  resides  in  Wil- 
liamstown,  Mass. 

Clarke,  Lewis  L.,  Business  President,  of 
128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Equitable  Fire  and  Po 
lice  Fund,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Clarke,  Marie,  President  of  the  Girl's 
Musical  Club,  with  a  membership  of  thir 
ty-eight.  She  resides  at  1702  Avenue  L, 
Galveston,  Texas. 

Clarke,  Thomas  Benedict,  Art  Collector 
and  Connoisseur,  of  7  East  Fortieth  Street, 
New  York  City,  was  born  Dec.  11,  1848,  in 
New  York  City.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Mount  Washington  Collegiate  Institution 
of  New  York  City.  He  has  devoted  a  life 
time  to  the  collection  of  Works  of  Art; 
and  in  1899  sold  a  collection  of  works  of 
American  Artists  for  two  hundred  and 
thirty-five  thousand  dollars.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  National  Academy  of  Design, 
the  American  Fine  Art  Society,  the  Amer 
ican  Museum  of  Natural  History,  the  Met 
ropolitan  Club,  the  Brook  Club,  the  Man 
hattan  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
Lambs  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  the 
New  York  Athletic  Club  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  married  Fanny  E. 
Morris,  now  deceased ;  and  has  one  son  liv 
ing,  and  resides  at  22  East  Thirty-fifth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Clarke,  Walter  L.,  City  Treasurer,  of  Ci 
ty  Hall,  Providence,  R.  I.;  and  a  member 


of  the  Central  Club.  He  was  born  in  1856 
in  Scituate,  R.  I.  Since  1901  he  has  been 
city  treasurer  of  Providence,  R.I.  [n  1880 
he  married  Miss  Mattie  B.  Alden;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son,  and  reside  in 
Providence,  R.I. 

Clause,  William  Lewis,  Member  of  the 
Duquesne  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  6,  1868, 
in  Homer,  Ohio.  Since  1899  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass 
Company.  He  resides  in  Sewickley,  Pa. 

Clausen,  Henry  W.,  Office  and  Credit 
Manager,  of  2201  Wabansia  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111., -was  born  July  6,  1882,  in  Chica 
go,  111.  He  was  educated  in  the  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  Chicago  and  a  grad 
uate  of  the  Armour  Institute  of  Technolgy. 
In  1904-19  he  was  employed  in  engineering 
work  and  was  assistant  city  engineer,  City 
of  Chicago.  He  is  nowo  ffice  and  credit 
manager  of  the  C.  D.  Osborn  Company, 
glove  manufacturers,,  of  Chicago.  In  1908 
he  married  Miss  Marguerite  Osborn;  and 
they  have  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  1371 
East  Forty-eighth  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Claxton,  Mary  Hannah  Johnson,  Mrs. 
Philander  P.  Claxton,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Nashville, 
Ten.  She  organized  the  first  system  in  the 
South  for  supplying  and  sending  books  to 
the  public  schools.  She  resides  at  1717  La- 
mont  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Clay,  John,  Merchant,  of  4030  Lake  Park 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  April  24,  1851,  in 
Winfield,  Berwind-on-Tweed,  England.  He 
was  the  principal  organi/er  of  the  Live 
Stock  Commission  firm  of  Clay,  Robinson 
and  Company,  now  John  Clay  and  Compa 
ny.  In  1881  he  married  Miss  Forrest  of 
Highland  Park,  111.;  and  they  have  one  son, 
and  reside  at  4030  Lake  Park  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Clement,  Percival  Wood,  Meml>  r  of  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  July 
7,  1846,  in  Rutland,  Yt.  In  1882-1902  he 
was  president  of  the  Rutland  Railroad 
Company.  He  is  the  owner  of  the  Rutland 
Herald.  In  1919-20  he  was  governor  of  the 
State  of  Vermont.  He  resides  in  Montclair 
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Clements,  Thomas,  Director,  of  Akron, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  director  of  the  Milestone 
Publishing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Clews,  Henry,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  of  which  he  was  founder.  He 
was  born  Aug.  1*4,  1840,  in  Staffordshire, 
England.  Since  1877  he  has  been  head  of 
the  banking  firm  of  Henry  Clews  and  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  27  West  Fifty-first 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Cliff,  Zebedee  E.,  Director,  of  29  Powder 
House  Terrace,  Somerville,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  North  Shore  Fish  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Clifford,  H.  H.,  President  of  the  Swift 
and  Company  Men's  Chorus,  with  a  mem 
bership  of  sixty-five  voices.  He  resides  at 
5746  Maryland  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Clifton,  Charles,  President  of  the  Buf 
falo  Fine  Arts  Academy.  He  resides  at  De 
laware  Park,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Clinton,  Francis,  Wright,  was  born  in 
London,  England.  He  was  educated  at  Bur- 
ketowrn  College  of  Virginia ;  and  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar.  He  is  now  president  of 
the  Danbury  Hat  Company;  president  of 
the  Harlem  Board  of  Commerce;  director 
of  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Long  Beacn, 
N.Y,  and  president  of  the  Clinton  Furnish 
ing  Company.  He  is  a  resident  member  of 
the  New  York  Athletic  Club;  member  of 
the  Great  Peconic  Bay  Yacht  Club,  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Public  Improvement  Committee, 
a  member  of  the  Mayor's  Committee  of 
New  York,  a  member  of  the  American  Peo 
ple 's  League,  and  chairman  of  the  New 
York-New  Jersey  Tunnel  Committee. 

Clippinger,  Walter  G-.,  Member  of  the 
National  Education  Association,  S.S.  As 
sociation,  and  president  of  the  Ohio  Sun 
day  School  Association.  He  is  president  of 
the  Otterbein  College.  He  has  been  profes 
sor  of  the  religious  education  at  the  Bone- 
l.reke  Theological  Seminary.  He  resides  at 
47  North  Grove  Street,  Westerville, 
Ohio. 

Cloney,  William  H.,  of  201  East  Third 
Street,  Sedalia,  Mo.,  was  born  on  May  26, 
1870,  in  Sedalia,  Mo.  He  was  educated  at 


the  Smith  Academy  and  at  Washington 
University  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Since  1896  he 
has  been  in  the  laundry  business  in  various 
cities ;  and  is  now  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Muskogee  and  Columbia  Laundries. 
He  is  president  of  the  Sedalia  Country 
Club;  vice-president  of  the  Sedalia  Public 
Schools ;  and  vice-president  of  the  Sedalia 
Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Clopper,  Edward  Nicholas,  Social  Work 
er  of  105  East  Twenty-second  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Jan.  1,  1879,  in  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio.  Since  1913  he  has  been  sec 
retary  of  the  National  child  labor  commis 
sion.  He  is  the  author  of  Child  Labor  in 
City  Streets  and  other  works.  He  resides 
at  4254  Spring  Grove  Avenue,  Cincinnati 
Ohio. 

Close,  George  L.,  Vice-President,  of  1 
East  Thirty-third  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Reinforced 
Cravat  Corporation;  and  a  vice-president 
of  Church,  Webb  and  Close,  Incorporated. 
He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Clayton  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  of  the  W.E.  Til- 
lotson  Manufacturing  Company,  Incorpor 
ated. 

Close,  H.  A.,  Business  President,  of  513 
Madison  Street,  Toledo  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  E.  H.  Close  Investment 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Clough,  George  H.,  Business  President, 
of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Russell  Coal  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

Clough,  Micajah  P.,  Business  President, 
of  19  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Public  Utilities  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  various  corpo 
rations. 

Clow,  William  E.,  V ice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  534  South  Franklin  Street,  Chi- 
<$ago,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Commercial 
Club,  the  Chicago  Club,  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Onwentsia  Club,  the  Saddle  and 
Cycle  Club,  and  Shore  Acres  Club.  He  was 
born  Sept,  23,  1860,  in  Industry,  Pa.  Since 
1908  he  has  been  president  of  James  B. 


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Clo  w  and  Son  of  Chicago,  111.  In  1882  he 
married  Miss  Margaret  M.  Sarver;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Sunset  Lane,  Lake 
Forest,  111. 

Cloyd,  A.D.,  Physician,  and  a  Member  of 
the  Masons.  Medical  Societies,  and  Frater 
nal  orders.  He  is  medical  director  of  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Associated  Fraternities  of 
America.  His  address  is  \Y.O.\Y.  Building, 
Omaha,  Neb. 

Clute,  Frank  M.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  524  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  North  River  Ferry 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Coate,  D.  0.,  President  of  the  Art  As 
sociation  of  La  Crosse.  He  resides  in  La 
Crosse,  Wis. 

Cobb,  John  Candler,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  87  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  ana 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Westfield  River 
Paper  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cochran,  George  I.,  Business  President 
of  Sixth  and  Olive  Streets,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pacific 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Cochran,  H.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
Crocker  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Acme  Lumber  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Cochran,  Henry  J.,  Director,  of  501  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Chicle  Company 

Cochran,  Samuel  Poyntz,  Fire  Insurance 
Manager,  Director  and  Business  President 
of  1821  Young  Street,  Dallas,  Texas,  was 
born  on  Sept.  11,  1855,  in  Lexington,  Ky. 
In  1873  he  graduated  from  the  High  School 
of  Covington,  Ky.,  and  was  valedictorian 
of  his  class.  In  1872  he  began  life  as  insu 
rance  inspector  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  in 
1874-76  was  in  the  general  agency  office  of 
J.  W.  Cochran  and  Son  of  Lexington,  Ky.; 
and  in  1876-81  was  engaged  in  the  local 
i::7ivrance  business  in  Covington,  Ky.  In 


1884  he  became  a  partner  in  the  firm  of 
Dargan  and  Trezevant  of  Dallas,  Texas; 
and  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Treze 
vant  and  Cochran  in  1888.  He  is  president 
of  the  Mutual  Building  Association;  and  a 
director  of  the  Exchange  National  Bank. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Dallas  Club,  the 
Dallas  Country  Club,  the  Dallas  Hunting 
and  Fishing  Club  and  the  Koon  Creek 
Klub. 

Cochrane,F.  Douglas,  Business  President 
of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Banking  firm  of  Coch 
ran  e,  Harper  and  Company.  He  is  president 
of  the  Canada  Mexico  Oil  Company,  limi 
ted;  and  chairman  of  the  directors  and  ex 
ecutive  committee  of  Invincible  Oil  Cor 
poration.  He  is  also  chairman  of  directors 
of  the  Lamson  and  Hubbard  Corporation, 
the  Louisiana  Oil  Refining  Corporation, 
and  the  New  England  Oil  Corporation. 

Cockrill,  Ashley,  Lawyer,  of  Southern 
Trust  Building,  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  was  born 
Nov.  8,  1872,  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Little  Rock  University  of 
Arkansas.  Until  1901  he  practiced  law  with 
his  father,a  former  chief  justice  of  the  Su 
preme  Court  of  Arkansas.  In  1909-12  he 
was  a  member  of  the  School  Board;  and  in 
1911-12  he  was  president  of  the  Arkansas 
Bar  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Little  Rock  Athletic  Club,  Quapaw  Club 
and  the  Country  Club. He  was  city  attorney 
for  Little  Rock  in  1903-07.  He  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Executive  Committe  of  Ameri 
can  Bar  Association  in  1916-19. 

Cocks,  Orrin  Giddings,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  May  12,  1877,  in 
Augusta,  Mich.  Since  1914  he  has  been  ad 
visory  secretary  of  the  National  Board  of 
Review  of  Motion  Pictures.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  The  Social  Evil  and  Methods  of 
Treatment.  He  resides  at  Euclid  Avenue, 
Maplewood,  N.Y. 

Ccdman,  Edmund  D.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  27  Kilby  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  National  Dock  and 
Storage  Warehouse  Company  and  other 
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Codman,  Russell  S.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Storage 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Coe,  William  R.,  Director,  of  51  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  directors  of  Johnson 
and  Higgins.  He  is  a  director  of  the  At 
lantic  Coast  Electric  Railway  Company, 
and  of  a  dozen  other  corporations. 

Coffin,  Charles  A.,Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club,  and  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  Dec.  1844,  in  So 
merset  County,  Maine.  Since  1913  he  has 
been  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of 
the  General  Electric  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  International  Cor 
poration  and  of  a  dozen  other  corporations. 
He  resides  in  Locust  Valley,  Long  Island, 
N.Y. 

Coffin,  Charles  A.,  Director,  of  84  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  International  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Coffin,  Charles  E.,  Member  of  the  Colum 
bia  Club.  He  was  born  in  Salem,  Ind.  He 
has1  been  president  of  the  Indiana  Savings 
and  Investment  Company.  He  resides  at 
1213  North  Meridian  Street,  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 

Coffin,  Edmund,  Business  President,  of 
135  East  Forty-sixth  Street,  New  Work  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Henry  Wil 
liam  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Coffin,  James  A.,  Business  President,  of 
347  Rider  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Faber  Piano  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Coffin,  Joel  S.,Director,  of  17  East  Forty- 
second  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Bronze  Metal  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Coffin,  Winthrop,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  United  Electric  Secur 
ities  Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Coggeshall,  J.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
640  South  Spring  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Financial  Build 
ing  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Cogging,  Johr  T.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  277  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the 
Plainfieid  Democratic  Club,  and  the  East 
End  Civic  Association.  He  was  born  July 
20,  1889,  in  New  Hampshire;  and  was  edu 
cated  at  Dartsmouth  College,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.B.  in  1911.  Since  1914  he  has 
practiced  law  in  New  York  City. He  is  trea 
surer  of  the  Elva  Realty  Company,  and 
Examining  Counsel  for  The  New  York  Title 
and  Mortgage  Company.  He  served  in  the 
World- War.  In  1917  he  married  Miss  Nora 
C.  McDonough;  and  they  have  a  far.uly  ol: 
two  daughters,  and  reside  at  253  Lclum"' 
Avenue.  Plainiield,  N.J. 

Cogley,  W.  E.,  Sen.,  Member  of  Kiii^iil* 
of  Columbus,  American  Association  i'or  the 
Recognition  of  the  Irish  Republic,  atul 
Jesuit  Order.  He  is  president  of  St.  Mary's 
College.  He  has  been  principal  of  the  Mar- 
quette  Academy  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  re 
sides  at  St.  Marys,  Kans. 

Cogswell,  Hamlin  Elisah,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  on 
Sept,  26,  1859,  in  Silvara,  Pa.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Wyoming  Seminary;  and  in 
1903  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Mas 
ter  of  Music  from  Syracuse  University.  In 
1876-85  he  was  band-master  of  the  Thir 
teenth  Regiment  Band,  and  choir  membe:1 
at  Sd-anton,  Pa.  In  1887-97  he  was  direc 
tor  of  the  Conservatory  of  Music  of  Mans 
field,  Pa,  Since  1915  he  has  been  director  of 
Public  School  Music  at  Washington,  D.C. 
He  is  the  author  of  School  Room  Echoes, 
The  Institute,  Songs  for  Special  Occasions 
and  numerous  band  and  orchestra  pieces. 
In  1875  he  married  Miss  Dorothy  Tewks- 
bury;  and  they  reside  at  Piney  Branch 
Road,  and  Farragut  Street,  N.W.  Washing 
ton,  D.C. 


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Cohan,  George  M.,  President  of  the  So 
ciety  of  American  Dramatists  and  Compo 
sers,  lie  resides  at  14S  West  Forty-fifth 
Street,  New  Pork  City. 

Cohane,  Louis,  Lawyer,  of  the  Penobscot 
Building,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  horn  Jan.  18, 
1888,  in  Detroit,  Mich,  lie  was  educated  at 
the  Detroit  College  of  Law,  and  the  Detroit 
Business  University.  During  the  World- 
War  he  was  counsel  for  the  Red  Cross. 

Cohen,  Arthur  J.,  Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  Xew  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Pip:>  and  Tube  Building  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Cohen,  Charles  Joseph,  Member  of  the 
Rittenhouse  Club.  lie  was  born  Sept.  21, 
1847,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  president 
of  the  Charles  J.  Cohen  Company,  manu 
facturers  of  envelopes,  paper  and  paper 
boxes.  He  resides  at  1520  Spruce  Street, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Cohen,  Iser  P.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  1(5  West  Thirty-second 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
treasurer,  director  and  manager  of  the  Co 
hen  Brothers  Manufacturing  Company,  In 
corporated,  lie  is  also  vice-president  of  the 
Jennings  Lace  Works  Corporation. 

Cohen,  Jacob  D.,  Business  President,  of 
1372  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Heyinan  Cohen  and  Sons, 
Incorporated;  and  a  director  of  the  Natio 
nal  Snow  Removing  Corporation,  and  a  di 
rector  and  treasurer  of  the  Tuxedo  Cloak 
Company,  I  ncorporated. 

Cohen,  Joseph  H.,  Business  President, 
of  30  East  Twelfth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Associated  Car 
pet  Manufacturers,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Cohen,  Julius  Henry,  Lawyer,  of  111 
Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born  Sept. 
2(>,  1873,'  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  In  1896  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  LL.B.  and  the  second 
prize  from  University  Law  School.  In  1899- 
1904  he  was  associated  with  Horace  E.  De- 
ming  in  the  prosecuting  of  various  noted 


New  Yrork  Transit  Reform  Commission.  He 
was  associate,  counsel  for  William  R. 
Hurst  in  the  Mayoralty  contest;  and  pre 
pared  the  plan  for  commercial  arbitration 
in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New  York. 
He  assisted  in  framing  the  bill  reorganizing 
the  Municipal  Court;  and  the  bill  creating 
the  Public  Service  Commission".  He  is  an 
independent  Democratic;  and  was  chair 
man  of  the  Commission  of  Legislation  of 
the  Citizens  Union.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
City  Club,  the  Reform  Club,  the  Harmonic 
Club  and  the  Fairview  Country  Club. 

Cohen,  Mrs.  Lewis  W.,  President  of  the 
Musical  Study  Club,  with  a  membership  of 
eighteen  women.  She  resides  at  Reeser 
Place,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Cohen/Martin  S., Director,  of  302  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Co-operative  Savings  and 
Loan  Association  and  other  corporations. 

Cohenour,  C.,  Business  President,  of  306 
Huntingdon  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Hocking  Fuel  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Cohn,  Martin  B.,  Director,  of  51  Cham 
bers  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Mayers  Hoffman  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

Cohn,  Samuel,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  55  Fifth  Avenue,  New  Y^ork  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  andsocieties.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Jam  Perfecto  Bottle 
Cap  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cokefair,  Isaac  W.,  Director,  of  10  Mai 
den  Lane,  New  YTork  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  International  Silver  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Colby,  Frank  Moore,  Journalist  and  Au 
thor,  of  Amherst,  Mass.,  was  born  Feb.  10, 
1805,  in  Washington,  D.C.  Up  to  1900  he 
was  professor  at  the  New  York  Universi 
ty.  He  has  been  a  staff  writer  on  the  North 
American  Review.  He  is  editor  of  the  iNew 
International  Encyclopedia,  and  ofThe  New 
International  Year  Book.  He  is  the  author 
of  Imaginary  Obligations,  Constrained  At7 


cases;  and  in  1902-05  was  attorney  for  ThelAltitudfe,  and  The  Margin  of  Hesitation.! 


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Cole,  Charles,  C.  B.,  Member  of  the  Mer 
chants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Association, 
was  born  May  6,  1845,  in  Chester,  111.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Lawrence  Scientific 
School,  graduating  in  1876  Siiic»e  I'.KU  JVB 
has  been  president  of  the  Wabash,  Chester 
and  Western  Railroad.  il«5  is  president  of 
the  Millers  National  Insu;  nice  Com^iiry  : 
and  vice-president  of  the  II. C  Cole  Milling 
Company.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Mil 
lers  Mutual  Fire  Assurance  Association  of 
Illinois,  and  a  director  of  the  Interstate 
Mutual  Casualty  Company,  of  Cju'ago.  111. 
In  1869  he  married  Miss  Laura  A.  Layman 
by  whom  he  has  one  son  and  three  daugh 
ters.  In  1882  he  married  Maiy  E.  Palmer, 
by  whom  he  has  one  daughter;  and  they 
reside  in  Chester,  111.;  and  also  maintain 
a  house  in  Bay  View,  Mich. 

Cole,  Charles  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cole-French  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporation*. 

Cole,  Frank  B.,  President  ot  the-  Tacoma 
Fine  Art  Association.  He  lesides  at  416 
California  Building,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Cole,  Harry  Ellsworth,  Journalist  and 
Publisher,  of  Baraboo,  Wis.,  was  born  on 
June  25,  1861,  in  Pierceton,  L,  L Since  1894 
he  has  been  editor  of  the  Bavaboo  News. 
He  is  president  of  the  Sau  c  County  Histo 
rical  Society,  and  vice-president  of  the 
State  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin.  He 
is  the  author  of  Baraboo  Dells,  Devil's 
I  ake  Region,  and  other  books  on  the  loca 
lity. 

Cole,  Howard  E.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  26  Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Standard 
Oil  Company  of  New  York;  he  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Equitable  Eastern  Banking  Com- 
poration,  a  director  of  the  Standard  Trans 
portation  Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Equitable  Trust  Company. 

Cole,  Nehemiah  T.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  204  Franklin  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  director  of  the  Connolly 
Auction  Company  and  other  corporations. 


Cole,  Rufus  S.,  Exporter  and  Director,  of 
723  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  partner  in  the  exporting  firm  of  Ro 
bertson-Cole  Company ;  is  prominent  in 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Cole,  Samuel  Valentine,  Educator,  cler 
gyman,  college  president  and  poet  of  Nor 
ton,  Mass.,  was  born  Dec.  29,  1851,  in  Ma- 
chiasport,  Maine.  Since  1897  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Wheaton  seminary  at 
Norton.  He  is  the  author  of  the  Scipio's 
Varden  and  other  poems. 

Cole,  W.  K.,  Business  President,  of  First 
National  Bank  Building,San  Francisco,Cal. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Vallejo  Com 
mercial  National  Bank,  and  a  director  \in 
other  corporations. 

Cole,  Whiteford  R., Member  of  the  Nash 
ville  Golf  and  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Jan  14,  1874,  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Nashville,  Chattanooga  and 
St.  Louis  Railway  Company.  He  resides  at 
2122  West  End  Avenue,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Cole,  William  Isaac,  Member  of  the  Bos 
ton  City  Club.  He  was  born  March  21, 
1859,  in  Machias,  Maine.  Since  1916  he  has 
been  professor  of  Applied  Sociology  in 
Wheaton  College.  He  resides  in  Norton, 
Mass. 

Coleman,  Alice  Blanchard,  Member  of 
the  Twentieth  Century  Club,  was  born  on 
May  7,  1858,  in  Boston,  Mass.  She  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Council  of  women  for  home 
missions.  She  resides  at  177  West  Brook- 
lyne  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Coleman,  George  W.,  Vice-president  and 
Trustee,  of  1244  Little  Building,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  and  trustee  of  the 
Babson  Institute.  He  is  president  of  the 
Open  Forum  National  Council,  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  New  England  Baptist  Hospital 
and  a  director  of  the  Ford  Hall  Forum. 

Coleman,  S.  Waldo,  Business  President, 
of  Security  Savings  Bank,  San  Francisco 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Security 
Bank  and  Trust  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 


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Colman,  Thomas,  Wilkes,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  March  31,  1833,  in 
Eutaxv,  Ala.  He  is  president  of  the  Mer 
chant  Mini  Fanners  Bank  of  Eutaw.  He 
resides  in  Eutaxv,  Ala. 

Coleman,  William  Wheeler,  Member  of 
the  Milwaukee  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  21, 
J873,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  Since  1911  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Bucyrus  Company, 
manufacturers  of  machinery.  He  resides  at 
:V2',}  Juneau  Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Coler,  Eugene  Bird,  Business  President, 
of  4,'}  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Reloe  Realty  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Coles,  Henry  B.,  Lumber  Merchant,  of 
Camden,  N.J.,  was  born  March  4,  1872  in 
Camden,  N.J.  He  was  educated  at  Swarth- 
more  College  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Eastern  Woodworkers'  Cost 
Information  Bureau  of  New  York;  vice- 
president  of  the  Moorestown  Trust  Compa 
ny  of  Moorestown,  N. J. ;  director  of  the 
Merchants  Trust  Company  of  Camden,  N.J. 
and  president  of  the  Coles  Realty  Compa 
ny.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Lumber- 
meiis'  Exchange  of  Philadelphia;  director 
of  the  Building  Trades  Employers'  Associ 
ation  of  Philadelphia;  and  president  of  the 
Barnegat  Pier  Company  of  New  Jersey.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  Board  of  Educa 
tion  and  vice-president  of  the  State  Board 
of  Feeble  Minded  Males  of  New  Jersey.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Rotary  Club  of  Camden 
the  Moorestown  Field  Club,  the  Seaside 
I 'ark  Yacht  Club,  the  City  Club  of  Phila 
delphia.  In  1894  he  married  Miss  Deborah 
A.  Walton  of  Moorestown,  N.  J.;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  daughter  and  three 
sons;  and  reside  in  Moorestown,  N.J. 

Colestock,  Henry  Thomas,  Educator,  of 
Lewisbnrg,  Pa.,  was  born  Dec.  28,  1868,  in 
Portsmouth,  Va.  Since  1904  he  has  been 
professor  of  history  in  the  Bucknell  Uni 
versity,  and  is  now  the  Chautauque  Lectu 
rer.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Ministry  of 
David  Baldwin  and  other  works.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Historical  Asso 
ciation,  and  Pennsylvania  State  Teachers 
Association.  In  1899  he  married  Miss  Em 


ma  Kunkle;and  they  have  a  family  of  three 
sons  and  one  daughter,and  reside  at  Lewis- 
burg,  Pa. 

Colette,  Harry  S.,  Business  President, 
of  872  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Equities  Securities  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations.. 

Colgan,  James  W.,  Business  President, 
of  79  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Lincoln  Savings 
Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Colgate,  James  C.,  Director,  of  36  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Federal  Light  and  Tradtion 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Collier,  Barron  G.,  Business  President, 
of  220  West  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City,  and  a  member  of  the  Metropoli 
tan  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Ban 
kers  Club  of  America,  and  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  March  23,  1893, 
in  Memphis,  Tenn.  He  is  president  of  the 
Barron  G.  Collier,  Incorporated,  president 
of  the  Street  Railways  Advertising  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Hudson  Trust 
Company,  the  Terminal  Exchange  Bank, 
and  the  Baltimore  Commercial  Bank.  In 
1907  he  married  Miss  Juliet  Games;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  sons. 

Collin,  Frederick,  President  of  the  Arnot 
Art  Gallery.  He  resides  at  233  Lake  Street 
Elmira  N.Y. 

Collingwood,  Herbert  W.,  Editor  and 
Publisher,  of  333  West  Thirtieth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1875  in 
Plymouth,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Michigan  Agricultural  College.  Since  1886 
he  Ir^LS  been  editor  of  Rural  New-Yorker. 
In  1888  he  married  Miss  Lulie  D.  Sullivan; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
Woodcliff  Lake,  Bergen  County,  N.J. 

Cojlingwood,  John  C.,  Director,  of  17 
Battery  Place,New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  di 
rector  of  the  Battery  Steamship  Corpora 
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Collins,  Alfred  Morris,  Member  of  the 
Rittenhouse  Club.  He  was  born  on  May  3, 
176,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1899  he  has 
been  vice-president  and  general  director  of 
the  A.M.  Collins  Manufacturing  Company, 
manufacturers  of  cardboard,  paper  boxes 
and  photographic  mounts.  He  resides  in 
Bryn  Mawr,  Pa. 

Collins,  Michael  J.,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Public  Library  Board  in  1913-14;  and 
a  member  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Educa 
tion  for  six  years  and  its  president  in  1915. 
He  was  born  March  18,  186i,  in  Chicago, 
111.;  and  in  1877  graduated  from  St.  Pat 
rick's  Academy  of  Chicago,  111.  He  entered 
Railway  service  in  1877,  and  has  held  im 
portant  positions  and  since  1909  has  been 
general  purchasing  agent  of  the  Atkison, 
Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad.  Since  1917 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Austin  Natio 
nal  Bank.  He  resides  at  137  South  Waller 
Street,'  Austin,  111. 

Collins  Richard  J.,  President  of  the  Chi 
cago  Athletic  Association,  of  12  South  Mi 
chigan  Boulevard,  Chicago.  111. 

Collins,  Stephen  Willets,  Director,  of  40 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Imperial  Investing  Corpo 
ration  and  other  corporations. 

Collins,  W.H.,  Business  President,  of  314 
Second  National  Building,  Akron,  Ohio,and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Real  ,  Estate  Service 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Colquitt,  Oscar  Branch,  -Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  16,  1861,  in 
Camilla,  Ga.  In  191-15  he  was  governor  of 
Texas ;  and  is  now  president  of  the  Great 
Southern  Oil  and  Refining  Association.  He 
resides  at  4950  Live  Oak  Street,  Dallas 
Texas. 

Colt,  Henry,  President  of  the  Berkshire 
Athenaeum  and  Museum.  He  resides  in 
Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Colt,  James  D.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Earnshaw  Knitting  Mills, 
and  other  corporations.He  resides  in  Chest 
nut  Hill.  Boston,  Mass. 


Colt,  Samuel  P.,  Financier  and  Manufac 
turer,  of  1790  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Jan.  10,  1852,  in  Paterson,  N.J. 
He  is  president  of  the  United  States  Kub- 
ber  Company;  is  a  chairman  of  the  Indus 
trial  Trust  Company,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Colton,  Ethan  Theodore,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  22,  1872,  in 
Palmyra,  Jefferson  County,  Wis.  He  organ- 
izd  nationally  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  in  Russia  and  Siberia.  He  re 
sides  in  Upper  Montclair,  N.J. 

Colvin,  Fred  H.,  Editor  and  Mechanical 
Engineer,  was  born  Oct.  5,  1867,  in  Ster 
ling,  Mass.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Providence  and  Philadelphia.  In 
1894-97  he  was  editor  of  Machinery;  in 
1897-1902  was  associate  editor  o  fthe  Loco 
motive  Engineeering;  and  is  now  editor  of 
the  American  Machinist.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical 
Engineers,  and  the  Franklin  Institute  of 
Philadelphia.  In  1890  he  married  Miss  Ma 
ry  K.  Loring;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons  living,  and  reside  at  56  North 
Maple  Avenue,  East  Orange,  N.J. 

Colvin,  Oliver  Dyer,  Member  of  the  Rai 
nier  Club.  He  was  born  June  12,  1867,  in 
Coldwater,  Mich.  He  is  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  the  Pacific  Car  and 
Foundry  Company.  He  resides  at  723  Har 
vard  Avenue,  North,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Coman,  Edwin  Traman,  Member  of  the 
Spokane  Club.  He  was  born  May  25,  1869, 
in  Kankakee,  111.  he  is  the  president  of  the 
Exchange  National  Bank  of  Spokane.  He 
resides  at  1827  Ninth  Avenue,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Comer,  Charles  E.,  Business  President,  of 
Comer  Manufacturing  Company,  Dayton, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Fabrics 
Manufacturing  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Comfort,  Walter  R.,  Business  President, 
of  1  Madison  Avenue,  New  Yoi'k  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  Seminole  Fruit  and  Land 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Comly,  Garrard,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
92  Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Racquet  Club,  the  Tuxedo 
Club,  the  University  Club,  and  the  Yale 
Club.  He  was  born  in  1874,  in  San  Antonio 
Texas;  and  was  educated  at  Yale  Universi 
ty.  He  is  a  partner  of  the  firm  of  Bacon 
and  Company;  a  director  of  the  Chemical 
National  Bank ;  and  a  trustee  of  the  Green 
wich  Savings  Bank.  He  served  in  France 
during  the  World- War  as  Major  of  Staff 
Corps  United  States  Army.  In  1898  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Katheririe  V.  Walcott;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  four  sons,  and  reside  in 
Tuxedo  Park,'  N.Y. 

Comstock,  Ada  Louise,  Member  of  the 
College  Club  of  Boston;  and  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  American  Association  of  Uni 
versity  Women.  She  was  born  Dec.  11,1876 
in  Moorhead,  Minn.  She  is  now  Dean  of 
Smith  College  of  Northampton,  Mass. 

Comstock,  Andrew  B.,  Treasurer  and  di 
rector,  of  15  Gordon  Avenue,  Providence, 
R.I;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Traffic  Club  of 
Providence,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the 
Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  and  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.He  was  born 
Aug.  4,  1888,  in  Providence,  RJ.Since  1922 
he  has  been  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Chandler  Motors  of  Rhode  Island,  Incor 
porated.  He  s  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Crown  Food  Products  Corporation.  He  was 
president  of  the  Providence  Association  of 
Credit  Men,  and  in  1921-22  was  treasurer. 
In  1914  he  married  Miss  Marion  Hamilton; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and 
reside  at  36  Parkis  Avenue,  Providence, 
R.I.,  and  in  summer  on  Main  Avenue,  But- 
tonwoods,  R.I. 

Comstock,  Frank  P.,  Director,  of  199  Ca 
nal  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Rhode  Island  Safe  Deposit 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Comstock,  Louis  H.,  Business  President, 
of  199  Canal  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Walker  Land  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Commins,  A.H.,  Business  President,  of 
Terminal  Building,  Akron,  Ohio;  and  a 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Beaver  Dam  Coal  ana 
Mining  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Conant,  Frederick  Odell,  Member  of  the 
Great  Pond  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  1,  1857 
in  Portland,  Maine.  He  is  president  of  the 
Marine  Hardware  Equipment  Company.  He 
resides  at  143  Park  Street,  Portland, 
Maine. 

Condon,  Thomas  Gerald,  Member  of  the 
Union  CJnb.  He  was  born  Nov.  24,  1864,  in 
Corn  wall -on- Hudson,  N.Y.  He  is  an  organ 
izer  of  the  Portland  Mining  Company,  of 
Cripple  Creel,  Colo.  He  resides  at  26  East 
Seventy-sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Coneland,  Foster,  Business  President,  of 
Bryden  Road,  Columbus,  Ohio ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  City  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations. 

Coney,  Patrick  Henry,  Lawyer,  Journa 
list  and  Statesman,  of  Topeka,  Kan.,  was 
born  March  10,  1848,  in  Newbury,  Vt.  He 
was  wounded  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va., 
on  June  16,  1864;  and  in  October,  1864,  was 
detailed  as  a  dispatch  bearer  for  General 
Nelson  A.  Miles.  In  1867  he  settled  in  Lea- 
venworth;  and  was  representative  in  the 
Kansas  State  Legislature.  In  1880  he  estab 
lished  the  National  Banner  of  Topeka;  and 
became  associated  with  Topeka  Daily  Cap 
ital.  In  1884  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar; 
and  practices  his  profession  at  Topeka.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  Friends  of  Irish 
Freedom  and  Indepandence,  for  Kansas.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re 
public,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Masons 
and  various  clubs  arid  societies.  In  1886 
he  was  first  married  to  Miss  Emma  Hitch 
cock,  who  died  in  1919,  by  whom  he  has 
one  son  and  one  daughter.  He  again  mar 
ried  in  1921  to  Mrs.  Mabelle  L.  Cochren, 
of  Chicago,  111.,  and  formerly  of  Kansas; 
and  they  reside  at  316  Kansas  Avenue, 
Topeka,  Kansas. 

Congdon,  Thomas  B.,  Treasurer  and  di 
rector,  of  286  Thames  Street,Newport,  R.I. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Newport  Co 
operative  Association  and  other  corpora 
tions.  ;  • 


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Conklin,  Edwin  B.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  34  Spruce  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Mulford,  Gary  and  Conklin  Company, 
importers,  manufacturers  and  wholesale 
dealers  in  leather  and  shoe  manufacturers 
goods. 

Conklin,  Roland  Ray,  Member  of  the  Lo 
tos  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  1,  1858,  in  Ur- 
bana,  111.  He  is  the  president 'of  the  New 
York  Motorbus  Company,  and  the  Chicago 
Motorbus  Company.  He  resides  at  Rosema 
ry  Farm,  Huntington  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Connell,  J.  Cotter,  Business  President  of 
35  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Kings  County  Iron 
Foundry,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Connell,  William  J.,  Business  President, 
of  533  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Connell 
Coe  Company,  and  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Connelly4,  R.J.,  Business  President,  of 
Dayton,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Ohio  Paper  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Connery,  Mrs.  C.  W.,  President  of  the 
Euterpean  Club.  She  resides  at  1534  Cooper 
Street,  Fort  Worth,  Texas. 

Connett,  Albert  N.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Connett,  Burton  and 
Company,  Incorporated,  and*  othe  corpora 
tions. 

Connette,  Edward  G-.,  Business  President 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Harrisburg  Light  and 
Power  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Connolly,  Fred  W.,  Business  President, 
of  1436  Dorchester  Avenue.  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  .He  is  president  of  Massachusetts 
Loan  Society,  and  a  director  of  other  cor 
porations. 


Connolly,  Maurice,  Member  of  the  Du- 
buque  Golf  and  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
in  1877,  in  Dubuque,  Iowa.  In  1916  he  was 
a  delegate  at-large  at  the  Democratic  Na 
tional  Convention  at  St.  Louis.  He  resides 
on  1537  Iowa  Street,  Dubuque,  Iowa. 

Conrad,  Sidney  S.,  Business  President, 
of  27  Winter  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Conrad  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Consolvo,  Mrs.  Blanchard  H.,  President 
of  the  Norfolk  Opera  Club,  with  a  member 
ship  of  thirty-eight  men  and  women.  She 
resides  at  the  Monticello  Hotel,  'Norfolk, 
Va. 

Content,  Harry,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  West  Cottages 
and  Casino  Company.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  several  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Contessa,  Vito,  Business  President,  of 
311  East  One-hundred  nineteenth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Vito  Contessa  Realty  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Converse],  Costello  C.,  Member  of  the 
Algonquin  Club.  He  was  born  on  Sept.  22, 
1848,  in  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Plaster  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  at  348  Beacon  Street,  Boston 
Mass. 

Converse,  Costello  C.,  Business  President 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Brush  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Converse,  Edmund  Cogswell,  Member  of 
the  Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Nov. 
7,  1849,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Texas  and  Pacific  Coal  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  in  Greenwich,  Conn. 

Converse,  Harry  E.,  Member  of  the  Al 
gonquin  Club.  He  was  born  in  1863,  in 
Maiden,  Mass.  He  is  president  of  the  Bos 
ton  Rubber  Shoe  Company.  He  resides  in 
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Converse,  F.  S.,  president  of  the  Saint 
Botolph  Club.  He  resides  at  4  Newbury 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Conway,  William  P.,  Director,  of  140 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  direc 
tor  of  the  New  Orleans,  Texas  and  Mexico 
Kail  way  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Conwell,  Russell  Herrman,  Founder  and 
Lecturer,  of  '2020  Broad  Street,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  was  born  Feb.15,  1843,  in  Worth- 
ington,  Mass.  He  was  educated  in  Yale  Uni 
versity  and  Albany  University.  In  1870  he 
was  foreign  correspondent  of  New  York 
Tribune;  was  editor  of  the  Boston  Traveler 
and  founder  of  the  Minneapolis  Chronicle, 
now  the  Tribune.  In  1879  he  was  baptist 
minister  of  Lexington,  Mass.  He  founded 
the  Baptist  Church  of  Philadelphia,  the 
Temple  University,  the  Samaritan  Hospital 
the  Philadelphia  Law  School,  Philadelphia 
Medical  College;  also  founded  Philadel 
phia  Theological  School.  He  is  president  of 
Garretson  Hospital,  Philadelphia  Dental 
College,  and  Temple  University.  He  served 
in  the  Civil  War  as  captain  in  the  Mas- 
sachussetts  Volunteers,  and  as  staff  officer, 
and  reached  the  grade  of  lieutenant-colo 
nel.  He  is  a  well  known  lecturer  on  lyceum 
and  Chautauqua  courses,  his  lecture,  Acres 
of  Diamonds,  having  been  delivered  five 
thousand  times  in  fifty  years.  He  lias  tra 
veled  extensively  for  the  New  York  Tri 
bune. 

Conwell,  W.  L.,  Business  President,  of  2 
Hector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Safety  Export  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Cook,  Harry  Brown,  Member  of  the  At 
lantic  City  Yacht  Club,  the  Atlantic  City 
Golf  Club,  the  Old  Colony  Club,  and  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Atlantic  City. 
He  was  born  March  27,  1893,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  is  a  successful  Hotel  proprie 
tor  and  owner.  He  resides  at  12  South 
Brighton  Avenue,  Atlantic  City,  N.J. 

Cook,  Richard  Yerkes,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  25,  1845,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1890  he  was  elected 
president  of  the  Guarantee  Trust  and  Safe 
Deposit  Company.  He  resides  in  Lans- 
downe,  Pa, 


Cook,  Theodore  P.,  Treasurer,  of  164 
Main  Street,  Woonsocket,  R.I. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
paying  teller  of  the  Producers  State  Bank; 
and  has  filled  several  other  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Cook,  William  Wallace,  Journalist  and 
Author,  of  Marshall,  Mich.,  was  born  April 
11,  1867,  in  Marshall,  Mich.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  schools  of  Ottawa,  Can.,  La 
fayette,  Ind.,  and  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He 
is  a  writer  for  the  publications  of  the 
Street  and  Smith  Corporation;  and  a  con 
tributor  to  the  Detroit  Free  Press,  and 
now  writing  principally  for  publications  of 
Frank  A.  Munsey  Company.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  His  Friend  the  Enemy;  Wilby's 
Dan;  A  Quarter  to  Four;  and  New  Fiction 
Series.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Authors  As 
sociation,  Authors  League  of  America,  Am 
erican  Forestry  Association, American  Geo 
graphical  Society;  and  the  Press  Club  of 
Chicago,  111. 

Cooley,  Anna  Maria,  Educator  and  Au 
thor,  of  501  West  One  Hundred  and  Twen 
tieth  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  on 
Sept.  16,  1874,  in  New  York  City.  Since 
1910  she  has  been  associate  professor  of 
Household  Arts,  at  the  Teachers  College, 
Columbia  University,  New  York  City. 

Cooley,  Charles  Parsons,  Member  of  the 
Hartford  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  25,  1867 
in  Hartford,  Conn.  Since  1896  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  banking  business,  and  is 
now  a  director  of  the  Fidelity  Reust  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  119  Farmington  Ave 
nue,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Coolidge,  Arthur  W.  Director  of  28 
Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Reading  Co-operative  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Coolidge,  Calvin,  Member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club.  He  was  born  July  4,  1872,  in 
Plymouth,  Vt.  In  1919-20  he  has  been  gov 
ernor  of  Massachusetts.  He  resides  at  21 
Massasoilt  Street,  Northampton,  Mass. 

Coolidge,  Charles  A.,  Business  President 
of  122  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Boston  Society  of 
Architects,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
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Coolidge,  Harold  J.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  40  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  variousc  lubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Rivett  Lathe  and  Grin 
der  Company ;  and  other  corporations. 

Coolidge,  John  Templeman,  Jr.,  Director 
and  Trustee,  of  106  Beacon  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Pub 
lic  School  Art  League,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Coolidge,  Louis  A.,  Business  President, 
of  205  Lincoln  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  (he  Middlesex  Club,  and 

Cooper,  Charles  Champlin,  Social  Work 
er,  of  Kingsley  House,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.; was 
born  March  20,  1874,  .in  New  Orleans,  La. 
In  1899  he  received  the  degree  of  B.Litt 
from  the  Central  University  at  Richmond, 
Ky.  In  1905  he  began  social  work  in  Union 
Bethel  of  Cincinnati,  and  since  1910  he 
has  been  director  of  the  Kingsley  Associa 
tion  in  Pittsburgh.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Visitation  of  Allegheny  County, 
Pa.;  a  trustee  of  the  Workshop  for  the 
Blind  in  Pittsburgh,  a  member  of  the  Penn 
sylvania  Peace  and  Arbitration  Society;  a 
member  of  the  National  Conference  of  So 
cial  Work;  Pennsylvania  State  Conference 
of  Social  Work;  and  the  National  Federa 
tion  of  Settlements.  He  is  secretary  of  the 
Hungry  Club  Open  Forum;  is  a  member  of 
the  Advisory  Board  Council  of  Churches; 
and  a  member  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Co-operative  Welfare  Association. 
He  resides  at  Kingsley  House,  Pittsburgh, 
Pa. 

Cooper,  Prank  Irving,  Architect  and  Ci 
vil  Engineer,  of  38  Cornhill,  Boston,  Mass. 
was  born  May  8,  1867,  in  Taunton,  Mass.; 
and  studied  civil  engineering  and  arcitec- 
ture  under  noted  men.  Since  1892  he  has 
practiced  in  Boston;  and  is  now  president 
of  theFrank  Irving  Cooper  Corporation.He 
was  architect  of  the  Bristol  County  Court 
House1  of  Taunton,  the  Memorial  Hall  of 
Bridgewater,  the  Library  Building  at  Med- 
ford,  the  High  School  at  Maiden  and  many 
other  buildings  in  Massachusetts.  He  was 
architect  for  eleven  different  school  build 


ings  for  the  Argentine*  government.  He 
received  a  gold  medal  in  1907.  He  has  been 
president  of  American  Society  of  Heat 
ing  and  Ventilating  Engineers;  and  is  a 
life  member  of  the  Old  Bridgewater  His 
torical  Society.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Anna  Wellington  Sawyer;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  in  Way- 
land,  Mass. 

Cooper,  Henry,  Elliott,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  21, 
1873,  in  Pawtucket,  R.I.  Since  1912  he  has 
beenvice-president  of  the  Equitable  Trust 
Company  of  New  York.  He  resides  at  876 
Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Cooper,  Henry  E.,  Director,  of  37  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Linseed  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Cooper,  Henry  E.,  President  of  the  New 
York  Philharmonic  Society.  He  resides  at 
876  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Cooper,  Lane,  Educator  and  Author,  of 
Ithaca,  N.Y.,  was  born  Dec.  14,  1875,  in 
Brunswick,  N.J.  In  1896  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  from  Rutgers  College.  Stu 
died  in  Columbia  University,  in  1898  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.A.  from  Yale  Uni 
versity,  and  studied  in  the  Universities  of 
Berlin  and  Leipzig,  and  the  College  De 
France  of  Paris.  Since  1915  he  has  been 
professor  of  the  English  Language  in  Cor 
nell  University.  He  is  the  author  of  Theo 
ries  of  Style,  Literature  for  Engineers,and 
other  works.  He  is  one  of  the  editors  of 
Cornell  Studies  in  English.  He  resides  in 
Ithaca,  N.Y. 

Cooper,  W.  0.,  Business  President,of  Cu- 
yahoga  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Grismer  Oil  and  Gas 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cooper,  William  Irenaeus,  Member  of  the 
Essex  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  12,  1857,  in 
Waverly,  Essex  County,  N.J.  Since  1911  he 
has  been  president  of  the  National  State 
Bank  of  Newark,  N.J.  He  resides  at  44 
Park  Place,  Newark,  N.J. 

Copeland,  Mrs.  Charles,  President  of  the 
Samuel  Bancroft  Jr.  Collection.  She  resides 
in  Rockford,  Wilmington,  Del. 

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Copeland,  Foster,  Member  of  the  Colum 
bus  Country  Club.  He  was  born  March  9, 
1858,  in  Evansville,  Ind.  Since  1905  he  has 
been  president  of  the  City  National  Bank 
He  resides  at  50  Hamilton  Avenue,  Colum 
bus,  Ohio. 

Copeand,  The  odore,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  1000  Haines  Avenue,  Dal 
las,  Texas..  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  several  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor. 

Copeland,  William,  Business  President, 
of  251  A  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  General  Shoe  Machinery 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Copley,  A.  Ward,  Lawyer,  of  313  Moffat 
Block,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  in  Cass 
County)  Mich.  He  was  educated  ,at  the 
University  of  Michigan.  Since  1909  he  has 
been  a  state  representative  of  Wayne 
County,  Mich.  He  is  married;  and  resides 
at  132  Blaine  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Coppage,  La  Rue  R.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,of  295  Lafayette  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president,  treasurer 
and  director  of  the  Coppage  Printing  and 
Loose  Leaf  Company;  he  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
and  has  held  several  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Coppell,  Herbert,  Business  President,  of 
02  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Lake  Superior  Invest 
ment  Comnpany,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Corbin,  John,  Editorial  Writer,  of  131 
East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City;was 
born  May  2,  1870,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is 
editorial  writer  on  the  New  York  Times. 
He  has  bsen  dramatic  critic  on  Harper's 
Weekly,  the  New  York  Sun,  and  the  New 
York  Times.  He  is  the  author  of  the  Eli-, 
zabethan  Hamlet,  An  American  at  Oxford 
Husband  and  the  Forbidden  Guests,  and 
other  works.  In  1899  he  married  Amy  Fos 
ter;  and  they  reside  in  New  York  City. - 


Corbin,  William  Herbert,Member  of  Uni 
versity  Club.  He  was  bor-  July  20,  1864, 
in  Union,  Conn.  Since  lilfe  he  has  been 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  William  H. 
Willey  and  Son  Company,  and  of  its  suc 
cessor,  the  Wiley,  Bickford,  Sweet  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  at  172  Collins  Street,  Hart 
ford,  Conn. 

Corbitt,  James  H.,  of  Suffolk,  Va.  He 
was  educated  at  the  University  of  Virginia. 
Since  1900  he  has  practiced  law  in  the  City 
of  Suffolk,  Va.,  He  is  president  of  the 
Laurel  Cliff  Country  Club;  a  member  of 
the  Virginia  Club  of  Norfolk,  Va. ;  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Westmoreland  Club  of  Richmond 
Va.;  and  a  member  of  the  University  Club 
of  Washington,  D.C.  In  1902  he  married 
Miss  Roberta  Clifford  Arisley;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  520  Broad  Street,  Suffolk,  Va. 

Cordier,  A.  J.,  Treasurer  .and  Director, 
of  299  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Yale 
Club,  the  Nassau  Club,  the  Automobile 
Club  of  America,  and  the  Racquet  -and  Ten 
nis  Club.  He  was  born  April  7,  1891,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Yale  University.  He  is  now  second  vice- 
president  of  the  Lalance  and  Grosjean  Ma 
nufacturing  Company;  and  a  director  of 
the  Woodhaven  Water  Supply  Company.  In 
1921  he  married  Miss  Helen  Wood,  and 
they  reside  at  30  East  Fifty-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Cordingley,  William  R.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  266  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties  He  is  president  of  the  Cordingley  and 
Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Corey,  George  H.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  114  Dudley  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Joseph  War 
ren  Co-operative  Bank  of  Roxbury  and 
other  corporations. 

Corey,  William  Ellis,  Member  of  the  Me 
tropolitan  Club  of  Washington.  He  was 
born  May  4,  1866,  in  Braddock,  Pa.  In 
1903-11  he  has  been  president  of  the  Uni 
ted  States  Steel  Corporation.  He  resides 
at  991  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 


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Corliss,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  131  Hudson  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Pond 's  Extract  O 

Cormany,  William  B.,  Lithograph  Manu 
facturer,  of  104  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  May  7,  1880,  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1904  he  graduated* 
from  Princeton  University.  He  is  general 
manager  of  the  Shonk  Works-American 
Can  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  and  the  Princeton  Club. 

Cornelius,  Lorren  E.,  Member  of  the  St. 
Louis  City  Club,  the  Missouri  Athletic  As 
sociation,  the  Normandic  Golf  Club,  the 
Old  Colony  Club,  and  the  St.  Louis  Lum 
bermen  's  Exchange.  He  was  born  Jan.  22, 
1880,  in  Gallatin,  Mo.  He  is  president  of 
the  Cornelius  Lumber  Company,  and  pre 
sident  of  the  Cypress  Company.  He  resides 
at  3936  Palm  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Cornell,  Edward,  Business  President,  of 
34  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Van  Everen  Company, 
and  a  director  in*  other  corporations. 

Cornell,  J.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
6502  Cedar  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  the  Union  Club,  the  Tavern 
Club,  the  Country  Club,  the  Mayfield  Club 
and  the  Kirkland  Club.  He  was  born  Jan. 
13,  1869,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  in  1891 
graduated  from  Harvard  University.  He 
is  president  of  the  Standard  Sewing  Ma 
chine  Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Un 
ion  Trust  Company  and  the  Guardian  Trust 
Company.  He  served  in  the  Spanish-Amer 
ican  War  as  a  Captain  in  the  First  Regi 
ment  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry.  In  1897  he 
married  Miss  Edith  Warden  ;and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  Lake  Shore  Boulevard,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Cornell,  John  M., Manufacturer,  of  Twen 
ty-sixth  and  Eleventh  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  27,  1846,  in 
New  Cork  City.  Since  187  he  has  been  at 
the  head  of  the  Cornell  Iron  Works.  He 
married  Miss  Sarah  A.  Keen;  of  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three 
sons,  and  reside  in  Lepw  Moor,  N.J. 


Cornish,  Edward  J.,  Business  Prefident, 
of  111  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Lake  Side  Ice  Com 
pany  of  Omaha,  president  of  the  River 
Smelting  and  Refining  Company,  and  pre 
sident  of  the  National  Lead  Company.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Baker  Castor  Oil  Com 
pany,  the  Carter  White  Lead  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Corrpon,  Richard  A.,  Business  President 
of  68  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  R.  A.  Corroon  and  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Cortelyou,  George  B.,  Business  President 
of  130  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Consolid 
ated  Gas  Company  of  New  York,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Cosby,  Ernest,  H.  President  of  the  Piano 
Teachers'  Association.  He  resides  at  2236 
West  Grace  Street,  Richmond,  Va. 

Gotten,  Sallie  Southall  (Mrs.  Robert  Cot- 
ten),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She 
was  born  June  13,  1846,  in  Lawrenceville, 
Va.  Since  1913  she  has  been  honorary  pre 
sident  of  the  North  Carolina  Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs.  She  resides  at  Cottendale 
Bruce,  N.C. 

Cottingham,  S.,  Business  President,  of 
16  East  Broad  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Hazelton  Coal  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Cottingham,  Walter  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  601  Canal  Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Lawrence  Paint 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cottle,  Edgar  W.,  Business  President,  of 
809  Massachusetts  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Curtis  and  Pope 
Lumber  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Coudert,  Frederic  R.,  Director,  of  2  Rec 
tor  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Lincoln  Safe  Deposit  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 


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Cotton,  Clarence  A.,  General  Secretary 
and  Director,  of  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  General  Secretary  and  director  of  the 
Providence  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is 
Past  President  of  the  American  Associa 
tion  of  Commercial  Executives^,  past  pre 
sident  of  the  New  England  Association  of 
Commercial  Executives  and  past  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Rhode  Island  Society  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Anne  Belle  Wykes;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  at  26  Barnas  Street,  Providence 
R.I. 

Coufal,  Joseph  F.,  Manufacturer,  of  247 
West  Forty-seventh  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  was  educated  in  New  York  Ci 
ty.  For  twelve  years  he  was  a  lantern  Slide 
Manufacturer  in  New  York  City.  He  is 
secretary  and  general  manager  of  the  Stan 
dard  Slide  Corporation. In  1921  he  married 
Miss  Madeline  Foxall ;  and  they  reside  in 
Forest  Hills,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Coughlan,  George  R.,  Business  President 
of  71  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  Netherland  Bond 
and  Mortgage  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Coulston,  J.  B.,  Business  President,  of  15 
North  Euclid  Avenue,  Pasadena,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.IIe 
is  president  of  the  California  Hotel  Farms 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Coulter,  John  E.,  President  of  the  Or 
pheus  Club,  with  thirty  active  male  mem 
bers,  and  300  sustaining  members.  He  re 
sides  at  30  Rhode  Island  Avenue,  Detroit, 
Mich. 

Coulter,  Mary  Geigus  (Mrs  Chester  Emo 
ry  Coulter),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  Sept.  7,  1859,  in  Savanna, 
Carroll  County,  111.  She  instituted  laws  for 
the  betterment  of  social  conditions,  parti 
cularly  in  behalf  of  neglected  and  aband 
oned  children.  She  resides  in  Ogden,  Utah. 

Countess,  Mrs.  C.  C.,  President  of  the 
Belton  Music  Club.  She  resides  in  Belton, 
Texas. 


Countryman,  Gratia  B.,  of  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  was  born  Nov.  29,  1866,  in  Hastings 
Minn.  She  received  her  education,,  in  the 
University  of  Minnesota.  Since  1904  she 
has  been  chief  librarian  of  the  Minneapolis 
Public  Library.  She  is  the  president  of  the 
Business  Women's  Club,  and  a  member  of 
other  clubs  and  societies.  She  resides  at 
Hennepin  Avenue  and  Tenth  Street,  Min 
neapolis,  Minn. 

Countway,  Francis  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  176  Broadway,  Cambridge,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Algonquin  Club,  the 
Boston  City  Club,  the  Boston  Press  Club, 
the  Oakley  Country  Club,  the  Hamilton 
Association,  the  Belmont  Spring  Country 
Club,  the  Cambridge  Club,  and  the  Boston 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  1876  in  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  the  High 
School  of  Somerville,  Mass.  Since  1912  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Lever  Brothers 
Company  of  Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Lever  Transportation  Compa 
ny.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Philippine  Re 
fining  Corporation,  and  a  director  of  the 
Harvard  Trust  Company. -He  is  unmarried; 
and  resides  at  170  Ivy  Street,  Brookline, 
Mass. 

County,  Albert  J.,  Business  President, 
of  33  Pennsylvania  Station,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  arid  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Blair  Cap 
Water  Supply  Company, 

County,  Albert  John,  Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club  of  Philadelphia.  He  was 
born  Aug  1,  1871,  at  Dublin,  Ireland.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Philadelphia,  Balti 
more  and  Washington  Railroad  Company, 
and  the  Northern  Central  Railway  Compa 
ny.  His  address  is  Broad  Street  Station, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Courtney,  William  C.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  236  Jay  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  director  of  the  Bank  of  Cooney 
Island  and  other  corporations. 

Coventry,  William  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  299  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Grey  Iron  Cast 
ing  Company  of  Mount  Joy,  Pa.;  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 


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Couse,  E.  I.,  President  of  the  Taos  So 
ciety  of  Artists.  He  resides  at  58  West 
Fifty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City. 

Couzens,  James,  Business  President  and 
Sociologist,  of  the  Dime  Bank  Building, 
and  a  member  of  the  Detroit  Athletic  Club, 
the  Detroit  Golf  Club,  the  Automobile  Club 
the  Detroit  Golf  Club,  the  Detroit  Boat 
Club,  the  Detroit  Curling  Club,  the  Auto 
mobile  Country  Club,  the  Country  Club, 
Bloomfield  Hills  Country  Club,  the  Oak 
land  Hills  Country  Club,  the  Kiwanis  Club, 
the  Ingleside  Club,  the  Lochmoor  Club,  the 
Detroit  Riding  and  Hunting  Club,  Bloom- 
field  Open  Hunt  Club,  and  the  Players 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  26,  1872,  and  was 
educated  at  the  Chatham  High  School.  In 
1903,  with  otders,  he  organized  the  Ford 
Motor  Company.  He  is  now  Mayor  of  De 
troit.  He  is  president  of  the  Bank  of  De 
troit,  and  a  director  of  the  Detroit  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations.  In  1896 
he  married  ;and  has  a  family  of  four  child 
ren,  and  they  reside  at  Longfellow  Ave 
nue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Covington,  George  B.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties. He  is  president  of  the  Motor  Develop 
ment  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Cowan,  Georgia,  President  of  the  Art 
Alumni  Association  of  the  Pratt  Institute. 
He  resides  at  296  Lafayette  Avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Cowen,  William  B.,  Member  of  the  St. 
Louis  Club.  He  was  born  May  28,  1861,  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.  Since  1906  he  has  been  vice- 
president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Com 
merce.  He  resides  at  5964  West  Cabanne 
Place,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Cowles,  John  T.,  Manufacturer,  of  532 
South  Green  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
July  8,  1845,  in  Glastonbury,  Conn.  In 
1874  started  in  business  for  himself,  and 
two  years  later  invented  and  patented  the 
first  fire  escape  in  this  country.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Cowles  Marine  Salvage  Man 
ufacturing  Company;  and  is  also  owner  of 
the  J.  T.  Cowles  and  Company,  manufac 
turers  of  fire  escapes  and  ornamental  iron 
work.He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League 


Club  and  the  Association  of  Commerce.  In 
1891  he  married  Miss  Corda  R.  Means, 
now  deceased.  He  has  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter;  and  resides  at  1720 
East  Fifty-sixth  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Cowles,  Mrs.  Josiah  Evans,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  March 
13,  1858,  in  Carthage,  Ind.  In  1916  she  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Earlham 
College.  In  1916-20  she  was  president  of 
the  General  Federation  of  Woman's  Club, 
In  1890  she  married  Josiah  Evans  Cowles, 
M.D.;  and  they  reside  at  1101  West  Ad 
ams  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Cowles,  Percival  W.,  Director,  of  416 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Liberty  Phonograph  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Cowley,  Edward  A.,  Business  President, 
of  347  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies, 
He  is  president  of  Cowley,  Eastburn  and 
Company,  Incorporated;  and  president  of 
the  Keansburg  Beach  Realty  Company, 
president  of  the  Keansburg  Beach  Water 
Company,  and  vice-president  of  the  Inter 
continental  Sales  Corporation. 

Cowling,  Donald  John,  Educator  and  Col 
lege  President,  of  Northfield,  Minn.;  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Min 
neapolis  Club,  and  the  Cosmos  Club  of 
Washington,  D.C.  In  1918-19  he  was  presi 
dent  of  the  American  Council  on  Educa 
tion  at  Washington,  D.C. ;  and  in  1918-19 
was  also  president  of  the  Avssociation  of 
American  Colleges.  He  is  president  of  the 
Carleton  College,  of  Northfield,  Minn.  In 
1907  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Stehman; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  four  daughters, 
and  reside  in  Northfield,  Minn. 

Cox,  Ernest  L.,  President  of  the  Salina 
Civic  Music  Association,  with  a  member 
ship  of  seven  hundred  men  and  women.  He 
resides  at  the  Wesleyan  University  College 
of  Music,  Salina,  Kan. 

Cox,  E.  H.,  Business  President,  of  First 
National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco,Cal. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Weed  Lumber 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Cox,  George  L.,  Member  of  the  M.P.D.A. 
He  was  born  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  was  edu 
cated  in  America  and  Europe.  His  stage 
career  was  with  David  Warfield,  Nat  Good- 
wyn  and  Leslie  Carter.  His  screen  career 
has  been  with  the  Selig  Polyscope,  the  Ad 
vance  Motion  Picture  Company,  the  Amer 
ican  Box  Feature  Film  Company,  and  with 
Pa  the.  He  is  starred  in  Payment  Guaran 
teed,  Their  Mutual  Child,  The  Week  End, 
The  Hellion,  and  the  Tiger  Lily.  He  re 
sides  in  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Cox,  George  SM  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  Cambria  and  Ormes  Streets, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Philharmonic  Society,  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
George  S.  Cox  and  Brother,  Incorporated, 
manufacturers  of  hair  cloth.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  is  president  of  the  Philharmonic 
Society ;  and  has  held  various  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Cox,  Henry,  President  of  the  Clef  Club, 
with, a  membership  of  forty-five  men  and 
women.  He  resides  at  3320  Dewey  Avenue, 
Omaha,  Neb. 

Cox,  James  M.,  Publisher  and  Governor, 
of  815  Grand  Avenue,  Dayton,  Ohio;  was 
born  March  31,  1870,  in  Jacksonburg,  Ohio. 
For  many  years  he  was  newspaper  reporter 
and  became  a  well-known  newspaper  pub 
lisher  of  Dayton  and  Springfield.  In  1909- 
1913  he  was  a  member  fo  Congress;  and  in 
1913-15,  1917-19,  1919-1921  he  served  as 
Governor  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  He  resides 
at  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Coy,  Marion  Love,  Physician  and  Banker 
of  Canton,  Texas.  He  was  born  Feb.  22, 
1870,  in  Canton,  Texas;  he  is  a  successful 
physician;  and  a  member  of  several  medi 
cal  associations.  He  is  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Canton,  Texas; 
and  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs  of  his  City  and  State. 

Cox  Persia,  President  of  the  Radcliffe 
Musica  Association,  with  a  membership  of 
one  hundred  women.  She  resides  at  150 
Walnut  Street,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Cox,  Stephen  J.,  Lawyer  and  Director,of 
233  Broadway,  New  York  City;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 


born  in  1871  in  Cranford,  N.J.,  and  in  1893 
he  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the 
New  York  Law  School.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  Cox,  Kent  and  Campbell. 
Since  1893  he  has  practiced  law  in  New 
York,  New  Jersey,  and  elsewhere  in  the 
Federal  Courts.  In  1898  he  married  Miss 
Ada  L.  Grand ;  of  Toronto,  Canada ;  and 
they  have  one  son.,  and  reside  in  Westfield, 
N.J. 

Cox,  William  Van  Zandt,  Member  of  the 
Cosmos  Club.  He  was  born  June  12,  1852, 
near  Zanesvillej,  Ohio.  Since  1901  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Second  National 
Bank  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  resides  at 
Emery  Place,  Brightwood,  D.C. 

Coydendall,  Frederick  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Foot  of  West  Fifty-first  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Cornell  Steamboat  Company, 

Coyle,  John  G.,  Editor  and  Lecturer,  of 
220  East  Thirty-first  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Medi 
cal  Jurisprudence.  He  has  been  a  lecturer 
on  the  board  of  education  of  New  York 
City.  He  is  State  Deputy  of  the  New  York 
Knights  of  Columbus,  and  editor  of  the 
American  Irish  Historical  Society  Journal. 
In  1896  he  married  Miss  Catharine  Lennon, 
and  the  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
6  West  Nnty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Coyne,  Daniel,  J.,  Commission  Merchant, 
of  119  West  South  Water  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  April  19,  1863,  in  Chicago, 
111.  His  parents  came  to  Chicago  in  1837 
when  its  population  was  about  three  dud- 
red.  For  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
produce  business  on  South  Water  Street; 
and  is  senior  member  of  Coyne  Brothers. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Council, 
Knights  of  Columbus.  In  1881  he  married 
Miss  Mary  Julia  Crowley;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters, 
and  reside  at  1315  Arthur  Avenue,  Chica- 
go,  HI. 

Cozzens,  Stanley  T.,  Business  President  of 
109  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Metropolis  Safe  Deposit 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Craft,  Fenton  F.,  Business  President,  of 
145  West  Fortyfifth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Thompson 
Filter  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Crafts,  Wilbur  Fisk,  Clergyman,  Foun 
der  and  Author,  of  206  Pennsylvania  Ave 
nue,  Washington,  D.C.,  was  born  Jan.  12, 
1850,  in  Fryeburg,  Maine.  He  has  occupied 
pulpits  in  Chicago,  Brooklyn,  New  York 
City  and  other  places.  In  1895  he  founded 
the  International  Reform  Bureau  of  Wash 
ington.  He  is  editor  of  the  Twentieth  Cen 
tury  Quarterly,  and  the  author  of  forty- 
thre  books.  He  resides  in  Washington,D.C. 

Crago,  Thomas  Spencer,  Lawyer,  Ban 
ker  and  Congressman,  of  Waynesburg,  Pa., 
was  born  Aug.  8,  1866,  in  ^rreene  County, 
Pa.  He  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law; 
and  served  as  captain,major  and  lieutenant 
colonel  in  the  Spanish-American  War.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Union  Deposit  and 
Trust  Company.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
sixty-second  Congress;  and  since  1915  has 
been  Congressman-at-large 

Craig,  Frederick  W.,  Royal  Arch  Mason, 
of  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  He  is  General  Grand 
High  Priest  of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons, 
numbering  forty-seven  grand  chapters. 

Craig,  James  0.,  Business  President,  of 
209  South  State  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  June  10,  1880,  in  Table  Grove,  Ill.He 
was  educated  at  the  FloridaConference  Col 
lege.  Since  1903  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Business  Men 's  Clearing  House ;  and 
is  also  president  of  the  Craig  Agency.  In 
1915  he  was  president  of  the  Rotary  Club 
of  Chicago;  and  in  1920  was  district  gov 
ernor  for  Illinois  of  the  International  As 
sociation  of  Rotary  Clubs.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  Athletic  Club;  and  is  also 
?i  member  of  the  Chicago  Association  of 
Commerce,  and  the  Republic  Merchants  As 
sociation.  In  1920  he  married  Miss  Frances 
Spaulding;  and  they  reside  at  5173  South 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago.  111. 

Crandall,  Charles  Henry,  Journalist,  Au 
thor  and  Poet,  of  R.R.  No.  55,  Springdale, 
Conn.,  was  born  June  19,  1858,  in  Green 
wich,  N.Y.  For  five  years  he  has  been  on 


the  staff  of  the  New  York  Tribune,  and  has 
also  been  editor  of  the  New  York  Tribune. 
He  is  a  general  contractor,  poet  and  essay 
ist.  He  is  the  author  of  Wayside  Music, 
The  Chords  of  Life,  Patriotic  Poems  and 
Songs,  and  other  works.  He  resides  in 
Springdale,  Conn. 

Crane,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  President  of  the  Mac- 
Dowell  Club.  She  resides  at  Canton,  Ohio. 

Crane,  George  Francis,  Insurance  Official 
and  Banker,  of  76  Wall  Street,  New  York 
City,  was  born  April  21,  1852,  in  Boston, 
Mass.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  German 
Bank  for  Savings. 

Crane,  R.  B.,  Business  President,  of  516 
Madison  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Miltmore  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Gratty,  Mabel,  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  in  Bellaire,  Ohio.  Since 
1906  she  has  been  general  secretary  of  the 
National  Board  of  the  Young  Women's 
Christian  Association  of  the  United  States 
of  America.  She  resides  at  600  Lexington 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Craven,  W.  R.,  Business  President,  of 
Dayton,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Dayton  Savings  and  Trust  Company  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Crawford,  George  Gordon,  Engineer  and 
Railroad  President,  of  Birmingham,  Ala., 
was  born  Aug.  24,  1869,  in  Madison,  Ga. 
Since  1907  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Tennessee  Coal,  Iron  and  Railroad  Compa 
ny,  with  offices  in  Birmingham,  Ala.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Southern  Club,  the  Birm 
ingham  Country  Club,  the  Du  Quesne  Club, 
and  the  Engineers  Club  of  New  York. 

Crawford,  Harden  L., Business  President 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Maumee  Valley  Electric 
Company  of  Ohio,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Crawford,  R.  K.,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
R.  K.  Crawford  Land  Company  and  other 
corporations. 


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Crawford,  William  Henry,  Member  of 
American  Historical  Association,  Elector 
Hall  of  Fame,  and  the  City  Club  of  New 
York.  In  1893-1920  he  was  president  of 
Allegheny  College.  He  resides  at  414  West 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-first  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Crawford,  William  Webb,  Member  of  the 
Birmingham  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Aug.  27,  1867,  in  Eutaw,  Ala.  Since  1905 
he  has  been  president  of  the  American 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank.  He  resides  1901 
Twelfth  Avenue,  Birmingham,  Ala. 

Crayton,  A.  F.,  Director  of  i.oiumbus, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  H^e  is  a  director  of  the  Dominion 
Land  Company  fjnd  other  corporations. 

Crayton,  E.  W.,  Business  President,  of 
Long  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Capitol  City  Realty  Co 

Creager,  Charles  E.,  Journalist  and  Sta 
tesman,  of  Muskogee,  Okla. ;  was  born  on 
April  28,  1873,  in  Montgomery  County,  0- 
hio.  In  1894  he  entered  the  newspaper  bus 
iness  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  formerly  reporter  at 
Dayton  and  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  1902-04  he 
was  editor  of  the  Daily  Leader  of  Marietta 
Ohio;  in  1898  he  was  Sergeant-Major  of 
The  Fourth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  in  the 
Spanish-American  War  and  the  Porto  Rico 
campaign.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Sixty- 
first  Congress.  In  1896  he  married  Miss 
Lizzie  J.  Fleenor,  and  they  reside  in  Mus 
kogee,  Okla. 

Crean,  Mrs.  Mary,  President  of  the  New 
Britain  Catholic  Choral  Union, with  a  mem 
bership  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  men 
and  women.  She  resides  on  Summer  Street 
New  Britain,  Conn. 

Crean,  Thomas  F.,  Business  President, 
of  887  Ocean  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Crean  Construction 
Company,  and  a  director  of  Dyker  Realty 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Crebs,  Mrs.  Edith  C.,  President  of  the 
Women's  Music  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  three  dundred  persons.  She  resides  at  71 
Oxford  Avenue,  Dayton,  Ohio, 


Creed,  W.  E.,  Business  President,  of  Bal- 
four  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Pacific  Gas  and  Electric 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Creigton,  James  Edwin,  Educator,  Au 
thor  and  Scientist,  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.,  was 
born  April  8,  1861,  in  Picton,  N.S.  Since 
1896  he  has  been  professor  of  logic  and 
since  1914  has  been  dean  of  r,he  Graduate 
School.  He  is  the  author  of  An  Introduc 
tory  Logic,  which  is  now  in  its  fourth  edi 
tion;  and  is  the  editor  of  the  Philosophical 
Review.  He  also  h-is  publisher*  many  arti 
cles.  He  resides  at  Ithaca,  iN.Y. 

Crenshaw,  Peyton  C.,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Associa 
tion,  and  the  Edgewater  Golf  Club  He  was 
born  Aug.  4,  1869,  in  Sulphur  Springs,  W. 
Va,  He  was  associated  with  the  Standard 
Oil  Company  as  general  manage?  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Company  of  Indiana*,  and  is 
now  president  of  the  Home  Oil  Company, 
with  offices  at  208  South  LaSalle  Street, 
Chicago,  111.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Natio 
nal  Petroleum  Marketers  Association.  In 
1889  he  married  Miss  Adele  Shavvier,  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  130 
Main  Street,  Evanston,  111. 

Cresmer,  William  T.,  National  Newspa 
per  Representative  and  Patriot,  of  111 
West  Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
April  17,  1876,  in  Illinois.  He  is  a  general 
manager  in  Chicago  of  the  Williams,  Law 
rence  and  Cresmer  Company,  Incorporated, 
of  New  York,  Chicago  and  San  Francisco; 
and  is  past  president  of  the  Daily  Newspa 
per  Representative  Association  of  Chicago. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club  and  the  Skokie 
Country  Club. 

Cressy,  Will  Martin,  Actor,  Playwright 
and  Author,  of  24  South  Street,  Concord, 
N.H.,  was  born  Oct.  29,  1863,  in  Bradford, 
N.H.  Since  1889  he  has  been  on  the  stage 
making  his  first  appearance  at  Norwalk, 
Conn.  He  played  six  years  in  The  Old  Ho 
mestead;  and  since  1899  has  been  in  vaude 
ville  with  his  wife.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gressy 
were  the  first  American  players  to  go  to 
France  to  play  for  Our  Boys  under  the 


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auspices  of  America's  Over  There  Theatre 
League.  He  has  written  one  hundred  and 
seventy  one-act  plays.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Elks,  the  Masons,  and  the  International 
Rotary  Clubs.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Blanche  Dayne;  and  they  reside  at  Lake 
Sunapee,  N.H. ;  .  and  also  maintain  a  home 
in  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

Cressman,  Mrs.  Nelson  C.,  President  of 
the  Octave  Club.  She  resides  at)  101  Jacoby 
Street,  Norristown,  Pa. 

Crews,  Ralph,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
55  Wall  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born 
March  29,  1876,  in  Mt.  Vernon,'  Ill.In  1905- 
12  he  wTas  general  counsel  for  the  National 
Packing  Company.  For  many  years  he  was 
engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  as 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Adams,  Crews 
Bobb  and  Wescott  at  Chicago,  111.  His  law 
practice  is  now  in  New  York  City.  He  is  a 
director  of  Brokaw  and  Company,  the  Na 
tional  City  Company,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Criado,  Louis  Fernandez,  Physician  and 
Pathologist,  of  2340  University  Avenue, 
Fordham,  N.Y.,  was  born  Feb.  11,  1857,  in 
Havana,  Cuba.  In  1875  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  A.B.  from  St.  Louis  College;  and 
in  1879  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Col 
lege  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons.  He  has 
been  professor  and  demonstrator  of  patho 
logy  and  histology  at  the  Long  Island  Ho 
spital  College;  and  is  medical  examiner  of 
the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society  of 
New  York  City.  In  1893  he  was  Spanish 
and  English  speaking  secretary  to  the  sec 
tion  in  pathology  in  the  First  Pan-Ameri 
can  Congress  held  in  Washington,  D.C.,and 
was  commissioned  examiner  in  lunacy.  He 
is  the  author  of  many  articles  on  medical, 
surgical  and  electrical  subjects  and  is  the 
inventor  of  various  electrical  instruments 
and  devices.  He  is  a  member  of  various 
medical  societies. 

Crochett,  Arthur  J.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  85  Broad  Street,  B9ston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  director  of  the  Southgate  Build 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Crocker,  C.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
351  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  (Jal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 


ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Alameda  Sugar 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Crocker,  Charles  T.,  Business  President, 
of  Shreve  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Crocker  Hotel 
Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Crocker,  Frank  W.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  43  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Beacon  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Crocker,  Joseph  B.,  Director  and  Trustee 
of  48  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Quincy  Market  Cold 
Storage  and  Warehouse  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Crocker,  William  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  13, 
1861,  in  Sacramento,  Cal.  He  is  president 
of  the  Crocker  National  Bank, of  San  Fran 
cisco.  He  resides  in  Burlingame,  Cal. 

Crocker,  William  H.,  Business  President 
of  Crocker  National  Bank,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Calitornia 
Academy  of  Science:;, 

Crockett,  Mrs.  S.  S.,  President  of  the 
Centennial  Club.  She  resides  at  128  Eighth 
Avenue,  S.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Cromelin,  Paul  H.,  Business  President, 
of  220  West  Forty-second  Street,New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Parenta 
Film  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Cromwell,  Edward  M., Business  President 
of  5  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  March  28,  1884,  in  Baltimore,Md. 
and  was  educated  in  his  native  city.  Since 
1902  he  has  been  in  the  insurance  and 
real  estate  business  in  Baltimore  and  New 
York  City.  He  is  president  of  E.  M.  Crom 
well  and  Company,  Incorporated;  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Manufacturers  National  Bank  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  vice-president  and 
treasurer  of  The  1657  Broadway  Corpora 
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Cromwell,  Lincoln,  Business  President, 
of  357  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Kae- 
(|iiet  and  Tennis  Club,  the  City  Club,  the 
Manhattan  Club,  the  Columbia  University 
Club,  the  Quill  Club,  the  Baltimore  Club, 
and  the  Cosmos  Club  of  Washington,  D.C. 
He  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  M.A.  and 
LL.B.  from  Columbia  University.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  William  Iselin  and 
Company.  He  is  president  of  the  Everett- 
Norfolk  Paper  Box  Company;  and  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Bowery  Savings  Bank,  and  the 
New  York  Life  Insurance  and  Trust  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Merchants 
Association  of  New  York,  Norfolk  Knitting 
Mills  Corporation,  the  Queen  Insurance 
Company  of  America,  and  the  Textile  Al 
liance  Export  Corporation.  He  is  also  a 
trustee  of  St.  Luke's  Hospital.  In  1895  he 
married  Miss  Mabel  Wheeler  Smith ;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son,  and  three 
daughters,  and  reside  at  711  Park  Avenue 
New  York  City. 

Cromwell,  William  Nelson,  Director,  of 
49  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Milwaukee  Electric 
Railway  and  Light  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

CronkMte,  Leonard  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  142  Berkeley  Street,  Boston,  Mass, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Cronkhite  Com 
pany,  Incorporate 

Crosley,  Powel,  Jr.,  Business  President 
of  1108  Harrison  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  Club, 
the  Allegheny  Club,  the  Cheat  Mountain 
Club,  the  Wyoming  Club,  and  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  He  was  born  Sept.  18,  1886, 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  received  an  acade 
mic  education.  He  is  president  of  the  Ame 
rican;  Automobile  Accessories  Company, 
the  Crosley  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
the  National  Label  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bank  and 
other  corporations. In  1910  he  married  Miss 
Gwendlyn  Bakewell  Aiken;  and  they  now 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  at  5723  Davey  Avenue,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio. 


Crosman,  Charles  Sumner,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  June  3,  1858, 
in  Lynn,  Mass.  He  is  manager  of  the  New 
York  Office  Fisk  Teachers'  Agency.  He  re 
sides  at  187  Emersin  Place,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 

Cross,  Harry  Parson,  Director,  of  Hospi 
tal  Trust  Building,  Providence,  R.I.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Industrial  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cross,  W.  Redmond,  Director,  of  33  Pine 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Ohio  Gas  and  Electric  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Cross,  William  Thomas,  Member  of  the 
Social  Service  Club.  He  was  born  May  1, 
1887,  near  Mexico,  Mo.  Since  1913  he  has 
been  general  secretary  of  the  National  Con 
ference  of  Social  Work.  He  resides  at  5801 
University  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Crossett,  Lewis  Abbott,  Member  of  the 
Boston  City  Club.  He  was  born  on  Jan.  29, 
1859,  in  Springfield,  Mass.  Since  1902  he 
has  been  president  of  Lewis  A.  Crossett, 
Incorporated,manufacturer  of  men's  shoes. 
He  resides  at  304  Commonwealth  Avenue, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Crossett,  William  C.,  Business  President, 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  arid  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Crossett  Timber  Compa 
ny  of  Davenport,  Iowa;  president  of  the 
Fordyce  Lumber  Company  of  Fordyce, 
Ark. ;  .vice-president  of  the  Jackson  Lum 
ber  Company  of  Lockhart,  Ala.;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Crossett  Lumber  Company 
of  Crossett,  Ark. 

Croucher,  Ira  N.,  President  of  the  Sing 
ers,  with  mixed  chorus  of  one-hundred  and 
fifty  voices.  He  resides  in  Canandaigua, 
N.Y. 

Grouse,  Mrs.  Charles  EL,  President  of 
the  Salon  Musical  Club.  She  resides  at  715 
West  Genesee  Street,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Crowell,  C.  T.,  Business  President,  of 
901  Union  Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  Los  Angeles  Inyo  Farms 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Crowell,  Henry  Parsons,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  1,  1855, 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Since  1898  he  has  been 
president  of  the  American  Cereai  Compa 
ny,  Akron,  Ohio.  He  resides  in  Winnetka, 
111. 

Crowley,  Arthur  L.,  Business  President, 
of  148  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Inter-Coast  Steamship 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Crowley,  Arthur  W.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  511  Forty-sixth  Street,New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and 
director  of  Crowley,  The  Magazine  Man, 
Incorporated. 

Crowley,  Dennis  David,  Physician  and 
Surgeon,  of  the  Central  Bank  Building, 
Oakland,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  the  lead 
ing  Medical  Associations,  a  fellow  of  the 
American  College  of  Surgeons,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  in  1858  in  Ireland;  and  received  the 
degree  of  M.D.  from  the  University  of 
Illinois.  He  has  been  a  member  of^the  State 
Board  of  Health,  and  Surgeon-General  of 
California.  Since  1900  he  has  been  director 
and  professor  in  the  Oakland  College  of 
Medical  Surgery. 

Cruikshank,  Warren,  Real  Estate  Broker 
of  141  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born 
May  5,  1861,  in  Hempstead,  N.Y.  He  was 
educated  in  the  village  school  of  Hemp- 
stead,  N.Y.  and  business  college.  He  en 
tered  the  office  of  E.  A.  Cruikshank  and 
Company,  real  estate  in  1877,  and  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  firm  in  1886.  He  is  president 
of  the  Cruikshank  Company,  successors  to 
E.  A.  Crukshank  and  Company,  since  in 
corporation  in  1903;  a  director  of  the  Irv 
ing  National  Bank  and  other  corporations. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Wyandach  Club  of 
Smithtown,  N.Y.,  the  Adirondack  League 
Club,  the  Knickerbocker  Field  Club,  and 
the  Lawyers  Club.  In  1885  he  married  Miss 
Fanny  Augusta  Menshill ;  and  they  have 
two  sons,  and  reside  at  710  Lenox  Road, 
Flatbush,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Cudahy,  Edward  A.,  Packer,  of  111  West 
Monroe    Street,    Chicago,    111.,    was    born 


Aug.  22,  1885,  in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1905 
he  has  been  identified  with  the  packing 
business;  and  since  1915  vice-president  of 
the  Cudahy  Packing  Company.  He  is  also 
an  officer  and  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Cudahy,  Edward  Aloysius,  Member  of 
the  Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  1, 
1860,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Since  1910  he 
has  been  president  of  The  Cudahy  Pack 
ing  Company.  He  resides  at  22  Bank 
Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Cuddy,  James  K.,  Secretary  and  Direct 
or,  of  33  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societis  He  is  a  director  of  the  Op- 
penheim  Collins  and  Company,  and  other 
corporations. 

Cullman,  Howard  S.,  Vice-president  and 
Diretcor,  of  161  Front  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Century  Coun 
try  Club,  the  Reform  Club,  and  the  Ocean 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  23,  1891, 
in  New  York  City;  and  was  educated  at 
Phillips  Exeter  Academy,  and  at  Yale  Uni 
versity.  He  is  vice-president  of  Cullman 
Brothers,  Incorporated,  and  secretary  and 
director  of  the  Associate  Owners.  He  is 
president  of  the  Beekman  Street  Hospi 
tal.  In  1914  he  married  Miss  Elsie  Gott- 
heil;  and  they  reside  in  Lawrence,  Long 
Island,  N.Y. 

Cullman,  Joseph  F.,  Business  President, 
of  1616  Front  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Century  Club,  the  Bank 
ers  Club,  the  Republican  Club,  the  Ocean 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  June  25,  1882, 
in  New  York  City;  and  was  educated  at 
Yale  University.  He  is  president  of  the 
Stern-Mendelsohn  Company;  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  Cullman  and  Brothers;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Equitable  Assur 
ance  Company,  the  Chase  National  Bank, 
the  Simsbury  Bank  and  Trust  Company, 
and  the  Universal  Leaf  Tobacco  Company. 
In  1906  he  married  Miss  Frances  Nathan 
Wolff;  and  they  have  a  family  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  46 
West  Sixty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Culver,  Helen,  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  March  23,  1832,  in 
Little  Valley,  N.Y.  In  1895  she  built  and 


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endowed  the  four  Hull  Biological  Labor 
atories  for  the  University  of  Chicago.  She 
resides  in  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Cummins,  Alexander  G.,  Clergyman  and 
Editor,  of  Poughkeopsie,  N.Y.  and  is  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
received  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  Litt.D. 
He  is  tlie  editor  of  the  Chronicle  of  rough 
ly  eepsie,  N.Y. 

Cummins,  Joseph,  President  of  the  City 
Club,  of  315  Plymouth  Court,  Chicago,  111. 

Cummins,  Thomas  K.,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  70  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties,  lie  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Elec 
tric  Light  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Cunningham,  Henry  V.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  Tremont  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Pilot  Pub 
lishing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Cunningham,  John  L.,  Insurance  Presi 
dent,  of  Glen  Falls,  N.Y.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  April  5,  1840,  in  Hudson,  N.Y.,  and 
ivc< -ived  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the 
Union  University  Law  School  of  Albany. 
For  many  years  he  has  been  identified 
with  the  Glens  Falls  Insurance  Company; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Cunningham,  N.  W.,  Business  President, 
of  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  La 
fayette  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Cunningham,  Warren  W.,  Director,  of 
27  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Trojan  Powder  Com 
pany  arid  other  corporations. 

Curley,  James  Michael,  Business  Presi- 
nent  and  Banker,  of  Sears  Building,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  was  born  Nov.  20,  1874,  in 
Boston,  Mass.  He  attended  grammar 
school  and  the  evening  high  school.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insur 
ance  business.  He  was  a  member  of  Bos 
ton  Common  Council  for  two  years  in 
1900-01;  and  a  member  of  the  Massachu 
setts  House  of  Representatives  in  1902-03, 


and  the  Boston  Board  of  Aldermen  in 
1904-11.  He  was  a  member  of  the  sixty- 
second  and  sixty-third  Congresses;  and 
was  mayor  of  Boston  in  1914-19.  In  1906 
he  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Herlihy. 

Curran,  Maurice  J.,  Director,  of  53  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Gillette  Safety  Razor  Company 

Currie,  Harry  R.,  Vice-President,  of  17 
Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Atlantic  Lighter 
age  Corporation. 

Curtin,  Emmctt  R.,  Business  President, 
of  Lima,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Lima  Transportation  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Curtis,  Albert  H.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  176  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  's  a  dL  c  : •  c  it  i  y.  nr< 

Curtis,  Constance,  President  of  the  Art 
Worker's  Club  for  Women.  She  resides 
at  224  West  Fifty-eighth  Street,  Manhat 
tan,  N.Y. 

Curtis,  Fayette  S.,  Business  President, 
of  South  Terminal  Station,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Old  Colony 
Railroad  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Curtis,  William  Franklin,  Clergyman 
and  College  President,  of  Cedar  Crest 
College  for  Women,  Allentown,  Pa.,  was 
born  Feb.  12,  1893,  in  Souderton,  Pa.  He 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  and  the 
degree  of  Litt.D.  from  Muhlenberg  Col 
lege.  In  1901-08  he  was  pastor  of  St. 
Paul's  Reformed  Church  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  Since  1908  he  has  been  president  of 
the  College  for  Women  of  Allentown,  Pa. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Rajah  Shrine,  is  a 
thirty:second  degree  Mason,  and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  various  educational,  religious  and 
scientific  organizations.  In  1901  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Anna  Denlinger;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  Cedar  Crest,  Allentown,  Pa. 
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Curtis,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  60 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Provident  Institution  for 
Savings,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Curtis,  Oakley  Chester,  Member  of  the 
Portland  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  March 
29,  1865,  in  Portland,  Maine.  In  1915-16 
he  was  governor  of  the  State  of  Maine. 
He  resides  in  Portland,  Maine. 

Curtiss,  Julius  Wheeler,  Merchant  and 
Treasurer,  of  126  Nassau  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Aug.  29,  1858,  in 
Fairfield,  Conn.  He  was  educated  at 
Brooklyn  Polytechnic  Institute,  Hopkins 
Grammar  School,  and  in  1879  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  from  Yale  University.  In 
1885-1907  he  was  secretary  of  A.  G.  Spald- 
ing  and  Brothers;  and  since  1907  he  has 
been  vice-president.  He  is  treasurer  of 
Peck  and  Suyden  and  director  of  the 
Yale  Building  Company.  He  is  president 
of  the  New  York  Association,  and  Delta 
Kappa  Upsilon;  has  been  director  of  Yale 
Alumni  Association,  chairman  of  the  Yale- 
Harvard  Regatta  Committee;  and  'vice- 
president  of  the  Connecticut  Golf  Associ 
ation.  He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs. 

Gushing,  Grafton  D.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Barristers  Hall,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Somerset  Club,  the 
Harvard  Club,  the  Country  Club,  and  Ci 
ty  Club,  of  Boston,  and  the  Knickerbocker 
Club  of  New  York.  He  was  born  Aug.  4, 
1864,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  and  was  educated 
at  Noble's  School,  and  at  Harvard  College. 
He  has  been  Speaker  Massachusetts  House 
of  Representatives;  and  Lieutenant  Gov 
ernor  of  ti.i'  State  of  M  ssachusettes.  He 
is  president  of  the  Massachusetts  Society 
for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Children; 
vice-president  of  the  Public  School  Asso 
ciation,  and  a  director  of  the  Massachu 
setts  Tax  Commission.  He  is  also  a  trustee 
of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
New  York.  He  resides  at  20  Chestnut 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Gushing,  Walter  F.,  Treasurer  and  Di- 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Moore 
Pen  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Med- 


ford  Co-operative  Bank,  and  a  director  of 
the  Medford  Trust  Company.  He  is  also 
treasurer  and  director  of  Adams,  Gush 
ing  and  Foster,  Incorporated. 

Cushman,  Arthur,  Business  President,  ot 
1227  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cushman  Publishing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Cushman,  James  Stewart,  General  Man- 
asrer  and  Business  President,  of  240  West 
Thirty-third  Street,  New  York  City.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Columbia  Grammar 
School.  Since  1898  he  has  been  general 
manager  of  the  Cushman  and  Denison 
Manufacturing  Company  of  New  York 
City;  became  vice-president  and  since  1918 
has  been  president  of  that  concern.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  Allerton  House 
Company,  and  president  of  the  Allerton 
Realty  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Century  Club,  the  Society  of  Mayflower 
Descendants,  and  a  member  of  Piping 
Rock  Club.  In  1901  he  married  Miss  Vera 
Scott,  of  Ottawa,  111.;  and  they  reside  at 
26,  East  Ninety-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Cushman,  Robert  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  461  West  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Masons,  and  various  oth 
er  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec. 
29,  1889;  in  New  York  City,  and  received 
an  academic  and  business  education.  Since 
1907  he  has  been  identified  with  Cushman 
Sons,  bankers,  of  which  corporation  he  is 
now  a  director.  In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Laura  E.  Ware:  and  they  reside  at  25 
Overlook  Terrace,  Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Cutler,  Bertram,  Director,  of  26  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies. 

Cutler,  Harry  M.,  Second  Vice-Presi- 
dent  and  Treasurer  of  the  National  Life 
Insurance  Company,  of  Montpelier,  Vt., 
was  born  Dec.  15,  1867,  in  Montpelier, 
Vt.  He  was  connected  with  the  First  Na 
tional  Bank  of  Montpelier  from  1884-89, 
becoming  teller  in  1886  and  assistant 
cashier  in  1888.  He  entered  the  service 
of  the  National  Life  Insurance  Company 


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in  1889,  and  was  elected  treasurer  in  1890, 
and  treasurer  in  1897.  He  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  in  Jan 
uary,  1900  second  vice-president  and 
treasurer  in  January,  1911,  and  on  Janu 
ary  16,  1917,  was  elected  vice-president. 

Outler,  James  Gould,  Member  of  the 
Rochester  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
April  24,1848,  in  Albany,  New  York.  He 
resides  at  706  East  Avenue,  Rochester, 
N.Y. 

Cutler,  Otis  Henderson,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  in  New 
York  City.  Since  1916  he  has  been  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  the  American  Brake 
Shoe  and  Foundry  Company.  He  resides 
in  Suffern,  N.Y. 

Cutting,  Robert  Fulton,  Member  of  the 
Tuxedo  Club.  He  was  born  June  1,  1852, 
in  New  oYrk  City.  Since  1891  he  has  been 
president  of  the  New  York  Trade  School. 
He  resides  at  24  East  Sixty-seventh  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Cutting,  R.  Fulton,  Director,  of  32  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Tube  and  Stamp 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Cutting,  Seth  Hudson,  Architect  and 
Builder,  of  1721  Avenue  J,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity, 
the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  other  organ 
izations.  He  was  born  Nov.  3,  1869,  in 
Newport,  N.H. ;  and  received  the  degree 
of  M.A.  from  the  Coleman  National  Bus 
iness  College.  He  is  president  of  Cutting 
and  Osgood,  president  of  the  Monadnock 
Garage,  and  president  and  director  of 
other  corporations. 

Cuyler,  Thomas  De  Witt,  Director,  of 
61  Broadway  and  Commercial  Building, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Metropolitan  Opera  Company 

Dahl,  Gerhard  M.,  Director,  of '57  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Alabama  Traction,  Light 
and  Power  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Daily,  Clara,  President  of  the  Fredonia 
Music  Club,  with  a  membership  of  two- 


hundred  and  thirty  women.  She  resides  at 
Curtis  Place,  Fredonia,  N.Y. 

D'Aix,  Frederick  C.  L.,  Civil  and  Me 
chanical  Engineer,  of  127  Dearborn  Street, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  in  1870,  in  St. 
Cloud,  France.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Universtiy  of  Leipzig  and  at  the  Univer 
sity  of  Berlin-Charlottenburg.  Since  1900 
he  has  ben  a  consulting  engineer;  and  is 
now  president  of  the  Technical  Society, 
New  York.  He  is  a  member  of  the  At 
lantic  Yacht  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht 
Club,  the  New  York  Club,  the  Hamilton 
Club,  the  Chicago  Club  and  the  Lincoln 
Club  of  Chicago,  111.  In  1914  he  married 
Mrs.  Clyara-Bell  Parmelee ;  and  they  reside 
in  Kenilworth,  111. 

Dalley,  Lawrence  C.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  1735  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer,  and 
a  director  of  the  Paige-Detroit  Company 
of  New  York,  Incorporated. 

Daly,  Franklin  P..  Business  President, 
of  8  Pine  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Shawmut  Silver  Fox 
Ranching  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Dame,  Frank  L.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Central  States  E- 
lectric  Corporation,  the  Electric  Invest 
ment  Corporation,  the  North  American 
Company,  the  Wisconsin  Edison  Company, 
the  Wisconsin  Electric  Power  Company, 
and  the  Youngstown  and  Niles  Electric 
Corporations  and  other  corporations. 

Dammann,  .Milton,  .Director,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Madison  Tire  and  Rub 
ber  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Damon.  Alexander  Martin,  Member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
July  28,  1874,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  He  is  field 
secretary  of  the  Salvation  Army  Incorpor 
ated;  and  has  traveled  over  three  hundred 
thousand  miles  during  his  twenty-five 
years  of  army  service.  His  address  is  122 
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Damrosch,  Walter,  President  of  the  Mu 
sicians  Club,  with  a  membership  of  five- 
hundred  men  and  women.  He  resides  at 
146  East  Sixty-first  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Dana,  Lynn  B.,.  Member  of  the  Rotary 
Club,  and  a  member  of  the  National  Coun 
cil  Boy  Scouts  of  America,  a  thirty-second 
degree  Mason,  and  a  Knight  Templar.  He 
was  born  Oct.  15,  1875,  in  Middleport,  N.Y. 
and  has  received  a  thorough  classical  and 
musical  education.  He  is  a  Musical  Direct 
or,  Pianist  and  Composer.  He  is  president 
of  the  Dana  Musical  Institute  of  .Warren, 
Ohio.  In  1901  he  married  Miss  Retta  Ni- 
mocks,  daughter  of  Judge  Nimocks  of  Great 
Bend,  Kan. ;  and  they  have  one  son  and 
reside  in  Warren,  Ohio 

Dana,  Richard  H.,  Lawyer  and  Trustee, 
of  113  Brattle  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Washington 
Trust  Building  and  other  corporations. 

Dane,  Ernest  B.,  President  of  the  Ce 
cilia  Society,  with  a  membership  of  over 
one  hundred  men  and  women.  His  address 
is  8  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Dangaix,  William  Joseph,  Member  of  the 
Birmingham  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  16, 
1864,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was  the  or 
ganizer  and  first  president  of  the  Birm 
ingham  Savings  Bank,  now  the  American 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank.  His  address  is 
Plandome,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Daniel,  John,  Business  President,  of  503 
Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
meber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Daniel  Contracting 
Company, 

Daniel,  Milton  Jones,  of  116y2  East  Sol 
omon  Street,  Griffith,  Ga:.  was  born  in 
1875,  in  Griffith,  Ga.  Since  1901  he  has 
been  secretary  of  the  Rushton  Cotton 
Mills.  He  is  also  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Griffith  County  Club.  He  is  a  re 
tired  Brigadier  General  of  the  Georgia 
National  Guard;  a  prominent  Odd  Fellow; 
and  a  member  of  several  fraternal  and 
patriotic  clubs  and  societies.  In  1897  he 
married  Miss  Nellie  Brown,  and  they  havt. 
a  family  of  two  sons;  and  reside  at  430 
West  Popular  Street,  Griffin,  Ga. 


Daniels,  Raymond  E.,  Merchant,  of  20 
West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  HI.'; 
and  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the 
Midlothian  Country  Club,  the  City  Club 
and  the  South  Shore  Country  Club.  He 
was  born  Aug.  26,  1883,  in  Chicago,  111.  In 
1908-11  he  practiced  law  in  Chicago,  111. 
He  is  president  Edwin  F.  Daniels,  Incor 
porated.  In  1914  he  married  Miss  Frances 
McWhinney;  and  they  hae  a  family  of 
one  son  ad  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  4828 
Kimbark  Avenue,  Chicago,  111 : 

Dannemiller,  Edward,  Member  of  the  Bay 
Ridge  Club  of  Brooklyn,  and  the  Ohio  So 
ciety  of  New  York.  He  was  born  Oct.  17, 
1850,  in  Canton,  Ohio;  and  graduated  from 
Duff's  College  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  is 
president  of  the  Dannemiller  Coffee  Com 
pany  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  has  traveled 
through  England,  France,  Italy,  Switzer 
land  and  Germany;  and  in  Cuba,  Jamaica 
and  other  Countries.  He  is  now  also  pres 
ident  of  the  Bay  Ridge  City  Citize  ns  As 
sociation. 

Danziger,  J.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
1004-5  , Security  Building,  Los  Angeles 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Harbor 
View  Land  Company,  and  a  director  in 
various  other  corporations. 

Darlingtton,  Hart,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  100  William  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  meber  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Imperi 
al  Assurance  Company. 

Darst,  H.  H.,  Business  President,  of  City 
National  Bank,  Dayton,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Dayton  Land  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Dart,  William  C.,  Business  President,  of 
148  West  River  Street,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Rhode  Island 
Tool  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Dasha,  Joseph  A.,  Director,  of  114  High 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Atlas  Shoe  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 


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Dashiell,  William  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  11C  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
anda  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  New  York 
Lubricating  Oil  Company,  'and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Davega,  Solomon  B.,  Business  President, 
of  831  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  S.  B.  Davega  Company ; 
is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  numer 
ous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Davenport,  Edward  A.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  321  Washington  Street,  Som- 
erville,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Fresh  Ponl  Company,  and  oilier  coipora- 
tions. 

Davenport,  Eugene,  Educator,  Agricul 
turist,  Scientist,  was  born  June  2,  1865,  in 
Woodlawn,  Mich.  He  graduated  from  the 
Michigan  Agricultural  College  with  the 
degrees  of  M.S.  and  M.Agr.;  and  in  1889- 
91  he  was  professor  of  agriculture  in  that 
institution.  In  1891-92  he  was  president 
of  a  college  in  Brazil.  In  1895-1901  he  was 
professor  of  animal  husbandry  at  the  Uni 
versity  of  Illinois;  and  holds  the  degree  of 
LL.D.  Since  1901  he  has  been  dean  of  the 
College  of  Agriculture;  director  Agricul 
ture  Experimental  Station,  and  professor 
of  threnmatology  at  the  University  of  Il 
linois.  He  is  the  author  of  Principles  of 
Breeding  and  other  works. 

Davenport,  George  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  70  Kilby  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
;ind  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Peters  Dav 
enport  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Davenport,  William  Edwards,  Member 
of  the  City  Club.  lie  was  born  Aug.  1, 
1862,  in  North  Stamford,  Conn.  In  1901 
he  founded  the  Brooklyn  Italian  Settle 
ment,  which  in  1910  was  consolidated  with 
other  organizations  as  the  United  Neigh 
borhood  Guild.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
New  Dispenstation.  His  address  is  90  Adams 
Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Davey,  Andrew,  Business  President,  of 
5  East  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-fourth 


Steet,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  Heis  presi 
dent  of  the  grocery  firm  of  Andrew  Davey 
Incorporated.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
Davey  Realty  Company,  and  fourth  vice- 
president  of  the  New  York  Mercantile  Ex- 
ohange. 

Davids,  Walter  B.,  Director,  of  79  Cort- 
landt  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Hocking  Coal  Company  and 
o  1 1 1  e  r  corporations. 

Davies,  George  Reginald,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  3  ,1876,  in 
Abingdon,  England.  He  has  taught  sociol 
ogy  in  the  University  of  North  Dakota.  He 
is  the  author  of  Social  Environment.  His 
address  is  35  Murray  Place,  Princeton, 
N.J. 

Davies,  William  H.,  Director,  of  32  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Hudson  Valley  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Davis,  A.  B.,  Business  President,  of  Mills 
Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Nevada  Petroleum  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Davis,  Andrew  McFarland,  Antiquarian 
and  Author,  of  10  Appleton  Street,  Cam 
bridge,  Mass.;  was  born  Dec.  30,  1833,  in 
Worcester,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Lawrence  Scientific  Harvard  College.  He 
published  articles  in  the  Overland  and  At 
lantic  Monthly  Magazines.  In  1862  he 
married  Miss  Huwintta  Pauker  Whitney; 
and  they  reside  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Davis,  Charles  William,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  the  Citizen's  Building,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Hermit  Club, 
the  University  Club,  and  the  Mayfield 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  25,  1870, 
in  Youngstown,  Ohio;  and  in  1894  gradu 
ated  from  the  Ohio  State  University.  He 
is  president  of  the  Albert  Rees  Davis  Com 
pany;  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce,  and  has  filled  various  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  In  1909  he  married  Miss 
Kathleen  Lawrence;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  on  Sheridan  Road,  South  Euclid,  Ohio. 


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National  Educational  Association,  the  Fed 
eral  Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in  A- 
merica,  and  the  National  Society  for 
Broader  Education.  He  is  president  of  the 
Alfred  University  of  Alfred,  N.Y. 

Davis,  D.  D.,  Business  President,  of  Oak 
Hill,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Da 
vis  Fire  Brick  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Davis,  Donald  D.,  Director,  of  26  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Mercer  Motors  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Davis,  Earl  S.,  Business  President,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Peruna  Company  aind  other  corporations. 

Davis,  F.  W.,  Business  President,  of 
Zanesville,  Ohio;  arid  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Davis  and  Dilley  Shoe  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Davis,  G.  Richard,  Business  President, 
of  30  East  Forty-second  btreet,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  G. 
Richard  Davis  and  Company,  Incorporat 
ed,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Davis,  Henry  Lyman,  Member  of  the 
Cleveland  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Jan. 
25,  1878,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  is  vice- 
president  and  general  manager  of  th  Da 
vis  Telephone  Adjustment  Company,  and 
in  1916-20  he  was  mayor  of  Cleveland.  He 
resides  at  4167  East  Ninety-seventh  Street, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Davis,  James,  Banker,  of  1400  Milwau 
kee  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  March 
7,  1869,  in  Germany.  Sice  1894  he  has  been 
in  business  for  himself.  He  is  now  vice- 
president  of  the  Northwest  State  Bank; 
and  is  also  owner  of  the  James  Davis 
Wholesale  Wall  Paper  and  Painters  Sup 
plies  business. 

Davis,  James  A.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  258  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Biblack 
Realty  Company. 


Davis,  J.  M.,  Business  President,  of  119 
West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Manning,  Maxwell  and 
Moore,  Incorporated;  is  prominently  ident 
ified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Davis,  John  Daniel  Sinkler,  Surgeon,  of 
2029  Avenue  G,  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Jan.  19, 

1859,  in  Townville,  Ala.   He  is  surgeon  to 
the   Blaine   Baptist   Hospital,    and   to   the 
Hillman  Hospital.  In  1897  he  married  Miss 
Margaret  E.  O'Brien;  who  died  the  follow 
ing  year.    He  resides  at  2772  Hanover  Cir 
cle,   Birmingham,   Ala. 

Davis,  John  William,  Member  of  tlxe 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  April  13, 
1873,  in  Clarksburg,  W.Va.  In  1913-18  he 
was  Counselor  Ambassador  to  the  Red 
Cross,  and  in  1918  became  ambassador  ex 
traordinary  and  Plenipotentiary  to  Great 
Britain.  His  address  is  15  Broadway,  New 
York  City. 

Davis,  Katherine  Bement,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Jan.  15, 

1860,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.    For  thirteen  years 
she  was  superintendent  of  the  New  York 
State   Reformatory  for  Women.      She   re 
sides  at  145  East  Thirty-fifth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Davis,  Livingston,  Director,  of  30  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  Boston  and  Albany  Railroad,  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Davis,  Matthew  E.,  Naval  Architect,  of 
Saranac  Lake,  N.Y.  He  received  a  thorough 
academic  and  technical  education;  and 
has  attained  success  as  a  noted  architect. 
He  has  held  numerous  positions  of  trust 
and  honor;  and  is  a  member  of  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  at  201  Lake 
Street,  Saranac  Lake,  N.Y. 

Davis,  Philip,  Member  'of  the  Boston  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  June  12,  1878,  in 
Russia.  In  1911-17  he  was  head  worker  at 
the  Civic  Service  House  of  Boston,  Mass. 
He  is  president  of  the  National  Non-Thea 
trical  Motion  Picture  Bureau,  of  48  Mel- 
rose  Street,  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Street-Land.  He  resides  at  551 
Winthrop  Street,  West  Medford,  Mass. 

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Davis,  Titus  Elwood,  Retired  Clergyman, 
of  221  Seventh  Street,  S.W.,  Washington, 
B.C.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  April  15,  1851,  in 
Flatbush,  N.Y.,  and  has  received  the  de 
grees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  In  1877  he  was  or 
dained  to  the  Presbyterian  Ministry;  and 
from  1905  was  pastor  of  Westminster 
Church,  of  Washington,  B.C.  He  is  the 
author  of  the  Master's  Call,  Battle  of 
Bound  Brook  and  other  works.  In  1905  he 
married  Miss  Mary  B.  Herrom;  and  they 
reside  at  221  Eighth  Street,  Washington, 
D.C. 

Davis,  W.  H.,  Birector,  of  Pacific  Mutu 
al  Life  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  diretcor  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
of  Los  Angeles  and  other  corporations. 

Davis,  William  L.,  Financial  Broker,  of 
126  Congress  Street,  West,  Detroit,  Mich, 
was  born  in  1882  ,in  Allegan,  Mich.  Since 
1920  he  has  been  vice-president  of  Fenton, 
Davis  and  Boyle,  Bond  Brokers.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Engleside  Club,  the  Avia 
tion  Country  Club,  and  tha  Detroit  CLub. 
In  1904  he  married  Miss  Alice  C.  Pripp; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter,  and  reside  at  1715  Atkinson 
Avenue,  Dertoit,  Mich. 

Davison,  Charles  Stewart,  Director,  of 
59  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Imperial  Powder  Cor 
poration;  and  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs. 

Davison,  George  W.,  Business  President, 
of  80  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Central  Union  Trust 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Davison,  Gilbert  Aubrey,  Member  of  the 
Fsin  Diego  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Juno  21,  1808,  in  Kentville,  N.S.  Since 
1907  he  has  been  president  of  the  South 
ern  Trust  and  Commerce  Bank.  His  ad 
dress  is  San  Diego,  Cal. 

Davison,  Gregory  C.,  Manufacturer,  of 
Groton,  Conn.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  12, 
1871,  in  Jefferson  City,  Mo.;  and  received 


an  academic  education.  He  is  president 
of  the  Bed  Rock  Petroleum  Company,  pres 
ident  of  the  Structure  Oil  Company,  and 
vice-president  of  the  New  London  Ship  and 
Engine  Company.  He  has  been  Lieutenant- 
Commander  in  the  United  States  Navy.  In 
1890  he  married  Miss  Alice  Shepard;  and 
they  reside  in  New  London,  Conn. 

Davison,  Henry  Pomeroy,  Member  of  the 
Century  Club.  He  was  born  June  13,  1867, 
in  Troy,  Pa.  In  1902  he  was  elected  vice- 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank,  and 
is  now  a  member  of  the  firm  of  J.  P.  Mor 
gan  and  Company.  He  resides  at  690  Park 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Davison,  Robert  J.,  Director,  of  30 
Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Mountain  Spring  Wa 
ter  Company  and  other  organizations. 

Dawes,  Charles  Gates,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  27,  1865, 
in  Marietta,  Ohio.  Since  1902  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Central  Trust  Company 
of  Illinois.  He  resides  in  Evanston,  111. 

Dawkins,  Walter  I.,  Lawyer  and  Jurist, 
of  the  Court  House,  Baltimore,  Md.,  was 
born  Oct  21,  1858,  in  Leonardtown,  Md. 
Since  1911  he  has  been  judge  of  the  Su 
preme  Bench  of  Baltimore  City,  Md. 

Dawn,  Norman,  Member  of  the  Moving 
Picture  Directors  Association.  He  was  born 
in  the  Argentine  Republic.  For  seven  years 
he  was  Scenic  Cinematographer  for  Gau- 
mont,  Biograph,  Ince  and  the  Keystone, 
and  for  two  years  was  with  the  Universal. 
He  has  produced  Sinbad  the  Sailor,  The 
Eternal  Triangle,  the  Lion  Runner,  the 
Fire  Cap,  and  Wolves  of  the  North.  He 
resides  at  17421/2  Wilcox  Avenue,  Holly 
wood,  Cal. 

Dawson,  Albert  Foster,  Journalist  and 
Statesman,  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  was  born 
Jan.  26,  1872,  in  Spragueville,  Iowa.  He 
has  been  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Pres 
ton  Advance,  and  later  became  City  Editor 
of  the  Clinton  Herald  of  Iowa.  In  1905-11 
he  was  a  member  of  Congrress.  In  1893  he 
married  Miss  Rhoobe  R.  De  Groat;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  and  reside  at  2905  Middle  Road, 
Davenport,  Iowa. 


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Dawson,  E.  B.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  111  Reid  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Sanitor 
Pyorrhea  Corporation. 

Dawson,  Miles  Menander,  Lawyer,  Actu 
ary  and  Author,  of  28  West  Forty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  May  13, 
1863,  in  Viroqua,  Wis.  He  is  a  translator 
from  the  Norwegian;  and  is  a  writer  on 
economics,  ethics  and  reform  movements. 
He  is  the  author  of  Practical  Lessons  in 
Acturial  Science,  Ethics  of  Confucius, 
Poems  of  the  New  Time,  and  other  Actu 
rial  and  Life  Insurance  works. 

Dawson,  Thomas  C.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  11  Pine  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Holland  Tor 
pedo  Boat  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Day,  Martin  H.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
212  Concord  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Thompson  and  Nor- 
ris  Company  of  Indiana  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Day,  Joseph  P.,  Business  President,  of 
67  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Manhattan  Beach  Park  and 
other  corporations.  He  is  honorary  gov 
ernor  of  the  Real  Estate  Board  of  New 
York,  and  a  director  of  the  Long  Island 
Real  Estate  Exchange. 

Day,  Ralph  A.,  Business  President,  of 
270  Riverside  Drive,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  R.  A.  Day  Company, 
Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  idenified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Day,  William  A.,  Business  President,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Equitable  Life  Assur 
ance  Society  of  the  United  States,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Day,  Wilson  M.,  Journalist,  of  2062  East 
One  Hundred  and  Second  Street,  Cleve 
land,  Ohio;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 


Dayton,  Hughes,  Physician  and  Author, 
of  Irvirigton-on-Hudson,  N.Y. ;  was  born 
May  13,  1873,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since 
1898  he  ahs  practiced  medicine.  He  ils 
the  author  of  Practice  of  Medicine;  and 
resides  in  Irvington-on-Hudson,  N.Y. 

Dazian,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
142  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Dazian 's 
Theatrical  Emporium,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Deacon,  John  C.,  Manufacturer,  of  1770 
Berteau  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Nov.  6,  1853,  in  Hector,  N.Y.  He  has  trav 
eled  extensively  in  various  parts  of  the 
world.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  the  Musical 
Bell  Works,  manufacturers  of  musical  nov 
elty  instruments;  and  has  an  international 
reputation  as  an  authority  on  acoustics. 

Dean,  Bashford,  Educator,  Zoologist  and 
Armor  Capert,  of  Riverdale-on-Hudson, 
N.Y. ;  was  born  Oct.  28,  1867,  in  New  York 
City.  He  is  curator  of  fishes,  at  the  Amer 
ican  Museum  of  Natural  History ;  professor 
of  Zoology  in  the  Columbia  University,  Cu 
rator  of  Armor,  in  the  Metropolitan  Mu 
seum  of  Art,  ad  author  of  numerous  works 
on  fishes  and  Armor. 

Dean,  Dudley  S.,  Director,  of  87  Milk 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Keweenaw  Land  Association  and 
other  corporations. 

Dean,  James,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
19  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  banking  firm  of 
Dillon,  Read  and  Company.  He  is  director 
of  the  Greenfield  Tap  and  Dye  Company, 
and  a  director  of  the  Manchester  Traction, 
Light  and  Power  Company.  He  is  a  trustee 
of  the  Fisk  Rubber  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  governing  committee  of  the 
Boston  Stock  Exchange,  and  a  member  of 
the  board  of  managers  of  the  Massachu 
setts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary. 
In  1907  he  married  Miss  Agnes  Williams 
Lincoln ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  100 
Walnut  Place,  Brookline,  Mass.,  and  in 
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Dean,  T.  Howard,  Editor,  of  7  Central 
Park  West,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  edi 
tor  of  The  Debutante.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Deans,  Albert  L.,  Vice-President  an(d 
Director,  of  120  West  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societites.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  General  Motors  Acceptance  Corpor 
ation;  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Deans,  Herbert  George  Prentice,  Busi 
ness  Vice-President,  of  112  West  Adams 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  June  19, 1874, 
in  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  He  was  former 
ly  connected  in  various  capacities  with  the 
British  Bank  of  North  America  in  Canada. 
He  is  now  vice-president  of  the  Merchants* 
Loan  and  Trust  Company  of  Chicago,  HI. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club. 
He  married  Miss  Marie  Dixon;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son;  and  reside  at 
6020  Woodlawn  Avenue,  Chicago,  HI. 

Debevoise,  Thomas  M.,  Lawyer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of"  62  Cedar  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1874,  in  New 
York  City;  and  was  educated  at  Yale  Col 
lege,  and  at  the  New  York  Law  School. 
Since  1897  he  has  practiced  law  in  New 
York  City;  and  is  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Rounds,  Hatch,  Dillingham  and 
Debevoise.  He  is  also  the  president  of 
the  G.  M.  and  D.  Realty  Corporation,  and 
vice-president  of  the  American  Linseed 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  The  Debe 
voise  Company,  the  Markt  and  Hammach- 
er  Company,  and  of  Mueller  MacLean  and 
Company.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Anne 
Farman  Whitney;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside 
in  Summit,  N.J. 

DeBlois,  Geogre  L.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  Barristers  Hall,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Real  Es 
tate  Exchange  and  other  corporations. 

Daynes,  Royal  W.,  President  of  the  Mu 
sical  Art  Club.  He  resides  at  15  East  First 
Street,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


DeBower,  Herbert  Francis,  Member  of 
the  Lotos  Club.  He  was  born  March  11, 
1874,  in  Dane,  Wis.  He  is  a  noted  public 
speaker  on  business  and  political  questions. 
He  is  the  author  of  Advertising  Principles. 
He  resides  at  300  West  End  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

DeCelles,  Alfred  D.,  Lawyer,  Librarian 
and  Author,  of  Ottawa,  Canada;  was  born 
at  St.  Laurent,  near  Motreal.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Quebec  Seminary  and  at 
Laval  University,  from  which  institution 
he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Litt.D. 
in  1890.  Until  1872  he  was  editor  of  the 
Journal  de  Quebec,  then  became  editor  ot 
La  Minerve;  and  since  1885  he  has  been 
librarian  of  Parliament.  He  is  thte  author 
of  the  Habitant,  His  Origin  and  History; 
History  of  the  Province  of  Quebec;  and 
a  score  of  works  in  French. 

DeCew,  Judson  A.,  Engieer  and  Business 
President,  of  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Process 
Engineers,  Incorporated;  and  president  of 
the  Process  Engineers,  Limited,  of  Mon 
treal,  Canada. 

Decker,  Casper  G.,  Manufacturer,  of 
Grand  Central  Avenue,  Elmira,  N.Y.,  was 
born  May  5,  1860,  in  Summitville,  N.Y. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Elmira  Academy, 
and  at  Syracuse  University.  Sice  1893  he 
has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacturing 
of  knit  goods  in  Elmira,  N.Y.  He  is  secre 
tary  and  director  of  the  Thatcher  Manu 
facturing  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Elmira  Knitting  Mills.  He  is  secretary  and 
a  member  of  ahe  board  of  managers  of  the 
Aronto  Odgen  Memorial  Hospital;  and  sec 
retary  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  trus 
tees  of  the  Arnot  Art  Gallery.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Hedding  Methodist  Episco 
pal  Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Elmira 
Country  Club,  and  the  Elmira  Rotary  Club. 
In  1901  he  married  Caroline  F.  Spencer 
of  Syracuse,  N.Y. ;  and  they  reside  at  507 
West  Water  Street,  Elmira,  N.Y. 

Decker,  Edward  Williams,  Member  of 
the  Minneapolis  Club.  He  was  born  Aug. 
24,  1869,  in  Austin,  Minn.  Since  1910  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Minnesota  Loai* 
and  Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  1315 
Mount  Curve  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn* 


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Decker,  Frederick  H.,  of  Frenchtown, 
N.J.,  was  born  in  1876,  in  Asbury,  N.J. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Jefferson  Medical 
College;  and  since  1897  has  been  a  prac 
ticing  physician.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Alexandria-Delaware  Bridge  Company ; 
and  a  director  of  the  Union  Naational 
Bank.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Frenchtown 
Automobile  Club. 

Decker,  Thompson  W.,  Busiess  Man  and 
Treasurer,  of  524  West  Fifty-seventh 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Order.  He  was  born  in  New 
York  City,  where  he  was  educated.  For 
many  years  he  was  treasurer  of  the  Com 
munity  Ice  Company.  He  is  now  treasurer 
of  the  Sheffield  Farms-Slawson-Decker 
Company;  and  also  treasurer  of  the  Shef 
field  Farms  Company,  Incorporated. 

Deeds,  Edward  Andrew,  Member  of  the 
Rotary  Club.  He  was  born  March  12,  1874, 
in  Granville,  Licking  County,  Ohio.  He  is 
the  founder  and  president  of  the  Dayton 
Egineering  Laboratories  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  Moraine  Farm,  Da  yton,  Ohio. 

Deering,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club.  He  was  bor  in  1852,  in  Paris, 
Maine.  He  is  now  a  director  of  teh  Inter 
national  Harvester  Company.  He  resides 
in  Miami,  Florida. 

Deering,  Charles  J.,  Business  President, 
of  Union  Trust  Company,  of  San  Francis 
co,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Uni 
on  Trust  Company  of  San  Francisco,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Deering,  James  R.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  135  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Manhattan  Club,  the  Rac 
quet  and  Tennis  Club,  the  Yale  Club,  the 
Remsen  Club,  and  the  New  York  Country 
Lawn  Association.  He  was  born  in  1881  in 
New  York  City;  and  was  educated  at  Yale 
University.  Since  1904  he  has  been  engag 
ed  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  New  York  Title  and  Mortgage  Com 
pany,  the  Chelsea  Realty  Company,  the 
Seneca  Copper  Company,  and  other  corpor 
ations.  In  1908  he  married  Miss  Violet 
Pierce;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons,  and  reside  at  45  West  Fifty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City. 


DeFontaine,  W.  Hampton,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  1675  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Doyle  Auto 
Products  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

DeForest,  Henry  L.,  Director,  of  30 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Spring  Valley  Water  Works 
andand  Supply  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

DeForest,  Henry  W.,  Business  President, 
of  30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Land  and  River 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

DeForest,  Robert  W.,  President  of  the, 
Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art.  He  resides 
at  Fifth  Avenue  at  Eighty-second  Street, 
Borough  of  Manhattan,  New  York  City. 

DeGanahl,  Charles  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  120  Broadway,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  South 
ern  Oil  and  Transport  Corporation,  pres 
ident  of  the  Tampico  Navigation  Oil  Com 
pany,  and  managing  director  of  the  Scot 
tish-Mexican  Oil  Company.  Heis  also  a 
director  of  the  British  Equatorial  Oil  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

DeGargue,  Charles  L.  E.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  80  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  diretcor  of  the  Bennett 
Typewriting  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

DeGersdorff,  Carl  A.,  Director,  of  52 
William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Staten  Island  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Degnen,  Thomas  J.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  51  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Adams  Land 
and  Building  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Degnon,  Michael  J.,  Business  President, 
of  51  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 


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societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Degnon 
Contracting  Company,  ad  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Degnon,  Norman  G.,  Business  President, 
of  505  West  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Home- 
Lawn  Crest  Realty  Corporation,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

DeGuigne,  C.,  Business  President,  of  502 
California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  San  Francisco  Sul 
phur  Company,  ad  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations. 

Delafield,  Edward  C.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  44  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Franklin  Safe 
Deposite  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Delafield,  J.  A.,  Lawyer,  of  35  Nassau 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  ot 
the  Associaton  of  the  Bar  of  New  York 
City,  the  New  York  County  Lawyers  As 
sociation,  the  New  York  Athletic  Club, 
the  New  ork  Historical  Society;  and  the 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars.  He  was  born 
March  19,  1871,  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  Columbia  University,  and 
at  the  New  York  Law  School.  He  has  been 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
since  1895.  He  has  also  been  engaged  as 
an  agriculturist,  as  a  scientist  and  natu 
ralist  in  ornithology,  as  a  sportsman,  as 
a  writer,  and  as  a  director  of  the  Fieldston 
Fealty  Corporation,  and  various  other  cor- 
porations. 

Delamater,  J.  Oscar,  Lawyer,  of  140 
Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Holland  Society,  the  Dutch- 
ess  County,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Amherst  College,  and  at  the  Columbia  La\v 
School.  Since  1912  he  has  practiced  law 
in  New  York  City.  He  is  a  directoi  of  the 
La  Valley  Vitae  Brush  Company  and  other 
corporations.  He  married  Miss  Nancy  Gray ; 
of  Poughkeepsie,  N.Y. ;  and  they  reside  at 
63  Hamilton  Terrace,  New  York  City. 

Delano,  Eugene,  President  of  the  Musi 
cal  Art  Society.  He  resides  at  12  Washing 
ton  Square,  New  York  City. 


Delano,  Frederic  Adrian,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Sept. 
10,  1863,  in  Hong  Kong,  China.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie  Rail 
road  Company,  and  vice-governor  of  the 
Federal  Reserve  Board  of  Washington, 
D.C.  He  resides  at  1128  Sixteenth  Street, 
Washington,  D.C. 

Delano,  Lyman,  Railway  Official,  of 
Wilmington,  N.C.,  was  born  Jan.  16,  1883, 
in  Newburgh,  N.Y.  In  1902-06  he  attended 
Harvard  College.  In  1910  he  entered  rail 
way  service  with  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line 
Road,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutive 
ly  to  1911,  clerk  in  the  chief  roadway  ac 
countant's  office  and  assistant  to  chief 
engineer;  in  1911-12  was  assistant  to  the 
general  superintendent  of  transportation 
to  the  president;  in  1914-16  third  vice- 
president;  and  since  1916  first  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railroad, 
his  entire  service  being  with  that  road. 

Delanoy,  William  C.,  Insurance  Broker 
and  Business  President,  of  2  Wall  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club,  the  Downtown  Club, 
and  the  Grolier  Club.  He  was  born  May  6, 
1861,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated 
at  the  Park  Institute  of  Rye,  N.Y.  He  is 
president  of  the  Insurance  firm  of  DeLan- 
cy  and  DeLancy  of  New  York  City.  In 
1914-18  he  was  diretcor  of  the  Bureau  of 
War  Risk  Insurance,  at  Washington,  D.C. 
He  married  Miss  Helen  Drake;  and  they 
have  one  son,  and  reside  at  35  Afterglow 
Way,  Montclair,  N.J. 

Delany,  Frank  Joseph,  Grain  Marchant, 
of  140  West  Van  Buren  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Nov.  2,  1875,  in  Peru,  111.  In 
1904-07  he  was  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Nash-Ferguson  Grain  Com 
pany  of  Kansas  City.  He  is  now  president 
and  general  mangaer  of  the  Cragin  Eleva 
tor  Company  of  Chicago. 

Delapenha,  Rudolph  U.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  17  Jay  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  or  R.  U.  Delapenha  and 
Company,  Incorporated,,  importers  and 
packers  of  food  products.  He  is  also  vice- 


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president  of  the  Quality  Packers,  of  Ho- 
boken,  N.J. 

DeLisser,  Horace,  Business  President,  of 
220  West  Fifty-seventh  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Lotos  Club,  the 
Athletic  Club,  and  the  Lambs  Club.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  chairman  of  the  Ajax 
Rubber  Company,  Incorporated,  and  is  a 
director  in  other  corporations.  In  1012  he 
he  married  Miss  Jane  Maggard;  and  they 
reside  at  Great  Neck,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Dillenberg,  J.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  mom  he?  ol.  various 
clubs  and  societies'.  He  is  president  of  the 
Akron  Lumber  Company  at  i  other  cor 
porations. 

DeLong,  Julius,  Business  President,  of 
18  East  Forty-first  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  rind  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Hair  Felt  Company.  He  is  a  tru-'Ue  of  the 
Citizens  Savings  Bank,  and  has  hold  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

DeMartino,  Antonio,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  147  Mulberry  Street,  Ne\v  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  find 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
Italian  Book  Company;  and  has  filled  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Deming,  Judson  Keith,  Member  of  the 
Dubuque  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  18, 
1858,  in  Sheldon,  Vt.  He  is  president  of 
the  Second  Dubuque  Savings  Bank:  He 
resides  at  125  Grove  Terrace,  Dubuque, 
Iowa. 

De  Mott,  John  W.,  Director,of  300  Wash 
ington  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  New  York;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Home  Title  Insur 
ance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Dempsey,  William  P.,  Director,  of  331 
North  Main  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Royal  Weaving 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Demson,  William  A.,  Member  Knights 
of  Labor.  For  ten  years  he  was  National 
president  of  the  Knights  of  Labor.  He  is 
now  Financial  secretary  of  the  Boot  and 
Shoe  Workers  Union,  and  resides  at  88 
State  Street,  Rochester,  N.Y. 


Denman,  A.  C.,  Jr.,  Business  President, 
of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Steel  and  Iron  Investment  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Denney,  William  D.,  Governor  of  Dela 
ware,  was  born  March  31,  1873,  in  Dover, 
Delaware.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  city,  and  Wesleyan 
Collegiate  Institute.  In  1904-06  he  was 
speaker  of  the  Delaware  House  of  Repre 
sentatives.  He  resides  in  Dover,  Del. 

Dennis,  Harry  R.,  Banker  of  the  Boyce 
Greely  Building,  Sioux  Falls,  S.D.  and  a 
member  of  the  Sioux  Club,  the  University 
Club,  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  born  Jan.  31,  1869,  in  Tama,  Iowa; 
and  was  educated  in  his  native  city.  He  is 
president  of  the  Queen  City  Fire  Insurance 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Mills  Grain 
and  Supply  Company,  the  Syms-Brownell 
Company,  North  Western  Seed  Company, 
the  Big  Soo  Motor  Company,  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Dennis  Realty  Company  and 
other  corporations,  all  in  Sioux  Falls,  S.D. 
In  1891  he  married  Miss  Regina  Giger ;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  five  sons  and  three 
daughters,  and  reside  at  319  North  Avenue 
Sioux  Falls,  S.D. 

Dennis,  James  S.,  Director  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  National  Zinc  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Dennis,  Joseph  F.,  Business  President, 
of  338  Pearl  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Arcola  Country  Club  and 
other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
1870  in  New  Jersey;  and  was  educated  in 
Westfield,  N.J.  Since  1905  he  has  been 
president  and  treasurer  of  the  New  York 
Coil  Company.  In  1896  he  married  Miss 
Florence  Clark;  and  they  have  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  at  92  Gifford  Avenue,  Jersey 
City,  N.J. 

Denison,  George  Austin,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  20,  1873,  in 
New  Boston,  111.  He  has  been  secretary  of 
the  Fine  Arts  Jury  of  the  Lewis  and  Clark 
Exposition  and  other  expositions.  He  re 
sides  at  Cathedral  Oaks,  Alma,  Cal. 


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Dennison,  M.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
Youngstown,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Telegram  Building  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

De  Normandie,  Charles  L.,  Lawyer  and 
Director,  of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Judge  Baker 
Foundation  and  other  corporations. 

De  Normandie,  Philip  Y.,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  72  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Arkwright 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Dent,  Ashley  T.,  Business  President,  of 
101  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Elgin  A.  Simonds  Com 
pany;  is  prominently  identified  with  busi 
ness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Denton,  Frank  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  51  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Insurance 
Clerks'  Mutual  Benefit  Association  of  the 
City  of  New  York  and  other  corporations. 

Denver,  M.  R.,  Business  President,  of 
Wilmington,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Clinton  County  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations. 

Depew,  Chauncey  M.,  Director,  of  Grand 
Central  Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Canada  Southern  Rail 
way  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Depew,  R.  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
110  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Insurance  firm  of  Abm. 
S.  See  and  Depew.  He  is  also  vice-president 
of  the  Bale-Snedeker  Company.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Plainfield  Tax  Payers  Protec 
tive  Association;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Deery,  John  E.,  Fraternal  President,  ot 
the  Law  Biulding,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hi- 
berians. 


Dernier,  Guy  N.,  Secretary  of  the  Phoe 
nix  Country  Club;  and  secretary  of  the 
Southwestern  Golf  Association;  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Arizona  Club  and  the  Elks. 
He  was  born  Nov.  9,  1882,  in  Oregon,  III. 
Since  1917  he  has  been  chief  deputy  of 
Internal  Revenue  of  Phoenix.  He  is  also  se 
cretary  of  the  Ford  Gold  and  Silver  Mines 
Company,  president  of  the  Bergman  Min 
ing  Company  and  manager  of  the  Dernier 
Audit  Company.  He  has  been  efficiency  ex 
pert  for  Montgomery,  Ward  and  Company 
of  Chicago.  He  resides  at  the  Jefferson 
Club,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

De  Ronde,  Philip,  Business  President,  of 
39  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Oriental  Navigation  Com 
pany,  and  vice-president  of  the  Argentine- 
American  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is 
president  of  the  International  Coal  Trans 
portation  Company,  president  of  the  P.De 
Ronde  and  Company,  the  Industrial  Bank 
of  New  York,  and  a  director  of  the  Empire 
Trust  Company  and  other  corporations. 

De  Roy,  Samuel  H.,  Vice-President  and 
Director,  of  1780  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan 
Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  and 
was  educated  in  his  native  city.  Since  1902 
he  has  been  a  partner  in  the  jewelry  busi 
ness.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Automatic 
Ticket  Register  Corporation;  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af- 
f a^rs ;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  In  1906  he  married  Miss 
Amy  Bareman;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
Cedarhurst,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Derr,  Cyrus  George,  Lawyer,  of  542 
Court  Street,  Reading,  Pa.,  was  born  July 
18,  1848,  in  Lebanon,  Pa.  He  was  educated 
in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War. 
He  founded  the  Pennsylvania  Trust  Com 
pany  of  Reading,  Pa.  In  1916-17  he  was 
president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Bar  Associ 
ation. 

Deshong,  Clarence,  President  of  the  Al 
fred  0.  Deshong  Memorial  Art  Gallery.  He 
resides  at  Eleventh  and  Edgemont  Avenue 
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Des  Jardins,  Benjamin  Myrrick,  Manu 
facturer,  Inventor  and  Financier,  of  Hart- 
ford,Conn.,  was  born  Oct.  16,  1858,in  Tyre, 
Mich.  In  1882  he  constructed  the  first  type 
setting  machine,  and  made  the  first  com 
puting  instrument  to  justify  the  lines.  He 
was  for  two  years  employed  on  the  Chica 
go  Inter-Ocean.  In  1899  he  invented  the 
typewriter  adding  machine.  He  is  now  pre 
sident  of  the  Des  Jardins  Computing  Re 
gister  Company;  and  a  director  in  various 
corporations.  He  has  filled  numerous  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  a  member 
of  numerous  clubs  and  societies.  In  3889  he 
married  Miss  Cora  Viola  Snyder  of  Evans- 
ton,  111. ;  and  resides  in  Summer  at  Buena 
Vista,  West  Hartford,  Conn.;  and  in  win 
ter  at  1200  N.  Street,  N.W.,  Washington, 
D.C. 

Desmond,  Thomas  Charles,  Consulting 
Engineer,  of  26  Beaver  Street,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Sept.  15,  1887,  in  Middle- 
town,  N.  Y.  In  1908  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.B.  from  Howard  College;  and  in  1909 
received  the  degree  of  B.in  Civil  Engineer 
ing  from  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology.  He  was  national  treasurer  of 
the  Roosevelt  Non  Partisan  League;  a 
member  of  the  New  York  Republican  Coun 
ty  Committee;  and  is  now  president  of  the 
Newburg  Shipyards,  Incorporated;  presi 
dent  of  the  T.C.  Desmond  and  Company ,In- 
corporated.  Engineers  and  Contractors  ;pre- 
sident  of  the  Newburg  Housing  Corpora 
tion  and  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  Re 
publican  County  Committee.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  University,  Union  League,  En- 
gineers,Players,  National  Republican,  Tech 
nology,  Harvard  and  Hollow  Country  Clubs 
of  New  York.  He  resides  at  17  Gramercy 
Park,  New  York  City. 

Dession,  Victor  E.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  30  West  Thirty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  director  and  secretary 
of  the  A.  Wittnauer;  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  business  and  public  affairs  and 
has  held  several  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor. 

De  Souse,  George  S.,  Treasurer,  of  233 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  trea 


surer  of  the  Radio  Corporation  of  America, 
and  has  held  various  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

De  Steiger,  Raymond,  Contractor  and 
Business  Man,  of  6128  Gratiot  Avenue,  De 
troit,  Mich.,  was  born  Jan.  25,  1896,  in  De 
troit,  Mich.He  was  educated  at  the  Detroit 
Central  High  School  and  the  Detroit  Ju 
nior  College.  Since  1916  he  has  been  an 
electric  contractor.  He  is  also  president  of 
the  Enterprise  Electric  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the 
Electrical  Contractors  Association,  the 
Electrical  Estimators  Association,  and  the 
Detroit  Musicians  Club.  He  resides  at  7778 
Helen  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

D'Esterre,  William  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  1236  Union  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Hanson  Amuse 
ment  Company;  is  prominent  in  business 
and  public  affairs ;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

De  Sure,  David,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Arch  Realty  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Des  Voigues,  Mrs.  Louise,  President  of 
the  Matinee  Music?.!  of  Woman's  (Jlub, 
with  a  membership  of  twenty-five  women. 
She  resides  at  617  W.  Thirteenth  Street, 
Spokane.  Wash. 

Detert,  W.  F.,  Business  President,  of 
995  Market  Street,  San  Fracisco,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Bunker  Hills  Con 
struction  Mining  Company 

Detjen,  Edward  William,  Vice-President 
and  Director,  of  30  West  Thirty-sixth 
Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
the  Old  Colony  Club,  the  Athletic  Club, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Elks  and  various 
Masonic  Orders.  He  was  born  in  1877  in 
Hamburg,  Germany;  and  was  educated  in 
his  native  city.  Since  1906  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  A.  Wittnauer  Company 
watch  importers,  of  which  corporation  he 
is  vice-president  and  director.  In  1912  he 
married  Mis  Emma  Catherine  Hecht-Lue- 
ders;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at 
2235  University  Avenue,  New  York  City. 


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Detmer,  Julian  F.,  Business  President  of 
315  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Dstmer,  Bruner  and  Ma 
son,  Incorporated;  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor. 

Detwiller,  Gecrge  K.,  Business  President 
of  206  Superior  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Laurel  Land  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

De  Veyra,  Jaime  0.,  of  Manila,  P.I.,  was 
born  Nov.  4,  1873,  in  Tanawan,  Province 
of  Lyte,  P.I.  lie  was  educated  in  the  pub 
lic  schools  of  Tacloban,  Leyte,  in  1881;  in 
private  schools  in  1882-84;  at  the  College 
of  San  Juan  de  Letran  of  Manila  in  1888- 
03,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B.  He  studied 
law,  philosophy,  and  letters  in  the  Univer 
sity  of  St.  Thomas  of  Manila  in  1895-97.He 
was  secretary  to  the  Military  Governor  of 
Leyte  in  1898-9.90.  In  1900  he  founded,with 
Messrs.  Osaena  and  Palma,  El  Nuevo  Dia 
of  Cebu,  the  first  Filipino  paper  published 
advocating  Philippine  independence.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Municipal  Council  of 
Cebu;  was  vice-president  and  acting  presi 
dent  of  same  in  1902.  He  was  elected  gover 
nor  of  Leyte  in  1906;  was  elected  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Philippine  Assembly  in  1907,and 
was  re-elected  in  1909.  He  was  appointed 
a  member  of  the  Philippine  Commission  in 
1913,  and  General  executive  secretary  of 
the  Philippine  Islands  in  1916.  He  was  elec 
ted  resident  commissioner  by  the  Philip 
pine  Legislature  in  1917. 

DeVilbiss,  Thomas  A.,  Business  President 
of  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Simplex  Realty  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Devore,  Mrs.  Laurence  E.,  President  of 
the  Art  League.  She  resides  in  Crawfords- 
ville,  Ind. 

Dewart,  William  T.,  Business  President, 
of  280  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Mohican  Hotel  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


Dewey,  Edward  Henry,  Farmer,  Stock- 
grower,  Banker  and  Statesman,  of  Nampa, 
Idaho,  was  born  Oct.  23,  1869,  in  Ruby  Ci 
ty,  Idaho.  He  was  educated  in  the  Idaho 
public  schools.  He  has  been  president  and 
owner  of  the  Idaho  Northern  Railway  Com 
pany;  president  and  owner  of  the  Dewey 
Electric  and  Power  Company ;  and  presi 
dent  and  owner  of  the  Dewey  Palace  Hotel. 
He  was  general  superintendent  of  Trade 
Dollar  Mine  and  Milling  Company;  and 
has  filled  various  other  important  business 
positions.  He  has  been  a  member  of  th^ 
Idaho  State  Senate,  State  treasurer  and5 
State  mine  inspector.  He  is  now  president 
of  the  E.  H.  and  W.  C.  Dewey  Investment 
Company  of  Nampa;  president  of  the  Idaho 
State  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Boise'j 
president  of  the  Farmers  and  Merchants 
National  Bank  of  Nampa;  president  of  the 
Nampa  Department  Store;  president  of  th£ 
Boise  Valley  Traction  Company ;  president 
of  the  Capital  News  Publishing  Company 
of  Boise,  Idaho;  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Dewey,  Melvil,  of  Lake  Placid  Club,  Es 
sex  County,  N.Y.,  was  born  Dec.  10,  1851 
in  Adams  Center,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of 
Lake  Placid  Club,  on  the  Adirondak  Lakes 
Placid,  Mirror  and  Hart,  in  Essex  County. 

DeWolf,  Ashley  W.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  34  Pine  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubsand  socie 
ties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Fi 
delity  Company,  Incorporated;  is  promin 
ently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  filled  several  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

De  Wolf,  Paul  C.,  Director,  of  Prome 
nade,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  Providence  National  Bank 

Dexter,  Gordon,  Capitalist,  of  50  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Submarine  Signal  Company. He 
is  director  of  the  American  Trust  Compa 
ny,  the  Hunt-Spiller  Manufacturing  Corpo 
ration,  the  Security,  Safe  and  Deposit 
Company,  the  Edison  Manufacturing  Com 
pany,  and  the  Alverado  Mining  and  Mil- . 
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Dial,  Nathaniel  Barksdale,  Lawyer,  Ban 
ker  and  Congressman,  of  Laurens,  S.C., 
was  born  April  24,  1862,  near  Laurens,S.C. 
He  is  president  of  the  Home  Trust  Compa 
ny.  He  is  a  member  of  the  sixty-sixth  Con 
gress  for  the  term  of  1919-21. 

Diamant,  H.  A.,  Business  Man,  of  208 
North  Main  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  For  ma 
ny  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.;  and  is  now  at  the  head  of  the  St. 
Louis  Commission  Company,  Incorporated 
in  1892.  He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies;  and  contributed  in  many 
ways  to  the  success  of  the  World-War. 

Dice,  Agnew  Thomson,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  2,  1862,  in 
Scotland,  Franklin  County,  Pa.  Since  1916 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Philadelphia 
and  Reading  Railroad  Company.  His  ad 
dress  is  Reading  Terminal,  Philadelphia, 

Dick,  Albert  Blake,  Manufacturer,  of 
736  West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 
Since  1884  he  has  been  president,  treasu 
rer  and  a  director  of  the  A.  B.  Dick  Com 
pany.  He  is  also  director  of  the  National 
City  Bank,  and  the  Buda  Company. 

Dick,  Evans  R.,  Business  President,  of 
30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and,  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Stamford  Rolling  Mills 

Dick,  William  K.,  Business  President,,  of 
62  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Plainfield  Construction 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Dicken,  Charles  Ernest,  Clergyman  and 
College  President,  of  Arkadelphia,  Ark.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity. 
He  was  born  in  1877  in  Harden  County, 
Ky.  He  has  been  president  of  Woodlawn 
College,  and  president  of  the  Mary  Connor 
College.  Since  1916  he  has  been  president 
of  Ouachita  College.  In  1906  he  married 
Miss  Belle  Hurley  Quick;  and  they  have 
one  son,  and  reside  in  Arkadelphia,  Ark. 

Dickinson,  Charles,  Seed  Merchant,  of 
2750  West  Thirty-first  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
v.-as  born  May  28,  1858,  in  Chicago,  111.  He 
is  vice-president  and  director  of  the  Al 
bert  Dickinson  Company^  which  was  incor 


porated  in  1887;  president  of  Merchants 
Terminal  Railway  Company;  and  an  officer 
in  other  corporations.  He  is  president  of 
the  Aero  Club  of  Illinois  and  a  member  of 
the  Union  League  Club. 

Dickinson,  Charles  Henry,  Member  of 
the  City  Club,  and  various  social  and  fra 
ternal  organizations.  He  was  born  Sept.  6, 
1868,  in  Attica,  N.Y.  For  many  years  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  Itaska  Mercan 
tile  Company  and  is  a  successful  pharma 
cist  and  merchant  of  Grand  Rapids,  Minn. 
In  1912-15  he  was  treasurer  of  schools  of 
Itaska  County,  Minn.;  and  has  filled  nu 
merous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
resides  with  his  family  at  2037  Fletcher 
Avenue,  South  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Dickinson,  George  E.,  Director,  of  11 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  the  Ardsley  Club,  and  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  in  1863  in  Paris, 
France;  and  was  educated  in  France,  Eng 
land  and  Germany.  Since  1883  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  Berwind-White  Coal 
Mining  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Berwind  Terminal  Company,  the  Irvington 
National  Bank,  the  Maryland  Coal  Compa 
ny  of  Penns3rlvania,  the  Panama  Coaling 
Company,  the  Uvalde  Asphalt  Paving  Com 
pany,  and  the  Steamship  Company.  In  1911 
he  married  Miss  Alice  M.  Chandon;  and 
he  has  two  sons,  and  resides  at  Irvington- 
on-Hudson,  N.Y. 

Dickinson,  Gordon  K.,  President  of  the 
Schubert  Glee  Club,  with  a  membership  of 
eighty  men.  He  resides  at  284  Montgomery 
Street,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 

Dickinson,  H.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
212  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the 
Mayflower  Society,  and  the  Society  of  Co 
lonial  Wars.  He  was  born  in  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  was  educated  at  Yale  College. Since 
1890  he  lias  been  connected  with  knitting 
business.  He  is  president  of  the  Nu-Tex 
Hosiery  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Romay  Manufacturing  Company.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  Banger  Silk  Knit  Compa 
ny,  and  secretary  of  the  Robischon  Corpo 
ration.  He  married  Mis  Nellie  Ponlet;  and 
they  reside  at  the  Hotel  Buckingham,  Fifth 
Avenue  and  Fiftieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 


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Diefendorf,  Warren  T.,  Director,  of  164 
Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  County  Development 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Diener,  George  William,  Manufacturer, 
of  400  to  4:20  Monlicello  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  April  1,  1876,  in  Chicago,  111. 
Since  1S99  he  has  been  president  and  trea 
surer  of  the  George  W.  Diener  Manufac 
turing  Company,  hardware  specialties.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  Fort  Dearborn  Oil 
Company,  lie  is  a  member  of  the  Colonial 
Club,  the  \Yostward-Ho  Golf  Club,  and  the 
Old  Colony  Club;  and  also  a  member  of 
the  Manufacturers'  Association  and  the 
Chicago  Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  1901  he 
married  Miss  Jean  C.  Brandt  of  Chicago; 
and  they. have  a  family  of  one  son;  and  re 
side  at  244  South  Ridgeland  Avenue,  Oak 
Park,  111. 

Dieter,  Paul  W.,  Business  President,  of 
30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Standard  Safety  Nut 
Corporation,  and  a  director  of  other  cor 
porations. 

Dietz,  John  Hal^ax,  Business  President, 
of  1214  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-second 
Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of 
the  Willowick  Club,  the  Cleveland  Real  Es 
tate  Board,  the  Cleveland  Museum  of  Arts, 
the  Cleveland  Automobile  Club,  the  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce  and  other  organizations. 
He  was  born  Dec.  23,  1873,  in  Coro,  Mich. 
Since  1917  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Federal  Screen  and  Weatherstrip  Compa 
ny.  He  married  Miss  Gertrude  Hooper ;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son,  and  reside 
at  2243  Grandview  Avenue,  Cleveland, 

Diffendorfer,  Ralph  Eugene,  Member 
of  the  Monday  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  5, 
1879,  in  Heyesville,  Ohio.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  director  of  the  Home  Missions  Sur 
vey  of  the  Interchurch  World  Movement. 
He  is  the  author  of  Child  Life  in  Mission 
Land.  He  resides  at  519  West  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York  City. 

Digley-Mathews,  Mrs.  Blanche,  President 
of  the  Denver  Musical  Society.  Sae  resides 
at  29  East  Eighteenth  Street,  Denver-,  Col. 


Di  Giorgio,  Joseph  F.,  Business  President 
of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  ^various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Giorgio  Fruit  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Dill,  Lewis,  Lumber  Merchant,  of  the 
Keyser  Building,  Baltimore,  Md.,  was  born 
Sept.  19,  1859,  in  Frederick,  Md.Since  1889 
he  has  been  head  of  the  lumber  manufac 
turing  and  merchant  firm  of  Lewis  Dill 
and  Company.  He  is  chairman  of  the  Lum 
ber  Fire  Underwriters  of  New  York;  pre 
sident  of  the  Baltimore  Wholesale  Lumber 
Club;  director  of  the  Baltimore  Lumber 
Exchange,  and  National  Councillor  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  U.S.A.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  National  Wholesale  Lum 
ber  Dealers'  Association  of  the  United  Sta 
tes  and  Canada.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Lawyers  Club  and  the  National  Arts  Club 
of  New  York,  and  a  member  of  the  Mer 
chants'  Club,  the  City  Club,  and  the  Uni 
versity  Club  of  Baltimore,  Md.  He  married 
Miss  Margaret  Paxton  Rapp,  and  th'eir  son 
L.  Allan  Dill,  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
LewTis  Dill  and  Company.  They  reside  at  1. 
Overhill  Road,"  Baltimore,  Md. 

Dillenback,  Clarence,  Member  of  the  Ci 
tizens  Club,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the 
Elks,  and  all  Masonic  Bodies.  He  was  born 
Sept.  16,  1864,  in  Amsterdam,  X.Y.;  and 
received  a  thorough  education.  For  twenty 
years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  Insurance 
business  as  generai  insurance  agent,  with 
offices  in  the  University  Building,  Syracuse 
N.Y.  He  married  Miss  Sarah  J.  Johnston , 
and  they  reside  at  719  Lodi  Street,  Syra 
cuse,  N.Y. 

Dillon,  Clarence,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  28  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dillon  and 
Read  and  Company,  He  is  a  direr  I o^  of  A. 
G.  Spalding  Brothers,  the  American  For 
eign  Securities  Corporation,  and  the  North 
American  Company ,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Central  Union  Trust  Company 

Dimm,  Charles  M.,  Treasurer  ar  d  Direc 
tor,  of  67  Wall  Street,  New  York  Cityjand 
a  member  of  varioas  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  director  of  the  Munwood  Steamship 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 


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Dimond,  Abraham  J.,  Business  President: 
of  82  Beaver  Stretl,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  andsooieties.lle 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Neuiueye/  and 
Dimond.  He  is  president  of  the  isuebs  Trad 
ing  Corporation,  and  president  OL  the  West 
Side  Real  Estate  Company.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Hirsch  Lumber  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  Mountain  Ridge  L.^nd  Com 
pany. 

Dinwiddle,  Edwin  Courtland,  Member  of 
the  Travel  Club.  He  was  born  S^pt.  29, 
1867,  in  Springfield,  Ohio.  He  directed  the 
campaign  for  the  national  constitutional 
prohibitionist  amendment  before  Congress 
He  resides  at  1802  Lament  Street,  N.W., 
Washington,  D.C. 

Disston,  William,  Merchant  an  I  Manu 
facturer,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  the 
fourth  son  of  the  late  Henry  Disston  of 
England,  who  came  to  America,  and  in  1840 
established  the  Disston  Saw  Manufactory. 
He  is  president  of  the  Henry  Disston  and 
Sons  Saw  Works;  and  president  of  the 
German-American  Title  and  Trust  Compa 
ny  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Dittmer,  Mrs.  Harry  L.,  President  of  the 
Musical  Club.  She  resides  at  Oak  Knoll 
Drive,  Warren,  Ohio. 

Diver,  Pauline  L.,  Secretary  and  Treasu 
rer,  of  4  Washington  Place,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  She  is  the  owner  of  the  Marvel  Spe 
cialties  Company;  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs,  and  has 
filled  several  positions  pf'lrust  and  honor. 

Dix,  John  Alden,  Member  of  the  Fort 
Orange  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  25,  1860, 
in  Glens'  Falls,  N.Y.  In  1910-12  he  was  go 
vernor  of  New  York,  and  is  now  president 
of  the  Troquois  Paper  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  Thomson,  N.Y. 

Dixon,  George  D.,  Director,  of  85  Cedar 
Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  adirector 
of  the  Long  Island  Consolidated  Electrical 
Companies  and  other  corporations. 

Doan,  J.  B.,  Business  President,  of  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Busi 
ness  Mens  Club,  the  Commercial  Club,  the 
Commonwealth  Club,  Makeatewah  Country 


Club,  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  born  Oct.  21,  1870,  in  Cincinnati,0hio; 
since  1916  he  has  been  president  of  the 
American  Tool  Works  Company.  He  is  past 
treasurer  of  the  National  Machine  Tool 
Builders  Association,  past  president  of  the 
Cincinnati  Metals  Trades  Association,  and 
is  now  first  vice-president  of  the  National 
Metal  Trades  Associations.  In  1899  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Gertrude  F.  Fletcher;  and  they 
reside  at  3852  Dakota  Avenue,  Avomiale, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Dockendorf,  John  E.,  Business  President 
of  20  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Yale  Club,  the  Larcnmont 
Yacht  Club,  the  Megantic  Club,  the  \Rail- 
road  Club,  and  the  New  York  Athletic 
Club.  He  was  born  March  20,  1866;  and 
graduated  from  the  Brooklyn  Polytechnic 
Institute,  and  received  the  degree  of  Pli.B. 
from  the  Yale  University.  He  is  president 
of  the  Black  Diamond  Steamship  Corpora 
tion;  president  of  the  firm  of  J.E.  Docken 
dorf  and  Company,  Incorporated;  and  di 
rector  of  the  New  York  Knife  Company. 
He  married  Miss  Florence  Cornell;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons. 

Dodd,  Allison,  Business  President,  of  143 
Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Bloomfield  Trust  Company 
of  Bloomfield,  N.J.  ;and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Dodd,  Frank  N.,  Business  President,  ot 
150  West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Columbia  Club,  the 
Babylon  Club,  and  the  Great  South  Bay 
Club.  He  was  born  March  29,  1870,  in  Ba 
bylon,  N.Y.  ;and  was  educated  at  the  Peefcs- 
kill  Military  Academy,  and  at  the  Colum 
bia  University.  Since  1896  he  has  been  a 
public  accountant,  company  secretary,  and 
bank  and  corporation  director.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Mill  field  Realty  Company,  di 
rector  of  the  Babylon  National  Bank  and 
of  the  Bowery  Bank  of  New  York  and  sec 
retary  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera  and  Real 
Estate  Company,  and  of  the  Wetzel.  In 
1912  he  married  Miss  (I.  M.  Gary;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters,  and  reside  in  Babylon,  Long  Island, 
N.Y. 


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Dodge,  Cleveland  E.,Director,  of  99  John 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  Dnwson  Fuel  Company 

Dodge,  Cleveland  Hoadley,  Merchant,  of 
99  .John  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Jan.  2b',  IcSOO,  in  New  York  City.  He  recei 
ved  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  the 
Princeton  University.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Plielps  Dodge  and  Company  and 
collected  with  various  other  corporations. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Country  Club,  the 
Union  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies. 

Dodge,  Edward  Sherman,  President  of 
the  Harvard  Alumni  Chorus,  Incorporated, 
with  a  membership  of  one  hundred  and  for 
ty  men.  He  resides  at  53  State  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. 

Dodge,  Josephine  Marshall  Jewell  (Mrs. 
Arthur  M.  Dodge),  Member  of  the  Colony 
Club.  She  was  born  Feb.  11,  1855,  in  Hart 
ford,  Conn.  She  is  first  vice-president  of 
the  Association  of  Day  Nurseries  of  New 
York  City.  She  resides  at  563  Park  Avenue 
New  York  City. 

Dodge,  Philip  T.,  Business  President,  of 
154  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  presidnt  of  the  Mergenthaler  Linotype 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Dodge,  W.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
United  Bank  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Scripps  Pub 
lishing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Dodson,  Edward  Griffith,  Lawyer  and 
Statesman,  of  Norfolk,  Ya. ;  and  a  member 
of  the  Civitan  Club,  the  Norfolk  Country 
Club,  the  Norfolk  Boast  Club,  the  Princess 
Anne  County  Club;  and  is  a  Shriner,  Elk 
and  Moose.  He  was  born  April  30,  1884,  in 
Norfolk,  Ya.;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  He  is  a  successful  lawyer;  and 
a  member  of  the  Virginia  State  Senate 
from  the  thirty-first  senatorial  district.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dodson  Hotel  Corpora 
tion,  operating  the  Lorraine  Hotel;  ana  ts 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs.  He  resides  at  1236  Graydon 
Avenue,  Norfolk,  Va. 


Doe,  Thomas  A.,  Retired  Business  Man 
and  Director,  of  9  East  Forty-sixth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of /  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  has  been  a. director 
of  the  American  Agricultural  Chemical 
Company,  the  Bota  Grande  Land  Company, 
the  Grande  Terminal  Company, the  Bowker 
Fertilizer  Company,  the  Charlotte-Harbor 
and  Northwestern  Railway  Company,  the 
Coe-Mortimer  Company,  and  the  Florida 
Wood  Preserving  Company.  He  is  interes 
ted  in  the  Elmer  H.  Doe  Advertising  Agen 
cy  of  New  York,  Louisville  and  Chicago. He 
has  practically  retired  from  active  busi 
ness;  and  resides  at  21  South  Mountain 
Avenue,  Montclair,  N.J. 

Doehler,  Herman  H.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  Court  and  Ninth  Street,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been  iden- 
tifiied  with  the  Doehler  Die-Casting  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Home  Title 
Insurance  Company,a  trustee  of  the  Brook 
lyn  Trust  Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Brooklyn  Savings  Institution. 

D'Oench,  Albert  Frederick,  Architect,  of 
35  E.  Seventy-second  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties,  was  born  Dec.  25,  1852,  in  St.  Louis 
Mo.  He  is  member  of  Architectural  League 
of  New  York. 

Doheny,  Edward  Lawrence,  Oil  Operator 
of  1015  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles, Cal. 
was  born  in  1856  in  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.  He 
has  been  surveyor  for  the  United  States 
Government  for  Kansas  and  New  Mexico. 
He  drilled  the  first  oil  well  in  1892  in  Los 
Angeles.  He  organized  the  Mexican  Petro 
leum  Company;  American  Oil  Fields  Com 
pany;  the  Northern  American  Refining 
Company  and  various  other  corporations. 

Doepke,  Robert  H.,  Member  of  the  Lotos 
Club  of  New  York  City,  the  Queen  City 
Club  and  the  Business  Men's  Club  of  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  born  Nov.  3,  1884,  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  The 
Doepke  Company.  He  resides  at  2137  East 
Hill  Place,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Doering,  William  H.,  President  of  the 
Mendelsohn  Club.Hei  resides  at  6627  Greene 
Street,  Germantown,  Pa. 


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Doherty,  Henry  Latham,  Member  of  the 
Lotos  Club,,  the  Engineers  Club,  and  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May 
15,  1870,  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  held  posi 
tions  in  thirty-five  different  cities  prior  to 
1905  with  gas,  electric  or  traction  compa 
nies  as  engineer  or  manager.  Since  1905  he 
lias  been  manager  of  Henry  L.  Doherty  and 
Company,  bankers  and  operators  af  public 
utilities  corporations  of  60  Wall  Street, 
ITew  York  City.  In  1902  he  was  president 
of  the  Ohio  Gas  Light  Association. 

Dohme,  Adolph.  F.,  Business  President, 
of  412  Broadway,  New  York  City:  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Cobb-Macey-Dohme,  Incor 
porated,  manufacturers  of  metal  filling  ca 
binets  and  sectional  bookcases. 

Dohn?e,  Alfred  Robert  Louis,  Manufact 
uring  Chemist,  of  303  West  Pratt  Street, 
Baltimore,  Md.,  was  born  Feb.  15,  1867,  in 
Baltimore,  Md.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Johns  Hopkins  University  of  Baltimore,He 
is  president  of  the  corporation  of  Sharp 
and  Dohme,  manufacturing  chemists.  Since 
1900  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Revision 
Committee  of  the  United  States  Pharma 
ceutical  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Chemical  Society,  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  the  Society  of 
Chemical  Industry,  and  the  American  Drug 
Manufacturers '  Association.  In  1900  he 
married  Miss  Paula  Carl;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  six  daughters;  and 
reside  at  Chestnut  Wood,  Roland  Park,Bal- 
timore,  Md. 

Dohrmann,  A.  B.  C.,  Business  President, 
of  135  Stockton  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Dohrmann  Com 
mercial  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Dohrmann,  F.  W.  Jr.,  Business  President 
of  135  Stockton  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Community 
Placement  Bureau,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Bold,  J.  Paul,  Member  of  the  Buffalo 
Club,  and  the  Park  Club.  He  was  born  in 
1888  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  He  is  vice  presi 
dent  of  the  Capitol  Refining  Company,  in 


Washington,  D.C.  and  the  Dold  Package 
Company,  Omaha,  Neb.  He  resides  in  Berk 
ley,  Cal. 

Dole,  Charles  Fletcher,  Clergyman  an-3 
Author  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.,  was  born 
May  17,  1845,  in  Brewer  Maine.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Harvard  College  and  the 
Andover  Theological  College.  Since  19  lo  he 
has  been  Minister  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  He  is  the 
author  of  the  American  Citizen  and  other 
works.  In  1873  he  married  Miss  Frances 
Drummond;  and  they  reside  at  Jamaica 
Plain,  Mass. 

Dominick,  Maynard  A.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  449  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Michigan  Socle 
ty  of  New  York  and  the  Ardsley  Club  of 
Ardsley-on-Hudson,  N.Y.  He  was  born  on 
Sept.  23,  1867,  in  Menneapolis,  Minn.;  anl 
was  educated  in  Detroit,  Mich.  Since  1882 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  Frederick 
A.  Stockes  Company,  publishers,  of  which 
concern  he  is  treasurer  and  a  director.  In 
1904  he  married  Miss  Regina  Dobler;  and 
they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at  3495 
Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Donahey,  William  S.,  Underwriter,  of  29 
South  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  March  26,  1871,  in  Muscatim  County, 
Iowa.  He  was  cashier  and  auditor  of  Des 
Moines  Life  Insurance  Company  of  De^ 
Moines,  Iowa.  He  is  now  assistant,  to  Trea 
surer  of  the  National  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany  of  the  United)  States  of  America  in 
Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hamilton 
Club  and  the  Hawkeye  Fellowship  Club. 

Donahue,  J.,  Business  President,  of  De 
troit,  Mich.,  was  born  July  9,  1884,  in  Ak 
ron,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at  Duchtel  Col 
lege.  He  is  president  of  the  F.  J  Donahue: 
Varnish  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  tho 
Lochmoor  Golf  Club,  the  Fellov/craft  Club 
and  the  Vortex  Club.  In  19.1 3  he  married 
Miss  Mary  Laurretta  Danahey ,  and  Miey 
reside  at  4196  Burns  Avenue,  Detroit 
Mich. 

Donaldson,  Cha-les  M.,  Member  of  the 
Masonic  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  the 
Commercial  C'ub,  and  the  Ac  i.-ia  Brother 
hood.  He  is  presi  i^nt  of  the  Ai  >aUivi  Wes- 
I  •;  it-  ^ollego.  !  i  .i910  13  he  ia?  filled  pas- 


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tovit<s  at  For1,  Pvviton,in  1913-' 8  at  Lewis- 
town,  and  in  19^-19  at  St.  Pw\'<  ilJ.M.-.. 
LI  -  at  dress  is  Montana  Wcsleyun  College, 
Helena,  Mont. 

Donaldson,  F.  W.,  Business  Man,  of  454 
Columbia  Street,  West,  Detroit,  Mich;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
For  many  years  lie  has  been  identified  with 
the  Detroit  Steam  Carpet  Cleaning  Works; 
is  prominent  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs  and  has  filled  several  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Donaldson,  Robert  M.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Mercantile  Corporation,  the  American  Tire 
Fabric  Company,  the  Lorraine  Securities 
Corporation,  the  Middlewest  Supply  Com 
pany,  the  Bedford  Spinning  Company,  the 
Passaic  Cotton  Mills,  the  Penrod  Mills,  the 
Rotch  Mills,  and  the  Sandford  Spinning 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  advisory 
committee  of  the  New  York  Reciprocal  Un 
derwriters. 

Doney,  Carl  G.,  Phi  Bita  Kappa,  Bela 
Thite  Pi,  Phi  Delta  Phi,  32  Mason.  He  is 
president  of  the  Willamette  University.  He 
has  been  president-,  of  the  West  Virginia 
Wesleyan  College.  He  resides  at  1216  State 
Street,  Salem,  Ore. 

Donham,  Wallace  B.,  Director,  of  17 
University  Hall,  Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Dallas  Electric  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Donn,  Edward  Wilton,  Architect,  of  808 
Seventh  Street,  Washington,  D.C.,was  born 
April  26,  1868,  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  B.S.  in  architecture 
from  the  Massachussetts  Institute  of  Tech 
nology  and  was  also  a  student  in  Cornell 
University.  In  1900-03  he  was  chief  design 
er  in  the  officesof  the  architect  of  the  Trea 
sury  in  Washington,  D.C.  Since  -1903  he 
has  been  with  the  present  firm  of  Donn 
and  Deming.  He  is  a  director  of  the  North 
ern  Market  Company;  and  the  American 
Institute  of  Architects.  He  is  a  fellow  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Architects,  Sec 
retary  of  the  American  Federation  of  Arts 
and  a  director  of  the  Arts  Club,  Washing- 
ton,  D.C. 


Donnan,  David  McAnally,  Member  of  the 
Masonic  Bodies,  the  Union  Club,  the  Pitts 
burgh  Athletic  Club  Association,  the  Old 
Colony  Club,  and  the  Shannopin  Country 
Club.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is 
president  of  the  Electrical  Engineering  and 
Manufacturing  Company.  He  resides  at  A- 
von  Heights,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Donovan,  Henry  F.,  Editor  and  Publish 
er,  of  179  West  Washington  Street,  Chica 
go,  111.,  was  born  Aug.  8,  1858,  in  Whitby, 
Ontario,  Canada.  In  1876  he  was  sergeant 
major  of  the  Second  Infantry  Illinois  Na 
tional  Guard;  in  1882-85  deputy  clerk;  in 
1893-97  colonel  and  inspector  general  of 
the  Illinois  National  Guard;  several  terms 
was  president  of  the  Cook  County  Board  of 
Education.  He  was  also  superintendent  of 
the  Chicago  Postoffice;  gas  inspector  of  the 
City  of  Chicago;  and  in  1896  was  a  dele 
gate  to  the  Democratic  National  Conven 
tion.  He  is  now  editor  and  publisher  of  the 
Chicago  Eagle.  He  is.  a  charter  member  of 
the  Chicago  Press  Club,  a  member  of  the 
Chicago  Coin  Club,  the  Chicago  Numisma 
tic  Society,  and  the  American  Numismatic 
Association. 

Donovan,  Richard  J.,  Business  President 
217  Pearl  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Donovan-Mahonay,  Incorpo 
rated ;  president  of  R.  J.  Donovan  Company 
of  New  York,  Incorporated;  and  president 
of  Richard  «T.  Donovan,  a  Corporation. 

Dooley,  Michael  F.,  Banker  and  Business 
President,  of  63  Westminster  Street,  Pro 
vidence,  R.T. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club,  and  the  Turks  Head  Club.  He 
was  born  in  3852  in  New  Britain,  Conn. 
Since  1870  he  has  been  chairman  of  the 
board  of  assessors  of  Hartford,  Conn. ;  and 
national  bank  examiner  for  Rhode  island 
and  Connecticut.  He  is  president  of  the  Na 
tional  Exchange  Bank,  vice-president  of 
the  Union  Trust  Company,  and  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  and  public  af 
fairs  of  his  city.  In  1888  he  married  Miss 
Ellen  Cook  McManus;  and  they  reside  at 
170  Angell  Street,  Providence,  B.I. 

Doremus,  A.  J.,  Business  President,  of 
31  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  General  Oil  Company, 


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Doran,  William  S.,  Business  President, 
of  140  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alberger  Pump  and 
Condenser  Company, and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Doran,  William  T.,  University  President 
of  Detroit,  Mich.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  University  of  Detroit.  He  has  been 
Dean  of  Arts  and  Sciences.He  is  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Commerce;  and  has  held 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  His 
address  is  University  of  Detroit,  Mich. 

Doremus,  Arthur  Lispenard,  Manufactu 
rer,  of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  City. 
He  is  second  vice-president  and  director  of 
the  Crocker-Wheeler  Company,  New  Jer 
sey. 

Doremus,  Cornelius,  Lawyer  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  66  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  First  Na 
tional  Bank  of  Garfield,  N.J. ;  president  of 
the  Fidelity  Title  and  Mortgage  Company 
and  a  president  of  the  Ridgewood  Trust 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Fairview 
Land  Company,  the  Prospect  Land  and  Im 
provement  Company,  and  the  Glen  Rock 
Building  and  Loan  Association.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  Bergen  County  Bar  Asso 
ciation,  and  a  director  of  the  Bergen  Coun 
ty  Historical  Society. 

Dorsey,  Hugh  Manson,  Member  of  the 
Capital  City  Club.  He  was  born  July  10, 
1871,  in  Fayetteville,  Ga.  In  1917-19  he  was 
governor  of  Georgia.  He  resides  at  Gover 
nor's  Mansion,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Dorsey,  Leroy  H.,  Business  Man,  of  De 
troit,  Mich.,  was  born  on  Jan.  19,  1889,  in 
Harrisonburg,  Va.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Shenandoah  Valley  Business  College  and 
at  the  University  of  Virginia.  Since  1907 
he  has  been  secretary  and  manager  of  the 
West  Art  Association,  Limited;  and  is  a 
member  of  the  I)etroit  Board  of  Commerce. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Fellowcraft  Athletic 
Club,  the  Wolverine  Auto  Club,  and  the 
Old  Colony  Club.  He  resides  at  641  Prentis 
Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Dort,  Josiah  Dallas,  Member  of  the  De 
troit  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  2,  186.1,  in 


Inkster,  Mich.  He  is  president  of  the  Dort 
Motor  Car  Company.  He  resides  in  Flint, 
Mich. 

Doscher,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
75  North  Tenth  Street,  Brooklyn,  New 
York;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lakshmi 
International  Merchandising  Company  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Doty,  George  H.,  Director,  of  34  Beacon 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  West  End  Street  Railway  Company 

Doty,  John  W.,  Business  President,  of 
120  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Foundation  Oven  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Doty,  Madeleine  Zabriskie,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  City  Club.  She  was  born  on 
Aug.  24,  1876,  in  Bayonne,  N.J.  She  is  the 
author  of  Societie's  Misfits.  She  resides  at 
83  Washington  Place,  New  York  City. 

Douglas,  Walter,  Business  President,  of 
99  John  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alamoyordo  Lumber 
Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Doubleday,  George,  Business  President, 
of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ingersoll-Rand  Company 

Dougherty,  John  W.,  Mining  Engineer 
and  Business  President,  of  120  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Du- 
quesne  Club,  the  Pittsburgh  Athletic  Club, 
and  the  Beaver  Valley  Country  Club.  He  is 
president  of  the  Marquette  Iron  Company, 
the  Marquette  Ore  Company,  the  Consoli 
dated  Fuel  Company  of  Oklahoma,  and  the 
American  Smokeless  Coal  Company  of  Ar 
kansas.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Midland 
Savings  and  Trust  Company,  a  director  of 
the  National  Stamping  and  Enameling 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis 
Coke  and  Chemical  Company.  In  1895  he 
married  Miss  Caroline  McNiff;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters,  and  reside  at  307  Third  Street,  Beaver 
Pa. 

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Douglas,  Archibald,  Director,  of  233 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  direc 
tor  of  the  Bank  of  America  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Douglas,  Hiram  Arnett,  Member  of  the 
Detroit  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  13,  1875, 
in  Arnett,  Ark.  He  is  president  of  the 
Northern  Sugar  Corporation  of  Minnesota. 
He  resides  at  35  Blackstone  Avenue,  De 
troit,  Mich. 

Douglas,  James  H.,  Manufacturer,  of  80 
Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Dec.  15,  1858,  in  Canada.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Quaker  Oats  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  American  Sugar  Refining 
Company.  For  many  years  he  was  sales  ma 
nager  and  director  of  the  National  Biscuit 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Club,  tlie  Old  Elm  Club,  and  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Club.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  I- 
nez  Boynton,  at  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons;  and  reside 
at  4830  Woodlawn  Avenue,  Chicago.  111. 

Douglas,  W.  W.,  Yice-President  and  Di 
rector,  of  Powell  Street,  San  Francisco, 
CaL;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Berkeley  Country  Club,  and  the 
San  Francisco  Commercial  Club.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  engaged  in  banking  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Bank  of  Italy,and  vice-president  of  the 
Stockholders  Auxiliary  Corporation.  In 
1909  he  married  Miss  Ellen  E.  Cooper;  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  163 
Alvardo  Road,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

Douty,  Nicholas,  Tenor  Singer,  with  stu 
dios  at  1710  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia 
Pa.  He  was  educated  in  PhiladeJphia,  and 
studied  in  London  and  Paris;  and  received 
the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Music 
from  the  George  Washington  University. 
He  has  been  Soloist  for  every  large  choral 
society  in  the  East,  and  soloist  at  leading 
festivals.  He  is  the  composer  of  more  than 
one  hundred  part  songs  and  popular  pieces. 
He  is  president  of  the  Manuscript  Music 
Society,  and  president  of  the  Pegasus  Club. 
He  married  Miss  Frieda  Schloss;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  at  419  Harrison  Avenue,  Ei- 
kins  Park,  Pa. 


Dover,  Elmer,  President,  of  the  Western 
Rubber  Company,  of  Tacoma,  Wash.,  was 
born  April  14,  1873,  in  McConnelsville,  0- 
hio.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  McConnelsville,  Ohio.  He  was  newspa 
per  reporter  and  editor  at  McConnelsville, 
Ohio;  Akron,  Ohio;  and  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
He  was  secretary  to  Senator  Marcus  A. 
Hanna  in  1899-1904;  and  secretary  of  the 
Republican  National  Committee  in  1904- 
09.  He  was  Pacific  coast  manager  of  the  H. 
M.  Byllesbyand  Company  in  1909-19.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Institute  of  Electrical  En 
gineers.  During  the  World-War  ^e  was 
chairman  of  the  Liberty  Loan  Committee; 
and  was  a  member  of  various  war-work 
committees.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lawy 
ers  Club  of  New  York,  the  National  Press 
Club  of  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Arlington 
Club  of  Portland,  and  of  the  Union  Count 
ry  Club  of  Tacoma. 

Dow,  Mrs.  Charles  M.,  President  of  the 
New  Century  Art  Club.  She  resides  in  Ja 
mestown,  N.Y. 

Dow,  George,  Francis,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  7,  1868,in  Wake- 
field,  N.H.  He  is  the  founder  and  secretary 
of  the  Topsfield  Historical  Society;  and 
editor  of  its  publication. He  resides  at  Tops- 
field,  Mass. 

Dowd,  John,  Business  President,  of  78 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Mariner  and  Field  Club,  the 
Montauk  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Feb.  3,  1874,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  St. 
Francis  College.  In  1874  he  succeeded  his 
father,  John  Dowd,  as  head  of  the  Northern 
Shipping  Corporation,  of  which  he  is  pres 
ident.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  New 
York  Maritime  Exchange;  and  a  trustee  of 
the  Brooklyn  Public  Library.  In  1895  he 
married  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth  McCambley; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  four  sons  and 
three  daughters ;  and  resides  at  70  Eighth 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Dowling,  Mark  Temple,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  209  Washington  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Real  Es 
tate  Co-operative  Bank,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 


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Downer,  Charles  Alfred,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  802  West  One  Hundred  and 
Eighty-first  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  May  3,  1866,  in  Jersey  City,  N.J.  He 
was  educated  at  the  College  of  the  City  of 
New  York  and  at  the  Columbus  University. 
Since  1901  he  has  been  an  instructor  of 
French,  and  in  1901  professor  of  Romance 
Languages  in  the  College  of  the  City  of 
New  York;  and  is  now  president  of  the 
Alliance  Francaise  of  New  York.  He  is  the 
author  of  A  First  Book  in  French  and  Fre 
deric  Uistral.  He  is  a  member  of  France- 
American  Society,  the  Italy- American  So 
ciety,  the  Chevalier  de  la  Legion  d'Honneur 
and  the  Cavaliere  Delia  Corona  d 'Italia. 
He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Downer,  Victor  E.,  Business  President, 
of  Pier  64  North  River,  New  York  City; 
arid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  prsident  of  the  Ideal  Automatic 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Dowries,  Frederick  Anson,  was  born  on 
Oct.  9,  1863,  in  Waterville,  Conn.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Ma 
son's  Military  Academy  at  Yonkers,  N.Y. 
He  first  engaged  in  business  as  an  engi 
neer  and  draftsman.  In  1884  he  began  in 
surance  work  as  clerk  in  the  office  of  the 
Keystone  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
and  succeeded  his  father  as  secretary  three 
years  later.  In  1892  he  organized  the  Stan 
dard  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  be 
coming  secretary,  resigned  in  1894  to  orga 
nize  the  Manton  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Company  and  is  president  of  that  company. 
In  1901  he  founded  the  National  Mutual 
Assurance  Company,  of  which  he  is  presi 
dent  and  treasurer,  and  since  1903  has  'been 
president  and  treasurer  of  the  Atlantic 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  F.  A.  Downes  and 
Son ;  and  is  president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Atlantic  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com 
pany  of  Philadelphia,  and  other  corpora 
tions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Art  Club  and  the  Pen  and  Pencil 
Club,  the  Camden  Club,  as  well  as  a  number 
of  financial  and  scientific  organizations. His 
address  is  Widener  Building,  Philadelphia 
Pa. 


Downey,  Brandt  Chase,  Member  of  the 
Columbia  Club,  the  Indianapolis  Athletic 
Club,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the 
Exchange  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  17,  1873 
in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  served  in  the  Spa 
nish-American  War,  and  has  been  second 
lieutenant  in  the  Indiana  National  Guard. 
In  1917-19  he  was  major  of  Infantry  in  the 
Indiana  State  Militia.  He  is  president  of. 
the  Commercial  National  Bank  of  Indiana; 
and  vice-president  and  general  manager  of 
the  Greater  Indianapolis  Industrial  Asso- 
ciatioi|.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Nellie 
Bowman;  and  they  have  two  sons,  and  re 
side  at  1229  North  Pennsylvania  Street,  In 
dianapolis,  Ind. 

Downey,  Stanley  W.  C.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  614  Barristers  Hair,  Boston,Mass. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Rockett  Taxi 
Cab  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Downing,  John  Franklin,  Member  of  the 
Midday  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  24,  1854, 
n  Virginia,  111.  Since  1898  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  N.  E.  National  Bank.  He  re 
sides  at  520  East  Armour  Boulevard,  Kan 
sas  City,  Mo. 

Downs,  Mrs.  John  C.,  President  of  the 
Connecticut  State  Federation  of  Musical 
Clubs.  She  resides  at  39  Fairview  Avenue, 
Danbury,  Conn. 

Doyle,  Edward  P.,  Director,of  200  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Staten  Island  Independent  Publish 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Drain,  James  Andrew,  Lawyer  of  152  H 
Street,  Washington,  D.C.,  was  born  Sept. 
30,  1870,  in  Warren  County,  111.  Educated 
at  the  Western  Normal  College  of  Shenan- 
doah,  Iowa.  Entered  Army  April  20,  1917, 
to  France  with  first  Division  June,  1917. 
Returned  May,  1919.Discharged  June,  1919. 
Department  Comander  and  member  Natio 
nal  Executive  Committee  American  Legion. 
Riding  and  Hunt  Club;  Washington  Golf 
and  Country  Club,  etc. 

Drake,  Francis  W.,Director,  of  77  Fourth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  James  H.  Drake's  Sons; 
and  a  director  of  the  United  States  Fire 
Insurance  Company. 


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Drake,  Edward  A.,  Business  President, 
of  24  State  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Panama  Railroad 
Company;  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled 
munerou  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Drake,  Henry  J.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  457  Produce  Exchange,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Broenniman  Export  Corporation;  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  several  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Drake,  Tracy  Corey,  Director  and  Capi 
talist,  of  The  Blackstone,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Sept.  12,  1864,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is 
president  of  The  Drake  Hotel  Company; 
president  of  Blackstone  Company.  He  was 
chairman  for  hotels,  district  number  five, 
National  Hotel  and  Restaurant  Committee 
of  the  United  States  Food  Administration. 
He  is  secretary  of  the  Northwestern  Asso 
ciation  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Frater 
nity.  He  was  director  of  the  National  Bank 
of  the  Republic  until  .1902.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Club,  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  University  Club  and  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Club  He  resides  in  Lake  Geneva. 

Drakenfeld,  Bernard  F.,  Jr.,  Director,  of 
500  Murray  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Wheeling  Pulverizing 
Company  of  Wheeling,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Draper,  J.  Sumner,  Business  President, 
of  209  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Federal  Devel 
opment  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Dreier.,  Katherine  Sophie,  Painter  and 
Founder,  of  80  West  Fortieth  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  on  Sept.  10,  1877,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  She  had  individual  exhibi 
tions  at  London,  Frankfort,  Leipzig,  and 
New  York;  in  3911  was  exhibitor  at  the 
Salon  des  Beaux  Art  of  Paris;  in  Kunst- 
halle  Bremen  in  1912;  and  at  New  York  In 
ternational  Exposition,  Munich  Juryfrei  in 


1913.  She  was  a  translator  of  the  Recol 
lection  of  Van  Gogh  by  his  sister  Mms.  du 
Quesne  Van  Gogh  in  1913;  is  a  Woman 
Suffragist;  and  a  member  of  the  Kunstler- 
nine  Verein,  Munich.  She  is  the  founder 
and  director  of  the  Little  Italy  Neighbor 
hood  Association  ;and  treasurer  of  the  Ger 
man  Home  for  Recreation;  and  founder 
and  president  of  the  Co-operative  Mural 
Workshops;  and  in  1915  added  the  Inter 
ior  Decorating  Department  and  Painting 
Furniture  Department.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Colony  Club,  the  National  Arts  Club, 
the  Women's  City  Club,  the  Cosmopolitan 
Club  and  Ladies  Athenaeum  Club. 

Dreier,  Mary  Elizabeth,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  City  Club  of  New  York.  She  was 
born  on  Sept.  26,  1875,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
Since  1918  she  has  been  chairman  of  the 
Women's  Joint  Legislative  Conference.She 
resides  at  43  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Drescher,  P.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Mebius  and  Drescher  Company,  Sacramen 
to,  Cal.  ;and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Union  Su 
gar  Company,  and  a.  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Dressier,  George,  Business  President,  of 
414  Flushing  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Dressier  Realty  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated,  arid  a  director  in  oth'er 
corporations. 

Drexel,  George  W.  Childs,  of  212  South 
Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  ^was  born 
in  1868  in  Long  Branch,  N.J.  He  is  ^.mem 
ber  of  the  Rittenhouse  Club,  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies.  In  1891  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Mary  S.  Irick,  and  they  reside,  at 
Eigtheenth  Street  and  Locust  Street,  Phi 
ladelphia,  and  at  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa. 

Dreyfus,  Carl,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
68  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  New  England  Dry  Goods 
Association  and  other  corporations. 

Dreyling,  Mrs.  Augustus  F.;  President 
of  the  Kansas  City  Musical  Club,  with  .a 
membership  of  three  hundred  and  forty 
thre  women. She  resides  at  3221  East  Twen 
ty-ninth  Street,  Kansas  City. 


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Dreyfuss,Leonard,Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  1  West  Thirty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Nati 
onal  Commission  of  Associated  Advertising 
Clubs  of  the  World,  the  Newark  Athletic 
Club,  the  Downtown  Club,  and  various  o- 
ther  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Nov. 
6,  1886,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educa 
ted  in  his  native  city.  He  is  president  of 
the  United  States  Advertising  Corporation 
president  of  the  United  Advertising  Agen 
cy,  and  vice-president  and  director  of  a 
score  of  other  corporations. In  1909  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Blanche  Steinhardt;  and  they  re 
side  at  88  Girard  Place,  Newark,  N.J. 

DriscoU,  Arthur  B.,  of  Fifth  and  Broad 
way,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  was  born  Nov.  22,  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Hopkins  Grammar  School  of  New  Haven, 
Conn.  Since  1887  he  has  been  a  partner  or 
officer  in  McKibbin,  Driscoll  and  Dorsey, 
Incorporated;  and  is  now  secretary  and 
treasurer.  He  is  president  of  the  Town  and 
Country  Club;  governor  of  the  Minnesota 
Club;  and  president  of  the  St.  Paul  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association.  In  1885  he 
married  Miss  Helen  E.  Gotzian;  and  the 
have  six  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside 
at  312  Summit  Avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Droppers,  Garrett,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  April  6, 
1860,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  In  1898-1907  he 
was  president  of  the  State  University  of 
South  Dakota.  He  is  now  professor  of  Po 
litical  Economy  in  the  Department  of  Eco 
nomics  of  Williams  College  of  Williams- 
town,  Mass.  In  1889  he  married  Miss  Cora 
Augusta  Rand,  now  deceased,  by  whom  he 
has  a  family  of  one  son  and  three  daugh 
ters.  In  April  1897  he  married  Miss  Jean 
Tewkesbury  Rand;  and  they  reside  in  Wil- 
liamstown.  Mass. 

Drum,  John  Sylvester,  Member  of  the 
Pacific  Union  Club.  He  was  born  April  16, 
1872,  in  Oakland,  Cal.  Since  1910  he  lias 
been  president  of  the  Savings  Union  Bank 
and  Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  2714 
Broadway,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Drumond,  I.  Wyman,  Professor,  of  101 
'Fulton  .Street,  New  Work  City;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Devoe  and  Raynolds  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


Drummond,  James  Herbert,  Banker,  Real 

Estate  Broker  and  Statesman,  of  St.  And 
rew,  Fla.  He  was  educated  at  Ook  Grove 
Seminary,  Vassalboro,  Maine.  He  learned 
to  estimate  timber,  and  during  that  time 
read  law  in  1888-92  while  living  in  Iron  Ri 
ver,  Wis.;  later  bought  and  sold  and  esti 
mated  timber.  He  became  interested  with 
Michigan  and  Wisconsin  Lumbermen  in  the 
purchase  of  large  tracts  of  timber  land  in 
Florida  and  British  Columbia  and  Canada. 
He  is  president  of  the  Bank  of  St.  Andrew 
the  St.  Andrew  Ice  and  Power  Company; 
is  treasurer  of  the  Wisconsin  Cascade  Tim 
ber  Company ;  and  is  a  partner  in  the  Ware 
Mercantile  Company.  He  has  been  mayor 
of  St.  Andrew,  Fla, ;  and  enlisted  in  Fourth 
Wisconsin  Volunteer  Infantry,  serving  as 
sergeant  in  the  Spanish-American  War. 

Drummond,  Walter  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  49  Chambers  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Beaver  En 
gineering  and  Contracting  Company,  ana  a, 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Drushel,  J.  Andrew;  President  of  the  A- 
merican  Nature  Study  Society.  He  resides 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Duand,  Harry  B.,  Business  President,  of 
251  Causeway  Street,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Stollwerck  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Dubilier,  William,  Consulting  Engineer, 
and  Inventor,  of  217  Center  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  July  25,  1888,  in  Vien 
Austria.  He  is  the  inventor  of  many  wire 
less  telegraph  and  telephone  apparatuses 
supply  for  the  United  States,  English  and 
Rusian  governments.  He  is  chief  engineer 
of  the  Dubilier  Condenser  Company,  Incor 
porated,  of  New  York  City.  He  has  obtain 
ed  over  one  hundred  patents  for  wireless 
and  other  electrical  apparatuses.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Arts,  the 
Institute  Radio  Engineers  and  the  Amer 
ican  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers. 

Du  Bois,  Charles  G.,  Business  President, 
of  195  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He 
is  president  of  the  Illinois  Western  Elec 
tric  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


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Du  Bois,  Henry  P.,  Director,  of  37  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Matanzas-American  Sugar  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

DuBois,  J.  M.,  Business  President,  of  Du 
Bois  Kapner  Watson  Company,  Bellaire, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  DuBois 
Kapner  Watson  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Dubose,  Francis  Goodwin,  Physician  and 
Surgeon,  of  400  Lauderdale  Street,  Selma 
Ala.,  was  born  Sept.  27,  1873,  in  Maples- 
ville,  Ala.  He  was  educated  at  Marion  Mi 
litary  Institute  of  Alabama;  in  1893  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  Tulane  U- 
niversity  of  Louisiana  at  New  Orleans,  La. 
In  1896  he  took  post-graduate  courses  in 
Vienna;  and  in  1902  in  London  and  in 
New  York  City;  in  3900  in  London,  Berlin 
Paris.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Dallas 
County  Medical  Society;  and  chairman  of 
the  Surgical  Section  of  the  Southern  Medi 
cal  Association.  He  is  now  surgeon-in- 
charge  of  the  Yaughan  Memorial  Hospital 
of  Selma  Ala.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  College,  of  Surgeons,  American  Medi 
cal  Association,  the  Southern  Medical  As 
sociation  and  other  medical  and  scientific 
societies. 

Ducasse,  Francois,  Business  President,  of 
16  West  Sixty-First  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Taximeter  Company,  and  a  director  in  o- 
ther  corporations. 

Dudley,  Arthur  S.,  Member  of  the  Del 
Caso  Country  Club,  and  the  Sutter  Lawn 
Tennis  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  20,  1881,  in 
West  Salem,  Wis.  He  is  secretary  and  man 
ager  of  the  Sacramento  Chamber  of  Com 
merce.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Cali 
fornia  College  of  Photography.  He  resides 
at  530  Twenty-first  Street,  Sacramento, 
Cal. 

Dudley,  Howard  S.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  the  Pacific  Finance  Building, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the  Ca 
lifornia  Club,  the  Wilshire  Country  Club, 
the  Los  Angeles  Country  Club,  the  Tuna 


Club,  the  Bohemian  Club  of  San  Francisco 
and  the  Midwick  Country  Club,  of  which 
latter  club  he  became  president  in  1922. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  California  Delta 
Farms,  Incorporated;  and  a  director  ol  the 
California  Bank,  and  more  than  a  dozen 
other  corporations. In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Dorothy  Foster;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
2238  South  Western  Avenue,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 

Dueber,  Albert  M.,  Business  President,of 
Dueber  Watch  Case  Manufacturing  Compa 
ny,  Canton,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  01  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Hampden  Watch  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Duffey,  Thomas  A.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  68  William 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-pre 
sident  of  Corroon  and  Duffey,  Incorpora 
ted.  He  is  president  of  the  Central  Fire 
Office,  the  St.  Mark's  Amusement  Compa 
ny,  and  the  St.  Thomas  Amusement  Compa 
ny.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  American 
Equitable  Assurance  Company;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Knickerbocker  Insurance 
Company  of  New  York.  He  is  treasurer 
and  director  of  R.  A.  Corroon  and  Compa 
ny,  and  other  corporations. 

Duffill,  John  H., Director,  of  20  Exchange 
Place,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Frost  Coal  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Duffy,  J.  Frank,  Director,  of  9  East  Thir 
ty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  variou  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
director  of  the  John  Budd  Company,  News 
paper  representatives. 

Duffy,  James  K.,, Business  President  and 
Director,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Aetna  Refining 
Company,  president  of  the  Automatic  Tar 
get  Machine  Company,  the  Guardian  Oil 
Company,  the  March  Oil  Company,  the  Pel- 
ham  Petroleum  Company,  the  Phoenix  Re 
fining  Company,  and  the  Regal  Oil  and  Gas 
Company. 


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Duke,  Benjamin  N.,  Business  President, 
of  511  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Durham  and  Southern 
Railway,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Dulaney,  Henry  Stier,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  16,  1849,  in  Bal 
timore,  Md.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board 
of  managers  of  the  Federated  Charities  of 
Baltimore.  He  resides  on  St.  Charles  Ave 
nue,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Dumont,  George  W.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  272  Flatbush  Avenue,  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y.,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
American  Law  Book  Company. 

Duncan,  Henry  S.,  Business  President, 
of  1450  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hampton  Hotel  Compa 
ny  of  Albany,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Duncan,  William  Butler,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  26  Cortlandt  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Butler  Ex 
change  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Dunham,  Henry  Kennon,  of  Cincinna 
ti,  Ohio,  was  born  March  3,  1872,  in  Fair- 
view,  Ohio.  In  1890-94  he  was  student  in 
the  University  of  Cincinnati;  and  in  1894 
received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Med 
ical  Department  of  the  University  of  Cin 
cinnati.  He  studied  at  Johns-Hopkins  Hos 
pital  1894-96.  Did  research  work  in  London 
England,  1896-7.  Johns-Hopkins  Hospital 
1910;  University  of  Wisconsin,  1915-16-17. 
Assistant  in  Medicine  Miami  Medical  Col 
lege,  1897-1899.  Lecturer  Medical  Depart 
ment  University  of  Cincinnati,  1904-1914. 
Since  1914j  Director  Tuberculosis  Clinic, 
University  of  Cincinnati;  Associate  Profes 
sor  Clinical  Medicine,  Medical  Department 
University  of  Cincinnati.  1917  did  special 
work  without  rank  or  pay.  Entered  Army 
1918,  discharged  December,  1919  as  major. 
He  is  author  of  Stereoroentgenography  and 
Pulmonary  Tuberculosis.  He  was  president 
of  the  Cincinnati  Anti-Tuberculosis  League 
President  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Medicine 


Director  National  Tuberculosis  Association 
member  Hospitalization  Committee,  Ameri 
can  Legion. Member  of  Cincinnati  Country 
Club,  University  Club,  Literary  Club,  Cin 
cinnati  Business  Men's  Club,  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  His  address 
is  at  the  Union  Central  Life  Building,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Dunham,  Lewis  L.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Three  Hundred  Park 
Avenue,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  o- 
ther  corporations. 

Duniway,  Clyde  Augustus,  Member  of 
the  El  Paso  Club,  at  Colorado  Springs.  He 
is  president  of  the  Colorado  College.  His 
address  is  Colorado  College,  Colorado 
Springs,  Colorado. 

Dunn,  Alpin  I.,  Oil  Importer  and  Kefiner 
of  148  Front  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  Feb.  25,  1883,  in  San  Antonio,  Texas. 
He  was  educated  in  public  schools.  He  is 
treasurer  of  the  Cook  and  Swan  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  director  of  Monmouth 
Oil  and  Guano  Company  of  Port  Monmouth 
N.J.,  and  the  Great  South  Beach  Improve 
ment  Company  of  Fire  Island.  He  resides 
in  White  Plains,  N.Y. 

Dunn,  Joseph  Allan,  Journalist,,  and  au 
thor,  of  Authors'  League  of  America,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Jan.  21,  1872,  in  Lon 
don,  England.  He  received  the  degree  of 
B.A.  from  the  New  College  of  Oxford.  He 
has  been  a  reporter  of  the  Rocky  Moun 
tains  News,  the  Salt  Lake  Herald  and  for 
Independent  Syndicate  of  California,  Ha 
waii  and  Orient.  In  1898  he  was  correspon 
dent  of  the  Spanish  American  War,  and  in 
1907  was  editor  of  the  Sunset  Magazine.He 
is  te  author  of  Yosemite  Legends,  Califor 
nia  for  the  Tourist,  California  for  the 
Sportsman,  Dead  Man's  Gold,  A  Man  to  his 
Mate,  Jim  Morse,  South  Sea  Trader,  The 
Girl  of  Ghost  Mountain  and  various  other 
works.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Dunne,  Edward  Fitzimons,  Member  of 
the  Iroquois  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  12, 
1863,  in  Waterville,  Conn  In  1913-17  he 
was  governor  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  He 
resides  at  737  Gordon  Terrace,  Chicago, 
111. 


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Dunning,  Harry  Westbrook,  Educator 
and  Author,  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  was  born 
Dec.  7,  1871,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Roxbury  Latin  School,  and  the 
Yale  University.  In  1896-99  he  was  an  in 
structor  of  Semitic  languages  at  Yale  Col 
lege;  and  has  also  been  manager  of  the 
Transportation  of  the  International  Com 
mittee  of  Y.M.C.A.  He  is  the  author  of  To 
day  on  the  Nile;  and  To-day  in  Palestine. 
In  1908  he  married  Miss  Mary  Bates  Park 
er;  and  they  have  one  son  and  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  at  188  Rawson  Road,  Brook- 
line,  Mass. 

Dunphy,  James  W.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  309  Washington  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston 
Insurance  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Dunwody,  William  Elliott,  Manufactur 
er,  Business  President  and  Financier,  of 
417  Broadway,  Macon,  Ga.,  was  born  Dec. 
17,  1870,  in  Savannah,  Ga.  He  is  vice-pre 
sident  and  general  manager  of  the  Chero 
kee  Brick  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Standard  Brick  Company,  the  South 's  lar 
gest  manufacturers  of  clay  products,  in 
corporated  in  1904.  He  is  president  of  the 
Georgia  Brick  Manufacturers  Association; 
and  vice-president  of  the  National  Brick 
Manufacturers  Association.  He  is  chairman 
of  Group  Six  of  the  War  Service  Commit 
tee  on  Brick,  and  a  member  of  the  Execu 
tive  Committee  of  Five  of  the  War  Service 
Committee  on  Brick.  He  was  at  one  time 
chairman  of  the  Red  Cross  of  Bibb  County ; 
was  chairman  of  the  Third  Liberty  Loan 
Committee;  and  was  a  member  of  the  Exe 
cutive  Committee  of  each  Liberty  Loan 
drive,  and  of  the  United  States  War  Fund 
drive. 

Dupont,  Thomas  Coleman,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  11, 
1863,  in  Louisville,  Ky.  In  1902-15  he  was 
president  of  the  E.  I.  Du  Pont  de  Nemours 
Powder  Company.  He  resides  in  Wilming 
ton,  Del. 

x  Durbin,  H.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
10600  Euclid  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;and  is 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 


July  3,  1874,  in  Steubenville,  Ohio;  and  re 
ceived  an  academic  education.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Merrill  Corporation,  pre 
sident  of  the  Yista  Apartment  Company, 
and  president  of  the  H.  E.  Durbin  Insur 
ance  Company.  He  married  Miss  Mary  E. 
Adams;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Durham,  Joseph  Edward,  Member  ol  the 
Union  League  of  Philadelphia,  the  Country 
Club,  the  Pelham  Club,  the  Livingston  Club 
of  Allentown,  and  the  Lehigh  Valley  Club 
He  is  manufacturer  and  insurance  manager 
of  319  West  Johnson  Street,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  and  was  born  Oct.  22,  1857,  in  Watson- 
town,  Pa.,  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Underwriters'  Association  of  Philadelpm-a .-, 
and  president  of  the  General  Alumni  As 
sociation  of  Lafayette  College.  He  is  now 
trustee  of  the  Penn  Mutual  Life  Insurum-« 
Company  of  Philadelphia;  president  and 
director  of  :the  Bonney  Forge  and  Tool 
Works;  and  is  a  director  of  the  German- 
town  National  Bank.  In  1881  he  married 
Miss  Nellie  R.  Stranahan;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,and 
reside  in  Allentown,  Pa. 

Durkee,  Rodney  S.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  Higgins  Building,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Athletic  Club,  and  the  Transpor 
tation  Club  of  San  Francisco.  He  was  bqrn 
Sept.  4,  1887,  in  Omaha,  Neb.;  and  received 
an  academic  education.  Since  1916  he  has 
been  Comptroller  of  the  Petroleum  Corpo 
ration.  He  is  president  of  the  Thirty-Thir 
ty-Two  Land  Company,  treasurer  of  the 
Continental  Mexican  Petroleum  Company, 
treasurer  of  the  National  Pacific  Oil  Com 
pany  of  California,  and  a  director  of  the 
General  Pipe  Line  Company  of  California. 
In  1910  he  married  Miss  Harriet  M.  Close, 
of  Mt.  Vernon,  N.Y. ;  and  they  have  a  fa 
mily  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  209  South  Alexandria  Avenue,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Durning,  Harry  M.,  Director,  of  62  Ce 
dar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Big  Sandy  Iron  and  Steel 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Duros,  James  E.,  Business  President,  of 
154  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Burros,  Reardon  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Duss,  J.  S.,  Retired  Business  Man,of  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio,  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Feb.  22, 
1860,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Mount  Union  College  of  Ohio,  and 
for  many  years  taught  school.  He  is  the 
Senior  trustee  of  the  Harmony  Society  of 
Economy,  Pa.,  one  of  the  most  unique  and 
at  one  time  wealthy  and  picturesque  com 
munistic  organization  that  ever  existed. 
He  has  now  retired  from  active  pursuits. 
In  1882  he  married  Miss  Susie  Creese;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  in  winter  reside  in  Smyrna, 
Fla.;  and  in  summer  in  Cambridge,  Pa. 

Doutton,  Williams  J.,  Business  President, 
of  433  California  Street, San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Insurance 
Exchange,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Duval,  H.  Rieman,  Retired  Railway  Offi 
cial,  of  32  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Oct.  17,  1843,  in  Baltimore,  Md. 
He  was  educated  at  the  St.  Timothy's  Hail 
and  Springfield  Hall  of  Maryland.  During 
the  Civil  War  he  served  in  the  Confederate 
Army  under  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee.  He  then 
entered  railway  service ;  and  in  1889-99  was 
president  of  the  Florida  Central  and  Penn 
sylvania  Railroad  Company.  He  is  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
American  Beet  Sugar  Company;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Car  and  JFounury 
Company  and  the  Atchison,  Topck?  and 
San  la  Fe  Railway.  He  is  a  member  of  tt  o 
1'iroi)  and  South  Side  Sportmen's  Ci.  ibs. 

ivinnell,  Clifton  H.,  Director  of  First 
National  Bank  Building,  Boston,  Ma»  ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  ai:<l  socie 
ties.  He  is  d  director  of  che  Hood  !{«,!  brr 
Company  and  other  corporations 

Dyar,  Miss  Clara  E.,  President  of  the 
Chamber  Music  Society  of  Dctroif.  with  p. 
.•I.-  inbership  01  five  hundred  and  fifty  men 


find  women,  one  resides  at  05  Lake  Shore 
Drive,  Grosse  I'ointe  Fanns,  «_)«., roit,  Midi. 

Dyche,  William  Antvew,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  May  25, 
in  Monroe,  Ohio.  Eince  1909  he  has  been 
president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Evanston. 
He  resides  in  Evanston,  111. 

Dyer,  Edward,  F.  Business  President  of 
2031  Euclid  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  the  Union  Club.  He  was  born  in 
1858  in  Alvarado,  Cal.  Since  1900  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  the 
Union  Trust  Company;  and  is  now  presi 
dent  of  the  Dyer  Company.  In  1884  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Kate  Harrell;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son,  and  reside  at  1834  East 
Eighty-ninth  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Dyer,  Frank  L.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  55  Liberty  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty:  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Condesite  Company  of  America.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
pubzlic  affairs ;  and  has  filled  several  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Dyer,  George  R.,  Stock  Broker,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies. He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Amacan  Corporation.  He  is  iden- 
tifiied  with  C.  I.  Hudson  and  Company 
members  of  New  York  Stock  Exchange. 

Dyer,  Leonard  Huntress,  Member  of  the 
Cosmos  Club.  He  was  born  May  13,  1873,  in 
Washington,  D.C.  He  is  president  of  the 
Greenwich  Press,  Incorporated.  He  resides 
in  Greenwich,  Conn. 

D:er,  Myrtle.  President  of  the  Mozart 
Club,  with  a  membership  of  seventy-two 
women.  She  resides  in  Stuart,  Fla. 

Dyett,  Herbert  T.,  President.  He  was 
born  in  1875  in  Rome.  N.Y.  He  was  educat 
ed  at  Cornell  University.  Since  1905  he  has 
been  an  officer  of  the  Rome  Wire  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  president.  He  is  also 
president  of  the  Halstead  Wire  Company 
of  Rome,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Teu- 
geaga  Country  Club;  and  a  member  of  the 
Rome  Club  and  of  the  Adirondack  League 
Club.  In  1901  he  married  Miss  Blanche  Ste 
vens  ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter ;  and  reside  at  1204  North 
George  Street,  Rome,  N.Y. 


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Dykeman, Conrad  Verplanck,  Superinten 
dent  of  the  Prudential  Insurance  Company, 
of  657  Ji'flVrson  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 
was  born  in  18f>(>  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is 
director  <>!'  the  Greenpoint  National  Bank, 
Incorporator  Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts 
and  Sciences.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Brook 
lyn  Yacht  Club,  the  Bensonlmrst  Yacht 
Club,  thi'  Jamaica  Bay  Yacht  Club  and  the 
Brooklyn  Masonic  Club. 

Eagan,  John  Joseph,  Member  of  the  Ca 
pital  City  Club,  lie  was  born  on  April  22, 
1870,  in  Griffin,  Ga.  He  is  president  of  the 
Miller  Real  Instate  and  Investment  Compa 
ny,  lie  resides  at  508  Peachtree  Street,  At 
lanta,  Ga. 

Earl.  Charles,  Director,  of  120  Broadway 
New  York  City:  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Smelting  and  Refining  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Earle,  Guyon  L.,  Director,  of  358  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Nova  Realty  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Earle,  Victor  M.,  Business  President,  of 
200  West  Seventy-Second  Street,New  York 
City,;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  lie  is  president  of  the  Dunmore 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Earling,  Albert  J.,  Railway  President,  of 
80  East  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties,  was  born  Jan.  19,  1849,  in  Richfield, 
Wis.  He  entered  railway  service  in  1866  as 
a  telegraph  operator  with  the  Chicago,  Mil 
waukee  and  St.  Paul  Railway;  and  has 
since  held  the  positions  of  general  super 
intendent,  general  manager,  and  vice-pre 
sident;  and  since  1899  he  has  been  presi 
dent. 

Earp,  Edwin  Lee,  Member  of  ,the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  26,  1876,  in  111- 
chester,  Md.  Since  1909  he  has  been  profes 
sor  of  sociology  in  the  Drew  Theological 
Seminary.  He  is  the  author  of  Social  As 
pects  of  Reilgious  Institutions.  He  resides 
in  Madison,  N.J. 

Earp,  Wilbur  F.,  Journalist  and  Lawyer 
of  33  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City,  was 


born  Sept.  2,  1863,  in  Howard  County,  Md. 
He  was  educated  in  Maryland  and  the  New 
York  Law  School;  and  since  1902  has  prac 
tised  law  in  New  York  City.  He  was  for 
merly  publisher  of  a  newspaper  in  Ellicott 
City,  Md.  Since  1899  he  has  been  a  resident 
of  New  York  City ;  is  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Lawyers  Association ;  American  Bar 
Association,  and  New  York  State  Bar  As 
sociation. 

East,  Anna  Merritt,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man 's  Club.  She  was  born  Dec.  6,  loo^t,  in 
Fremont,  Neb.  She  organized  the  Bureau  of 
Home  Economics  for  the  New  York  Edison 
Company.  She  is  the  author  of  Kitchenette 
Cookery.  Her  address  is  The  Montevista, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Eastman,  H.D., President  of  the  Orpheus 
Club,  with  a  membership  of  twenty-eight 
men.  He  resides  at  1607  Harlem  Avenue, 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Easton,  Frederic  W.,  Business  President 
of  Pine  and  Conant  Streets,  Pawtucket, 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pawtucket 
Gas  Company  of  NewT  Jersey  arid  other  cor 
porations. 

Easton,  Robert  E.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  Santa  Maria,  Cal. ;  he  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Pinal  Dome  Corporation, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Santa  Barbara 
Telephone  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Santa  Maria, 
the  Santa  Maria  Realty  Company,  the  Ho 
ward  Cattle  Company  of  San  Francisco,  the 
Sante  Marie  Gas  Company,  the  Sisquoc  In 
vestment  Company,  and  the  Bank  of  Anoye 
Grand^.  In  1914  he  married  Miss  Ethel  01- 
ney,  of  Oakland,  Cal.;  and  they  have  one 
son,  and  reside  at  Santa  Maria,  I  a.. 

Eaton,  Arthur  Wentworth  Hamilton, 
Clergyman  and  Author,  of  416  Lafayette 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  at  Kent- 
ville,  Nova  Scotia.  In  1880  he  graduated 
from  the  Harvard  University  and- received 
the  degrees  of  M.A.,  and  D.C.L.  lie  is  a 
member  of  many  learned  societies.  He  is 
the  author  of  the  Heart  of  the  Creeds,  His 
torical  Religion  in  the  Light  of  Modern 
Thought,  and  several  other  widely  known 
looks.  He  is  unmarried;  and  resides  at  64 
Pinckney  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


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Eaton,  Elma  Medora,  (Mrs.  Albert  H. 
Kau),  Member  of  the  Kansas  (Jity  Musical 
Club,  and  the  Kansas  Athenaeum  Club. She 
was  born  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  She  is  a 
violin  teacher  and  soloist,  of  209  Studio 
Building,  Kansas  City,  Mo.  She  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Kansas  City  Music  Teachers  As 
sociation.  In  1921  she  married  Mr.  Albert 
Kau;  and  the  reside  at  3017  Forest  Avenue 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Eaton,  Fred  Laurine,  Member  of  Sioux 
City  Country  Club.  He  was  born  July  10, 
1859,  in  Calais,  Vt.  Since  1903  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Sioux  City  Terminal  Rail 
way  Company.  He  resides  at  2902  Jackson 
Street.  Sioux  City,  Iowa. 

Ebling,  Louis  M.,  Director,  of  760  St. 
Ann 's  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Eagle  Hygeia  Ice  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Ebling,  William,  Business  President,  of 
760  St.  Ann's  Avenue,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Ebling  Brewing  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ecker,  Frederick  H.,  Director,  of  1  Madi 
son  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie  Rail 
way  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Eckhart,  Bernard  Albert,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  in  1852,  in  Al 
sace,  France.  He  is  president  of  the  B.  A. 
Eckhart  Milling  Company.  He  resides  at 
1530  Lake  Shore  Drive,  Chicago.  111. 

Eckart,  Edmund,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  231  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  152 
West  Fifth-Eighth  Street  Company,  Incor 
porated;  president  and  general  manager  of 
Gerstendorfer  Brothers;  and  a  director  of 
the  George  Ferguson  Company  of  JSew  Ro- 
chelle,  N.Y. 

Eddy,  George  Day,  Foundryman  and  Ma 
nufacturer,  of  372  Grand  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  in  1849  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  He 
was  associated  with  the  Globe  Foundry, 
which  was  established  by  his  father  in  1865 
and  was  manager  of  that  company  until 
1884.  Since  1885  he  has  been  president  of 


the  R.  M.  Eddy  Foundry  Company.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  the  Masons  ;and 
is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Athletic  Club 
and  the  Edgewater  Golf  Club. 

Eddy,  Sherwood,  Member  of  the  City 
Club,  of  347  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Jan.  19,  1871,  in  Leaven- 
worth,  Kan.  He  has  been  secretary  of  the 
Y.M.C.A.  wor  of  international  committee  in 
Asia.  He  is  the  author  of  the  Awakening  of 
India,  and  other  works.  His  address  is  347 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Edenborn,  William,  Capitalist  and  In 
ventor,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  was  born  on 
-  March  20,  1848,  in  Westphalia,  Prussia. 
Since  1903  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Louisiana  Railroad  and  Navigation  Compa 
ny,  which  was  planned  and  constructed  so 
lely  by  himself.  He  is  the  inventor  of  many 
patents  important  in  the  wire  industry.  In 
1880-1900  lie  was  president  of  the  Ameri 
can  Steel  and  Wire  Company,  and  its  pre 
decessors,  in  sole  charge  of  all  its  produc 
tion  and  of  labor.  He  inaugurated  the  sys 
tem  of  workingmen's  benefit  and  old  age 
pensions  at  the  sole  expense  of  the  wire 
company  in  1898:  the  first  in  the  United 
States.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Luther  Bur- 
hank  and  National  Geographical  Societies, 
the  Washington  University  and  the  Mer 
cantile  Library  Association  of  St.  Louis. He 
is  director  of  the  Protestant  Orphans,  and 
Old  People's  Home  in  New  Orleans. 

Edens,  William  Grant,  Member  of  the 
Hamilton  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  27,  1863, 
in  Richmond,  Tnd.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  Central  Trust  Compa 
ny  of  Illinois.His  address  is  125  West  Mon 
roe  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Edes,  Henry  H.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  30  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Conveyancers  Title  In 
surance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Edgar,  Charles  L.,  Business  President,  of 
70  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  Boston  Electric  Light  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Edge,  Charles  N.,  Business  President,  of 
7  Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem- 


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her  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Walker  River  Copper  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Edge,  Walter  Evans,  Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club,  lie  was  born  Nov.  20,1873 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  lie  was  elected  gover 
nor  of  New  Jersey  for  term  1917-20  an/i 
resigned  in  1919,  to  take  seat  in  the  United 
States  Senate  for  term  1919-25.  His  ad- 
dress  is  Atlantic  City,  N.J. 

Edgerton,  Hiram  H.,  Member  of  the 
Genesee  Valley  Club.  He  was  born  on  April 
19,  1847,  in  Belfast,  Allegany  County,  N.Y. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Rochester  Public  Lib 
rary  and  since  1908  has  been  mayor  of  Ko- 
rhester.  N.Y.  His  address  is  30  South  Good 
man  Street,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

Edinburg,  C.  D.,  Business  President,  of 
135  William  Street,  New  York  City:  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  American  Maize  Pro 
ducts  Company ; and  a  director  of  the  John 
ston  City  Washed  Coal  Company  ot  Chica 
go,  and  a  director  of  the  Royal  Baking 
Powder  Company. 

Edison,  Thomas  A.,  Business  President, 
of  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Bates  Manufacturing  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Edson,  John  Jay,  Member  of  the  Cosmos 
Club.  He  was  born  May  17,  1846,  in  Jeffer 
son,  Ohio.  Since  1898  he  has  been  president 
of  the  Equitable  Co-operative  Building  As 
sociation,  lie  resides  in  Washington,  D.C. 

Edwards,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Member  of 
the  Rigdale  Club.  He  was  on  born  Dec.  31, 
1859,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Since  1915  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Central  National 
Bank  of  St.  Louis.  He  resides  at  Kingsbu- 
ry  Place,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Edwards,  David  M.,  Member  of  Rotary 
Club,  Chamber  of  Commerce, and  the  Coun 
cil  Church  Boards  of  Education.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  Earlham  College  at  Ifi^liTflioud, 
Ind.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Venn 
College  at  Oshaloosa,  Iowa.  He  resides  at 
228  College  Avenue,  Richmond,  Ind. 

Edwards,   Mrs.   E.   R.,   President   of  the 
Musical   Club,  with  a   membership  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty-five  women.  She  resides 
at  Jamestown,  N.D. 


Edwards,  Edward  Irving,  Member  of  the 
Bankers  of  America  Club.  He  was  born  on 
Dec,  1,  1863,  in  Jersey  City,  N.J.  In  1920- 
23  he  has  been  governor  of  New7  Jersey.  He 
resides  at  39  Duncan  Avenue,  Jerjsev  City, 
N.J.  He  is  president  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Jersey  City,  N.J. 

Edwards,  Richard  M.,  Business  President 
of  60  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  an3 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.! Ie 
is  president  of  the  Algomah  Mining  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Egbert,  James  Chidester,  Educator  ind 
Author,  of  323  Riverside  Drive,  New  lovk 
City,  was  born  in  1859  in  New  York  City. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  University  Exten 
sion,  Director  of  the  School  of  the  Univer 
sity  Extension  and  president  of  the  Long 
Island  College  Hospital.  He  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  Roman  Archeology  and  is  now 
professor  of  Latin  in  the  Columbia  Univer 
sity.  He  is  the  author  of  MacMillan's  Latin 
classics  and  other  works.  He  resides  at  323 
Riverside  Drive  New  York  City. 

Eggleston,  Joseph  Dupuy,  Educator  and 
College  President,  of  Hamden-Sidney,  Va. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Folk  Lore 
Society,  the  Virginia  Historical  Society,  the 
Association  for  the  Preservation  of  Virgin 
ian  Antiquities,  and  various  other  clubs 
and  societies.  He  wras  born  in  1867  in 
Prince  Edward  County,  Va. ;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  LL.D. 
In  1906-1913  he  was  superintendent  of  pub 
lic  instruction  for  Virginia.  He  is  part 
author  of  The  Rural  School;  and  is  the 
author  of  brochures  on  civic  and  educa 
tional  subjects.  In  1895  he  married  Miss 
Julia  Johnson ;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  one  daughter;  and  reside  in 
Hampdon-Sidney,  Va. 

Ehrbar,  Aloys  L.,  Member  of  the  Virgi 
nia  Country  Club,  and  the  Elks  and  the 
Maccabees.  He  was  born  Nov  13,  1873,  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  A.  L. 
Cigar  Company.  He  has  been  president  and 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  his  City.  He  re 
sides  at  1605  North  Hobart  Boulevard,  in 
Hollywood,  Cal. 

Enrich,  Joseph  William,  Banker  and 
Broker,  of  67  Exchange  Place,  New  York 
City,  was  born  June  21,  1878,  in  New  York 


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City,  and  is  the  son  of  William  J.  and  Ida 
Morgenthau  Ehrich.  He  was  educated  at 
Yale,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  in 
1900.  In  1901-04  he  was  partner  of  Eugene 
Meyer;  in  1907  of  Ehrich  and  Company. 
He  financed  Rio  Frio  Land  and  Irrigation 
Company,  and  also  the  United  Cigar  Sto 
res  of  Canada.  He  was  treasure  of  Kampo- 
lite  Company;  president  of  the  Rio  Frio 
Land  and  Irrigation  Company;  and  director 
of  the  United  Cigar  Stores  of  Canada.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Yale  Club,  the  Century 
Country  Club,  the  Wheatley  Hills  Golf 
Club  and  the  Philmont  Country  Club.  In 
1902  he  married  Miss  Adelaide  P.  Price, 
and  they  have  two  sons.  They  reside  at  141 
West  Seventy-fourth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 

Ehrich,  Walter  Louis,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  July 
9,  1878,  in  New  York  City.  He  is  the  princ 
ipal  owner  of  The  Ehrich  Galleries  of  705 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City.  They  make 
a  specialty  of  Old  Masters ;  and  are  one  of 
the  best  known  dealers  in  pictures  in  the 
United  States. 

Ehrlich,  Adolph,  Business  President,  of 
31  Bedford  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Julius  Kallman  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Eimer,  August  Otto,  Member  of  Stand 
ing  Committee  of  the  Alumni  Associa 
tion  of  Columbia  College;  and  Chairman  of 
its  Membership  Committee,  was  born  in 
New  York  City.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Clinton  High  School;  and  in  1906  he  grad 
uated  with  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the 
Columbia  University.  Since  1914  he  has 
been  assistant  treasurer  of  Eimer  and  Am 
end.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Electric 
Heating  Apparatus  Company  of  Newark, 
N. J ;  secretary  and  treasurer  of  No.  34  Irv 
ing  Place  Corporation;  secretary  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Patchogue  Holding  Company; 
secretary  of  the  Stuyvesant  Glass  Compa 
ny;  and  president  of  the  Great  South  Bay 
Development  Company.  He  is  a  life  mem 
ber  of  the  Chemists'  Club.  He  is  a  memoer 
of  the  Columbia  University  Club,  the  Shell 
Shore  Club  of  Greenwich,  and  the  Wood 
lands  Country  Club.  In  1905  he  married 


Miss  June  Prudhome  of  Natchitoches,  La.; 
and  they  reside  at  West  Fifty-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Einstein,  Milton  E.  D.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  1115  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties. He  is  president  of  the  Kursheedt  Man 
ufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Eisemann,  Alexander.Vice-presideru  and 
Director,  of  255  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Smith- 
Eisemann  Corporation  of  America.  He  is 
also  a  director  of  the  Vulcan  Insurance 
Company;  and  a  secretary  and  director  of 
the  Eismith  Farms,  Incorporated. 

Elder,  John,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  of 
Maspeth  and  Vandervort  Avenues,  Brook 
lyn,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary  and 
director  of  the  Aetna  Varnish  Company, 
Incorporated.  He  resides  at  West  Maurice 
Avenue,  Elmhurst,  N.Y. 

Elder,  Robert  D.,  Jr.,  Director  of  30 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Minnesota  Railway  Con 
struction  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Elder,  Mrs.  Susan  Blanchard,  Editor  and 
Author,  of  2221  Brainard  Street,  New  Or 
leans,  La.,  was  born  in  1835  in  Fort  Jesup, 
a  frontier  post  between  Texas  and  Louisia 
na.  For  years  she  taught  mathematics 
in  the  New  Orleans  High  School.  For  many 
years  she  served  as  a  literary  critic  for  the 
Morning  Star  of  New  Orleans.  She  is  the 
author  of  Life  of  W.H.  Edder,  late  Arch 
bishop  of  Cincinnati;  The  Life  of  Abbi 
Roquette,  a  poet  and  missionary  priest  am 
ong  the  Choctaw  Indians  of  Louisiana  ;and 
Elder  Flowers,  a  small  book  of  verse. 

Eldredge,  Edward  H.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  10  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Massachussetts  Real 
Estate  Exchange  and  other  corporations. 

Eliot,  Amory,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
131  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Dwight  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Elenbogen,  Herman,  Business  President, 
and  Banker,  of  1(500  West  Roosevelt  Road, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Dec.  30,  1879,  in 
Vilno,  Russia.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the 
business  under  the  name  of  H.  Elenbogen 
and  Company.  He  was  manager  of  tne  lor- 
eign  department  of  the  West  Side  National 
Bank  of  Chicago;  became  vice-president 
and  is  now  vice-president  and  cashier  of 
that  institution.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  Merchants  Savings  and  Banking  Com-1 
pany  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  was  chairman 
of  its  board  of  directors.  In  1907  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Ellen  f^chreider;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter;  and 
reside  at  3301  Flournoy  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. 

Eliot,  Charles  W.,  Business  President,  of 
17  Fresh  Pond  Parkway,  Cambridge,  Mass; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Old  South  As 
sociation  in  Boston, 

Elish,  Maurice  M.,  Business  President,  of 
29  Beekman  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  M.  M.  Elish  and  Company, 
Incorporated.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mer 
chants  Association  of  New  York,  the  New 
York  Credit  Men's  Association,  and  the 
Paper  Association  of  America. 

Elkus,  Abram  I.,  Lawyer  and  Author,  of 
170  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born  on 
Aug.  6,  1867,  in  New  York.  He  was  educat 
ed  at  Columbia  University  and  St.Lawrence 
University;  and  received  the  degrees  of 
LL.  B.  aiid  D.C.L.  Since  1888  he  has  prac 
ticed  law  in  New  York  City;  and  in  1908 
was  special  United  States  attorney  to  pro 
secute  fraudulent  bankrupts.  He  is  counsel 
tor  the  Merchants  Association  and  other 
corporations.  Since  1911  he  has  been  regent 
of  the  University  State  of  New  York.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association 
the  New  York  State  Bar  Association,  the 
New  York  County  Lawyers  Association  and 
the  Association  of  the  Bar  of  the  City  of 
New  York.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Manhat 
tan  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Lotos  Club, 
the  Lawyers  Club,  the  Harmonie  Club,  the 
Reform  Club,  the  Bankers  Club.  He  is  the 
author  of  Secret  Liens  and  Reputed  Owner 
ship. 


Elliman,  Douglas  L.,  Business  President, 
of  15  East  Forty-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Douglas  L. 
Elliman  Brokerage  Company, 

Elliman,  Lawrence  B.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  340  Madison  Avenue,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Rockaway 
Hunting  Club,  the  Racquet  and  Tennis 
Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  the  Cedar- 
hurst  Yacht  Club,  the  Uptown  Club,  the  St. 
Nicholas  Society,  the  Society  of  the  Colon 
ial  Wars,  the  New  York  Historical  Society, 
the  New  York  Genealogical  and  Biograph 
ical  Society,  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of 
Art,  and  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce.  He  was  born  on  Sept.  11,  1876,  in 
Flushing,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Flushing  Institute,  and  at  the  Berkeley 
School  of  New  York  City.  Since  1897  he 
has  been  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  is 
president  of  Pease  and  Elliman;  and  vice- 
president  of  McLean  and  McLean,  the  East 
Ninty-fifth  Street  Corporation,  and  the  Se 
venty-fifth  Street  Corporation  East.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  York  Home  for 
Homeless  Boys.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  E- 
dyth  Copell ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  122 
East  Fifty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Elliot,  Maxwell  Hall,  Business  President, 
of  277  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Elliott  Mortgage  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Elliott,  C.  Edgar.,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Haytian  American  Su 
gar  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Elliott,  Howard,  Director,  of  34  Nassau 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Colorado  and  Southern  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Elliott,  Huger,  Supervisor  and  Director, 
of  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  Oct.  5,  1877,  in 
Sewanee,  Tenn.  He  is  supervisor  of  uduca- 
tional  work  in  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts, 
and  director  of  the  Department  of  Design 
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Elliott,  John  Lovejoy,  Educator  and  So 
ciologist,  of  436  West  Twenty-seventh 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  Dec.  2, 
1868.  in  Princeton,  111.  Since  1894  he  has 
been  instructor  in  ethics  in  the  Ethical  Cul 
ture  School  of  New  York;  and  in  1896  or 
ganized  the  Hudson  Guild,  a  neighborhood 
center. 

Elliott,  John  Mackey,  Member  of  the  Ca 
lifornia  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  6,  1844,  in 
Pendleton,  S.C.  He  is  president  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Cemetary  Association.  He  resides 
at  914  West  Twenty-eighth  Street,  Los  An 
geles,  Cal. 

Ellis,  David  Abram,  Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass;and 
a  member  of  the  Boston  City  Club,the  Har 
vard  Club  of  Boston,  the  Elyseum  Club, and 
the  Kernwood  Country  Club.  He  was  born 
Feb.  20,  1873,  inBuffalo,  N.Y. ;  and  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  LL.B.  from  Har 
vard.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Transit 
Company;  and  a  lecturer  on  Municipal  Go 
vernment  at  Harvard.  In  1898  he  married 
Miss  Amy  Friedman ;  and  they  reside  at 
21  Keswick  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Ellis,  George  H.,  Business  President,  of 
272  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  City  Club, 

Ellis,  John  Breckenridge,  Educator,  Mu 
sician  and  Author,  of  Plattsburgh,  Mo. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  February  11,  1870,  near  Han 
nibal,  Mo.  He  received  the  degrees  of  A.B. 
and  A.M.  from  the  Plattsburgh  College, 
and  also  received  a  good  musical  education. 
Since  1902  he  has  been  engaged  in  literary. 
In  1886-97  he  was  professor  of  English  lit 
erature  at  the  Plattsburg  College.  He  is  the 
author  of  King  Saul,  The  Ellisan  Literary 
Year  Book,  Lahoma,  and  numerous  plays, 
stories,  songs,  cantatas.  In  1917-20  he  was 
president  of  the  Missouri  Writers  Guild. 
He  resides  at  Ellisan,  Pittsburgh,  Mo. 

Ellis,  John  Warfield,  Business  President, 
of  2450  Canal  Road,  Cleveland  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  the  Cleveland  Athletic  Club, the 
Cleveland  Yach  Club,  and  the  Shaker 
Heights  Country  Club;  Cleveland  Yacht 
Club,  and  is  a  Mason  and  Shriner.  He  was 
born  Aug.  28,  1877,  in  Princeton,  111.;  and 


received  an  academic  education.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Weighle  Company,  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Chemical  Supply  Company,  In 
1910  he  married  Miss  Mildred  Furness;and 
they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at  1862  East 
Ninetieth  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Ellis,  Reuben  M.,  Business  President  of 
1790  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Tobacco  Products  Ex 
port  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Ellsworth,  Ralph  Humphrey,  Business 
President,of  1383  West  Ninth  Street,Cleve- 
land,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  the  Masons, 
and  the  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
He  was  born  in  1870  in  West  Richfield,  0- 
hio. Since  1910  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Arnold  Wooden  ware  Company;  and  is  a 
director  of  the  Central  Savings  and  Loan 
Company.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Emily 
H.  Oviatt;  and  the  reside  at  1446  Cohas- 
sett  Avenue,  in  Lakewood,  Ohio. 

Ellwood,  Charles  Abram,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  20,  1873,  near 
Ogdensburg,  N.Y.  Since  1900  he  has  been 
professor  of  sociology  in  the  University  of 
Missouri.  He  is  the  author  of  Sociology  and 
Modern  Social  Problems.  His  address  is  407 
College  Avenue,  Columbia,  Mo. 

Elsam,  James  C.,  Physician,  of  Madison, 
Wis.,  and  a  member  of  the  American  Phys 
ical  Educational  Association,  the  Medical 
Veterans  of  the  World  War,  and  the  Na 
tional  Council  of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  Amer 
ica.  He  is  professor  of  physical  education 
Medical  Reserve  Corps,  United  States  Ar 
my,  and  Orthopedic  Consultant  of  the 
U.S.P.H.S..  He  was  Captain  in  the  Medical 
Corps,  United  States  Army  and  physical 
director  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  As 
sociation,  Galveston,  Texas;  Atlanta,  Ga. 
and  Minneapolis,  Minn.  He  is  the  author  of 
Social  Games  and  Group  Dances.  In  1891 
he  married  Miss  Ruth  Reams;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  in  Madison,  Wis. 

Elsas,  Herman;,  Business  President,  of 
16  East  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Continental  Pa 
per  and  Bag  Mills, 


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Elmer,  Manuel  Conrad,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  5,  1886,  in 
Monroe,  Wis.  Since  1919  lie  has  been  asso 
ciate  professor  of  sociology  and  social  work 
in  the  University  of  Minnesota.  He  is  the 
author  of  Social  Surveys  of  Urban  Com 
munities.  His  address  is  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Elsas,  Oscar,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  was  born 
Sept.  28,  1871,  in  Atlanta,  Ga.He  was  educ 
ated  at  the  English  High  School  of  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  at  the  Georgia  School  of  Tech 
nology.  Since  1891  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  Fulton  Bay  and  Cotton  Mills,  of 
which  he  is  now  president.  He  is  president 
of  the  Ingleside  Country  Club;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Ansley  Park  Golf  Club.  In  1895 
he  married  Miss  Emma  Ehrlich;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  Ponce  de  Leon  Apartments, 
Atlanta,  Ga. 

Elston,  Isaac  Compton,  Member  of  the 
Columbia  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  5,  1836, 
in  Crawfordsville,  Ind.  He  is  president  of 
the  Elston  National  Bank.  He  resides  in 
Crawfordsville,  Ind. 

Elston,  John  Arthur,  Lawyer  ana  Con 
gressman,  of  Berkeley,  Cal.,  was  born  Feb. 
10,  1874,  at  Woodland,  Cal.  Since  1915  he 
has  been  a  member  of  Congress,  and  is  now 
serving  his  term  of  1919-21. 

Elting,  Howard,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  15.  1869,  in  New 
York  City. Since  1917  he  has  been  president 
of  the  National  Paint,  Oil  and  Varnish  As 
sociation.  He  resides  at  48  Bellevue  Place, 
Chicago,  111. 

Elton,  John  Prince,  Member  of  the  Wa- 
terbury  Club.  He  was  born  June  30,  1855, 
in  Waterbury,  Conn.  He  is  president  of  the 
Dime  Savings  Bank  of  Waterbury,  Con. He 
resides  in  Waterbury,  Conn. 

Elwell,  Mrs.  George  D.,  President  of  the 
Monday  Musical  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  281  Women.  She  resides  at  675  Hudson 
Avenue,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Ely,  Robert  Erkskine,  Educator  ana  Lec 
turer,  of  23  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Sept.  13,  1861,  in 
Binghamton,  N.Y.  He  was  president  of 
the  Prospect  Union  of  Cambridge.  Since 
1901  he  has  been  director  of  the  League  for 


Political  Education  of  New  York  City,  and 
is  now  secretary  of  the  Economic  Club  of 
New  York,  and  a  director  of  Civic  Forum. 
In  1905  he  married  Miss  Rudolphine  Schaf- 
fer,  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  Northvale 
N.J. 

Embree,  Edwin  Rogers,  Member  of  the 
Graduates  Club.  He  was  born  July  31,1883, 
in  Osceola,  Neb.  Since  1917  he  has  been 
secretary  of  the  Rockefeller  foundation.He 
resides  on  Dana  Place,  EnglewTood,  JN.J. 

Emerson,  Sam  W.,  Business  President,  of 
|836  Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  the  Cleveland  Athletic  Club, 
the  Shaker  Heights  Country  Club,  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the  Cleveland 
Engineers  Society. He  hsas  filled  several  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor,  and  resides  in 
. Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Emery,  Joseph  H.,  Business  President, 
of  1107  Broadway,  Ne  w  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Garfield  National  Bank 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Emmert,  W.  B.,  Business  President,  of 
61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  United  Central  Oil  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Emmons,  Robert  W.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  79  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Lawrence  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Endicott,  William,  Director,  of  115  De 
vonshire  Street,  Boston,  Maes.  ;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Boston  and  Albany  Rail 
road  Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Endicott,  William  C.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  71  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  and 
Lowell  Railroad  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Engel,  Joseph,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
67  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Highland  Co-operative  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 


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Englis,  Charles  M.,  Business  President, 
of  245  Greenpoint  Avenue,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  New  York  and 
Hudson  Steamboat  Company, 

English,  William  Eastin,  Member  of  the 
Indiana  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  and  vari 
ous  other  clubs,  societies  and  organizations. 
He  is  the  owner  of  the  English  Block,  Hotel 
English,  the  English  Opera  House,  and  oth 
er  valuable  properties  in  Indianapolis, Ind. 

English,  William  H.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Brooklyn  Chair  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Enslen,  Eugene  F.,  Member  of  the  Coun 
try  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  11,  1858,  in 
Wetumka,  Ala.  Since  1909  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Jefferson  County  Savings 
Bank,  of  Birmingham,  Ala.  He  resides  at 
2737  Highland  Avenue,  Birmingham,  Ala. 

Eppler,  William  E.,  Director,  of  32  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  North  River  Railway  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Epstein,  Hyman,  Business  President,  of 
15  Whitehall  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Masons  and  May  Charit 
able  Institutions.  He  was  born  1869  in  Je 
rusalem,  Palestine;  and  was  educated  at 
the  New  York  University.  Since  1892  he 
has  been  in  the  shipping  and  transporta 
tion  business.  He  is  president  of  the  Over 
seas  Shipping  Company,  Limited;  presdent 
of  the  firm  Foreign  Trading  Exchange ;  and 
president  of  the  Overseas  Transportation 
Company.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  1'oreign 
Trading  Exchange.  He  married  Miss  Annie 
Werbelowsky;  and  they  have  one  daughter 
and  reside  at  130  Post  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Erb,  Newman,  Railway  Official  and  Cap 
italist,  of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
was  born  June  16,  1850,  in  Breslau,  Ger 
many.  In  1872-92  he  has  practiced  law.He 
constructed  the  St.  Louis,  Memphis  and 
Southeastern  Railroad,  and  was  its  presi 
dent  in  1896-98.  In  1908-09  he  was  presi 
dent  of  the  Wisconsin  Central  Railway 
Company  ;and  is  now  president  of  the  Min 


neapolis  and  St.  Louis  Railway  Company, 
the  Iowa  Central  Railway  Company,  the 
Fort  Dodge  and  Des  Moines  Railroad  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Ericson,  Henry,  Contractor  and  Former 
Commissioner  of  Buildings,  of  139  JNorth 
Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Aug. 
3,  1861,  in  Sweden.  He  is  president  of  the 
Henry  Ericson  Company,  contractors.  He 
was  commissioner  of  buildings  of  the  City 
of  Chicago  under  mayor  Harrison 's  aumi- 
nistration.  He  is  expresident  of  the  Swed 
ish  Engineers  Society  ;a  member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Athletic  Association,  life  member  of 
the  Press  Club,  member  of  the  Western 
Society  of  Engineers,  Builders  Club,  and  a 
thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  Shriner. 

Ernst,  Roger,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of  60 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Waldo  Brothers  Bond  and 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Eschweller,  Alexander  C.,  President  of 
the  Milwaukee  Art  Commission.  His  ad 
dress  is  City  Hall,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Estabrook,  Fred  Watson,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  23, 
1852,  in  Grafton,  Mass.  He  is  president  of 
the  Telegraph  Publishing  Company,  of  Na 
shua.  He  resides  in  Nashua,  N.H. 

Estey,  G.  Howard,  Manufacturer,  of  270 
Union  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born 
Aug.  24,  1873,  in  New  Brunswick,  Canada. 
Since  1899  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  man 
ufacturing  business  in  Brooklyn.  He  is 
treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the  Estey 
Brothers  Company;  and  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  Brouard  Realty  Company.  He 
is  also  treasurer  of  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Brooklyn;  and  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Baptist  Young  People's  Convention  of 
the  State  of  New  York. 

Estill,  Thomas,  of  the  ^Salvation  Army, 
New  York  City.  He  wafj  born  March  13, 
1859,  in  Whitby,  Yorkshire,  England.  He 
has  been  in  command  of  Salvation  Army 
Forces  in  South  Africa,  New  South  Wales 
New  Zealand,  Holland  and  Japan.  He  was 
chief  officer  of  the  Salvation  Army  in  Chi 
cago  and  the  States  west  to  the  Pacific 
Coast;  and  now  established  in  New  York 
City. 

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Etiene,  J.  M.,  Business  President,  of  837 
Folsom  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cyclops  Iron  Works,and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Euless,  F.  J.,  of  1314  Great  Southern 
Life  Building,  Dallas,  Texas.  He  is  manager 
of  the  National  Life  Insurance  Company. 
He  is  secretary  of  the  Dallas  Automobile 
Club. 

Evans,  Benjamin,  Director,, of  329  Penn 
sylvania  Station,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Northport  Traction 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Evans,  Elizabeth  Gardiner  (Mrs.  Glend- 
ower  Evans),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  Feb.  28,  1856,  in  New 
Rochelle,  N.Y.  In  1911-12  she  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Minimum  Wage  Commission  of 
Massachusetts,  which  led  to  the  establish 
ment  of  a  permanent  minimum  wage  com 
mission  of  Massachusetts,  the  first  of  the 
kind  in  the  United  States.  She  resides  on 
Oakland  Road,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Evans,  Evan  Albert,  Real  Estate  Invest 
ment  Dealer,  of  509  South  Wabash  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Feb.  6,  1871,  in 
Jackson  County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in 
the  Normal  School  of  Kirksville,  Mo.  He 
entered  employ  of  Chicago  Portrait  Com 
pany  in  1893  president  of  same  in  1902-06; 
and  is  now  proprietor  of  Moffett  Studio. 
He  is  president  of  Ohio  Building  Safety 
Vault  Company;  and  treasurer  of  the  Illi 
nois  Surety  Company.  He  is  a  thirty-second 
degree  Mason;  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Associ 
ation,  the  South  Shore  Country  Club,  the 
Exmoor  Country  Club,  the  Forty  Club  and 
the  Lambs  Club  of  New  York.  He  resides 
at  12  Scott  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Evans,  Mary  Elizabeth,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Oct.  23,  1884, 
in  Syracuse,  N.Y.  In  1918-19  she  was  with 
the  American  Red  Cross  ^n  France.  She  is 
the  author  of  War  Time  Receipt.  She  re 
sides  at  247  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci- 
ty. 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  was  born  Oct.  5,  1842,  in 

Evans,   Thomas,  Glass  Manufacturer,  of 


Pittsburgh,  Pa.  For  over  fifty  years  he  has 
been  manufacturer  of  glass  and  prior  to 
1900  operated  under  the  firm  name  of  Tho 
mas  Evans  Company.  He  is  now  president 
treasurer  and  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Di 
rectors  of  the  Macbeth-Evans  Glass  Com 
pany  and  is  a  director  of  the  Diamond  Al 
kali  Company  and  the  Pittsburgh  Clay  Pot 
Company. 

Evans,  W.  C.,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
Southern  Boulevard  and  East  One-Hundred 
and  forty-third  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Ward  Baking  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Evans,  Wilmot,  Jr.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  15  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Trust  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Evans,  Wilmot  R.,  Business  President, 
of  38  School  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Continental  Company,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Everett,  Henry  C.,  Director,  of  60  Fed 
eral  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Addison  Mills,  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Everett,  Samuel  A.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  359  Eddy  Street,  Provi 
dence,  R.T.,  and  a  member  of  the  Universi 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  5,  1866,  in  Rowe 
Mass.;  and  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B 
from  Brown  University.  He  is  president 
nnd  treasurer  of  the  Everett  and  Barron 
Company;  and  has  filled  various  positions 
of  trust  and  honor  .In  1897  he  married  Miss 
Gertrude  Miller;  and  they  have  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  at  203  President  Avenue, 
Providence,  R.I. 

Everett,  Silas,  Business  President,  of  330 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  the  University  Club  of  Manila,  and  the 
Manila  Club.  He  was  born  in  1889  in  New 
York  City;  and  was  educated  at  St.  Paul's 
School  of  Garden  City,  N.Y.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Everett  Electric  Corpora 
tion;  and  president  of  Everett  Brothers,In- 
corporated.  He  is  married  and  resides  at  98 
Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 


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Ewart,  Frank  Carman,  Educator,  of  Ham 
ilton,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Language  Association  of  America,  and  the 
AmericanAssociation  of  Spanish  Teachers. 
He  is  professor  of  Romanic  Language  at 
the  Colgate  University.  He  was  professor 
in  Denison  University  and  Kalamazoo  Col 
lege.  He  is  the  author  of  a  work  on  Cuba, 
and  numerous  other  works.  In  1895  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Nettie  Veigh;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  daughter,  and  they  reside  in 
Hamilton,  N.J. 

Ewing,  James,  Pathologist  and  Author, 
of  477  First  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Century  Club,  and  the  Un 
iversity  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  25,  1866, 
in  Pittsburgh,  Pa. ;  and  has  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  M.D.  and  Sc.D  Since 
1889  he  has  been  professor  of  pathology  at 
Cornell  Medical  School;  and  is  the  author 
of  Clinical  Pathology  of  Blood,  and  of  Ne- 
oplastic  Diseases. 

Ewing,  James  C.,  Business  President,  of 
21  East  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Manhattan 
Sand  and  Gravel  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Fabacher,  Lawrence,  Business  President 
and  Capitalist,  of  5705  St.  Charles  Ave- 
New  Orleans,  La.  He  was  president  of  the 
Jackson  Brewing  Compay;  and  was  ident 
ified  with  several  industrial  corporations. 
He  is  a  benefactor  of  the  Catholic  Church. 

Faber,  John  Eberhard,  Member  of  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club,  of  Chicago,  111. 
He  was  born  March  14,  1859,  in  New  York 
City.  He  is  in  charge  of  theE  berhard  Fa 
ber  Rubber  Company.  He  resides  in  West 
New  Brighton,  Staten  Island,  N.Y. 

Fabyan,  Francis  Wright,  Busiess  Presi 
dent,  of  727  Franklin  Steert,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Union  E- 
lectric  Power  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Fagan,  James  J.,  Director,  of  Crockei 
National  Bank,  Sa  rancisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Bank  of  Italy  and  oth 
er  corporatoins. 


Fackenthal,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Metal 
lurgist  and  Banker  ,of  Riegelsburg,  Pa.; 
was  born  June  2,  1851,  Doylestown,  Pa.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  has 
received  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  Sc.D.  in 
Lafayette  College.  In  1879-92  he  was  gen 
eral  manager  of  Cooper  and  Hewitt;  and 
in  1893-1913  was  president  of  the  Thomas 
Iron  Company;  also  president  of  the  Iron- 
ton  Railroad  Company;  and  the  Clymer 
Power  Company.  Since  1893  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  Easton  Trust  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  member  of  British  Iron  and 
Steel  Institute;  the  American  Iron  and 
Steel  Institute;  and  vice-president  of 
Bucks  County  Historical  Society;  and  also 
the  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College. 

Fahey,  John  H.,  Publisher,  of  40  Court 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Bankers  Club  of  New  York,  the  Eco 
nomic  Club,  the  Brae  Burn  Country  Club, 
the  Tedosco  Country  Club,  and  the  Cos 
mos  Club  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  pub 
lisher  of  the  Worcester  Evening  Post,  of 
Worcester,  Mass.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the  United 
States,  and  a  member  of  the  International 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the 
United  States  and  has  held  numerous  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  horo.  He  resides  in 
Brookline,  Mass. 

Fahnestock,  William,  Director,  of  2  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  teh  American  Cotton  Oit  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Fahrney,  Erza  C.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club  and  various  other  fraternal  and  pa 
triotic  and  charitable  organizations.  He 
was  born  in  Martinsburg,  Pa.;  and  receiv 
ed  a  technical  education.  He  is  president 
of  the  Dr.  Peter  Fahrney  and  Sons  Com 
pany,  proprietory  medicines.  He  resides 
with  his  family  at  3317  Warren  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

Fairbanks,  J.  Leo,  President  of  the  Utah 
Art  Institute.  He  resides  at  the  State  Cap 
itol,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


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Fairchild,  Arthur  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  10-12  Arcade  Building,  Providence, 
R.T. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Bethany 
Home  of  Rhode  Island,  and  a  trustee  in 
other  corporations. 

Fairchild  , George  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Internatioal 
Time  Recording  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Fairchild,  Marcus  D.,  Business  President, 
of  86  Lefferts  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Brooklyn  Rotary  Club, 
the  Brooklyn  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  born  Aug.  15,  1876,  in  Ilion,  N.Y. ;  and 
was  educated  at  Brownes  College.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  president  of  Fairchild 
Sons,  Incorporated.  He  is  president  of 
Bluebird  Securities;  and  treasurer  of  the 
Endfire  Extinguisher  Company.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Nellie  B.  Ferguson;  and  they 
have  one  son  and  reside  at  1403  Ditmas 
Avenue,  Flatbush,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Falconer,  Walter  G.,  Business  President, 
of  75'Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  New  York  Athletic  Club, 
the  Drug  and  Chemical  Club  and  the  Rye 
Country  Club  of  Rye,  N.Y.  He  was  born 
Aug.  30,  1875,  in  Scotland,  and  was  edu 
cated  at  George  Watsons  College  of  Edin 
burgh  nad  the  Ediburgh  University.  Since 
1919  he  has  been  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Norwich  Union  Indemnity 
Company  of  New  York,  and  also  since 
1922  has  been  president  and  general  man 
ager  of  the  Phoenix  Idemnity  Company  of 
New  York. 

Fales,  Augustus  A.,  Business  President, 
of  12  City  Square,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Grocers  Magazine  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Fall,  George  P.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  68  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Watkins  Nugraf 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fancher,  Evadore  B.,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  17,  1864, 
in  Bloomer  Center,  Montcal  County,  Mich. 


nl  1914  he  became  governor  of  the  Federal 
Reserve  Bank  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  re 
sides  at  1879  East  Eighty-fourth  Street, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Fanchi,  Abel,  Treasurer  and  Director,  ot 
385  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Greenwich  Movie  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Farmer,  Edward  D.,  Business  President, 
of  20  Vesy  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  teh  Jenkins  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Farmer,  Luke  W.,  Business  President, 
of  37  North  Market  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
eteis.  He  is  president  of  the  Boston  Mar 
ket  Credit  Association,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Farnham  H.  Everett,  of  Bartlett  Trust 
Building,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  was  born  June  3, 
1865,  in  Belgrade,  Maine.  He  was  educated 
at  Colby  College  and  Yale  University. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany.  He  has  been  president  of  the  St. 
Joseph  Board  of  Health;  and  president  of 
the  St  Joseph  Life  Underwriters  Associa 
tion  for  two  terms.  He  is  president  of  the 
City  Club  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.;  a  member 
of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and 
Social  Science ;  and  a  member  of  the  Mis 
souri  Historical  Society.  In  1906  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Bergia  A.  Hawley;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  dauglv 
ters  and  reside  at  203  South  Fifteenth 
Street,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Farnham,  L.  M.,  Director,  of  809  Gar 
land  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
}^  a  director  of  the  Bakersfield  Gas  and 
Electric  Light  Company  of  Los  Angeles 
nn'l  other  corporations. 

Farnsworth,  Charles  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  27  Commercial  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
?  o"ieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Quincy 
Market  Cold  Storage  and  Warehouse 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 


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Farnsworth,  .George.  James,.  Lumber 
Dealer,  of  80  East  Jackson  Boulevard, 
Chicago,  111.;  was  born  Aug.  19,  1863,  in 
Oconto,  Wis.  He  was  formerly  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Oconto  Company  of  Oconto, 
Wis.;  and  vice-president  and  manager  of 
the  Bay  de  Noquet  Company.  He  is  now 
president  of  the  Oconto  Lumber  Company 
and  the  Bay  de  Noquet  Company. 

Farnsworth,  William,  Merchant  and  Cap 
Mass.;  was  born  July  3,  1855,  in  Boston, 
Mass.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Farnsworth,  Stevenson  and  Company;  and 
a  director  in  various  financial  ad  industri 
al  corporations. 

Farquhar,  Arthur  Briggs,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  142  North  Duke  Street,  York,  Pa., 
and  a  member  of  the  Cosmos  Club.  He  was 
born  Sept.  28,  1838,  in. Sandy  Spring,  Md. 
He  has  been  vice-president  of  the  Farqu 
har  Company,  Limited;  and  a  director  in 
many  corporations.  In  1860  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Jessop;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  in  York, 
Pa. 

Farr,  John,  Business  President,  of  129 
Front  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem^ 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Colonial  Sugars  Company. 

Farrell,  Charles  LeRoy,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  14, 
1874,  in  Bristol,  Ind.  He  is  president  of 
the  National  Newark  and  Essex  Banking 
Company,  Newark,  N.J. 

Farrell,  J.  Fletcher,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  45  Nassau  Street,  New  York 
Ctiy;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Boyce,  Hughes  and  Farrell.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Sinclair  Consolidated  Oil 
Corporation,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Sinclair  Central  American  Oil  Corporation 
and  a  director  of  the  Importers  and  Ex 
porters  Insurance  Company  of  New  York. 
He  resides  at  Plateau  Circle,  Sagamore 
Park,  Bronxville,  New  York  City. 

Farrell,  Henry  Edward,  Member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  11,  1864, 
in  Detroit,  Mich.  He  is  president  of  the 
Pittsburgh  and  West  Virginia  Railway 
Company.  His  address  is  Wabash  Build 
ing,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


Farrell,  James  Augustine,  Business-Pres 
ident,  of  71  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Feb.  15,  1863,  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.  Since  1911  he  has  been  president 
of  the  United  States  Steel  Corporation.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Federal  Steel  Company, 
the  Minnesota  Steel  Company,  the  Tenne- 
see  Coal,  Iron  Railroad  Company,  the  Uni 
ted  States  Steel  Company,  and  the  Elgin, 
Joliet,  and  Eastern  Railway  Company.  He 
resides  at  313  Garfield  Place,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 

Farwell,  Arthur  Burrage,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  2,  1852,  in 
North  Leominster,  Mass.  Since  1907  he 
has  devoted  his  entire  time  to  such  work 
as  that  of  the  Chicago  Law  and  Order 
League,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1910- 
14.  He  resides  at  1313  Madison  Park,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Farwell,  John  W.,  Business  President, 
of  70  Kilby  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Gabot  Manufacturing 
Company, 

Fashbaugh,  W.  N.,  Director,  of  185 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Telegraph  and  Ca 
ble  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fassett,  Helen  Mary  Revere,  Member  of 
the  Woman 's  Club.  She  was  born  Aug.  26, 
1875,  in  Lancaster,  Mass.  In  1917  she  was 
appointed  a  representative  in  America  of 
the  Lace  Workers  of  Belgium.  She  resides 
at  220  James  Avenue,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Faulcon,  Ed  L.,  Realtor  and  Treasurer, 
of  1065  Herkimer  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Chris 
tian  Associations,  and  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  1872,  in  Moun 
tain  View,  N.C. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Shiloh  Institute,  and  at  the  Curtis  Business 
School  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Since  1907  h,e 
has  been  connected  with  the  Postoffice 
Department  in  New  York  City.  He  is 
treasurer  of  the  Society  of  the  Sons  of 
North  Carolina.  In  1896  he  married  Miss 
Mary  J.  Broadnax ;  and  they  reside  at  1065 
Herkimer  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 


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Faulkner,  Charles  James  ,Lawyer ,  ot 
5529  Hyde  Park  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  Aug.  23,  1877,  in  Martinsburg, 
W.Ya.  In  1898  he  graduated  in  law  from 
the  Washington  Lee  University;  and  the 
same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Vir 
ginia  and  West  Virginia.  In  1900  he  was 
admitted  to  th  Bar  of  Illinois.  He  is  gen 
eral  counsel  of  Armour  and  Company  of 
Chicago,  111.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Bar  Association,  the  Chicago  Bar  As 
sociation  and  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Asso 
ciation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Club,  the  South  Shore  Country 
Club,  and  the  Metropolitan  Club  of  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Fanuce,  William  H.  P.,  Educator  arid 
University  President,  of  Providence,  R.I., 
and  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  School 
of  Design,  Hope  Club,  and  the  University 
Clubs  of  Boston,  of  Providence  and  New 
York  City.  Since  1899  he  has  been  presi- 
dentof  Brown  University;  is  president  ot 
the  World  Peace  Foundation,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Church  Peace  Union.  In 
1884  he  married  Miss  Sarah  R.  Edson; 
and  they  reside  in  Providence,  R.I. 

Favrot,  Charles  A.,  Architect,  of  the 
Title  Guarantee  Building,  New  Orleans, 
La.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Louisiana  Chapter  of  the  American  Insti 
tute  of  .Architects. 

Faxton,  Huntington  P.,  Member  of  tht 
Oakley  Country  Club,  the  Old  Colonv  Club 
and  the  National  Advisory  Board.  He  was 
born  Ausr-.  26,  1891  in  Brookline,  Mass.  He 
is  identified  with  Otis  and  Company  of 
Boston,  Mass.  He  is  treasurer  and  director 
of  Victory  Products,  Incorporated.  He 
resides  at  25  Coolidge  Hill  Road,  Cam 
bridge,  Mass. 

Faxon,  William  Bailey,  President  of  the 
American  Fine  Arts  Society.  He  resides 
at  215  West  Fifty-seventh  Street,  Manhat 
tan,  N.Y. 

Fay,  Charles  E.,  Business  President,  of 
730  Commonwealth  Avenue.  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Oakley  Country 
the  Boston  City  Club,  the  Masons,  and  the 
Ancient  and  Honorary  Artillery.  He  was 
born  June  14,  1867,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.; 


and  was  eduated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Cambridge  and  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  C.  E.  Fay  and  Company,  auto 
mobile  dealers.  He  is  president  of  the 
Back  Bay  National  Bank,  the  Watertown 
Co-operative  Bank,  and  the  Witchcraft 
Photoplay.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Back 
Bay  Co-operative  Bank,  and  a  director  of 
the  Florida  Cane  Sugar  Corporation.  In 
1894  he  married  Miss  Minne  A.  Minnhead; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and 
reside  at  Watertown,  Mass. 

Fay,  Harry  F  ..Business  President,  of 
148  State  Street,  Boston  ,Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Contact  Copper  Coi 

Fearons,  George  H.,  Director,  of  27  Ce 
dar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Morgan  Chemical  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Fechtig,  James  A.,  Jr.,  Directo,r  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Atlantic- Fruit  and  Steam 
ship  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Feldkamp,  W.  A.,  Business  President, 
and  Treasurer,  of  the  Leader  News  Build 
ing,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the 
Cleveland  Aviation  Club,  the  Athletic 
Club,  and  the  Cleveland  Yacht  Club.  He 
was  born  Jan.  3,  1892,  in  New  Richmond, 
Ohio.  Since  1918  he  has  been  very  active 
in  the  raising  of  money  for  financial  in 
stitutions  that  encourage  construction  of 
houses  in  Cleveland.  He  is  a  director  of 
sales  and  financial  agent  for  the  Conti 
nental  Savings  and  Loan  Company,  a  twen 
ty-five  million  dollar  financial  institution. 
In  1911  he  married  Miss  Mae  Rowan;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  1269  West  Boule 
vard,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Fellows,  Byron  M.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  949  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties  He  is  a  director  of  the  Country  In- 
ve^ting  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Felmey,  David,  Member  of  the  Rotary 
Club,  Association  of  Commerce.  He  is 
presden]t  of  the  Illinois  State  Normal  Uni 
versity.  He  resides  at  Normal,  111. 


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Fell,  Thomas,  Educator  and  College  Pres 
ident,  of  Annapolis,  Md. ;  was  born  July 
15,  1851,  in  Liverpool,  England.  In  1897 
he  was  vice-chancellor  of  the  University 
of  Maryland.  Since  1886  he  has  been  pres- 
identof  Saint  John's  College  at  Annapolis. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Clubs  in 
Washington,  Baltimore,  and  Annapolis, 
and  a  member  of  various  other  organiza 
tions.  In  1881  he  married  Miss  Isabella 
Louisa  Hunter;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons,  and  reside  at  St.  John's  Col 
lege,  xinnapolis,  Md. 

Fels,  Mary  (Mrs.  Joseph  Fels),  Membei 
of  the  Woman 's  Club.  She  was  born  March 
10,  1863,  in  Semback,  Germany.  She  or 
ganized  the  Joseph  Fels  Commission  for 
promotion  of  the  Zionists  movement  for 
resettling  Palestine.  She  is  the  author  of 
Joseph  Fels,  His  Life  Work.  She  resides 
at  42  West  Fifty-eighth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Felt,  Dorr  Eugene,  Inventor  and  Manu 
facturer,  of  1735¥  North  Paulina  Street, 
Chicago,  111.,  and  a  member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Associa 
tion,  the  Chicago  City  Club,  and  the  Old 
Colony  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  was 
born  March  18,  1862,  near  Beloit,  Wis.  He 
is  a  past  president  of  the  Illinois  Manufac 
turers  Association;  and  a  past  president  ot 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  In  1891 
he  married  Miss  Agnes  McNulty ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  four  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  432  Wellington  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. 

Felton,  Edgar  Conway,  Member  of  the 
Harvard  Club.  He  was  born  April  13,  1858, 
in  Thurlow,  Pa.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Franklin  National  Bank  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  resides  at  Haverford,  Pa. 

Fenger,  Edward  William,  Business  Pres 
ident  of  116  Franklin  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  1867  in  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  Since  1886  he  has  been  in  the  silk 
brokerage  business  and  is  president  of  the 
Convertex  Corporation,  Converters  of  Cot 
ton  Goods,  New  York  City.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Metropolitan  Commission 
Company,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  In  1866  he 


married  Miss  Kathryn  Alice  Carroll  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Fennemore,  Mrs.  H.  M.,  President  of  the 
Musicians  Club,  with  a  membership  of  one 
hundred  and  ninety  men  and  women.  She 
resides  at  501  East  Moreland  Street,  Phoe 
nix,  Ariz. 

Fennimore,  W.  D.,  Business  President, 
of  181  Post  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Bohemian  Club  of 
San  Francisco,  the  San  Francisco  Commer 
cial  Club,  and  the  San  Francisco  Golf  and 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  Fremont, 
Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  California  Op 
tical  Company;  and  president  of  the  Cali 
fornia  Optical  Companies  of  Berkley,  Oak 
land,  and  the  Mission.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Liberty  Bank  of  San  Francisco,  and 
a  director  of  the  Cosmopolitan  Mutual 
Building  and  Loan  Association  of  Oakland. 
He  married  Miss  Estille  Rawson;  and  they 
have  one  son,  and  reside  at  1830  Jackson 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Fenton,  William  Taylor,  Banker  of  39 
South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  June  2,  1884,  near  Madison,  Ind.  He 
has  been  discount  clerk  with  the  Merch 
ants  National  Bank  of  Chicago;  and  for 
six  years  was  cashier  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Ottumwa,  Iowa.  In  1891  he  assist 
ed  in  organizing  the  National  Bank  of  the 
Republic  in  Chicago,  and  became  cashiei 
and  later  vice-president.  He  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Illionis  Bankers  Associaton, 
Chicago  Bankers  Club  and  the  Chicago 
Clearing  House.  For  many  years  he  has 
been  on  the  executive  committee  of  the 
American  Bankers  Association. 

Fentress,  Calvin,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Club,  the  University  Club,  the  Saddle  and 
Cycle  Club,  the  Onwensia  Club  and  the  In 
dian  Hill  Club;was  born  May  22,  1879  in 
Bolivar,  Tenn.  He  is  treasurer  of  Baker, 
Fentress  and  Company,  the  Saluda  Land 
and  Lumber  Company,  the  Continental 
Timber  Land  Company,  the  Chicago  Tubing 
ber  Company  and  the  Saginaw  and  Manis 
tel  Lumber  Company.  In  1903  he  married 
Miss  Paulina  S.  Lyon;  and  they  have  H 
family  of  three  sons  and  three  daughters ; 
and  reside  in  Hubbards  Woods,  111. 


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Ferenback,  Harry,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  404  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York 
City  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  a  director 
of  the  Specialty  Silk  Company;  is  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  several  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Ferguson,  Edward  G.  W.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  28  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  John 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Cen 
tral  National  Corporation. 

Ferguson,  John  W.,.  Business  President, 
of  253  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a, 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  John  W.  Ferguson  Com 
pany,  engineers  and  building  contractors 
of  Paterson,  N.J.  He  is  a  director  of  tht 
Paterson  National  Bank  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Ferguson,  Louis  Aloysius,  Electrical  En 
gineer,  of  72  West  Adams  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Aug.  19,  1867,  in  Dorchester, 
Mass.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Common 
wealth  Edison  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Ferguson,  Marshall  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  with  the  firm  of  Hayden, 
Stone  and  Smith.  He  is  president  of  the 
Butte-New  York  Copper  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Hall  Switch  and  Signal 
Company  and  of  the  Nassau  Light  and 
Power  Company. 

Fernald,  George  A.,  Business  President, 
of  19  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a, 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Wollaston  Land  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ferris,  Emery  L.,  Secretary  and  Direct 
or,  of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various   clubs   and   societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Fulton  Navigation 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ferris,  Theodore  E.,  Naval  Architect,  of 
30  Church  Street,  New-  York  City.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  academic  and  technical 
education;  and  has  attained  success  as  a 
noted  naval  architect  of  New  York  City. 


He  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust 
and  honor;  and  is  a  member  of  the  leading 
architect  societies,  and  numerous  other 
clubs  and  organizations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Ferry,  E.  Hayward,  Director,  of  11  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ferry  Ervin  Sidney,  Physicist  and  Au 
thor,  of  Lafayette,  Ind.,  was  born  June  14, 
1868,  in  Croydon,N,H.  In  1889  he  gradu 
ated  from  the  Cornell  University;  was  a 
fellow  student  of  physics  at  Cornell  and 
John  Hopkins  University  and  a  student  of 
Upsala,  Sweden.  Since  1899  he  has  been 
professor  of  physics  at  Purdue  University;. 
He  is  the  author  of  Pyrometry,  General 
Physics,  and  its  application  to  Industry 
and  Every  Day  of  Physic  Movements.  He 
resides  at  Lafayette,  Ind. 

Faustman,  Leon  Philip,  Manufacturer 
and  Corporation  Official,  of  115  Broadway, 
New  York  City,  and  a  member  of  the  Law 
yers  Club,  the  Machinery  Club,  the  Engi 
neers  Club,  the  Riverside  Marine  and  Field 
Club,  and  the  Pennsylvania  Society.  He 
was  born  March  6,  1861,  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  Since  1907  he  has  been  vice-president 
of  the  Worthington  Pump  and  Machinery 
Corporation;  and  is  the  president  and  di 
rector  of  a  dozen  other  corporations.  In 
1892  he  married  Miss  Josephine  Thatcher, 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter. 

Ficken,  John  F.,  Lawyer  and  Banker,  of 
Charleston,  S.C.;  was  born  June  16,  1843, 
in  Charleston,  S.C.  He  was  educated  at  the 
College  of  Charleston ;  and  at  the  Univer 
sity  of  Berlin,  Germany.  During  the  Civil 
War  he  was  in  the  service  of  the  Confeder 
ate  Army.  He  has  been  a  representative  in 
the  South  Carolina  State  Legislature  for 
twelve  years;  and  he  was  mayor  of  Charles 
ton  for  four  years.  He  has  attained  prom 
inence  at  the  Bar.  He  is  president  of  the 
^outh  Carolina  Loan  and  Trust  Company; 
^'•of-ident  of  trustees  of  the  College  of 
Charleston,  and  is  president  of  Charleston 
Library  Society,  arid  a  member  of  othei 
organizations. 


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Field,  Ben  J.,  Manufacturer  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  New  York  City,  was 
born  in  1872  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Little 
Rock,  Ark.;  and  at  the  Cooper  Union  oi 
New  York  City.  Since  1911  he  has  been 
president  of  Howell,  Field  and  Goddard, 
Incorporated,  manufacturers  of  fire-proof 
doors,  windows  and  interior  finish  for 
buildings.  He  is  also  president  of  the  La- 
tite  Shingle  Corporation  and  of  the  Review 
Realty  Corporation.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  board  of  Governors  of  the  Building 
Trade  Employers  Association  of  New  York. 
He  has  been  vice-president  of  the  J.  F. 
Blanchard  Company  of  New  York;  and 
secretary  of  the  Association  of  Manufac 
turers  of  Metal  Doors  and  Windows,  ot 
New  York.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Rotary 
Club;  and  a  member  of  the  Long  Island 
City  Club,  of  New  York.  In  1900  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Alice  Herbert,  of  Montreal,  Can 
ada. 

Field,  Daniel  W.,  Business  President,  of 
185  Essex  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Field,  Lumbert  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ficker,  Robert  V.,  Director,  of  17  Batter> 
Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Factory  Methods  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Field,  Stanley,  Merchant  and  Banker,  of 
219  West  Adams  Street,  Chicago,  111.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Chicago  Club,  the  Saddle 
and  Cycle  Club,  and  numerous  other  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  May  13,  1875, 
in  Manchester,  England.  Since  1906  he  has 
been  vice-president  of  Marshall  Field  and 
Company.  He  is  president  of  the  Field  Mu 
seum  of  Natural  History.  In  1900  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Sarah  Brown ;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  1550  North  State  Parkway,  Chi 
cago.  111. 

Fielder,  Albert  W.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Brown  Spin-Wright 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 


Filbert,  William  J.,  Director,  of  71 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  s  a  di 
rector  of  the  Great  Western  Mining  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Filene,  A.  Lincoln,  Business  President, 
of  426  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Retail  Re 
search  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Fillebrown  Herbert  M.,  Vice-president, 
andTreasurer,  of  300  Brook  Street,  Paw 
tucket,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Paw- 
tucket  Golf  Club,  and  the  Commercial  Club 
of  Brockton,  Mass.  He  was  born  Aug.  2, 
1869,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  vice-president 
and  treasurer  of  the  Thompson  Brothers 
Shoe  Company  of  Brockton,  Mass.;  and  ib 
also  treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the 
Anchor  Webbong  Company  of  Pawtucket, 
R.I.  In  1892  he  married  Miss  Laura  M. 
Curtis;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  now 
Mrs.  Alan  T.  Deibert.  He  resides  at  178 
Walcott  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I. 

Finch,  George  G.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  111  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Ci 
gar  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fincke,  Clarence  M.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  44  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
Fuel  Products  Corporation,  and  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Bank  of  American.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  numerous  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Finckel,  Martin  Luther,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  4, 
1842,  in  Germantown,  Pa.  For  thirty-three 
years  he  has  been  president  of  the  Conyers, 
Button  and  Company,  manufacturers  of 
Hosiery  and  Knit  Goods,  and  in  1900  re 
tired.  He  resides  at  241  West  Chelton  Ave 
nue,  Germantown,  Pa. 

Finlay,  Albert  W.,  Business  President, 
of  272  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Weekly  Bulletin 
Publishing  Company,  and  a  director  iii 
other  corporations. 


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Findley,  A.  L,  Editor  and  Publisher,  of 
239  West  Thirty-ninth  S-treet,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Iron  and  Steel 
Institute  of  Great  Britain,  the  American 
Iron  and  Steel  Institute,  the  American  So 
ciety  for  Testing  Materials,  and  the  Amer 
ican  Institute  of  Milling  and  Mettalurgical 
Engineers.  lie  was  born  Jan.  29,  1859,  in 
Monmouth,  111.;  and  was  educated  at  Buch- 
tel  College,  and  at  the  University  of  Woos- 
ter,  Ohio.  Since  1892  he  has  been  connect 
ed  with  iron  trade  journalism.  He  is  editor- 
in-chief  of  the  Iron  Age  of  New  York  City; 
and  a  director  of  the  Iron  Age  Publishing 
Company.  In  1884  he  married  Miss  Belle 
Holloway;  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
and  reside  in  Montclair,  N.J. 

Finlay,  George  H.,  Business  Man,  of  24 
Old  Slip,  New  York  City;  and  a  membei 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  G.  H.  Finlay  nnd 
Company;  and  a  member  of  the  board  of 
managers  of  the  New  York  Coffee  and  Su- 
•iar  Exchange. 

Finley,  John  H.,  President  of  the  Uui 
versity  of  the  State  of  New  York.    His  ad 
dress  is  Educational  Binding,  Albany,  N.\. 

Finney,  J.  Merle,  Member  of  the  Cleve 
land  Museum  of  Art,  the  Cleveland  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  the  National  Chamber  ot 
Commerce  and  the  Old  Colony  Club.  He 
was  born  in  Madison  Township,  Richland 
County,  Ohio.  He  is  president  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Cleveland  Steel  Barrel  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  898  East  One  Hun 
dred  and  Thirtieth  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Fischel,  Harry,  Realtor,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Treasurer,  of  276  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Fifth  Avenue  and  Thirtieth  Street  Corpor 
ation,  president  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  and 
Seventy-fourth  Street  Corporation,  and 
president  of  the  Park  Avenue  Improvement 
Company. 

Fischer,  Fred  C.,  of  Belleville,  Mich., 
was  born  Nov.  12,  1879,  in  Willow,  Mich. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Michigan  State 
Normal  School  and  at  the  Hamilton  College 
of  Law,  Chicago.  Since  1914  he  has  been 
county  school  superintendent  of  Wayne 
County,  Mich.  Since  1918  he  has  been  pres 


ident  of  the  Belleville  Auto  Club.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Fordview  Reality  Company 
of  Detroit,  Mich.;  and  is  also  the  vice- 
president  of  the  Masonic  Building  Associ 
ation  of  Belleville,  Mich.  In  1908  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Reva  Ruthruff;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters, 
and  reside  at  Belleville,  Mich. 

Fish,  Stuyveant,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club.  He  was  born  June  24,  1851,  in  New 
York  City.  He  is  vice-president  and  di 
rector  of  the  National  Park  Bank,  and  oth 
er  corporations.  His  address  is  52  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Fishburn,  J.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
Merchants  National  Bank,  Los  Angeles, 
CaL;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Mehchants 
National  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Fisher,  Carmon,  Business  Man,  of  Hamp 
shire,  Wyo.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  South  Dakota.  For 
many  years  he  was  identified  with  the  bus 
iness  affairs  of  Hot  Springs,  S.  D. ;  is  now 
postmaster  of  Hampshire,  Wyo. ;  where  lit, 
also  owns  a  grocery  store.  He  also  owns 
and  operates  an  alfalfa  ranch  in  Oral,  S.D., 
which  is  his  home  address.  He  has  filled 
various  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  an'l 
is  a  member  of  several  fraternal  and  patri 
otic  orders.  He  has  contributed  both  prose 
and  verse  to  the  periodical  press,  and  hi  > 
poems  have  been  incorporated  in  Local  and 
National  Poets  of  America  and  other  stand 
ard  works.  His  poems  have  appeared  for 
the  last  twenty  years  in  various  newspa 
pers  and  magazines,  and  have  been  a  valua 
ble  acquisition  to  American  Literature. 

Fisher,  Henry  Wright,  Electrical  Engi 
neer,  of  Perth  Amboy,  N.J.,  was  born  Jan. 
31,  1861,  in  Ireland.  In  1883  he  received 
the  degree  of  M.E.  from  Cornell  University. 
In  1889  he  was  chief  engineer  of  the 
Standard  Underground  Cable  Company; 
and  in  1891-93  was  with  the  Central  Dis 
trict  and  Printing  Telegraph  Company  of 
Pittsburgh.  In  1901-02  he  was  president 
of  the  Engineers  Society  of  Western  Penn 
sylvania.  He  has  originated  methods  of 
locating  faults  in  cables.  He  is  author  of 
numerous  technical  papers. 


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Fisher,  Horace  M.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Bleeker  Street  and  Ful 
ton  Ferry  Railway  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Fisher,  Mrs.  Max  B.,  President  of  the 
Fort- Wayne  Art  Association.  She-  resides 
in  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Fisher,  William  Garrow,  Secretary  and 
Director,  of  90  Nassau  Street,  New  York 
City.  Since  1918  he  has  been  a  director  of 
the  International  High  Speed  Steel  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  Rockaway,  N.J. 

Fisk,  Wilbur  C.,  Business  President,  ot 
30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fire  Detecting  Wire 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Fitch,  Erza  Charles,  Member  of  the  Mer 
chants  Club.  He  was  born  July  19,  1847, 
in  Breman,  Germany.  Since  1886  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Waltham  Watch 
Company,  of  Waltham,  Mass.  He  resides 
at  246  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Fitch,  Florence  H.,  Member  of  the  Wes 
tern  Arts  Association  and  in  1916  was 
president.  She  is  a  director  of  Arts  In 
struction  in  the  grade  schools.  For  several 
years  she  was  head  of  the  art  departmnt 
in  the  Normal  School  at  Milledgville,  Ga. 
Her  address  is  Board  of  School  Commis 
sioner,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Fitz,  Howard  W.,  Business  President,  of 
210  Main  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Thompson  Brothers 
Shoe  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fitzgerald,  Desmond,  Consulting  Civil 
Engineer,  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  was  born 
May  20,  1846,  in  New  Providence.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  American  Society  of 
Civil  Engineers ;  has  been  chief  chairman  of 
Improvement  Commission.  He  is  now  chair 
man  of  the  Brookline  Park  Commission. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  Club,  the  St. 
Botolph  Club,  the  Engineers  Club,  and  the 
Brookline  Country  Club.  In  1870  he  mar 
ried  Miss  E.  P.  C.  Salisbury;  and  they 
have  a  famiy  of  two  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters. 


Fitzgerald,  Gerald,  Business  President, 
of  Los  Angeles,  CaL;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Union  Terminal  Com 
pany  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Fitzgerald,  Susan  Grimes  Walker,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Bryn  Mawr  Club.  She  was  born 
May  9,  1871,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  She  is 
recording  secretary  of  the  national  wo 
man's  suffrage  association.  She  resides  at 
7  Greenough  Avenue,  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

Fitapatrick,  Edward  Augustus,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Madison  Club.  He  was  born 
Aug.  29,  1884,  in  New  York  City.  Since 
1910  he  has  been  secretary  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education  of  Wisconsin.  He  is 
the  author  of  Educational  Views  and  In 
fluence  of  DeWitt  Clinton.  He  resides  at 
610  Leonard  Street,  Madison,  Wis. 

Fitzpatrick,  Frank  E.,  Director,  of  254 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Old  Colony  Club,  the  Metro 
politan  Museum  Natural  History,  the  New 
York  Geological  Society,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Royal  Mounted  Police  of  Canada. 
He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Greene  Street  Realty  Company,  and 
office  manager  of  L.  F.  Dommerich  and 
Company.  He  is  the  author  of  Seargent 
331.  In  1897  he  married  Miss  Alice  Celes- 
tine  Sweeney;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  daughters;  and  reside  at  Irvington-on- 
Hudson,  N.Y.  J 

Fitzpatrick,  Frederick  F.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Railway 
Steel-Spring  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Fitzpatrick,  Paul,  Director,  of  120  West 
Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
Tie  is  a  director  of  the  General  Motors  Ex 
port  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fitzpatrick,  Paul  E.,  Business  President, 
104  Kingston  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Brown  Durrell  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Fitzpatrick,    Thomas   Vanhook,   Physici 
an,  of  19  West. Seventh  Street,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  was  born   April  9,  1855,  in  Nichols- 
ville.    In   1875    he   received   the    degree   of 
M.D.  from  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Medi 
cine  and  Surgery;  studied  abroad,  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Twin  Val 
ley  College.    He  has  gained  special  distinc 
tion  as  a  specialist  in  diseases  of  the  ear, 
nose  and   throat. 

Flagler,  John  Haldane,  Capitalist,  of  200 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  the  Greenwich  Country  Club,  the  Lo 
tos  Club,  the  Bankers  Club,  the  Larchmont 
Club,  the  Auto  Club  of  America,  the  Engi 
neers  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  the 
Columbia  Club,  and  many  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  organized  the  firm  of  John 
H.  Flagler  and  Company;  and  is  a  director 
of  the  Home  Insurance  Company  and  a 
dozen  other  corporatons. 

Flather,  Frederick  A.,  Director,  of  79 
Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  isa  di 
rector  of  the  Merchants  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations. 

Flattau,  Augustus,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  113  University  Place,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  W.  H.  Flattau  and  Son;  and  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Liberty  Storage  and  Ware 
house  Company.  He  is  prominently  ident 
ified  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Flattery,  M.  Douglas,  Managing  Direct 
or,  of  Orpheum  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
etie.  He  is  president  of  the  Boston  Re 
cord  Company,  the  Glencoe  Woolen  Mills, 
and  th  Old  Colony  Woolen  Mills.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Loew's  Boston  The 
atres  Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Cit 
izens  National  Bank  of  Boston  and  a  dozen 
other  corporations. 

Fleischmann,  Julius,  Business  President, 
of  701  Washington  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  oC  the  New  York  Yacht 
Club,  the  Lotos  Club,  and  the  Lambs  Club. 
He  was  born  in  1873  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Franklin  School 


of  that  city.  He  is  president  of  the  Fleisch 
mann  Company.  For  two  terms  he  was 
Mayor  of  Conneaut,  Ohio.  In  1920  he  mar 
ried  Mrs.  Laura  Hemenway ;  and  they  re 
side  at  Port  Washington,  Long  Island, 
X.Y. 

Fleischmann,  Max  C.,  Member  of  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  Feb. 
26,  1877,  in  Riverside,  Ohio.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Fleischmann  Malting  Com 
pany  of  Illinois.  He  resides  at  Santa  Bar 
bara,  Cal. 

Fleischmann,  Udo  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Maximilian 
Fleischmann  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Fleisher,  Samuel  S.,  Member  of  the  Phil- 
mont  Country  Club.  He  was  born  in  1873 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  S.  B.  and  B.  W.  Fleisher  Company, 
Incorporated,  manufacturers  of  worsted 
yarn.  He  resides  at  220  Green  Street,  Phil 
adelphia,  Pa. 

Fleming,  Stephen  B.,  Business  President, 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H% 
is  president  of  the  International  Agricul 
tural  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  othei 
corporations. 

Fletcher,  Andrew,  Business  President,  of 
30  Church  Stret,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Locomotive 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Fletcher,  Frederick  C.,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  10  High  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societites.  He  is  vice-president  and  man 
aging  director  of  the  Lawton  Spinning 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Clyde 
Steamship  Company,  and  of  a  dozen  other 
corporations.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Home  Market  Club;  and  has  held  numerous 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Fletcher,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
165  Broadway,  New  York  Citv.and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Atlas  Lubricants  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


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Fletcher,  John,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  13,  1879,  in  Wil- 
liamsburg,  Iowa.  Since  1914  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  Fort  Dearborn  Bank 
of  Chicago.  He  resides  at  4454  Greenwood 
Avenue,  Chicago.  111. 

Fletcher,  Joseph  E.,  Business  President, 
of  Hospital  Trust  Building,  Providence,R.I. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Fletcher  Land 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fletcher,  Joseph  Henry,  Provision  Mer 
chant  and  Banker,  of  66  Faneuel  Hall  Mar 
ket,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  Sept,  26,  1844 
in  Charlestown,  Mass.  He  is  president  of 
the  Belmont  Savings  Bank;  and  president 
of  the  V.Fletcher  Company.  He  was  repre 
sentative  in  Massachusetts  House  of  Re 
presentatives  for  two  years;  selectman  of 
Belmont  for  eight  years;  and  of  the  School 
Committee  for  thre  years.  He  is  president 
of  J.O.  Fletcher  Company  of  Boston.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
and  Boston  Fruit  and  Produce  Exchange. 

Flexner,  Abraham,  Educator  and  Author 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Nov.  13,  1866, 'in  Louisville,  Ky.  In  1912- 
17  he  was  assistant  secretary,  and  in  1917 
became  secretary  of  the  General  Educa 
tion  Board.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Amer 
ican  College,  Medical  Education  in  the  Un 
ited  States  and  in  Canada,  Medical  Educa 
tion  in  Europe,  Prostitution  in  Europe,  A 
Moxem  School,  and  also  educated  papers 
periodicals. 

Flick,  Joseph  D.,  Superintendent,  of  321 
East  Forty-second  Street^  New  York  City. 
He  received  a  thorough  education,  and  has 
filled  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  is  superintendent  of  the  New  York  So 
ciety  for  the  Relief  of  the  Ruptured  and 
Crippled.  This  institution  was  established 
in  1863,  and  now  has  two  hundred  and 
twenty  five  beds. 

Flint,  Charles  Ranlett,  Member  of  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  Jan. 
24,  1850,  in  Thomastin,  Maine.  In  1896  he 
established  the  Pacific  Coast  Clipper  Line, 
between  New  York  and  San  Francisco.  He 
resides  at  4  East  Thirty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City. 


Flint,  Charles  W.,  Member  of  the  Rotary 
Scottish  Rite,  a  Night  Templar,  member  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine,  the  Oddfellows,  and  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  the 
president  of  Cornell  College.  He  resides 
in  Mount  Vrnon,  liwa. 

Flint,  Lester  E.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Westfield  River  Paper 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Flood,  Ned  Arden,  Member  of  the  Lotos 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  12,  1870,  in  New 
Market,  N.H.  In  1912-18  he  was  an  incor- 
porator  and  director  for  Gluett,  Peabody 
and  Company,  Incorporated,  and  is  now  in 
business  on  his  own  account.  He  resides 
at  970  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Florsheim,  Leonard  S.,  Manufacturer,  of 
729  Milwaukee  Avenue,  Chicago.  111.,  was 
born  in  1879  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Kabo  Company,  manufacturers 
of  corsets  and  accessories. 

Flower,  Frederick  S.,  Director,  of  615 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  South  Brooklyn  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Flower,  Henry  Corwin,  Member  of  the 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  15,  1860, 
in  Mount  Vernon,  Ind.  He  is  chairman  of 
the  board  of  the  Fidelity  Bank  and  Trust 
Company.  He  resides  at  3800  Janssen  Way 
Round  Hill,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Fluegelman,  I.,  Business  President,  of 
141  West  Seventy-third  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Hamilton 
Hotel  Operating  Company;  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Liberty  Storage  and  Warehouse 
Company. 

Flye,  Louis  E.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
68  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Norwood  Gas  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Flynn,  Joseph  A.,  Business  President,  of 
45  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Flynn  and  Harrison,  In 
corporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 


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Flynn,  Emmett  J.,  Screen  Artist,  of  Fox 
Studio,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  was  born  in  Den 
ver,  Col.  He  was  educated  at  the  Sacred 
Heart  College  of  Denver,  Col.  He  appeared 
in  Alimony,  First  National;  Racing  Strain, 
Goldwyn;  Bondage  of  Barbara,  Godwyn; 
The  Untamed,  The  Lincoln  Highwayman, 
Shod  with  Fire,  The  Man  Who  Dared,  and 
A  Connecticut  Yankee  in  King  Arthur's 
Court,  Fox.  He  resides  at  4912  Rosewood 
AvtMiuc,  L<»  Angeles,  Cal. 

Folger,  Bertha  B.,  Director,of  180  Broad 
way,  Xew  York  City;  and  a  member  fo  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director  of 
the  Stephen  Lane  Folger,  Incorporated. 

Folger,  Henry  Clay,  Capitalist,  of  26 
Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born  June 
18,  1857,  in  New  York.  He  has  received  the 
degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  Amherst 
College;  and  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Co 
lumbia  University. In  1879-1911  he  was  con 
nected  with  the  Standard  Oil  Company  of 
New  Jersey;  and  since  1911  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company  of 
New  York.  He  has  a  famous  collection  of 
Shakespeariana ;  and  received  the  degree  of 
Litt.D.  from  Amherst  College  in  1914  for 
his  research.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Am 
herst  Society;  and  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi. 

Folk,  Joseph  Wingate,  Lawyer  and  Sta 
tesman,  of  510  Locust  Street,  St,  Louis,Mo. 
was  born  on  Oct.  28,  1869,  in  Brownsville, 
Tenn.  In  1890  he  received  the  degree  of  LL. 
B.  from  Vanderbilt  University;  and  re 
ceived  honorary  degree  of  LL.D.  from  the 
University  of  Missouri,  the  William  Jewell 
College,  the  Drury  College,  the  Westmin 
ster  College  and  also  from  other  institu 
tions  of  learning.  For  four  years  he  prac 
ticed  law  in  Brownsville;  and  from  1894 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  In  1904  he  was  circuit 
attorney  for  the  City  of  St.  Louis.  In  1905- 
09  he  was  Governor  of  the  State  of  Mis 
souri.  In  1909-10  he  made  a  lecture  tour 
of  the  United  States.  In  1913  he  was  ap 
pointed  solicitor  of  the  United  States  De 
partment  of  State;  and  since  1914  has  been 
chief  counsel  for  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission  at  Washington,  D.C. 

Folks,  Homer.Member  of  the  For  Orange 
Club,  was  bornFeb.  18,  1867,  in  Hanover, 
Mich. He  is  secretary  of  the  New  York  state 


charities  aid  association.  He  resides  in  105 
East  Twenty-second  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 

Folsom,  Charles  S.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  14  Bible  House,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Co-operat 
ive  Savings  and  Loan  Association  of  New 
York,  and  president  oi:  the  Y.  Folsom  Cor 
poration.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Land  Bank 
of  the  State  of  New  York,  the  Long  Island 
Bond  and  Mortgage  Guarantee  Company, 
and  The  Ninth  Street  Company.  He  resides 
in  Castle  Haven,  Cambridge,  Md. 

Foote,  Arthur,  Musician,  of  Brookline, 
Mass.,  was  born  March  5,  1853,  in  Salem, 
Mass. He  ,was  educated  at  Harvard  College ; 
and  studied  composition  with  John  K. 
Paine,  and  in  piano  and  organ  with  P.  J. 
Lang.  He  is  a  noted  teacher  of  piano  play 
ing;  and  in  1878-1910  was  organist  at  the 
First  Unitarian  Church  of  Boston,  Mass. 
He  is  the  composer  of  many  published  pie 
ces.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Insti 
tute  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  In  1880  he  mar- 
ried  Miss  Kate  Grant  Knowlton;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  81  Green 
Street,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Foote,  Clayton  H.,  Business  President, 
of  802  Columbia  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Canterbui'3r  Golf  Club 
the  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Aug.  2,  1863,  in  Rochester,  Ohio. Since 
1865  he  has  been  a  resident  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  C.  H.  Foote 
Lumber  Company,  the  Harvard  Lumber 
Company,  and  Glenville  Lumber  Company. 
In  1905  he  married  Miss  Anna  Miller;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  four  daughters,  and 
reside  at  2926  Fontanay  Road,  Shaker 
Heights,,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Forbes,  Allan,  Business  President,  of  33 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Dedham  National  Bank, 

Forbes,  Allen  Boyd,  Member  of  the  Met 
ropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  He  is  head  of  Harris,  Forbes  and 
Company,  and  also  a  drector  of  the  Bank 
ers  Trust  Company.  He  resides  in  Green 
wich,  Conn. 


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Forbes,  Allen  B.,  Director,  of  56  William 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  dubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Mercantile  Safe  Deposit  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Forbes,  C.  S.,  Business  President,  of  68 
William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Charles  S.  Forbes, 

Forbes,  Elmer  Severance,  Member  of  the 
Boston  City  Club.  He  was  born  Sept  12, 
1890,  in  Westboro,  Mass.  Since  1908  he  has 
been  secretary  of  the  department  of  com 
munity  service  of  the  American  Unitarian 
Association.  He  resides  at  Weston,  Mass. 

Forbes,  Ralph  C.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  709  Sears  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societie^.TIo 
is  a  director  of  the  Jacksonville  Electric 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Forbes,  Richard  Tucker,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  March  4, 
1868,  in  Lavaca,  Texas.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  His  address  is  First  Na 
tional  Bank,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Forbes,  William  Cameron,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club.  He  was  born  in  1870,  in  Mil 
ton,  Mass.  In  1909-13  he  was  governor- 
general  of  the  Philippine  Islands.  His  ad 
dress  is  614  Sears  Building,  Boston,  Mass. 

Ford,  Frank  R.,  Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  California  Railway  and  Power  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Ford,  Henry,  Member  of  Detroit  Club. 
He  was  born  July  30,  1863,  in  Greenfield, 
Mich.  Since  1903  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Ford  Motor  Company,  largest  manu 
facturers  of  automobiles  in  the  world.  His 
address  is  Dearborn,  Mich. 

Ford,  Henry  Jones,  Journalist  and  Au 
thor,  of  Princeton,  N.J. ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  on 
Aug.  25,  1851,  in  Baltimore,  Md.;  and  for 
a  number  of  years  was  a  banking  commis 
sioner.  Since  1890  he  has  been  managing 
editor  of  the  Pittsburgh  Gazette.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  engaged  in  university 
work;  and  is  now  professor  of  politics  at 
Princeton  University.  He  is  the  author  of 


the  Rise  and  Growth  of  American  Politics, 
and  other  works.  In  1875  lie  married  Miss 
Bertha  Botory;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
44  Mercer  Street,  Princeton,  N.J. 

Ford,  Peter  J.,  Business  President,  Direc 
tor  and  Financier,  of  Wilmington,  Del.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  in  1857  in  Wilmington, 
Del.;  and  received  an  academic  education. 
He  is  president  of  the  Economic  Insurance 
Company  of  America.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  resides  at  the  Grantley  A- 
partments,  Wilmington,  Del. 

Ford,  Robert  M..  Business  President,  of 
149  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ford  Corporation.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Turn- Auto  Corporation,  the 
United  Handle  Mills,  and  the  Export  Man 
ufacturers  of  the  United  States, 

Forgan,  David  Robertson,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  April  16,  1862 
in  St.  Andrews,  Scotland.  In  1907  he  org 
anize  and  became  president  of  the  National 
City  Bank  of  Chicago,  111.  He  resides  in 
Evanston,  111. 

Forgan,  James  Berwick,  Banker  of  38 
South  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  April  11,  1852,  in  Scotland.  He  is 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
First  National  Bank,  First  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank  and  a  drector  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Formster,  Emanuel  M.,Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  826  Hewitt  Place,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  variorn  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Phonolamp  Sales  Corporation;  and  has 
held  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Forrest,  Archibald  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  372  Broadway,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Goldberg  Calculating 
Machine  Company,  and  a  director  in  othr-i 
corporations. 

Forry,  Edwin  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Woodstock  Club.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Farmers  Trust  Company  of  150  East 
Market  Street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.;  and  was 


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born  Sept.  27,  1864,  in  Newark,  Ohio.  He 
has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  In  1901  he  married  Miss  Caroline 
Malott ;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  2134  North  Alabama  Street,  Indi 
anapolis,  Ind. 

Forsburgh,  James  B.  A.,  Director,  of  52 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Pa  the  Freres  Phonograph 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Forsman,  John  H.,  Business  President, 
of  370  Gerard  Avenue,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  .He 
is  president,  treasurer  and  director,  of  the 
C.  H.  Forsman  Company. 

Forsman,  Peter,  Secretary,  of  370  Ger 
ard  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  the  American  Legion.  He  was  born  on 
April  17,  1896,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  re 
ceived  an  academic  and  business  education. 
Since  1916  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
C.  H.  Forsman  Company,  of  which  concern 
he  is  now  secretary.  In  1891  he  married 
Miss  Gladys  Marie  Tobey;  and  they  reside 
at  2505  University  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 

Fosdick,  Lucian  John,  Merchant  and  Au 
thor,  of  28  Virginia  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
was  born  Feb.  5,  1849,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  He 
graduated  from  the  McCoy's  Commercial 
College  of  Lowell,  Mass.;  and  graduated 
from  Chautaupua  Literary  and  Scientific 
Circle.  He  is  president  and  director  of  the 
Fosdick  Department  Store  of  Biddeford, 
Maine;  and  is  president  and  trustee  of  the 
Dorchester  Associates.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Dorchester  Trust  Company;  is  a  life 
member  of  the  Massachusetts  Horticult 
ural  Society;  is  a  honorary  member  of  the 
State  of  Wisconsin  Horticultural  Society; 
and  is  a  Farmers  Institute  lecturer.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Boston  Baptist  Social  Un 
ion;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Frat 
ernity.  He  is  chairman  of  the  Finance  and 
chairman  of  the  Local  Improvement  Asso 
ciation.  He  was  first  sergeant  in  Company 
C,  Sixth  Regiment  Massachussetts  National 
Guard.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Bos 
ton  Baptist  Bethel  Society;  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Boston  Baptist  Teachers  South 
Association;  and  has  filled  numerous  posi 


tions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  has  made  a 
success  of  cranberry  culture ;  and  is  the  au 
thor  of  the  French  Blood  in  America, which 
is  now  in  its  third  edition. 

Foss,  Benjamin  S.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  Hyde  Park,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Electric  Boiler  Corporation 
and  ether  corpotations. 

Foss,  Eugene  N.,  Business  President,  of 
the  John  Hancock  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Maverick  Mills, 

Foss,  Granville  E.,  President  of  the  Bos 
ton  Art  Club.  He  resides  at  Newbury  and 
Dartmouth  Streets,  Boston,  Mass. 

Foss,  Herbert  D.,  Business  President,  of 
112  Canal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  ILi 
is  president  of  Rice  Chocolate  Company, 

Foss,  Wilson  P.,  Business  President,  of 
101  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bronx  Dock  and  Land 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Fossler,  Laurence,  Educator,  Philologist 
and  Author,  of  Lincoln,  Neb.,  was  born  on 
March  12,  1857,  in  Germany.  Since  1894  he 
has  been  professor  of  Germanic  Languages 
and  Literatures  at  the  University  of  Neb 
raska.  He  is  the  author  of  A  Brief  German 
Grammar  and  other  educational  works.  He 
resides  at  1547  South  Seventeenth  Street, 
Lincoln,  Neb. 

Foster,  Alfred  D.,  Business  President,  of 
87  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  New  England  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Foster,  Charles  H.  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Henderson  Dairy  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Foster,  Edward,  Business  President,  of 
1  Ames  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Massachussetts  Indus 
trial  Plan,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  m. 
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Foster,  Eugene  Clifford,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  H«  was  born  Sept.  8,  1867,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
city  secretary  for  boys  of  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  of  New  York  City. 
He  is  the  author  of  The  Boy  and  Church. 
He  resides  at  1  Midland  Avenue,  White 
Plains,  N.Y. 

Foster,  George  G.,  Business  President,  o£ 
49  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Piano  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Foster,  J.  Leroy,  Business  President,  of 
69  Dorrance  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and 
&  member  of  the  Providence  Gun  Club. 
He  was  born  in  1892,  Since  1920  he  has 
been  president  of  the  J.  A.  Foster  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated;  president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Broadway  Storage  Company;  and  a 
treasurer  of  the  Lamson  Oil  Company.  He 
married  Miss  Grace  I.  Stone  ;and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at 
Warwick  Neck,  R.I. 

Foster,  Reginald,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  87  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Boston  and  Albany  Rail 
road  and  other  corporations. 

Foster,  William  Eaton,  Librarian  and 
Author,  of  240  Bowen  Street,  Providence, 
R.I.,  was  born  June  2,  1851,  in  Brattleboro, 
Vt.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Civil  Service 
Reform  Movement  and  other  works. 

Foulkrod,  William  Walker,  Business  Pre 
sident  and  Statesman,  of  4716  Leiper 
Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was  born  in  i860 
in  Frankford,  Pa.  He  began  his  career  in 
the  wholesale  dry  goods  business.  He  is 
president  of  the  Frankford  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  He  was,  a  member  of 
the  Canal  Commission  appointed  to  report 
upon  a  plan  for  a  canal  connecting  Phila 
delphia  with  the  ocean.  In  1907-11  he  was 
a  representative  from  Pennsylvania  to  the 
sixtieth  and  sixty-first  Congresses  as  a  Re 
publican. 

Fowle,  Frank  F.,  Business  Man  and  El 
ectrical  and  Mechanical  Engineer,  of  53 
West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  lill,  was 
born  Nov.  29,  1877,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


In  1899  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
B.S.  from  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology.  He  is  head  of  Frank  F.  Fowle 
and  Company,  mechanical  and  electrical 
engineers.  In  1905  he  married  Miss  Alice 
Edna  Cowper;  and  the  have  a  family  of 
two  sons,  and  reside  at  Winnetka,  111. 

Fowler,  Albert  H.,  Lawyer  and  Banker, 
of  the  Penobscot  Building,  Detroit,  Mich.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity; 
and  the  Detroit  Masonic  Country  Club.  He 
was  born  Dec.  31,  1883,  in  Canada;  and  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  LL.B.  from 
the  University  of  Michigan.  Since  1910  he 
has  practiced  law  in  Detroit,  Mich.  He  is 
president  of  the  Oakwood  State  Bank,  and 
the  Commereial  State  Bank  of  Detroit  ;and 
vice-president  of  the  Detroit  Investment 
Company,and  of  the  Detroit  Masonic  Coun 
try  Club.  In  1909  he  married  Miss  Fannie 
L.  Ptolemy ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  899 
Edison  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Fowler,  Arthur  A.,  Iron  Merchant,  of  30 
Church  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  University  Club,  the  Racquet 
and  Tennis  Club,the  Riding  Club,the  Down 
town  Club,  and  the  India  House  Club.  He 
was  born  March  1,  1878,  in  New  York  City , 
and  in  1899  graduated  from  Columbia  Col 
lege.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Rogers 
Brown  and  Company ;  and  a  director  of  the 
Empire  Steel  and  Iron  Company,  Northern 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York,and  half- 
a-dozen  other  corporations.  He  married 
Mrs.  Ethel  Cryder  Higgins;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  117  East  Seventy-first  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Fowler,  Carl  H.,  Business  President,  of 
126  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Shallow  Water  Boat 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Fowler,  George  Starkweather,  Member  of 
the  Yale  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  20,  1884, 
in  New  Haven,  Conn.. In  1918  h<e  was  secret 
ary  at  the  National  Headquarters  for  the 
Second  Red  Cross  War  Fund  Campaign. He 
resides  at  122  Forest  Avenue,  Glen  Ridge, 
N.J. 

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fox,  J.  E.,  Business  President,  of  149 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Madison  Textile  Conipa- 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Fox,  William,  Business  President,  of  340 
Tenth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  New  England  Theatre  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Foye,  E.  Elmer,  Business  President,  of 
35  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hillman  Auto  Supply 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Frame,  Andrew  Jay,  Member  of  the  Mil 
waukee  Bankers'  Club.  He  was  born  Feb. 
19,  1844,  in  Waukesha,  Wis.  Since  1890  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Waukesha  Natio 
nal  Bank,  and  in  1894  he  organized  the 
Waukesha  Malleable  Iron  Company.  He  re 
sides  in  Waukesha,  Wis. 

Francis,  Louis  Witherbee,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  July  21,1865,  in  Port  Henry,  N.I. 
He  was  educated  at  Berkeley  School  of 
New  York  and  at  Williams  College.  Since 
1889  he  has  been  connected  with  Witherbee 
Sherman  and  Company,  iron  mining  ani 
manufacturing;  and  is  now  president  of 
that  corporation.  He  is  also  president  of 
the  Lake  Champlain  and  Moriah  Railroad 
Company,  the  Cubitas  Iron  Ore  Company, 
and  the  Ore  Carrying  Corporation.  He  is 
treasurer  of  the  Witherbee  Real  Estate  and 
Improvement  Company;  and  a  director  of 
the  Taylor-Wharton  Iron  Steel  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Iron  and 
Steel  Institute;  and  a  member  of  the  Am 
erican  Institute  of  Mining  and  Metallurgi 
cal  Engineers.  He  also  is  a  member  of  the 
University  Club  of  New  York,  and  the  Hja- 
milton  Club  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  In  1900  He 
married  Miss  Sarah  D.  Chapman;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter 
and  reside  at  81  Remsen  Street,  Brooklyn, 

Frank,    Alfred,    Business   President,     o£ 
West  Twenty-second  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Ancram  Pa 
per  Mills,  and  a  director  in  other  corpcn-: 
tions. 


Frank,  Charles  A.,  Director,  of  66  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Confidence  Gold  Mines  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Frank,  James,  Business  President,  of  80 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
president  of  the  Greystone  Terrace  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Frank,  Leo,  Business  President,  b'f  352 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Century  Finance  Cor 
poration;  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Mif- 
ler-Frank  Company,  Incorporated.  He  re 
sides  at  449  West  Twenty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Franklin,  Lewis  B.,  Director,  of  281 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  life 
is  a  director  of  the  Colorado,  Wyoming  arid 
Eastern  Railway  Company, 

Franklin,  Lewis  Battelle,  Member^f  the 
Lotos  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.'  24,  .1878,  jn 
Flushing,  N.Y.  In  1918-19  he  was  a  director 
of  the  war  loan  organization,  treasurer  de 
partment,  of  Washington.  He  resides  at 
95  Bowne  Avenue,  Flushing,  Long  Island, 
N.Y. 

Franklin,  N.  E.  , Director  and  Trustee,  of 
58  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Rocky  Moun 
tain  Club,  and  the  Aldine  Club.  He  was 
born  Dec.  15,  1870,  in  Burlington,  Iowa, 
and  was  educated  at  the  Notre  Dame  Uni 
versity.  He  is  president  of  the  Kny-Scheer- 
er  Corporation  of  America;  and  president 
of  the  National  Council  of  American  Im 
porters  and  Traders,  Incorporated.  For 'ma 
ny  years  he  was  president  of  the  First 'Na 
tional  Bank  of  Dead  wood,  S.D.  In  1893  he 
married  Miss  Ada  Keller;  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  and  reside  at  254  Seventy- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Franklin,  Philip  A.  S.,  Business •;  Presi 
dent,  of  9  Broadway,  New  York  Cifey;-  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Atlantic  Transport  Conr- 
pa  ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora- 
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Franks,  Robert  A.,  Business  President, 
of  522  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  andsocieties.He 
is  president  of  the  Home  Trust  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Franson,  Charles  F.,  Director,  of  30 
Church  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Canadian  Stewart  Com 
pany,  and  other  corporations. 

Fraser,  Charles  E.,  Business  President, 
of  32  Pearl  Street,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fraser,  Brace  and  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Fraser,  W.  A.,  Member  of  the  Woodmen 
of  the  World,  of  Omaha,  Neb.  He  is  Sover 
eign  Commander  of  the  Woodmen  of  the 
World,  with  a  membership  of  nearly  one 
million. 

Frazee,  Jeremiah  S.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  45  Tiffany  Place,  Brooklyn,  N. 
Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  second  vice-president  of  Her 
man,  Behr  and  Company,  Incorporated. 

Frazier,  Frank  P.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  Trans-Mississippi  Grain  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Fred,  A.  Lincoln,  Optometrist  and  Di 
rector,  of  80  Broad  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Op- 
tometrical  Society,  the  Engineers  Club, and 
the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  City ;  and  was  educated  in  Paris 
and  London.  He  is  director-general  for 
eyesight  testing  of  the  Industrial  Optical 
Corporation  of  New  York.  In  1893  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Katique  Patek  of  Elizabeth,  N.J. 
who  died  in  1910.  He  resides  at  201  West 
One-Hundred  and  Seventeenth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Frederick,  Leopold,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Sherman  Steamship  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Freeman,  Walter  Edmund,  of  Springfield 
Mo.,  was  born  April  12,  1877,  in  Springfield 
Mo.  Since  1920  he  has  been  Mayor  of 
Springfield,  Mo.  In  1906  he  was  City  Coun 


cilman  of  Springfield,  Mo.;  and  in  1909-12 
he  was  Sheriff  of  Greene  County,  Mo.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows;  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Eagles,  the  Modern  Wood 
men  of  the  World,  and  the  Elks.  In  1899 
he  married  Miss  Gertrude  Noblitt;and  they 
have  a  family  ofone  daughter,  and  reside 
at  1334  Benton  Avenue,  Springfield,  Mo. 

Freitas,  M.  T.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  San  Rafael,  CaL;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  June  2,  1853,  in  St.  George,  Azores. 
For  forty  years  he  has  been  engaged  in 
business  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Bank  of  San  Rafael;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Bank  of  Italy,  and  a  director 
of  the  San  Francisco,  Novato  Bank  of  No- 
vato,  Cal.  In  1895  he  married  Miss  Marie 
B.  Silvester;  and  they  have  a  family  of  five 
sons  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  in  San 
Rafael,  Cal. 

Frelinghuysen,  George  G-.,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  32  Liberty  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Prospect 
Heights  Improvement  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Frelinghuysen,  Peter  H.  B..,  Director  of 
32  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Rail  Joint  Company, 

French,  Clarence  F.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  10  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  andsocieties.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Water  Power 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

French,  Frederick  Earle,  President  of 
the  Evanston  Country  Club,  of  1501  Oak 
Avenue,  Evanston,  111. 

French,  Henry  C.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Citizens 
Gas  Light  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

French,,  Howard  Barclay,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  3, 
1848,  in  Salem,  Columbiana  County,  Ohio. 
Since  1901  he  has  been  sole  proprietor  of 
the  Samuel  H.  French  and  Company.  He 
resides  at  2021  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia 
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French,  James  W.,  Business  President,of 
73  Fremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Newton  Co-operative 
Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

French,  John,  Business  President,  of  59 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Sequachee  Valley  Coal  and 
Coke  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

French,  Leigh  Hill,  Member  of  the  Cos 
mos  Club.  He  was  born  in  Dover,  N.H.  In 
1898  he  was  captain  and  inspector  of  the 
Rifle  practice  in  Washington.  He  resides  at 
Beverly  Drive,  Highland  Park,  Dallas,  Te 
xas. 

Freund,  John  C.,  President  of  the  Musi 
cal  Alliance  of  the  United  States.  He  re 
sides  at  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 

Frew,  Walter  Edwin,  Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club.  He  was  born  July  1,  1864 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Since  1911  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank.He 
resides  at  88  Central  Park  West,  New 
York  City. 

Frey,  John  Philip,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  24,  1871,  in  Man- 
kota,  Minn.  Since  1907  he  has  been  a  spe 
cial  lecturer  on  Economic  and  Trade-Union 
Topics  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  is 
the  author  of  Scientific  Management  of 
Labor.  He  resides  at  2051  Courtland  Ave 
nue,  Norwood,  Ohio. 

Fried,  Joseph,  Business  President  of  15 
William  Street,  New  York  City;and  a  mem: 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  F.M.C.  Realty  Corporation 

Fried,  Nathan,  Business  President,  of 
342  East  Thirty-eighth  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Inwood  Country 
Club,  the  New  York  Bridge  Whist  Club, 
the  Athletic  Club,  and  the  Fairview  Count 
ry  Club.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City; 
and  received  an  academic  education.  He  is 
president  of  the  National  Leather  Belting 
Company,  president  of  Lazarus  Fried  and 
Sons,  and  president  of  the  Horton  Tanning 
Company.  In  1911  lie  married  Miss  Daisy 
Weil;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside 
at  272  West  Ninetieth  Street,  New  York 
City. 


Fried  man,  Jacob,  Secretary  and  Director 
of  708  Broadway,  New  York  City;  an* I  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  J.  Friedman 
and  Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  promin 
ently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  filled  several  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  resides  at  680  West 
End  Avenue,  New  York  Cit./. 

Friedman,  Lee  M.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  30  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Massachussetts  Bonding 
and  Insurance  Company 

Friedman,  Lester,  Business  President,  of 
24  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Friedman- 
Wallach  Company,  Incorporated;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Loomtex  Fabrics,  Incorpo 
rated. 

Friedman,  Samuel,  Business  President, 
of  67  East  Ninety-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  National 
Snow  Removing  Corporation.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs,  and  has  filled  numerous  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Friedsam,  Michael,  Business  President, 
Director  and  Trustee,  of  365  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  B. 
Altman  and  Company;  and  president  of 
the  Altman  Foundations.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Bank  of  Manhattan  County,  the 
Bankers  Trust  Company,  the  Metropolitan 
Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Franklin  Savings  Bank. 

Fries,  William,  Business  President,  of 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  California  Fruit  Can 
ning  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Frissell,  Algernon  Sydney,Member  of  the 
Century  City  Club.  He  was  born  on  Feb.  1, 
1845,  in  South  Amenia,  N.Y.  In  1885-1916 
he  was  president  of  the  Importers  and 
Traders  National  Bank  and  other  corpora-, 
tions.  He  resides  at  7  West  Forty-third 
Street,  New  York  City. 


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Froehlich,  William  A.,  Merchant,  Banker 
and  Statesman,  of  Jackson,  Wis.,  was  born 
June  22,  1857,  in  Jackson,  Wis.He  received 
his  education  in  the  public,  private  and 
parochial  schools  of  his  native  town,  and 
graduated  from  the  Spencerian  Business 
College  of  Milwaukee.  Since  1880  he  has 
been  a  dealer  in  general  merchandise  and 
grain  in  his  native  city ;  and  is  president  of 
the  Froehlich  Mercantile  Company.  He  was 
postmaster  during  1881-93  ;has  been  a  just 
ice  of  the  peace  since  1887;  and  a  member 
of  the  School  Board  since  1891.  In  1893  he 
became  town  clerk;  was  a  member  of  the 
assembly  of  the  Wisconsin  State  Legislat 
ure  in  1894-98;  in  1898-1903  was  secretary 
of  State;  and  since  1905  has  been  postmas 
ter  of  his  city.  In  1898  he  was  elected  Sec 
retary  of  State.  He  is  cashier  of  the 'Jack 
son  State  Bank,  which  he  organized  in 
1907.  In  1879  he  married  Miss  Clara  Frank 
of  Jackson,  Wis.;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  six  sons  and  two  daughters. 

Frost,  Halstead  H.  Jr.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  44  Wall  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Franklin  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Frothingham,  John  W.,  Director,  of  375 
West  End  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Academy  of 
Music. 

Frothingham,  Paul  Revere,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  294  Beacon  Street,  Boston,Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Massachusetts 
Cremation  Society,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Frothingham,  Theodore  L.,  Director,  of 
52  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cumberland  Compfu.y 
and  other  corporations. 

Frueauff,  Frank  W.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.   He 
is  president   of  Akron   Natural   Gas   Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Fry,  Ancon  C.,  Vice-president  and  direc 
tor,  of  Fourth  and  Plum  Streets,  Cimmnali 


Ohio;  and  amember  of  the  Business  Men's 
Club,  the  Old  Colony  Club  of  New  York, 
the  Hyde  Park  Country  Club,  and  Chamber 
of  Commerce;  and  also  a  member  or  the 
Masonic  Fraternity.  He  is  vice-ui'f.sideiit  of 
the  Gibson  Art  Company  ot  Cin<-ij,i):iii,  0- 
hio.  In  1896  he  married  M'^s  Mary  Jane 
Finley;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside 
at  2983  Observatory  Road,  Cincinnati,  0- 
hio. 

Fry,  Eugene,  W.,  Business  President,  of 
50  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Jessup  and 
Moore  Paper  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Fry,  Morton  H.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  14  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bernhard, 
Scholle  and  Company;  and  vice-president 
of  the  Overseas  Security  Corporation. 

Frye,  Daniel  M.,  Busines  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  52  Chauncy  Street,  Boston,  Mass, 
and  a  member  of  Somerville  Golf  Club,  the 
Masonic  Fraternity,  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  president  of  the  Marshfield  Country 
Club,  and  a  member  of  several  other  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Nov.  6,  1854,  in  Berwick, 
Maine;  and  received  an  academic  educa 
tion.  Since  1894  he  has  been  Supreme  sec 
retary  of  New  England  Order  of  Protec 
tion;  and  is  the  publisher  of  their  Journal. 
In  1881  he  married  Miss  Addie  F.  Hobbs, 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
222  Highland  Avenue,  Somerville,  Mass. 

Fulle,  Charles  A.,  Business  President,  of 
42  Wilson  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Milton  Cork  Company, 

Fuller,  Frederick  D.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  2  Park  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Wont  Slip  of  Lose  Man 
ufacturing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Fuller,  Henry  J.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  30  Church  Street,  New 'York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  Fairbanks, 
Morse  and  Company;  and  a  director  of  thn» 
Asbestos  Corporation  of  Canada,  and  half- 
a-dozen  other  corporations. 


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Fuller,  G.  Edward,  Manufacturer  and 
Litterateur,  of  232  North  Michigan  Avenue 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on  Aug.  2,  1854,  in 
Warsaw,  N.Y.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War, 
and  was  promoted  on  the  battlefield  of  Get 
tysburg.  He  was  brevetted  in  1863  at  the 
battle  of  Bristow  Station  for  leading  a 
Forlorn  Hope  which  brought  in  a  large 
number  of  Confederate  prisoners  and  won 
the  battle  in  the  nick  of  time  for  General 
Warren.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Interna 
tional  Jury  of  Awards,  St.  Louis  Exposi 
tion;  Head  of  Food  Exhibits,  Pan  Ameri 
can  Exposition ;  and  chairman  of  the  Ware 
house  Committee  of  the  Chicago  World's 
Fair.  He  has  traveled  extensively  in  all 
parts  of  the  World.  He  resides  at  548  Oak- 
wood  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Fuller,  Mortimer  B.,  Business  President, 
of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and. a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  A  very  Rock  Salt  Mining 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Fuller,  Oliver  Clyde,  Member  of  the  Mil 
waukee  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  13,  1860, 
in  Clarkesville,  Ga.  In  1903  he  organized 
the  firm  of  Oliver  C.  Fuller  and  Company. 
He  resides  at  585  Marshall  Street,  Milwau 
kee,  Wis. 

Fuller,  Oliver  Franklin,  Wholesale  Drug 
gist,  of  540  West  Randolph  Street,  Chica 
go,  111.,  was  born  Oct.  19,  1829,  in  Sherman 
Conn.  Since  1915  he  has  been  chairman  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Fuller-Mor- 
risson  Company.  He  is  honorary  president 
of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa 
tion  and  the  Chicago  Veteran  Druggists' 
Association;  a  life  member  of  the  Chicago 
Academy  of  Sciences,  the  Art  Institute, 
and  the  C'liic.'i^o  Historical  Society;  and  a 
member  of  the  New  England  Society  and 
the  Horticultural  Society.  Mr.  Fuller  came 
to  Chicago  in  1852,  and  formed  the  firm  of 
Fuller  and  Roberts.  They  occupied  a  store 
at  195  Lake  Street,  doing  business  there 
continuously  since  then,  a  record  of  six 
ty-nine  years  in  the  wholesale  drug  business 
in  Chicago.  He  still  resides  in  the  home  he 
rebuilt  the  year  following  the  great  fire  at 
1001  North  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago.  111. 


Fullerton,  E.  Dwight,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  19  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Franklin  Shoe 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Fulton,  John  H.,  Director,  of  55  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Crucible  Steel  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Fulton,  John  Hamilton,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  12, 
1869,  in  Cote  des  Neiges,  Montreal,  Can. He 
organized  and  was  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  McComb,  Miss.  He  re 
sides  at  11  East  Sixty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Funkhouser,  Metellus  L.  C.,  Underwriter 
and  Soldier,  of  175  West  Jackson  Boule 
vard,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  17,  1864, 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  In  1898  he  was  captain  of 
the  First  Infantry,  United  States  Volun 
teers,  and  later  was  promoted  to  acting  as 
sistant  adjutant  general.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  M.L.C.  Funkhouser  and  Compa 
ny,  insurance.  He  is  also  Major  Illinois 
National  Guard. 

Fuqua,  I.  W.,  Business  President  of  Sec 
urity  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Petroleum 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Furlow,  Floyd  Charles,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  250  Eleventh  Avenue 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Me 
tropolitan  Club,  the  Bankers  Club,  the  En 
gineers  Club,  the  University  Club  of  Wash 
ington,  the  Chicago  Club,  the  Buffalo  Club 
and  the  Bohemian  Club  of  San  Francisco. 
He  was  born  April  9,  1877,  in  America., 
Ga.  ;studied  in  the  Worcester  Polytechnic 
Institute  in  Europe,  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  B.S.  Since  1905  he  has  been  con 
nected  with  Otis  Elevator  Company,  of 
which  corporation  he  has  been  president 
since  1918.  He  built  the  first  wireless  ap 
paratus  in  the  South ;  was  inventor  of  the 
automatic  self-leveling  elevator,  and  is  a 
specialist  in  metallurgy. He  resides  at  Carl- 
ton  House,  22  East  Forty-seventh  Street, 
New  York  City. 


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.Fursman,  Frederick  P.,  Member  of  the 
Cliff  Dwellers  Club.  He  is  director  of  the 
S.ummer  School  of  Painting  at  Saugatuck, 
Mich.  He  resides  in  Saugatuck,  Mich. 

,  Futrell,  John  Clinton,  Member  of  Masons 
the  Rotary  Club.  He  is  president  of  the  Un 
iversity  of  Arkansas.  He  resides  at  226 
North  Coll  Avenue,  Fayetteville,  Ark. 

Futterer,  Gustav  A..,  Physician,  of  25 
EJast.  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
bbrii  March  17,  1856,  in  Hanover,  Germa 
ny.  In  1874  he  entered  the  United  States 
^Tavy  as«  an  apothecary,  cruised  until  his 
discharge  in  1878 ;  and  then  studied  and 
taught  medicine  in  Germany.  Since  1889  he 
has 'practiced  his  profession  in  Chicago  ;a.nd 
is  a  specialist  in  medical  diagnosis  and  sto 
mach  and  other  inner  organs.  He  is  first 
lieutenant  in  the  United  States  Medical  Re 
serve  Corps. 

,Gaebelein,  Arno  C.,  Clergyman  and  Au- 
thVr,  of  456  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  Aug.  27,  1861,  in  Greiz,  Germ 
any/He  has  filled  different  pastorates;  ariu 
is  editor  of  Our  Hope.  He  is  the  author  of 
Commentaries  on  Matthew,  Acts  of  Apost 
les, -.Daniel,  Joel,  Zachariah,  the  Pentateuch 
and  numero.us  other  volumes  of  biblical  re- 


Gage,  Nelson  W.,  Publisher,  of  Printing 
Building,  at  Thirty-third  to  Thirty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City.  He  is  president  and 
director  of  the  Gage  Publishing  Company; 
and  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Gagliano,  John,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  3  Park  Row,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties,  He  is  a  director  of  the  John  Gagliano 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Gaige,  Crosby,  Theatre  Owner  and  Pro 
ducer,  of  229  West  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club,  and  the  Sleepy  Hollow 
Club.  He  was  educated  at  the  Cazenovia 
Seminary  and,  at  Columbia  University. 
Since  1904  he  has  been  a  theatre  owner  and 
producer.  He  is  vice-president  of  Salwyn 
and  Conipany,  and  treasurer  and  director 
of  a  score  of  otbfT*  corporations.  In  1907 
he  married'  Miss  Hilda  Willson;  and  they 
reside  in  Peekskill,  N.Y. 


Gailor,  Charlotte,  President  of  the  Mem 
phis  Art  Association.  She  resides  in  Mem 
phis,  Tenn. 

Gainer,  Joseph  Henry,  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  18,  1878 
in  Providence,  R.I.  Since  1913  he  has  been 
mayor  of  Providence,  R.I.  He  resides  at  55 
Grotto  Avenue,  Providence,  R.I. 

Gaines,  Ruth,  Member  of  the  Women's 
Club.  She  was  born  in  1879,  in  Litchfield, 
Conn.  She  was  active  in  World- War  work. 
She  is  the  author  of  Little  Light.  She  re 
sides  at  16  Dayley  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Gaines,  Mrs.  Samuel  R.,  President  of  the 
Musical  Art  Society.  She  resides  in  Colum 
bus,  Ohio. 

Gallagher,  Frank  A.,  Banker,  of  803  Pros 
pect  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  July  27,  1882,  in  New  York  City;  He 
was  educated  in  New  York  City.  He  is 
president  of  the  Cosmopolitan  Bank,  New 
York,  and  examiner  of  the  New  York  State. 
Banking  Department.  He  was  cashier  of 
the  Municipal  Bank  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  In 
1907  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Payne; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son,  and  re 
side  in  Pelham  Wood,  N.Y. 

Gallagher,  Frank  F.,  Treasurer  and  Di- 
rector,  of  21  East  Fortieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs, 
and  societies.  He  is  director  of  the  National 
American  Bank,and  half-a-dozen  other  cor 
porations. 

Gallagher,  Hugh  Clifford,  Business  Pre 
sident,  Manufacturer  and  Trustee,  of  Dor 
chester,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  25> 
1855,  in  Sackville,  New  Brunswick ;  and 
received  a  university  education.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  Walter  Bakers  and  Company, 
Limited;  president  and  trustee  of  the  Mil 
ton  Savings  Bank;  and  a  director  of  the 
Milton  Building  Associates  and  other  cor 
porations.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Boston  Uni 
versity,  Smith  College  and  other  organiza 
tions.  "41 

Gallagher,  John  J.,  Director,  of  21  East 
Fortieth  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Lenox  Sand  and  Gravel  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 


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Galli-Curci,  Madame  Amelita,  Prima  don 
na  Soprano,  of  527  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Metro 
politan  Opera  Company  and  the  Chicago 
Opera  Company.  She  appears  in  both  con 
cert  and  opera  under  the  management  of 
Evans  and  Salter.  She  resides  at  507  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Calliver,  George  A.,  Business  President, 
of  41  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Writing  Pa 
per  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Gallo.  Fortuna,  Impressario  and  Opera 
Manager,  of  the  Aeolian  Building,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  has  attained  a  world-wide 
reputation  as  a  noted  impressario.  For  the 
past  thirteen  years  he  has  managed  the 
San  Carlo  Grand  Opera  Company. 

Gamble,  Cecil  Huggins,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  York  and  Central  Streets,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club,  the  Commonwealth  Club, the  Cin 
cinnati  Country  Club,  and  the  Cincinnati 
Golf  Club.  He  was  born  in  1884  in  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Cincin 
nati  Time  Recorder  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Proctor  and  Gamble  Company, 
the  Globe  Wernicke  Company,  and  the  Cin 
cinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  1908  he 
married  Miss  Louise  Gibbs;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters, 
and  reside  at  543  Glen  wood  Avenue,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Gamble,  James  Norris,  Member  of  the 
Business  Men's  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  9, 
1836,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1891  he  was 
vice-president  of  Proctor  and  Gamble  Com 
pany,  and  is  now  president  of  the  Arrow 
head  Reservoir  Company.  He  resides  at 
2918  Werk  Road,  Westwood,  Ohio. 

Gamble,  R.  Howard,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  52  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Prince 
and  Whitely,  members  of  the  New  York 
Stock  Exchange.  He  is  also  a  director  of 
th^  Exchange  Court  Corporation. 

Ganfield,  M.  A.,  Member  of  Danville  Lit 
erary  and  Social  Club.  He  is  president  of 


Carroll  College.  He  has  been  president  of 
Centre  College.  He  resides  in  Waukesha, 
Wis. 

Gammell,  Eduard,  Vice-President  and 
Treasurer,  of  50  South  Main  Street,  Pro 
vidence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Providence  National  Bank.  He  is  also 
treasurer  of  the  Lonsdale  Company,  treas 
urer  of  the  Rhode  Island  Hospital,  secreta 
ry  of  the  Blacks  Town  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  secretary  of  the  Berkeley 
Company. 

Gannet,  Thomas  B.,  Director,  of  53  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Northern  Texas  Electric  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Gannett,  William  Channing,  Author  and 
Poet,  of  Buck  Hill  Falls,  Pa.,  was  born  on 
March  13,  1840,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  the 
author  of  A  Year  of  Miracle  and  other 
works. In  1887  he  married  Miss  Mary  Thorn 
Lewis,  and  they  have  a  family  of  ene  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  his  address  is  P.O. 
Box  C,  Buck  Hill  Falls,  Pa. 

Gano,  Seth  T.,  Treasurer  and  Director,of 
15  Exchange  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Exchange  Club,  the  Harvard 
Club  of  Boston,  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club,the 
Harvard  Club  of  New  York,  and  the  Bank 
er's  Club  of  New  York.  He  was  born  July 
2,  1897,  in  Middlefield,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educ 
ated  at  Harvard  University.  Since  1911  he 
has  been  treasurer  of  the  Gauley  Coal  Land 
Company.  He  is  also  treasurer  and  director 
of  the  American  Coal  By-Products  Compa 
ny,  and  six  other  corporations.  In  1907  he 
married  Miss  Adelaide  E.  Beunke;and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  70  Clark  Street,  Belmont,  Mass. 

Gantz,  William  W.,  Business  President, 
of  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Normal  Land  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gardin,  John  E.,  Director  and  Trustee,of 
r.O  Wall  Street,  New  York  CUy;and  a  mem- 
fc"r  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Allied  Machinery  Company 
of  America  and  other  corporations. 


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Gardiner.  George  Schuyler.  He  was  a 
Member  of  the  Boston  Club  of  New  Orleans 
and  the  Lotos  Club  of  New  York  City.  He 
was  born  April  12,  1854,  in  Penn  Yan,N.Y. ; 
and  died  May  29,  1921.  He  received  a  tech 
nical  education;  was  president  of  Eastman, 
Gardiner  and  Company,  and  he  introduced 
many  improvements  in  the  methods  of  lum 
bering.  In  1890  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Iowa  State  Legislature.  In  1877  he  married 
Miss  Catherine  L.  Marshall,  of  Clinton, 
Iowa ;  they  have  a  family  of  two  daughters, 
and  reside  in  Laurell,  Miss. ;  and  maintain 
a  residence  at  Kalmia  Lodge,  RidgenelH, 
Conn. 

Gardiner,  John,  Business  President,  of 
1800  Pine  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was 
born  June  19,  1857,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.He 
was  educated  at  the  Philadelphia  Central 
High  School.  He  is  president  of  the  Conti 
nental  Brewing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
several  corporations. He  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club,  and  the  M  erion  Cri 
cket  Club.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  Caro 
line  J.  Schmidt,  who  died  in  1902.  He  has 
a  family  of  two  sons,  and  resides  in  winter 
1800  Pine  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  in 
summer  on  a  farm  near  Downingtown,Pa. 

Gardiner,  Robert  H.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Barristers  Hall,  Boston,  Mas-. , 
and  a  member  of  various  c  lubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  t  he  Fall  River  Gas 
Works  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Gardner,  Charles  W.,  Business  President 
of  Insurance  Exchange  Building,  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Oak 
Ridge  Oil  Company,  and  a  director  in  oi.h- 
er  corporations. 

Gardner,  Clarence,  President  of  the  Or 
pheus  Club,  with  a  mebership  of  one  hund 
red  and  fourteen   Men.  He  r asides  at  9'Jo 
Chestnut   Street,   Philadelphia,   Pa. 

Gardner,  George  Pvabody,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  40  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  a  nd  PO  -ic 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  St.  Mary's  Ca 
nal  Mineral  Land  Company,  a  nd  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Gardner,  George  Peabody,  Business  Pre- 
President,  of  19  Congress  Street,  Boston, 


Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  c  lubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Marine  In 
vestments  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Gardner,  Lester  D.,  Business  President, 
of  221  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City  ;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Gardner-Moffat  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  numerous  p  ositions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Gardner,  Preston  H.,  Business  President 
of  15  Westminster  Street,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Andrews  Land 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Gardner,  Rathbone,  Business  President, 
of  Turks  Head  Building,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  a  nd  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Coventry  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Garfield,  Irvin  McDowell,  Lawyer  and 
Director,  of  30  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Collateral  Loan 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Garland,  Daniel  Frank,  Member  of  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  July  10,  1864,  in  Per 
ry  County,  Pa.  In  1915-16  he  was  president 
of  the  Ohio  State  Conference  of  Charities. 
He  resides  at  Hills  and  Gales  Streets,  Day 
ton,  Ohio. 

Garrett,  Robert,Member  of  the  Maryland 
Club.  He  was  born  June  24,  1875,  in  Balti 
more  County,  Md.  He  is  a  partner  of  the 
banking  firm  of  Robert  Garrett  and  Sons. 
He  resides  at  Redwood  and  South  Streets, 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Garrett,  Thomas,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  andsocieties. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Stetson,Jen- 
nings  and  Russell;  and  a  director  of  Don- 
gan  Hall  and  other  corporations. 

Garrigue,  Mrs.Edwin  B.,  President  of  the 
Matine  Mutual  Club  of  Philadelphia,  with 
a  membership  of  eight  hundred  and  fifty 
Women.  She  resides  at  The  Wissahickon, 
Germantown,  Pa. 


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Gartsin,  H.  H.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  Redlands,  CaL;  and  a  member 
of  the  University  Club,  the  Redlands  Coun 
try  Club,  tlie  Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club, 
and  the  Kiwanis  Club.  He  is  president  of 
the  Bear  Valley  Mutual  Water  Company; 
and  the  (Yat'ton  Water  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Savings  Bank  of  Redlands, 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Redlands,  and 
oilier  corporations. 

Garvan,  Francis  P.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  67  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties,  lie  is  a  director  of  the  Agricultural 
Products  Corporation, the  Continental  Rub 
ber  Company  of  New  York,  the  National 
Surety  Company,  and  the  P.  F.  Collier  and 
Son  Company. 

Gary,  Albert  H.,  Business  President,  of 
71  Broadway,  New  Fork  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Minnesota  Steel  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gaston,  Harry  W., Business  President,  of 
1763  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Automobile  Club  of  Ameri 
ca,  the  Scarsdale  Golf  Club,  and  the  Mount 
Kisco  Country  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  20, 
1883,  in  Chattanoga,  Tenn. ;  and  was  educ 
ated  at  the  University  of  Texas.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Lexington  Motor  Company  of 
New  York;  and  vice-president  of  the  An- 
sted  Company  and  other  corporations.  He 
has  been  a  director  of  the  Automobile  Mer 
chants  Association  of  New  York  City.  In 
1910  he  married  Miss  Lilian  V.  Thompson, 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Bedford  Hills,  N.Y. 

Gaston,  Lucy  Page,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man's  Club.  She  was  born  in  1860,  in  Dela 
ware,  Ohio.  She  is  a  editor  of  the  Anti-Cig 
arette  Herald,  and  other  reform  publica 
tions.  She  resides  at  5740  Harper  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

Gates,  Herbert  Fright,Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  30,  1868,  in  Gen 
eva,  111.  Since  1910  he  has  been  superinten 
dent  of  the  Brick  Church  Institute.  He  is 
the  author  of  Recreation  and  the  Church. 
He  resides  at  114  Marryman  Street,  Ro 
chester,  N.Y. 


Gates,  John  Langdon,  Business  President 
of  2437  Gilbert  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Country 
Club,  the  Cincinnati  Business  Men's  Club, 
the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution.  He  was  born 
May  19,  1883,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since 
1919  he  has  been  president  and  treasurer, 
of  the  Precision  Equipment  Company.  In 
1909  he  married  Miss  Natalie  Pogue;  an<j,. 
they  have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  and, 
reside  at  2312  Park  Avenue,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

Gates,  Mrs.  Susa  Young,  Journalist  and 
Sociologist,  of  109  North  .First  West  Street' 
Salt   Lake   City,   Utah;    and   a   member  of 
many  charitable  and  patriot  societies.   She 
was  born  March  18,  1856,  in  Salt  Lake  C'i-' 
ty.     In  1889  she  founded   the  Young  Wor. 
man's  Journal.  In  1914  she  established  the 
Relief  Society  Magazine,  of  which  she  still 
is  editor.  She  is  author  of  Lydia  Knight's'" 
History,   John   Steven's   Courtship,   Genea- '^ 
logical    Lesson  Book,     Surname   Book   and 
Racial  History. 

Gates,  Thomas  Sovereign, Member  of  the 
University   Club.   He  was  born   March   24, 
1873,  in  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  lie' 
is  president  of  the  Philadelphia  Trust  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  322  West  Willow  Grove"'' 
Avenue,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Gates,  William  Day,  Manufacturer,  of 
1701  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  and  a 
member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  the 
Builders  Club,  the  Chicago  Architectural 
Club,  and  the  Olympic  Field  and  Country 
Club.  He  was  born  July.  29,  1852,  in  Ash-, 
land,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Ameri 
can  Terra  Cotta  and  Ceramic  Company. He 
is  past  president  of  the  National  Terra  Cot 
ta  Society,  past  president  of  the  American 
Ceramic  Society,  and  past  president  of  the 
National  Brick  Manufacturers  Association. 

Gaumont,  Irving,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  48  West  One  Hundred  and  Six 
teenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He,  is 
vice-president  of  the  Odell  Employment 
Exchange;  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs  5  and  has  held  . 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


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Gavin,  Joseph  Edwin,  Member  of  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  and  numerous  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  successful  business  man 
of  the  Erie  County  Bank  Building,  Buffalo 
N.Y.;  and  was  born  Nov^.  14,  1855,  in  Buf 
falo,  N.Y.  He  served  as  United  States  In 
spector  of  Customs  at  Buffalo  under  Presi 
dent  Clf  veland.  He  is  president  of  the  J. 
E.  Gavi  i  Coal  Company.  He  is  also  agency 
manager  of  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance 
Society  of  the  United  States  at  Buffalo, 
N.Y.  He  resides  in  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Gawtry,  Lewis  B.,Director,  of  280  Fourth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  New  York  Edison  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Gaynor,  Edward  F.  J.,  Director,  of  165 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  anH  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Bleecker  Street  and  Fulton 
Ferry  Railroad  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Geddes,  Donald  D.,  Director,  of  51  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City,  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  United  States  Electric  Light  and 
Power  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Gee,  Theophilus  Hayes, Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  115  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Tacoma  Land 
and  Improvement  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Geer,  Edward  F.,  Business  President,  of 
21  State  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Housatonic  Steamship 
Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Geer,  William  C.,  Business  President,  of 
41  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
president  of  the  Union  Linseed  Company 
of  Troy,  New  York,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Geier,  Frederick  August,  Member  of  the 
Pueen  City  .Club.  He  was  born  on  June  23, 
1866,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.Since  .1887  he  has 
been  engaged  in  manufacturing  machinery 
and  is  now  president  of  the  Cincinnati  Mil 


ling  Machine  Company.  He  resides  at  2301 
Grandview  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Geier,  Philip  A.,  Business  President,  of 
5100  St.  Clair  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  the  Cleveland  Athletic  Club, 
the  Cleveland  Yacht  Club,  the  Cleveland 
Automobile  Club,  and  other  clubs  and  so 
cieties;  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Cleve 
land  Engineering  Society.  He  was  born  on 
July  13,  1877  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.Since  1915 
he  has  been  president  of  The  P.  A.  Geier 
Company ;  and  is  also  president  of  the  Con 
tinental  Electric  Company,  Limited,  of  To 
ronto,  Canada. In  1906  he  married  Miss  Ma 
ry  M.  C.  Wernle,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Cleveland  and  in 
Windermere,  Fla. 

Geijsbeek,  John  Bart,  Accountant,  Educ 
ator  and  Author,  of  Denver,  Colo., was  born 
April  24,  1872,  in  Lemele,  Holland.  He  has 
received  the  degrees  of  LL.B.  and  C.P.A. 
He  founded  the  School  of  commerce,  ac 
counts  and  finance  of  the  University  of 
Denver,  and  in  1908-13  was  its  dean.  He  is 
the  author  of  Ancient  Double  Entry  Book 
keeping;  and  other  works.  In  1901  he  mar 
ried  Miss  M.  Lillie  Schmidt,  and  they  re 
side  at  1405  Gaylord,  Denver,  Colo. 

Geisenberger,  L.  R.,  Member  of  the  Roal 
Arcanum  of  Lancaster,  Pa.  He  is  Supreme 
Regent  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  with  a  total 
membership  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-five 
thousand. 

Geller,  Frederick,  Business  President,  of 
20  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bond,Mortgage  and  Sec 
urities  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Gelshenen,  William  H.,  Director,  of  81 
Fulton  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Arrow  Grip  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

George,  E.  Howard,  Business  President, 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  E.  Howard  George  and 
Company,  investment  bankers,  and  is  a  di 
rector  i"  other  corporations. 


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George,  Charles  E.,  Lawyer,  of  Majestic 
Building,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  Dec.  20, 
1860,  in  Nicholasville,  Ky.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Methodist  Seminary  of  Newbury,Vt. 
and  in  1880  graduated  from  the  University 
of  Michigan.  Since  1908  he  has  been  editor 
of  the  Lawyer,  Banker  and  Southern  Bench 
and  Bar  Review  of  New  Orleans,  La.  He  is 
also  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
Medico-Legal  Society,  of  New  York,  and 
secretary  of  the  United  States  Branch  of 
International  Law  Association  of  the 
Hague.  In  1882-84  he  was  Assistant  Attor 
ney  at  Iowa.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Law 
yers  Club,  the  International  Law  Associa 
tion,  the  Medico-Legal  Society,  and  the 
Grand  Council  of  Rites  of  Scotland.  In 
1912  he  married  Miss  Selma  Klein,  of  Mil 
waukee,  Wis.,  and  they  reside  at  1587  Ha 
milton  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

George,  William,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  23,  1861, 
in  Aurora,  111.  He  is  the  owner  of  George 
Stock  Farms  and  breeder  of  pure  bred 
stock.  He  resides  in  Aurora,  111. 

George,  William,  Reuben,  Member  of  the 
City  Club,  was  born  June  4,  1866,  in  West 
Dryden,N.Y.  He  founded  the  junior  repub 
lic,  put  in  operation  in  New  York  in  1895. 
The  George  junior  republic  is  a  reform  in 
the  methods  of  dealing  with  delinquent  and 
dependent  children,  the  system  now  being 
extended  to  various  states  of  the  union.  He 
resides  at  Freeville,  N.Y. 

Gerard,  R.  H.,  Member  of  the  Tribe  of 
Ben-Hur,  of  Crawfordville,  Ind.  He  is  Sup 
reme  Chief  of  the  Tribe  of  Ben-Hur,  with 
a  membership  of  nearly  eighty  thousand. 

Gerber,  W.  E.,  Business  President,  of  Ca 
lifornia  National  Bank,  Sacramento,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  California  Na 
tional  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Gerry,  A.  E.,  of  725  Thirteenth  Street, 
Northwest,  Washington,  D.C.,  was  born  on 
Aug.  19,  1878,  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  was 
educated  at  Georgetown  University.  He  is 
a  president  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Potomac 
TeleDhone  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Racquet  Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Mary 
land  Club  of  Baltimore  and  the  Racquet 


Club  of  Washington,  D.C.  In  1904  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Florence  Dyer;  and  they  reside 
at  1811  R  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Gerstle,  Mark  L.,  Business  President,  of 
Alaska  Commercial  Bank,  San  Francisco, 
Cal ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  {,h?  T.-»wiiscnd 
Company,  and  a  direr* or  in  other  corpora- 
Ijons. 

Gerstle,  William  L.,  Business  President, 
of  Alaska  Commercial  Building,  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Apollo 
Consolidated  Mining  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Gerwig,  George  William,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  18,  1867,  in 
Paris,  Ohio.  Since  1915  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  Woods  Run  Settlement  of  Pitts 
burgh,  Pa.  He  is  the  author  of  Schools 
With  a  Perfect  Score.  He  resides  at  1105 
Davis  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Gest,  Joseph  Henry,  Museum  Director,of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  April  24,  1859, 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.B.  from  Harvard  University.  Since 
1888  he  has  been  identified  with  the  Cin 
cinnati  Museum  Association  of  which  he 
has  been  director  since  1902.  In  1902  he  be 
came  vice-president  and  in  1914  president 
of  the  Rockwood  Pottery.  In  1914-15  he 
was  secretary  of  the  Municipal  Art  Socie 
ty  ;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club. 
In  1887  he  married  Miss  Lillie  Schulze;and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  2144  Grandin  Ave 
nue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Gest,  William  Purves,Member  of  the  Un 
iversity  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  27,  1861, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1915  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Fidelity  Trust  Company. 
He  resides  in  Marion,  Pa. 

Geyler,  Louis,Business  President,  of  2500 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.;  and 
a  member  of  the  South  Shore  Country  Club 
the  BeVerly  Country  Club,  and  the  Chica 
go  Athletic  Association.  He  was  born  Dec. 
18,  1866,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Louis  Geyler  Company;  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 


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Giannini,  Amadeo,  Peter,  Member  of  the 
Olympic  Club.  He  was  born  May  6,  1870,  in 
San  Jose,  Cal.  He  is  president  of  the  A.  P. 
Giannini.  He  resides  at  St.  Francis  Hotel, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Gibboney,  Stuart  Gatewood,  Lawyer,  of 
165  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born  on 
Nov.  1,  1877,  in  Witheville,  Va.  He  was 
educated  at  the  University  High  School  of 
Richmond,  Va.,  and  received  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  from  the  University  of  Virginia. 
Since  1903  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  prac 
tice  of  law  in  New  York;  and  spent  the 
year  of  1904  in  practice  in  Paris,  France. 
In  1898-99  he  served  in  the  Army  of  Oc 
cupation  in  Cuba;  and  in  1900  was  on  staff 
of  General  Chaffe  at  Pekin,  China,  during 
the  Boxer  Outbreak  and  subsequent  occup 
ation  of  Pekin.  He  was  associated  with 
William  F.  McCoombs  in  pre-convention 
Wilson  campaign;  also  managed  part  of  the 
southern  pre-convention  campaign  for  Wil 
son.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Contributors 
National  Wilson  and  Marshall  League  dur 
ing  the  National  campaign.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Barber  and  Gibboney,  of  165 
Broadway,  New  York  City.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  Legal  Frat 
ernity,  New  York  County  Lawyers  Associa 
tion,  and  the  American  Bar  Association  ;in 
1908-12  was  secretary  of  the  New  York 
Southern  Society ;  and  in  1907-14  secretary 
of  The  Virginians;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
New  York  Club,  the  BankersClub,  the  Law 
yers  Club  and  the  Democratic  Club. 

Gibbons,  Harry  R.,  Business  President 
and  Banker,  of  600  South  Canal  Street,Chi- 
cago,  111.,  was  born  June  26,  1862,  in  Chi 
cago,  111.  He  is  president  of  the  H.  R.  Gib 
bons  Box  Manufacturing  Company;  and 
vice-president  of  the  Citizens  Bank  of  Lake 
View.  He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs 

Gibbons,  Helen  Davenport  (Mrs.  Herbert 
Adams  Gibbons),  Member  of  the  Autour  du 
Monde  Club.  She  was  born  Dec.  2,  1882,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1917-18  she  was  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  lecturer  with 
the  American  Expeditionary  Forces.  She  is 
author  of  A  Little  Gray  Home  in  France. 
She  resides  in  Paris,  France. 

Gibbs,  Roberts  Adams,  Educator  and 
Founder,  of  the  Page  Military  Academy, 


Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Jo 
nathan  Club.  He  is  the  founder  and  head 
master  of  the  Page  Military  Academy,  A 
Big  School  for  Little  Boys.  In  1909  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Delia  M.  Page ;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  and  reside  on  the  Cahauga  Val 
ley  Road,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Gibbs,  Winifred  Stuart,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  6,  1871,  in 
New  York.  His  work  has  been  the  training 
of  home  economic  students;  and  advisor  to 
workers  in  similar  fields  in  Providence, 
Boston  and  Chicago.  He  is  the  author  of 
Minimum  Cost  of  Living.  He  resides  at  15 
Gramercy  Park,  New  York  City. 

Gibson,  Harvey  D.,  Business  President, 
of  100  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Bankers  Club,  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  on 
March  12,  1882,  in  North  Conway,  tt.H. 
Since  1917  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Liberty  National  Bank;  and  is  president 
and  trustee  of  the  New  York  Trust  Compa 
ny.  He  is  president  of  the  Liberty  Indust 
rial  Corporation;  and  a  director  of  the  Pac 
ific  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  a  dozen 
other  corporations.  He  resides  at  52  East 
Sixty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Giddings,  Franklin  Henry,  Member  of 
the  Century  Club.  He  was  born  March  23, 
1855,  in  Sherman,  Conn.  In  1915-17  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
New  York  City.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Theory  of  Sociology.  His  address  is  Colum 
bia  University,  New  York  City. 

Gifford,  James  M.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  in  1856  in  Monkton,  Vt. ;  and  was 
educated  at  Columbia  University.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Gifford,  Hobbs 
and  Beard.  He  is  vice-president  of  Pierce 
Phosphate  Company,  vice-president  of  the 
American  Agricultural  Company,  and  vice- 
president  and  general  counsel  of  the  Char 
lotte  Harbor  and  Northern  Railway  Compa 
ny.  He  is  director  of  the  Remington  Type 
writer  Company,  and  a  dozen  other  corpo 
rations.  In  1883  he  married  Miss  Harriet 
R.  Brangan;  and  they  reside  at  319  West 
One  Hundred  and  Third  Street,  New  York 
City. 


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Gifford,  Walter  S.,Director,of  195  Broad 
way,  Xew  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  dubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  New  York  Telephone  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Gilbert,  Cass,  Institute  President,  of  244 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City.  He  is  a 
president  of  the  National  Institute  of  Arts 
and  Letters,  organized  in  1898. 

Gilbert,  Gertrude,  President  of  the  Am- 
phion  Club,  with  a  membership  of  twelve 
hundred  men  and  women.  She  resides  at 
139  First  Street,  San  Diego,  Cal. 

Gilbert,  James  S.,  Business  President,  of 
West  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president. of  the  Dexter  Folder 
Company.  He  is  Lessee,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  Railway  Valley  Company;  is 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs, 
and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Gill,  George  Carleton,  Manufacturer  and 
Banker,  of  Holyoke,  Mass.,  was  born  Feb. 
10,  1858,  in  Hinsdale,  Mass.  In  1891  he 
purchased  the  Winona  Paper  Company; 
changed  its  name  to  Geo.  C.  Gill  Paper 
Company,  and  became  its  president  in  1892. 
This  concern  became  a  part  of  the  Ameri 
can  Writing  Paper  Company,  of  which  he 
was  made  vice-president,  until  he  resigned 
in  1902  to  assume  the  presidency  of  the 
Holyoke  National  Bank.  He  is  president  of 
the  Mississippi  Pulp  and  Paper  Company 
of  Sheldon  Springs,  Vt. ;  president  of  the 
Erving  Paper  Mills  of  Erving,  Mass.;  and 
president  of  the  Holyoke  Heater  Company 
of  Holyoke,  Mass.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Mount  Tom  (Jolf  Club  and  the  Holyoke 
Canoe  Club.  In  1893  he  married  Miss  Jenta 
Johnson  of  Holyoke,  Mass.;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  daughters. 

Gillen,  E.  T.,  Civil  Engineer  and  survey 
or,  of  212  Ohio  Building,  Akron,  Ohio, was 
born  Oct.  30,  1878,  in  Akron,  Ohio.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Ohio  Northern  University. 
In  1910-13  he  was  assistant  city  engineer 
of  Akron,  Ohio;  and  has  held  important 
engineering  positions  with  various  rail 
roads.  Since  1915  he  has  been  in  business 
for  himself  as  an  independent  engineer; and 


is  also  chief  engineer  of  the  General  Hills 
RealtyCompany  and  several  other  realty 
and  land  companies.  In  1915  he  married 
Reta  A.  Quinby;  and  they  reside  at  110 
Westmoreland  Terrace,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Gillesby,  William  F.,  Director,  of  82  Bea 
ver  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  andsocieties.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Mexican  Lead  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Gillespie,  George  J.,  Business  President, 
of  20  Vesey  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Olcott  Realty  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gillett,  Charles  W.,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Golf  Club,  the  Chicago  Club  and  the 
Bankers  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  was 
born  in  1876  in  Chicago.  He  is  president  of 
the  Champion  Chemical  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations.  He  resides 
at  2635  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. 

Gillett,  Ransom  E., Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  the  Journal  Building,  Albany, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies. He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Car- 
lin  and  Gillett;  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs,  and  has 
filled  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Gillette,  John  Morris,  Member  of  Com 
mercial  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  1866,  in 
Maryville,  Mo.  Since  1907  he  has  been  head 
of  the  department  of  sociology  in  the  Uni 
versity  of  North  Dakota.  He  resides  at 
Grand  Forks,  N.D. 

Gillis,  Malcolm  W.,  Manufacturer,  of  432 
South  Franklin  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Jan.  1,  1877,  in  Canada.  From  1901-09 
he  was  associated  with  the  firm  of  A.  Shu- 
man  and  Company  of  Boston,  Mass.  Since 
1909  he  has  been  associated  with  the  House 
of  Kuppenheimer  of  Chicago,  clothing  man 
ufacturers;  and  is  superintendent  of  de 
signing  and  manufacturing.He  is  a  member 
of  the  Evanston  Club  and  Westmoreland 
Country  Club ;  and  is  thirty-two  degree 
Mason  and  a  Shriner.  In  1901  he  married 
Miss  Cora  E.  Tufts;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  two  daughters;  and  re 
side  at  2135  Orrington  Avenue,  Evanston, 
111. 


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,  Gilman,  Mrs.  Charlote  Perkins,  Lecturer 
and  pOet,  of  160  Broadway,  New 
City,  was  born  July  3,  1860,  in  Hart 
ford,.  Conn.  In  1896-1913  she  visited  Great 
"ISritain  and  other  Europian  Countries  as 
a  public  speaker.  She  is  the  author  of  Wo- 
;inen  and  Economics,  and  other  works.  She 
*  married  Charles  Walter  Stetson,  by  whom 
^she  had  one  son.  In  1900  she  married  G.H. 
Oilman;  and  they  reside  at  627  West  One- 
"Hundred  and  Thirty-sixth  Street,  New 
'.York  City. 

Gilmore,  Pascal  Pearl,  Banker  of  Bucks- 
port,"  Maine,  was  born  June  24,  1845,  in 
jDedham,  Maine.  He  was  educate^  in  the 
common  schools  and  at  Eastern  Maine  Con 
ference  Seminary  at  Bucksport,  Maine.  He 
served  in  the  Sixteenth  Regiment,  Maine 
Infantry  in  the  Civil  War;  engaged  in  sev 
eral  battles ;  was  present  when  General  Lee 
surrendered  at  Appomattox,  Va.  He  was 
not  pffi  duty  for  a  single  day  during  the 
ferm  of  service,  and  was  complimented  by 
superior  officers  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
conduct  at  the  battle  of  Gravelly  Run  and 
i^ive;  Fortes,  Va.  He  was  wounded  in  the 
face,  at  the  battle  of  Dabney's  Mill,  Va.,on 
Feb.  6,  1865.  In  1867-71  he  was  lumber  in 
spector  in  Michigan ;  in  1871-91  was  farm 
er  and.  conveyancer;  and  for  six  years  was 
president  of  .the  Bucksport  National  Bank. 
Fo.r.  ten ^y ears  was  chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Selectmen ;  and  supervisor  of  schools 
if  teen. years  ;and  was  member  of  the  House 
of  Representatives;  the  State  Senate;  was 
S'tate  Liquor  Commissioner;  and  was  State 
Treasurer.  In  1881  he  married  Miss  Alma 
M.  IJost ;  and  they  have  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  Bucksport,  Maine. 

Gimbel,  Jacob,  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
HV  was. born  April  17,  1876,  in  Yincennes, 
Yrid.  He  was  the  organizer  of  the  dollar  sav 
ings  plan  among  poor  boys  of  Yincennes, 
Irid.;  and  has  assisted  many  young  men  to 
secure  higher  education. 

Gimbel,  Louis  S.,  Vice-president  and  Di- 
>-ector,  of '1275  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
arid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  Gimbel  Broth 
ers" ;  and  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  sev- 
ernf  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


Ginsberg,  Jacob,  Commission  Merchant, 
of  288  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Edmund  Wright-Gins 
berg  Company,  factors  and  commission 
merchants.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs  and  has 
held  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 

Ginzberg,  Louis,Educator  and  Author,  of 
568  West  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth 
Street,  was  born  Nov.  28,  1873,  in  Kovno, 
Russia.  He  was  educated  at  the  Unversities 
of  Berlin,  the  University  of  Strassburg,and 
the  University  of  Heidelberg.  Since  1902 
he  has  been  professor  of  Talmud  and  Rab- 
inics  at  the  Jewish  Theological  Seminary 
of  America.  In  1909  he  married  Miss  Adele 
Katzenstein ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  568 
West  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth  Street 
New  York  City. 

Giordano,  Philip,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  178  WestStreet,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  variousc  lubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  Bollettino  Delia  Sera.  He  is  ident- 
iflied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  filled  many  positions  of  trust 

Glass,  George  F.,  Business  President,  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  the  Rot 
ary  Club.He  is  president  of  Ohio  Bronze 
Powder  Company,  is  president  of  another 
corporation,  is  identified  with  various  bus 
iness  enterprises,  and  has  filled  numerous 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Glassebrock,  Otis  A.  Jr.,  Bsiness  Presi 
dent,  of  43  Exchange  Place,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Victor  Box 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Glemby,  Philip,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  12  East  Twenty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
S.  Glemby,  Incorporated;  and  treasurer,  di 
rector  and  manager  of  the  Sophie  Hair 
Stores  Company.  He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 


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Glendinning,  Robert,  Member  of  the  Rit- 
tenhouse  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  10,  1867, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Robert  Glendinning  and  Company, 
Bankers  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  resides  at 
SS(il>  North  Thirty -second  Street,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. 

Glenn,  John  Mark,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  28,  1858,  in  Balti 
more,  Aid.  Since  1907  he  has  been  general 
director  of  the  Russell  Sage  Foundation.  In 
1901  he  was  president  of  the  National  Con 
ference  of  Charities  and  Corrections.He  re 
sides  at  136  East  Nineteenth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Glenn,  Mary  Wilcox,  (Mrs.  M.  Glenn), 
Member  of  the  Cosmopolitan  Club. She  was 
born  Dec.  14,  1869,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  In 
1915  she  was  president  of  the  National 
Conference  of  Charities  and  Corrections. 
She  is  the  author  of  Development  of  Thrift. 
She  resides  at  126  East  Nineteenth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Glessner,  John  Jacob,  Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club.  He  was  born  in  January, 
1843,  in  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of 
the  trustees  of  the  Rush  Medical  College. 
He  resides  at  1800  Prairie  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Glover,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Britain 
Club.  He  was  born  June  16,  1847,  in  Not 
tingham,  England.  He  is  president  of  the 
Corbin  Screw  Corporation  of  Chicago. 

Glover,  Charles  C.,  President  of  the  Cor 
coran  Gallery  of  Art.  He  resides  in  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Gloyd,  Samuel  Moses,  Lumber  Merchant 
and  Capitalist,  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla., 
was  born  May  25,  1864,  in  Holden,  Mo.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city.  In  1889  he  entered  the  lumber 
business  at  St.  John,  Kans. ;  and  in  1897 
moved  to  Oklahoma  City  and  engaged  in 
the  retail  lumber  business,  now  owns  a 
large  line  of  retail  yards  and  hardware 
stores  in  Oklahoma  and  Kansas;  has  valu 
able  real  estate  holdings  in  large  cities;  is 
president  of  the  Texas  Cement  Plaster  Co. 
with  mills  at  Hamlin,  Texas;  president  of 
the  Gloyd  Realty  Company  of  Kansas  City 
Mo.;  vicepreseident  of  the  Louisiana  Land 
and  Lumber  Company ;  director  of  the  Am 


erican  National  Bank ;  is  a  member  of  clubs 
and  societies,  and  resides  at  327  West 
Fourteenth  Street,  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 

Glynn,  Martin  H.,  Lawyer,  Journalist, 
Publisher  and  Statesman,  of  Albany,  N.Y., 
was  born  Sept.  17,  1871  ,  in  Kinderhook, 
N.Y  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Ford- 
ham  University.  He  studied  law  and  was 
admited  to  the  bar.  He  entered  journalism 
and  is  editor  and  publisher  of  Albany-Un 
ion  of  Albany,  N.Y. ;  and  president  of  that 
Corporation.  In  1899-1901  he  was  a  member 
of  the  National  Commission  of  the  Louisia 
na  Purchase  Exposition,  and  he  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  commission.  In  1907- 
09  he  was  comptroller  of  the  State  Bank  of 
New  York.  In  1912  he  was  elected  Lieuten 
ant-Go  vernor  of  the  State  of  New  York; 
and  in  1913  became  Governor  of  that  state. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Albany  County  Bar 
Association,  the  New  York  State  Bar  As 
sociation,  and  the  American  Bar  Associa 
tion.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University 
Club,  the  Albany  Club,  the  Fort  Orange 
Club  and  the  Albany  Country  Club.  He  re 
sides  at  28  Willett  Street,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Goadby,  William  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  74  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  W-  H. 
Goadby  and  Company.  He  is  director  of  the 
Lanston  Monotype  Machine  Company,  the 
Twin  City  Rapid  Transit  Company,  the 
Sloss- Sheffield  Steel  and  Iron  Company,and 
the  Sheffield  Company  of  Sheffield,  Ala.  He 
resides  at  the  Plaza  Hotel,  New  York  City. 

Godbey,  John  Emory,  Clergyman  and  Au 
thor,  of  Kirkwood,  Mo.,  was  born  Aug.  11, 
1839,  in  Cassey  County,  Ky.  He  was  educ 
ated  in  the  public  schools  of  Kentucky,  the 
St.  Charles  College  of  Missouri;  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Emory  Col 
lege  of  Georgia.  In  1877-78  he  was  pastor 
of  the  First  Church  of  St.  Louis;  and  in 
1882-90  was  editor  of  the  Southwestern 
Methodist;  and  since  1913  he  has  been  rec 
tor  of  the  Scruggs  Memorial  First  Church 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is  the  author  of  Light 
in  Darkness,  Lights  and  Shadows  of  Seven 
ty  Years  and  other  works.  He  resides  at 
Kirkwood,  Mo. 


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Goddard,  Leroy  Albert,  Member  of  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club.  He  was  born  on 
June  22,  1854,  in  Marion,  111.  In  1911-12 
he  was  president  of  the  Chicago  Clearing 
House  Association.  Since  1909  he  has  been 
president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Chicago.He 
resides  at  1419  North  State  Parkway,  Chi 
cago.  111. 

Goddard,  Robert  H.  L.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  50  South  Main  Street,  Providence, 
R.I.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lonsdale 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Godding,  Adelaide  M.  Smith  (Mrs.  John 
Granville  Godding), Member  of  the  Ex  Club 
of  New  Hampshire  Daughters.  She  was 
born  Oct.  23,  1867,in  Epping,  N.H.  In  1910- 
13  she  was  president  of  the  New  Hamp 
shire  Daughters  of  Boston.  She  resides  at 
704  Washington  Street,  Boston  ,Mass. 

Goepper,  Gustavus,  Business  President, 
of  1645  Massachussetts  Avenue,  Cambridge 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  East  Cam 
bridge  Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Goetchius,  John  M.,  Business  President, 
of  17  East  Forty- Second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Seaboard 
Finance  and  Investment  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Goff,  Darius  L.,  Business  President,  of  29 
River  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Royal  Weaving  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Goff,  F.  H.,  Banker  and  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Euclid  Avenue  and  Ninth  Street, 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Un 
ion  Club,  the  Rowfant  Club,  the  Country 
Club,  the  Kirtland  Country  Club,  and  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  15  1858,  in 
Blackberry,  111.  Since  1908  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Cleveland  Trust  Company. 
In  1894  he  married  Miss  Frances  South- 
worth;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  two  daughters,  and  reside  in  Bratenahl 
Ohio. 

Goff,  Lyman  B.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Dexter  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. -He 


is  president  of  the  American  Textile  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Goldberg,  Louis  A.,  of  6  East  Thirty-sec 
ond  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  and  director  of  the  G.  and  G.  Waist 
and  Dress  Company.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Goldberg,  Monroe  S.,  Business  President 
of  222  Fly  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Northern  Waterproof 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Goldberg,  Reuben  Lucius,  Cartoonist,  of 
the  Times  Building,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Lambs  Club,  the  Friars  Club 
the  Elks,  and  other  organizations.  He  was 
born  July  4,  1883,  in  San  Francisco,  Gal.; 
and  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from  the 
University  of  California.  Since  1907  he  has 
been  cartoonist  on  the  New  York  Evening 
Mail;  and  created  the  Boob  McNutt  comic 
page.  In  1916  he  married  Miss  Irma  See- 
man;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  reside  at  4£0  West  End  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

Goldberg,  Samuel  M.,  Business  President 
of  1261  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  S.  M.  Goldberg  Enter 
prises,  Incorporated. He  is  also  president  of 
Appleton  and  Company  of  San  Jose,  Cal.; 
H.  G.  Lewis  and  Company  of  Atlanta,  Ga. ; 
H.  P.  Selman  and  Company,  of  Louisville, 
Ky. ;  Harry  Fuik  and  Company,  of  Los  An 
geles,  Cal. ;  J.  F.  Donovan  arid  Company,of 
Stockton,  Cal. ;  of  S.  M.  Goldberg,  of  Kan 
sas  City,  Mo. ;  and  of  Prussia  and  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Goldman,  Albert,  Secretary  and  Director 
of  Tremont  and  Monterey  Avenues,  New 
York  City;  he  is  assistant  general  commer 
cial  manager  of  the  Bronx  district  of  the 
New  York  Edison  Company.  He  is  director 
of  the  New  York  Edison  Savings  and  Loan 
Association  and  other  corporations.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  numerous  pos 
itions  of  trust  and  h  onor. 

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Goldman,  Herman,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Atlantic  Piers, 
l>;irber  and  Company,  the  Barber  Steam 
ship  Line,  the  Bailey  Place  Securities  Cor 
poration,  and  of  Baker,Murray  and  Imbrie. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Goldmark,  Pauline  Dorothea,  Member  of 
the  Bryn  Mawr  Club,  welfare  worker  of 
2S!)  Fourth  Avenue,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  New 
York  City.  Since  1905  she  has  been  direc 
tor  of  the  New  York  Child  Labor  Commit 
tee;  and  since  1916  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Industrial  Board  of  New  York  State 
Labor  Department.  She  was  compiler  with 
Mary  D.  Hopkins,  of  the  Gypsy  Trail.  She 
resides  at  270  West  Ninety-fourth  Street, 
Xe\v  York  City. 

Goldsborough,  Charles  B.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  511  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
city;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Adrian 
Petroleum  Company  and  other  corpora- 
t  ions. 

Goldsmith,  Emily,  Treasurer  and  Socio 
logist,  of  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Sam  S.  Glau 
ber,  Incorporated,  of  Seventy-ninth  Street 
nad  Second  Avenue,  New  York  City.  She 
has  taken  an  active  part  in  business  and 
social  affairs,  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  She  resides  at  981  Park 
Avrnue,  New  York  City. 

Goldsmith,  Goldwin,  Member  of  Ameri 
can  Institute  of  Architects,  American  Spe 
cification  Institute,  and  the  Kansas  Society 
of  Architects.  He  is  a  professor  of  Archi 
tecture  a  I  the  University  of  Kansas.  In 
1897-1913  he  was  a  member  of  the  Van 
Vleck  and  (Joldsmith  Architects,  New  YoVk 
City.  Mis  address  is  306  Marvin  Hall,  Law 
rence,  Kans. 

Goldsmith,  Leon,  Optometrist  and  Opt 
ician,  of  109  John  R  Street,  Detroit,  Mich, 
was  born  in  1877  ,in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Since 
1898  he  has  been  established  in  business  as 
optometrist  and  optician.  He  has  been  pre 


sident  of  the  Michigan  State  Society  of 
Optometrists.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Phoe 
nix  Club,  the  Bedford  Country  Club,  the 
Elks  Club,  and  is  a  very  prominent  Mason 
and  Shriner.  In  1899  he  married  Miss  Cora 
Finsterwald;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at 
55  Massachussetts  Avenue,  Highland  Park 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Goldsmith,  Max,  Business  President,  of 
116  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alger  Realty  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Goldsmith,  Moses,  Manufacturer,  of  29 
East  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  Ill.,was  born 
Sept.  8,  1861,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is 
president  of  Goldsmith  Brothers  Smelting 
and  Refining  Company,  of  Chicago,  111. 

Goldstein,  Emanuel,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  404  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York 
City,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Banner 
Silk  Knitting  Mills;  is  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions  o  f  trust  and  honor. 

Goldstone,  Dave,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  5  North  Wabash  Avenue 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  8,  1896,  in 
Davenport,  Iowa.  For  several  years  he  was 
sales  manager  of  Fred  Blauer  and  Compa 
ny  of  Chicago,  111. ;  and  is  now  president  of 
the  Blauer-Goldstone  Company,  manufact 
uring  jewelers,  of  Chicago,  111. 

Goldstone,  Joe,  Manufacturer,  of  5  North 
Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
Oct.  10,  1889,  in  Davenport,  Iowa.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  was  sales  manager  for 
M.  H.  Shiman  and  Company  of  New  York 
City.  Since  1917  he  has  been  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Blauer-Goldstone  Company 
manufacturing  jewelers  of  Chicago,  111.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Elks,  the  Masons  and 
the  Independent  Order  of  B'nai  B'rith.He 
resides  at  528  Diversey  Parkway,  Chicago, 
111. 

Goldwaite,  Joel,  Director,  of  60  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Norwood  Gas  Company  and  other 
corporations. 


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Gombarts,  George  K.,  Member  of  Munic 
ipal  Art  Societies.  He  has  been  chairman  of 
the  Art  Department  of  Kewiet  Clinton 
High  School.  He  resides  at  300  East  One 
Hndred  and  Sixty-third  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Gompers,  Samuel,  Labor  Leader  and  Au 
thor,  of  318  West  Fifty-first  Street,  New 
York  City.  He  is  one  of  the  founders  and 
is  president  of  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor  and  editor  of  its  official  magazine. 
He  is  the  author  of  Labor  in  Europe  and 
America.  He  resides  at  623  Faile  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Good,  Robert  Hosea,  of  Chicago,  Ill.,was 
born  Dec.  31,  1873,  in  Waterloo,  Ontario, 
Canada.  He  received  the  degree  of  B.S. 
from  Albion  College;  M.D.  from  Rush  Col 
lege;  M.S.  from  Northwestern  College  ;and 
later  took  post-graduate  work  in  the  Univ 
ersities  of  Chicago  and  Vienna.He  was  pro 
fessor  in  the  Chicago  College  of  Medicine 
and  Surgery ;  and  is  a  member  of  the  staffs 
of  the  FrancesWillard,  Oak  Park  Catholic, 
West  Suburban  American  and  Norwegian 
Hospitals.  Since  1902  he  has  practiced  the 
specialty  of  Eye,  Ear,  Nose  and  Throat.  In 
1900  he  married  Miss  Elle  Belle  Wagstaffe; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter;  and  thereside  at  278  Ashland 
Avenue,  River  Forest,  111. 

Goldall,  Louis  B.,  Manufacturer,  Financ 
ier  and  Statesman,  of  Sanford,  Maine,  was 
born  Sept.  23,  1851,  in  Winchester,  N.H. 
He  entered  his  father's  mills  in  Sanford, 
Maine,  now  manufacturers  of  mohair,  car 
and  furniture  brush. Since  1896  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Sanford  National  Bank.He 
is  president  of  several  corporations;  and 
was  the  first  vice-president  of  the  Ameri 
can  Association  of  WooPand  Worsted  Man 
ufacturers.  He  was  a  member  of  the  sixty- 
fifth  and  sixty-sixth  Congress,  from  the 
first  district  of  Maine  in  1917-21.  He  has 
held  commission  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  on 
Governor  Fernald's  staff.  In  1877  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Rose  Goldwin;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  in  Sanford,  Maine. 


Goode,  Richard  Livingston,  Lawyer  and 
Jurist,  of  4429  West  Pine  Boulevard,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  was  born  Feb.  4,  1855,  in  Hen 
ry  County,  Ky.  He  was  student  of  Drury 
Cole^e  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  from  which  in 
stitution  he  received  the  honorary  degrees 
of  M.A.  and  LL.D.  For  one  year  he  was  ci 
ty  attorney  of  Springfield ;  and  in  1901-10 
was  judge  of  St.  Louis  Court  of  Appeals. 
In  1910-15  he  was  general  counsel  of  Mer 
cantile  Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis.  Since 
1915  he  has  been  professor  of  law  and  dean 
of  the  Law  School  of  Washington  Univers 
ity.  He  is  member  of  the  City  Club  and  nu 
merous  otherclubs  and  societies. 

Goodell,  Charles  Elmer,  Member  of  the 
National  Municipal  League,  and  the  Frank 
lin  Rotary  Club.  He  is  president  Franklin 
College.  He  resides  at  Franklin,  Ind. 

Goodfellow,  Mrs.  W.  V.,  President  of  the 
Women's  Lyric  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  eighty-five  persons.  She  resides  at  676 
South  Bonnie  Brae,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Goodman,  Maurice,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  1564  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  director  of  the  Toledo  Amusement 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Goodman,  William  0.  President  of  the 
Cliff  Dwellers  Club,  of  220  South  Michigan 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Goodrich,  Edward  I.,  Business  President, 
of  328  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Clift  and  Goodrich,  Incor 
porated;  and  of  the  Gardiner  and  Warring 
Company  of  Amsterdam,  N.Y.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Collar  Company  of 
Troy,  the  American  Knitting  Mills  Compa 
ny,  the  Clark  Knitting  Company  of  Utica, 
the  Sanford  Trust  Company,  and  the  Sper- 
ry  Hutchinson  Company. 

Goodwin,  Frances  M.,  President  of  the 
Indiana  Society  Sculptors.  She  resides  in 
Newcastle,  Ind. 

Gordon,  Anna  Adams,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Boston, 
Mass.  She  established  the  dime  collection 
by  which  children  supplied  the  funds  for 
the  Willard  Fountain  of  Chicago.  She  is 
the  author  of  the  Life  of  Frances  E.  Wil 
lard.  She  resides  in  Evanston,  111. 


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Goodykoontz,  Wells,  Lawyer,  Banker  and 
Congressman,  of  Williamson,  W.  Va.,  was 
born  June  3,  1872,  near  Newbern,  Va.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Oxford  Academy  of 
Virginia;  and  studied  law  in  the  Washing 
ton  and  Lee  University.  Since  1894  he  has 
practiced  law  in  Williamson,  WvVa.  In 
1917  he  was  a  member  of  the  West  Virgi 
nia  State  Senate,  and  was  president  of  the 
Senate.  In  1917  he  was  elected  president  of 
the  West  Virginia  Bar  Association.  He  is 
the  author  of  Legal  Booklet.  Since  its 
foundation  he  has  been  president  of  the 
National  Bank  of  Commerce  of  Williamson 
W.Va.  He  is  a  Mason,  and  has  served  as 
master  of  his  lodge.  He  is  now  a  member  of 
the  sixty-sixth  Congress  for  the  term  of 
1919-21. 

Gordon,  David  S.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  190  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  several  clubsa  nd  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  in  1880  in  Russia;  and 
was  educated  in  Manchester,  N.H.  He  is 
secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Superior  Printing  House,  Incorporated.  In 
1904  he  married  Miss  Rosie  Sacks  ;and  they 
have  one  son  living,  and  their  daughter 
died  at  the  age  of  seven  years.  They  reside 
at  395  East  Fourth  Street,  Flatbush,Brook- 
lyn,  N.Y. 

Gordon,  Frederick  W.,Business  President 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  C.F.G.  Securities 

Gordon,  George  Angler,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  645  Boylston  Street,  Boston, 
Mass,  was  born  Jan.  2,  1853,  in  Scotland. 
He  was  educated  at  Harvard  College,  and 
theBangor  Theological  Seminary. Since  1884 
has  been  pastor  of  the  Old  South  Church. 
He  is  the  author  of  The  Christ  of  "To-day 
and  other  works.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Saturday  Club,  and  the  Ministers  Club.In 
1890  he  married  Miss  Susan  Huntington 
Manning;  and  they  have  one  daughter,and 
reside  at  645  Boylston  Street,  Boston,Mass. 

Gordon,  Gordon,  Business  President,  of 
154  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Mount  Andrew  Mining 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


Gordon,  Harry  A.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  347  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Gordon, 
Talley,  Gordon.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bi- 
Continent  Trading  Corporation,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  D.  Lowenthal's  Sons.  He  has 
taken  a  prominent  part  in  business  and 
public  affairs ;  and  has  filled  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Gordon,  J.  M.,  Vice-President  and  Direc 
tor,  of  51  Chambers  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  variousc  "lubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president,  secretary  and 
director  of  the  Christmas  Club  Corporation. 

Gordon,  Robert  L.,Director,of  170  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Keith  Carand  Manufacturing  C 

Gorman,  John  C.,  Wholesale  Woolen 
Merchant  and  Financier,  of  1036  West  Van 
Buren  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan. 
1,  1872,  in  England.  He  is  president  of  the 
John  C.  Gorman  Company, wholesale  woolen 
and  tailoring;  and  president  of  the  John 
Ford  Stores  throughout  the  West.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Press  Club  and  the  Illinois 
Club,  t  e  Knight  of  Columbus;  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies. 

Goss,  Wright  D.,  Business  President,  of 
103  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Real  Estate  Board  of  New 
York,  the  Manhattan  Association  of  New 
York,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Brook 
lyn,  the  West  End  Association,  the  Ohio 
Society  of  New  York,  and  various  Masonic 
and  Fraternal  organizations.  He  was  born 
Oct.  25,  1856  in  Edinburg,  Ohio;  and  was 
educated  at  Hiram  College  and  at  Mount 
Union  College  of  Ohio.  Since  1878  he  has 
been  in  the  building  materials  business  in 
New  York  City  as  a  merchant  and  manu 
facturer.  He  is  president  of  the  Empire 
Brick  and  Supply  Company,  the  Bronx 
Holding  Company,  and  the  Tontine  Realty 
Company,  all  of  New  York  City.  He  is  past 
president  of  the  Building  Materials  Ex 
change  of  the  City  of  New  York.  In  1891  he 
married  Miss  Minnie  E.  Morehouse;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  six 
daughters,  and  reside  at  46  West  Seventy- 
third  Street,  New  York  City. 


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Gordon,  Warren,  Business  President,  of 
143  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Harbor  Motor  Truck 
ing  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Gossam,  Samuel  C.,  Member  of  the  Auto 
Club  of  St.  Louis,  the  Hodiamont  Business 
Men's  Asociation,  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce;  and  is  a  Mason  and  Odd  Fellow.  He 
was  born  March  5,  1869,  in  Farmington, 
Me.  He  is  president  of  Hodiamont  Bank. 
He  resides  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Gottesman,  David  Samuel,  Business  Man 
and  Director,  of  18  East  Forty-first  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Frank  Gilbert  Paper  Company,  the  Hercu 
les  Paper  Corporation,  and  the  Union  Wax 
ed  and  Parchment  Paper  Company. 

Gottfried,  George  M.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  9  East  Thirty-seventh  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  North  American  Review  Cor 
poration. 

Gould,  C.  Carroll,  Director,  of  60  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  West  Virginia  Pipe  Line  Company 

Gould,  Edwin,  Member  of  the  Union 
League.  He  was  born  Feb.  25,  1866,  in  New 
York.  He  is  president  of  the  Bowling  Green 
Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City. 

Gould,  Frank  Jay,  Member  of  the  New 
York  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  4, 
1877,  in  New  York.  He  is  president  of  the 
International  and  Great  Northern  Railway 
Company.  His  address  is  149  Broadway, 
New  York  City. 

Gould,  Howard,  Yachtsman,  Capitalist 
and  Philanthropist,  of  165  Broadway,  New 
York  City,  was  born  in  1871  in  New  York 
City.  He  is  a  director  in  numerous  railway 
telegraph  and  financial  corporations. 

Gould,  M.  De  L.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  116  East  Eighteen  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Fuel  Engineering  Company  of  New 
and  has  held  many  positions  ot  trust 


Gove,  Robert,  J.,  Business  President,  of 
2  Meridian  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He 
is  president  of  the  East  Boston  Savings 
Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gow.  Charles  R.,  Director,  of  6  Beacon 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Beacon  Trust  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Grab,  Oscar  F.,  Business  President,  of  13 
West  Twenty-eighth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  Hei  s  president,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  O.F.  Grab  and  Company;  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs ;  and  has  held  several  positions  .  f 
it  list  and  honor. 

Grabbe,  John  G.,  Educator  and  College 
Director,  of  Greeley,  Cal.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Colorado  State  Teachers  Col 
lege. 

Grabbe,  John  Grant,  Educator  of  Rich 
mond,  Ky.,  was  born  Nov.  29,  186^,  in 
Mount  Sterling,  Ohio.  He  has  been  superin 
tendent  of  public  instruction  of  Kentucky, 
He  is  president  of  the  department  of  Nor 
mal  Schools  for  the  term  of  1913-1 '. 

Grace,  Eugene  Gifford,  Member  of  t!;o 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  27. 
1876,  in  Goshen,  N.J.  Since  1917  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Bethlehem  Shipbuild 
ing  Corporation.  He  resides  at  Avenue  N. 
and  Prospect  Avenue,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Grace,  Joseph  P.,  Business  President,  of 
7  Hanover  Square,  New  York  itj  ;  ami  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Brooklyn  Terminal  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Graf,  Joseph  L.,  Business  President,  of 
119  West  Twenty-Fourth  Stree  .  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  \ra  our  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  t!;3  Greeley 
Square  Leasing  and  Improvement  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Graf,  Oscar  L.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  119  West  Twenty-Fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Gree 
ley  Square  Leasing  and  Improvement  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Graham,  Bart  J.,  Business  President,  of 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  a  member  of  the 
Cleveland  Athletic  Club,  the  Rotary  Club, 
and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was 
born  Sept.  29,  1883,  in  Cleveland  Ohio.  He 
is  president  of  the  Interstate  Clay  Produce 
Company,  president  of  the  United  Brick 
Company  and  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Denison  Interlocking  Tile 
Corporation.  In  1909  he  married  Miss  Clara 
Frederick;  and  they  have  a  family  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  2277 
St  James  Parkway,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Graham,  Charles  J.,  Business  President, 
of  350  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  Tie  is  president  of  the  Liberty  Steel 

Graham,  Edwin  C.,  Member  of  the  Col 
umbia  Country  Club.  He  was  born  June  21, 
1871,  in  Warren  County,  111.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Electrical  Supply 
Company.  He  resides  at  2700  Connecticut 
Avenue.  Washington,  B.C. 

Graham,  Ernest  Robert,  Architect,  of 
Railway  Exchange,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Aug.  22,  1868,  in  Lowell,  Mich. 
He  is  designer  and  builder  of  many  note 
worthy  structures.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  Graham,  Anderson,  Probst  and  White. 

Graham,  George  Scott,  Lawyer  and  Con 
gressman,  of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Sept.  13,  1850,  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  has  received  the  degrees  of  LL.D. 
and  LL.B.  For  ten  years  he  was  professor 
of  criminal  law  in  the  University  of  Penn 
sylvania.  For  eighteen  years  he  was  district 
attorney  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1915  he 
has  been  a  member  of  Congress 

Graham,  John  Charles,  Lawyer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  Butler,  Pa.,  was  born  on 
Oct.  8,  1868,  in  Butler,  Pa.  He  was  educat 
ed  in  the  Butler  public  schools  and  at  the 
Lafayette  College.  He  is  president  of  the 
John  C.  Graham  Coal  Company;  president 
of  the  Allegheny  Foundry  and  Machine 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs,  and  has  filled 
various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
was  appointed  on  the  state  commission  of 
National  Defense  to  serve  during  the  war, 
with  offices  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


Graham,  Roy  C.,  Business  President,  of 
440  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  first  vice-president  of  the  Credit  Clear 
ing  House;  and  president  of  the  Internat 
ional  Lawyers  Company  of  Norwalk,  Ohio. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Graham,  S.  C.,  Business  President,  of7 
522  Security  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Laguna  Land 
and  Water  Company  of  Los  Angeles,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Graham,  Sara  L.,  President  of  4he  Swift 
and  Company  Women's  Chorus. She  resides 
at  7322  Vincennes  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Graham,  William  A.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,of  113  Chambers  Street,New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club 
of  New  York  City,  of  which  he  is  now  pre 
sident.  He  was  born  Oct.  13,1859,  in  Brook 
lyn,  N.  Y.;  graduated  from  the  United 
States  Naval  Academy  in  1879;  and  served 
two  years  in  the  United  States  Navy.  Since 
1881  he  has  been  associated  with  the 
firm  of  John  H.  GmL.-nu  and  Compa 
ny,  of  which  he  is  now  senior  partner.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Wallingford  Man 
ufacturing  Company,  vice-president  of  the 
Many  Use  Oil  Company,  and  vice-president 
of  the  East  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank. During 
the  WorldfWar  he  was  chief  of  the  General 
Supplies  Division,  Purchase,  Storage  and 
Traffic  Division,  in  the  United  States  War 
Department  at  Washington,  D.C.  In  1885 
he  married  Miss  Maria  Vanderveer;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  reside 
at  14  Vernon  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Graham,  William  T.,  Business  President 
of  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. Hs 
is  president  of  the  Metal  and  Thermit  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Grant,  Gordon,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  prominently  identified 
v.ith  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  resides  at  137  East  Sixty-sixth  Street, 
New  York  City. 


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Grant,  George  W.,  Director  and  Trustee 
of  Old  Colony  Trust  Company,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Salem  Gas 
Light  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Grant,  John  McGregor,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Continental  Casing  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Grant,  Joseph  Donohue,  Member  of  the 
Pacific  Union  Club.  He  was  born  March  28 
1858,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  president 
of  the  Grant  Company.  He  resides  at  2200 
Broadway,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Grant,  Robert,  Business  President,  of 
Mi  not  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  New  England  Coal  and 
Coke  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Grant,  Rollin  P.,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  Jan  6,  1870,  in 
Westfield,  N.J.He  is  president  of  the  Wool- 
worth  Building  Safe  Deposit  Company.He 
resides  at  New  Weston  Hotel,  NQW  York 
City. 

Grassell,  John,  was  born  March  20,  1868 
in  Washington,  Iowa.  In  1894-1909  he  was 
purchasing  agent  for  Morris  and  Company. 
He  is  president  of  the  Wilson  Steel  Pro 
ducts  Company  and  vice-president  of  the 
Depositors  State  Bank;  and  director  of  the 
Stockyards  Trust  and  Savings  Bank.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  the 
Beverly  Club,  the  Flossmore  Country  Club 
and  the  Annandale  Golf  Club.  In  1898  lie 
married  Miss  Janey  Alicia  Wilson;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  4944  Woodlawn 
Avenue,  Chicago.  111. 

Graesselli,  Caesar  Augustin,  Member  of 
the  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  7,  1850, 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since  1893  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Broadway  Savings  and 
Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  South  Park 
Boulevards,  Shaker  Heights,  Cleveland,  0- 
hio. 

Gray,  Carl  Raymond,  Member  of  the  Me 
tropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  28,1867 
in  Princeton,  Ark,  In  1919  he  was  president 


of  the  Western  Maryland  Railway,  and 
chairman  of  the  Wheeling  and  L.E.  Rail 
way.  He  resides  at  the  Tuscany  Apartments 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Gray,  George  H.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  201  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  identified  with  Howard  C.  Pile 
and  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Mid- 
wood  Trust  Company,  the  Herman  Con 
struction  Company  and  other  corporations. 
He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Brook 
lyn  Real  Estate  Board;  and  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
of  his  city. 

Gray,  George  Morris,  Physician,  of  450 
Eighteenth  Street,  Kansas  City,  Kan.,  was 
boiv.  Marcii  4,  Ib56,  in  \V:i;;kegan.  III.  In 
1879  he  graduated  from  the  Kansas  City 
Medical  College;  in  1880  from  Bellevue 
Hospital  Medical  College  of  New  York  Ci 
ty.  In  1913  he  was  president  of  the  Kansas 
State  Medical  Society;  and  has  been  May 
or  of  Kansas  City,  Kan.  He  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Riverview  State  Bank  of  Kan 
sas  City,  Kan.,  and  has  filled  various  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  now  chief 
surgeon  to  St.  Margaret's  Hospital;  and 
president  of  the  State  Board  of  Medical 
Examination  and  Registry  of  Kansas.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Associ 
ation,  the  Kansas  State  Medical  Society; 
is  a.  fellow  of  the  American  College  of  Sur 
geons. 

Gray,  Stanley  D., President  of  the  Haver- 
hill  Society  of  Arts  and  Crafts 

Gray,  William  F.,  President  of  the  Phi 
ladelphia  Sketch  Club.  He  resides  at  235  S. 
Camac  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Gray,  William  S.,  Chemical  Merchant,  of 
80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City,  was  born 
in  1856.  He  is  president  of  William  S.  Gray 
and  Company;  and  director  of  the  Citizen's 
Central  National  Bank,  the  Dry  Dock  Sav 
ings  Bank,  the  Barrett  Company,  and  the 
United  States  Industrial  Alcohol  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
the  Lotos  Club,  the  Chemists  Club,  the  New 
York  Club,  the  Greenwich  Country  Club, 
and  the  Indian  Harbor  Yacht  Club;  IK- 
maintains  a  country  home  in  Greenwich, 
Conn. 


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Greeley,  Alton  Hovey,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  the  Chemists  Club,  the  Old 
Colony  Club  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  identified  with  the  Pine 
Products  Corporation  of  Savannah,  Ga.  He 
is  president  of  the  Greeley  Products  Cor 
poration,  and  vice-president  of  the  Atlantic 
Drier  and  Varnish  Company.  He  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  busines  and  public  affairs 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Greeley,  Edwin  Seneca,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Chi)).  He  was  born  May  20, 
1832,  in  Mashua,  N.H.  H  has  been  president 
of  (lie  Yale  National  Bank  of  New  Haven, 
and  in  1  (M)f>  lie  retired.  He  resides  at  15 
Turnbull  Street,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Greeley,  William  Roger,  President  oi!  the 
Boston  Architectural  Club.  He  resides  at 
]()  Somerset  Street,  Boson,  Mass. 

Green, Alfred  E., Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  in  Paris,  Cal., 
and  for  two  seasons  was  engaged  on  the 
stage  in  various  productions.  He  was  d.- 
rector  for  Goldwyn  Double-Dyed  Deceiver, 
and  .Just  out  of  College.  He  was  also  direc 
tor  for  Mary  Pickford  in  Thru  the  Back 
Door,  and  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy.  His  ad 
dress  is  1027  North  Berendo  Street,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Green,  Charles  E.,  Director,  of  Crocker 
National  Bank,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Crocker  National  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Green,  David,  I.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  5,  1864,  in  Inde 
pendence,  N.Y.  Since  1894  he  has  been  sup 
erintendent  of  the  Charities  Organization 
Society  of  Hartford.  He  resides  at  183 
North  Main  Street,  West  Hartford,  Conn. 

Green,  Edward  Howland  Robinson,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Union  League  Club.  He  was  born 
Aug.  22,  1868,  in  Langham,  London,  Eng 
land.  Since  1893  he  has  been  president  and 
general  manager  of  Texas  Midland  Rail 
road.  His  address  is  111  Broadway,  New 
York  City. 

Green,  H.  Stuart,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  Cooper  Square,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  assistant  treasurer  and  director  of  Brow 
ning  King  and  Company ;  and  has  filled  va 
rious  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Green,  John  E.,  Business  Man,  of  181 
Tennyson  Avenue,  Highland  Park,  Mich. 
Was  born  July  6,  1887,  in  Detroit,  Mich. 
He  received  a  technical  education.  Since 
1909  he  has  been  in  business  for  himself; 
and  is  now  vice-president  of  the  Detroit 
Association  of  Sanitary  Heating  Contract 
ors.  He  has  been  president  of  the  North 
End  Educational  Club,  is  a  prominent  Ma 
son,  and  a  member  of  various  organiza 
tions.  In  1907  he  married  Miss  Minnie  E. 
Zernechel;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,and  reside  in  High 
land  Park,  Mich. 

Green,  Merrill  K.,  Director,  of  Lochstead 
Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Columbia  Stamboat  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Green,  Stanley  K.,  Business  President,of 
Lexington  Building,  Baltimore,  Md.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
is  president  of  Stanley  K.  Green,  Incorpor 
ated,  Specialists  Chain  Store  Leasing.  He 
has  been  identified  as  president  and  direc 
tor  with  several  corporations  in  New  York 
City.  He  has  always  taken  an  active  part 
in  business  and  public  affairs  and  has  held 
numerous  positions  of  trns  and  honor. 

Green,  Theodore  Francis,  ..Lawyer  and 
Statesman,  of  Turks  Head  Building,  Provi 
dence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Hope 
Club,  the  Agawam  Hunt  Club,  the  Provid 
ence  Art  Club,  the  Turks  Head  Club,  the 
University  Club  of  Providence,  and  the  Me 
tropolitan  Club  of  Washington,  D.C.  He 
was  born  Oct.  2,  1867,  in  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M. 
from  Brown  University;  attended  the  Har 
vard  Law  School;  and  studied  in  the  uni 
versities  of  Bonn  and  Berlin.  He  is  senior 
partner  of  the  law  firm  of  Green,  Hinckley 
and  Allen.  He  served  in  the  Spanish  Amer 
ican  War;  has  been  a  member  of  the  Rhode 
Island  State  legislature;  and  in  1912  was 
the  democratic  candidate  for  governor.  He 
has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor;  and  resides  at  14  John  Street,  Pro 
vidence,  R.I. 


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Green,  Thomas  Edward,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  Hew  as  born  Dee.  27,  1857,  in 
Harrisville,Pa.  Since  1918  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Illinois  Society  of  the  War  of 
1812.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Mantraps  of 
the  City.  His  address  is  at  the  National 
Headquarters  of  the  American  Red  Cross 
Washington,  D.C. 

Green,  William,  Business  Man  of  o2? 
West  Forty-third  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  April  1,  1861,  in  New  York  City. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Polytechnic  Insti 
tute,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.A.He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  New  York  Manufacturers 
Real  Estate  Company,  president  and  trea  ;- 
urer  of  William  Green,  Incorporated,  pre 
sident  of  NGAV  York  Manufacturers  Real 
Estate  Company,  and  president  of  the  Le  ;- 
lie  Judge  Company.  He  is  a  past  president 
of  United  Typothetae  of  America  an  I  is  a 
director  of  Employing  Printers.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  New  York  Athletic  Club, 
the  Lincoln  Club  of  Brooklyn,  the  Club  of 
Long  Island  and  the  Green  Meadow  Count 
ry  Club  of  Harrison.  In  1886  he  married 
Miss  Bessie  Beebe,  of  Hudson,  Ohio;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  New  Rochelle,  N.Y. 

Green,  William,  Business  Man,  of  672 
Ohio.  In  1906  he  was  president  of  the  Un 
ited  Mine  Workers  of  America.  He  is  the 
author  of  Ohio  Workmen's  Compensation 
Law.  He  resides  at  1602  East  Chestnut 
Street,  Coshocton,  Ohio. 

Greenberger,  Nathan  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  198  Franklin  Street.  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  Nathan  E.  Green 
berger  and  Company;  and  vice-president  of 
Nathan  Kronman  and  Company/.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs,  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Greene,  Alexander,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  49  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Manhattan  Fire 
and  Marine  Insurance  Company 

Greene,  Edward  Aborn,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  15  Westminster  Street,  Providence 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Peoples 
Savings  Bank  and  other  corporations. 


Greene,  Edwin  F.,  Manufacturer,  of  60 
Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Feb.  9,  1879,  in  Hills  Grove,  R.I.  He 
is  president  of  Lockwood,  Greene  and  Com 
pany,  engineers  and  manufacturers,  of  Bos 
ton,  Mass.  He  is  also  treasurer  of  the  Paci 
fic  Mills;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  resides  at  6  Chestnut 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Green,  Everett  A.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Me 
is  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 

Greene,  Jerome  Davis,  Member  of  the 
Century  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  12,  1874,in 
Yokohama,  Japan.  In  1919  he  became  a 
member  of  Higginson  and  Company,  bank 
ers  of  England.  He  resides  at  115  East 
Eighty-seoncd  Street,  New  York  City. 

Greene,  John  Priest,  Clergyman  and  Col 
lege  President,  of  Liberty,  Mo.,  was  born  in 
1849  in  Scotland  County,  Mo.  He  was  educ 
ated  at  the  La  Grange  College,  the  South 
ern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  and  the 
University  of  Leipsic  of  Germany.  He  has 
been  pastor  of  the  Third  Baptist  Church  of 
St.  Louis,  and  since  1892  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  William  Jewell  College.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  League  of  Peace.  In  1888 
he  married  Miss  Lizzie  Wicoff,  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  Liberty,  Mo, 

Greene,  Louis  C.,  Director,  of  Alaska 
Commercial  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Northern  Nav 
igation  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Greene, S.  Harold,Business  President  and 
Director,  of  60  Federal  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  Lockwood, 
Greene  and  Company.  He  is  president  of 
the  Imperial  Cotton  Company,  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Bay  State  Cotton  Corporation, 
the  Boston  Yarn  Company,  International 
Cotton  Mills,  and  Lockwood,  Greene  and 
Company.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Ad- 
dison  Mills,  and  of  the  American  Tulle 
Company;  and  a  treasurer  of  the  Lawton 
Mills  Corporation.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Trust  Company  and  a  dozen  oth 
er  corporations. 


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Greenebaum,  Moses  Ernest,  Member  of 
the  Bankers  Club.  Ho  was  born  March  17, 
1858,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  president  of  the 
Greenebaum  Sons  Bank  and  Trust  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  at  4504  Drexel  Boulevard, 
Chicago,  111. 

Greenefell,  Helen  Loring,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Valparaiso 
Chile.  She  served  thre  terms  as  state  super 
intendent  of  public  instruction  of  Color 
ado;  and  was  instrumental  in  forming  the 
new  policy  of  leasing  state  lands.  She  re 
sides  at  1264  Columbine  Street,  Denver, 
Colo. 

Greer,  Frederic,  Manufacturer,  of  525 
West  Van  Buren  Steet,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Sept  6,  1880,  in  Tombstone,Ariz. Since 
1898  he  has  been  president  of  the  Harvard 
Electric  Company.  From  1911-13  he  was 
president  of  the  Cook  County  Civil  Service 
Commission.  He  is  also  secretary  of  Greer 
Automobile  Company  of  Chicago;  and  sec 
retary  of  the  Greer  College  Motoring.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  South  Shore  Country  Club 
the  Olympia  Fields  Country  Club,  and  the 
Chicago  Athletic  Association.  He  resides  at 
4114  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Gregg,  James  Edgar,Member  of  the  Har 
vard  Club  of  Xew  York,  and  the  Century 
Association  of  New  York.  He  is  principal 
of  the  Harnpden  Institute.  He  resides  in 
Hampton,  Va. 

Gregg,  John  Robert,Publisher  and  Auth 
or,  of  285  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City, 
was  born  June  17,  1867,  in  Ireland.  Since 
1888  he  has  devoted  his  entire  atten 
tion  to  the  diffusion  of  shorthand;  and  the 
Gn-gg  System  is  now  used  in  more  than 
seven  thousand  schools.  He  is  president  of 
the  Gregg  School  of  Chicago,  111.;  and  pre 
sident  of  the  Gregg  Publishing  Company 
of  Xe\v  York,  Chicago,  Boston,  and  San 
Francisco.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Gregory,  George  D.,  Business  President, 
of  128  Broadway, New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Deed  Realty  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gregory,  William  Voris,  Member  of  the 
Masons,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Elks,  and  past 
Grand  Master  of  Kentucky  Odd  Fellows, 
He  was  born  Oct.  21,  1877,  in  Graves  Coun 


ty,  Ky. ;  and  was  educated  at  the  Kentucky 
College.  For  two  terms  he  was  judge  of  the 
Graves  County  Court;  and  since  1919  has 
been  United  States  attorney  for  the  West 
ern  District  of  Kentucky.  In  1900  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Marie  E.  Myles;  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  and  reside  at  2143  Barringer 
Avenue,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Grenell,  Fred  T.,  Business  Man,  of  742 
Book  Building,  Detroit,  Mich.  He  was  born 
in  Paterson,  N.  J. ;  and  was  educated  in  De 
troit,  Michu  He  is  proprietor  of  the  News 
Bureau  of,  Detroit,  Mich.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Aviation  Country  Club,  the  Fellow- 
craft  Club,  the  Detroit  Yacht  Club,  and 
Kiwanis  Club.  In  1910  he  married  Miss 
Blanche  Adams;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  daughters,  and  reside  at  4629  Oregon 
Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Grenfell,  Wilfred  Thomason,  National 
Missionary  and  Author,  of  156  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City,  was  born  Feb.  28,1865 
in  England.  He  is  superintendent  of  the 
Labrador  branch  of  Royal  National  Mis 
sion  to  deep  sea  fishermen,  doctor  of  Med 
icine  of  Oxford,  and  a  fellow  of  the  Royal 
College  of  Singers.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Authors  Club,  the  London  Club,  and  the 
Harvard  Club.  In  1909  he  married  Miss  An 
na  MacClanahan ;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside 
at  53  Monmouth  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Greve,   William   M.,   Business  President, 
of  162  Remsen  Street,  Broklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  andsocieties.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rockaway  Point  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  ino  ther  corporations. 

Grew,  Edward  W.,  Director  of  40  Cent 
ral  Street, .  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  York  Manufacturing  Co- 

Grew,  Henry  S.,  Business  President,  of 
National  Union  Bank  Building,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  National 
Union  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Gribbel,  John,Member  of  the  Lotos  Club. 
He  was  born  March  29,  1858,  in  Hudson 
City,  N.J.  Since  1892  he  has  been  proprie 
tor  of  John  J.  Griffin  and  Company.  He  re 
sides  in  Wyncote,  Pa. 


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Griebsch,  Max,  President  of  the  Milwau 
kee  Musical  Society,  with  a  membership  of 
one  hudred  and  forty  persons.  He  resides 
at  558  Broadway,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Grier,  Norman  McDowell,  Educator  and 
Scientist,  of  Washington,  Pa.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  American  Legion,  the  Veterans 
of  Foreign  Wars,  and  the  American  Asso 
ciation  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.He 
has  been  an  instructor  of  Biology  in  Hol- 
lins  College  and  other  institutions.  Since 
1920  he  has  been  Instructor  of  Botany  in 
the  Washington  and  Jefferson  College;  and 
also  the  Marine  Biological  Laboratory,  of 
Cold  Spring  Harbor,  N.Y.  In  191§  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Margarette  Gibson;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  .Bellevue, 
Pa. 

Grieshaber,  Carl  F.,  Treasurer  and  direc 
tor,  of  126  East  Thirty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
nad  societies.  He  is  director  of  the  Tomp- 
kinsville  Building  and  Loan  Association 
and  other  corporations. 

Griffin,  Charles  E.,  Export  and  Import 
Merchant  and  Financier,of  24  Stone  Street 
New  York  City,  was  born  Dec.  17,  1892,  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  a  member  of  several 
business  exchanges  and  the  Merchants  As 
sociation  of  New  York ;  and  has  been  ident 
ified  with  the  Central  and  South  American 
trade  for  many  years.  He  has  held  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  a  mem 
ber  ov  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Griffin,  Frank  W.,  Business  President,  of 
58  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
in  president  of  the  Alaska  Bonanza  King 
Mining  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Griffin,  Frederick  R.,  President  of  Morn 
ing  Glories,  and  treasurer  of  'The  Gliders. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Col 
umbus,  the  Knights  of  Progress  and  other 
organizations.  He  was  born  June.  17,  1892, 
in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  and  \tas  educated  at 
the  Boston  Elementary  School,  and  at  the 
Shebourne  Academy. Since  1911  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  firm  of  Meade  and  Grif 
fin,  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  Bunker  Hill  Civic  Committee;  and 
a  member  of  Charlestown  Board  of  Trade. 


In  1921  he  married  Miss  Mae  Dawley;  and 
they  reside  at  162  Glenwood  Road,  Somer- 
ville,  Mass. 

Griffin,  Nelson  F.,  Banker,  of  2079 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  the  Calumet  Club,  the  New  York  Athlet 
ic  Club,  and  the  Richmond  Country  Club. 
He  is  treasurer  of  the  Lincoln  Trust  Com 
pany;  trustee  of  the  Bronx  Savinzs  Bank, 
and  a  director  of  the  Madison  Safe  Deposit 
Company.  He  resides  at  128  West  Seventy- 
uecoiid  Street,  New  York  City. 

Griffith,  Beatrice  C.  B.,  (Mrs  C.  F.  Grif 
fith),  Sculptor  of  Wynnebourn,  Wynne- 
wood,  Pa.,  was  born  Aug.  6,  1890,  in  Hoy- 
lake,  Cheshire,  9ngland.  She  was  pupil  of 
Giuseppe  Donato.  Her  principal  works  are 
a  Marble  Portrait  of  Edith  Wynne  Mathi- 
son  in  Bennett  School  of  Milbrook;  a  mar 
ble  portrait  of  President  Ewing  in  the  La 
hore  Union  College  of  Lahore,  India;  and  a 
portrait  of  Howard  B.  French  in  the  Col 
lege  of  Pharmacy  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Alliance. 

Griffith,  David  Wark,  Member  of  num 
erous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
1880,  in  LaGrange,  Ky.;  and  was  on  the 
stage  for  two  years.  He  began  his  screen 
career  about  1908,  first  as  an  actor,  then  as 
director  for  the  Biograph.  In  1914  he  as 
sumed  charge  of  the  Reliance-Majestic  Stu 
dio  for  the  Mutual;  and  he  is  the  producer 
of  Judith  of  Bethula,  the  Birth  of  a  Nation 
Intolerance,  Hearts  of  World,  Way  Down 
East,  and  other  productions.  He  resides  at 
Mamaroneck,  N.Y. 

Griffith,  Reginald  Harvey,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Austin,  Texas,  was  born  Feb.  3, 
1873,  in  Charlotte,  N.C.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Furman  University,  the  John  Hop 
kins  University  and  the  Chicago  Univers 
ity.  Since  1908  he  has  been  professor  of 
English  in  the  University  of  Texas,  and  is 
now  professor  of  Englsh  and  Curator  of  the 
Wrenn  Library  in  the  University  of  Texas. 
He  is  the  author  of  Sir  Percival  of  Gallas 
and  other  works.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Modern  Language  Association  of  America 
Forthnightly  Club,  and  various  other  clubs 
and  societies.  In  1906  he  married  Miss  Al 
ice  Mary  Matlock,  and  they  have  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  Austin,  Texas. 


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Griffith,  William  A.,  President  of  the 
Kansas  Federation  of  Arts.  He  resides  in 
Lawrence,  Kan. 

Griffith,  William  M.,  Business  President, 
of  13-  Herriinan  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Buffalo  South 
ern  Kail  way  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Grimes,  Harry,  Member  of  the  National 
College  Fraternity,  the  Alpha  Chi  Pho,  and 
is  a  Mason.  He  is  pastor  of  the  First  Con 
gregational  Church  at  Braintree.  He  has 
been  pastor  of  the  Windham  Congregation 
al  Church  of  Windham,  Conn.  He  resides 
at  84  Hollis  Avenue,  Braintree,  Mass. 

Grinnell,  Russell,  Business  President,  of 
275  West  Exchange  Street,  Providence,  R.I. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  Ife  is  president  of  Canadian  Sprinkler 
Equipment  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Griscom,  Rodman  E., Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Buffalo,  and  Lake  Erie  Traction 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Griswold,  Latta,  Clergyman  and  Author, 
of  Lenox,  Mass.,  was  born  Feb.  4,  1876,  in 
Lancaster,  Ohio.  He  received  the  degrees 
of  B.A.  and  M.A.  from  Princeton  Universi- 
ty.In  1906-15  he  was  master  of  St.  George's 
School  and  vicar  of  St.  Columbia's  Church 
of  Lenox,  Mass.  He  is  the  author  of  Der 
i-ing  of  Deal,  Deering  at  Princeton,  The 
Winds  of  Deal,  and  Deal  Woods.  He  is  un 
married  and  resides  in  Lenox,  Mass. 

Griswold,  William  E.  S.,  Director,  of  26 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Canon  Reliance  Coal  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Groat,  George  Gorham,  Economist  and 
Author,  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  was  born  Dec. 
15,  1871,  in  Green  Island,  N.Y.  Since  1913 
he  has  been  professor  of  commerce  and  ec 
onomics  in  the  University  of  Vermont.  He 
is  the  author  of  Trade  Unions,  the  Law  In 
New  York,  the  Introduction  to  the  Study 
of  Organized  Labor  in  America,  and  also 
Contributions  to  Periodicals.  He  resides  in 
Burlington,  Vt. 


Groesbeck,  C.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
71  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  American  Power  and  Light 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Groff,  Franklin  L.,  Business  President, 
690  Eighth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Foster  Brothers  Man 
ufacturing  Company,  and  a  member  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Grondahl,  E.  L.,  President  of  the  Seattle 
Fine  Arts  Society.  He  resides  at  1213 
Fourth  Avenue,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Grose,  George  Richmond,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Greencastle,  Ind.,  was  born  July 
14,  1869,  in  Nicholas  County,  W.  Va.  Since 
1913  he  has  been  president  of  the  Pauw 
University.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Out 
look  for  Religion,  and  Religions  and  the 
Mind.  He  resides  at  Greencastle,  Ind. 

Grossman,  Moses  H.,  Director,  of  115 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  varios  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Commonwealth  Industrial  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Grossman,  Nelson  F.,  Clergyman  an  1 
Rabbi,  .of  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  numerous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Association  of  lie- 
form  Rabbis  of  New  York.  He  is  Grand 
Chaplin,  Masonic  Grand  Lodge,  New  York 
State.  He  is  the  author  of  numrous  maga 
zine  articles  and  books  In  1892  he  married 
Miss  Martha  Keller;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  three  daughters,  and  they  reside  at 
1347  Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Grossman,  Rudolph,  Clergyman,  of  1347 
Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  Rabbi  of  the  Temple  Rodolph  Sholm.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  New  York  Board 
of  Jewish  Ministers;  and  Grand  Chaplain 
of  the  Masonic  Grand  Lodge  of  the  New 
York  State.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  As 
sociation  of  the  Reformed  Rabbis  of  New 
York ;  and  is  the  author  of  many  magazine 
articles  and  books.  In  1892  he  married  Miss 
Martha  Keller;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  daughters,  and  reside  at  1347  Lexing 
ton  Avenue,  Neiv  York  City. 


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Gruen,  Fred  G.,  Business  President,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Gruen  Watchmakers  Guild,  of  Time  Hill, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Gruen,  George  J.,  Secretary  and  Business 
President,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Queen  City  Watch  Case 
Manufacturing  Company. 

Gruhl,  Edwin,  Business  President,  of  30 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Wells  Power  Company,and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gubelman,  Oscar  I.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Montana  Corporation, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Guckenheimer,  Edward,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  83  Third  Avenue, 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Mas 
onic  Lodge,  and  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  July  23,  1864,  in  Darmstadt, 
Germany.  Since  1880  he  has  been  in  the 
provision  business;  and  up  to  1916  was 
treasurer  of  the  M.  Zimmermann  Company. 
He  is  president  of  Guckenheimer  and  Hess, 
and  the  Pure  Food  Specialty  Corporation. 
He  is  a  chairman  of  the  New  York  and 
Brooklyn  Meat  Packers  Board  of  Trade.  In 
1893  he  married  Miss  Lillian  Zimmermann; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  142 .Cottage  Ave 
nue,  Mount  Vernon,  N.Y. 

Guenther,  Paul,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  1107  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New  Jersey 
Insurance  Company,  the  Onyx  Building 
Corporation,  the  New  York,  the  Hanseatic 
Corporation,  and  other  corporations. 

Guenzel,  Louis,  Architect,  of  111  West 
Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Jan.  28,  in  Coeslin,  Germany.  In  1892  he 
came  to  Chicago  and  entered  the  late  firm 
of  Adler  and  Sullivan.  In  1894  he  opened 
up  his  own  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
University  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Germa- 
nia  Club  and  the  Illinois  Athletic  Club. 


Guernsey,  Henry,  W.,  Director,  of  West 
Twenty-Ninth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  National  Ammonia 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Guernsey,  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George 
Thacher  Guernsey)  Member  of  the  Ladies 
Library  Club.  She  was  born  Sept.  13,  in 
Salem,  Ohio.  She  was  a  founder  of  the  Pub 
lic  Library  of  Independence,  Kan.  In  1917- 
20  she  was  president-general  of  the  Nation 
al  Society  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Ameri 
can  Revolution.  She  resides  at  Ridge  wood, 
Independence,  Kan. 

Gugenheim,  Morris,  Business  President, 
of  364  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  M.  Gugenheim,  Incorporat 
ed;  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  business 
and  pblic  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Guggenheim,Bernard,  Business  President 
of  Sixteenth  Street  and  Irving  Place,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Japan 
Import  and  Export  Commission  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Guggenheim  Daniel,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Chile  Exploration  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Gugenheim,  Edmond  A.,  Director  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Mexican  Union  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Gggenheim,  Edmond  A.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Braden  Copper  Mines  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Guggenheim,  Murray,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Nevada  Northern  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Guild,  Courtenay,President  of  Haydn  So 
ciety,  with  a  membership  of  four  hundred 
men  and  women.  He  resides  at  144  High 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


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Guilfoyle,  William  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  101  Wooster  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Well- 
Mai.l  Confection  Company,  Incorporated. 
He  lias  taken  an  active  part  in  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  lias  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Guinues,  Benjamin  S.,  Director,  of  25 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Industrial  Supply  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Guinzberg,  Harry  A.,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  725  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vicepre-^ident  of  the  I.  B. 
Kleinert  Rubber  Company ;  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Gulick,  Flora  Gilman,  Founder  and  Di 
rector  of  the  Flora  Gulick  Boys'  Club,  In 
corporated;  she  is  also  a  director  of  the  So 
ciety  of  Organized  Charity,  the  Wellfare 
League,  the  National  Federation  of  Boys' 
Club  Workers,  the  National  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution,  the  Colonial 
Dames  and  other  societies.  She  is  in  the 
government  service.  She  resides  at  421  Os- 
borne  Street,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Gunnison,  Frederic  Everest,  Member  of 
the  Union  League.  He  was  born  May  28, 
ISO!),  in  Canton,  N.Y.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Lawyers  Title  and  Trust  Company. 
He  resides  at  79  Argyle  Road,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 

Gunnison,  Raymond  M.,  Secretary  and 
Director,  of  the  Eagle  Building,  Brooklyn, 
X.Y.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
-ocieties.  He  is  secretary  and  a  director  of 
theEaglc  Warehouse  and  Storage  Company, 
and  trustee  of  the  Kings  County  Savings 
Bank, 

Gurnett,  Daniel  W.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Economic  Machine  Com 
pany  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Guthman,  William,  Business  President, 
of  119  West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 


cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Madlan  Real 
ty  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Gutmaim,  Ferdinand,  Business  President 
of  55  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Kaufmann  and  Strauss 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Gwathmey,  J.  Temple,  Broker  and  Bus 
iness,  Man,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City ; .  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
managers  of  the  New  York  Cotton  Ex 
change.  For  many  years  he  has  been  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs  of  New  York  City;  and  has  filled 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Gwih,  Earl  Stimson,  Member  of  Louis 
ville  Country  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  7, 
1875,  in  Carlisle,  Ind.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  National  Bank  of  Kentucky.  He  re 
sides  at  the  Weissinger-Gaulbert  Apart 
ments,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Haas,  Walter  Francis,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club,  and  the  Jonothan 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  12,  1867,  in  Mani- 
tou  County,  Mo.  He  has  attained  success 
in  the  practice  of  law;  and  has  been  City 
attorney.  He  is  president  of  the  Tampico 
Land,  Lumber  and  Developement  Company 
and  other  corporations.  For  nine  years  he 
was  a  lecturer  in  the  University  of  South 
Carolina.  He  resides  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Haber,  Henry  J.,  Business  President  and 
General  Manager,  of  1625  Prospect  Street, 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was  born  in 
1865,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  received  an 
academic  education.  He  is  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  Chamberlain-Ha- 
ber  Chemical  Company.  In  1894  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Ora  Rankin  Mehart;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daugh 
ters,  and  reside  at  13681  Euclid  Avenue, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Hack,  Otto  A.,  Business  President,  of 
]65  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Opera  House  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
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Hadden,  Crowell,  Business  President,  ot 
Pierrpont  and  Clinton  Streets,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Brooklyn 
Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Hadley,  Arthur  Twining,  President  of 
the  School  of  Fine  Arts.  He  resides  in 
Hartford,  Conn. 

Hadsell,  Waldo  D.,  Director  ,of  119  West 
Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Contractor 
Publishing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Haebler,  Theodore,  Business  President, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
of  760  St.  Anne's  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Eagle  Hygeia 
Ice  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Haff,  Delbert  James,  Lawyer,  of  the 
Commerce  Building,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  was 
born  Feb.  19,  1859,  in  Oakland  County, 
Mich.  In  1884  he  received  the  degree  of 
A.B.  and  in  1886  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from 
the  University  of  Michigan. 

Haga,  Oliver  0.,  Educator,  Lawyer  and 
Banker,  of  Boise,  Idaho,  was  born  Nov. 
19,  1872,  in  Rock  County,  Minn.  He  taught 
school  for  several  years  after  finishing 
college;  and  was  principal  of  the  Boise 
High  School  in  1898-1901.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Richards  and 
Haga  since  1901.  He  is  president  of  the 
Boise  School  Board,  director  of  the  Boise 
City  National  Bank,  and  vice-president  ot 
the  Boise  Title  and  Trust  Company.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Idaho  Irrigation  Securi 
ties  Commission,  and  was  president  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  .  Idaho  Industrial 
Training  School  in  1911-12.  He  takes  a 
leading  part  in  important  legal  and  finan 
cial  matters,  and  in  the  developement  ot 
the  state  along  industrial  and  educational 
lines. 

Hagar,  Albert  W.,  Business  President, 
of  209  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bankers 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


Hagerty,  Chris,  President  of  the  Press 
Club,  of  Ashland  Block,  Chicago,  111. 

Haight,  Allen  T.,  Business  President,  of 
1475  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Queens  Land  and  Title 
Company, 

Haight,  Charles  S.,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or,  of  27  William  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Yale  Club,  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  the  City  Midday  Club,  the 
Indian  House  Club,  and  the  Society  of  Co 
lonial  Wars.  He  was  born  Aug.  8,  1870, 
in  New  Lebanon  Centre,  N.Y. ;  and  grad 
uated  form  Yale  in  1892  and  from  Har 
vard  Law  School  in  1895.  Since  1895  he 
has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  ad 
miralty  law;  and  is  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Haight,  Smith,  Griffin  and  Dem 
ing.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Central  Leath 
er  Company.  In  1897  he  married  Miss 
Alice  M.  Haight;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  22  East  Sixty-ninth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Haight,  George  Ives,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  successful 
Lawyer  and  Director  of  The  Rookery  Build 
ing,  Chicago,  111.  He  was  born  March  20, 
1878,  in  Rockdale,  Wis. ;  and  was  educated 
at  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  at  the 
Northwestern  University.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  Bar  Association;  and  has 
filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or.  In  1906  he  married  Miss  Edith  N.  Ad- 
cock;  and  they  have  a  family,  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  1000  Lake 
Shore  Boulevard,  Evanston,  111. 

Haight,  Theo,  Engineer  and  Business 
President,  of  192  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  the  Powelton  Club, 
the  National  Geographic  Society,  and  the 
Machinery  Club.  He  was  born  March  30, 
1882,  in  New  York  City;  and  was  educated 
at  the  Armour  Institute  of  Technology. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  connected  with 
various  enginering  enterprises;  and  is  now 
president  and  general  manager  of  the  Plant 
Engineering  and  Equipment  Company.  In 
1912  he  married  Miss  Mildred  Hastings,  ot 
Newburgh,  N.Y.;  and  they  reside  at  328 
Sterling  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 


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Haines,  John  Peter,  Humanitarian,  of 
19  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  was 
born  Dec.  17,  1851,  in  New  Yrok.  In  1889- 
1 !)()(!  he  was  president  of  the  American  So 
ciety  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to 
Animals.  Tie  built  and  operated  the  first 
electric  laiiiilic  in  New  York  water;  and  in 
vented  a  pocket  oil  can  and  Haines  electric 
log. 

Hale,  Frank  J.,  Director,  of  77  Frank 
lin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Bay  State  Cotton  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Hale,  George  E.,  President  of  the  Pasa 
dena  Music  and  Art  Ascsociation.  He  re- 
sides  in  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Hale,  Henry,  Insurance  Broker,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  was  born  July 
1,  1850,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  and  private  schools  in  the 
West,  partial  course  at  Cornell  University 
in  1872.  He  has  been  connected  with  the 
Equitable  Life  Insurance  Society  for  over 
thirty-five  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Henry  Hale  and  Son;  and  also  a 
member  of  the  Bankers  Club. 

Hale,  Marshall,  Member  of  the  Common 
wealth  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  14,  1866, 
in  Sdioolcraft,  Mich.  He  is  vice-president 
an<!  general  manager  of  Hale  Brothers, 
Incorporated,  Department  Store.  He  re 
sides  at  26  Presidio  Terrace,  San  Francis- 
«•„,  Cal. 

Hale,  P.  C.,  Business  President,  of  Fifth 
and  Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Hale  Real  Es 
tate  Company, 

Hale,  Philip  Henry,  Editor  and  Publish 
er,  of  3550  Vista  Avenue,  St  Louis,  Mo.; 
was  born  in  1850  in  London,  England.  In 
1880-90  he  was  the  editor  of  the 
Texas  Live  Stock  Journal;  in  1890-1900 
was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Market 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  in  1887  published 
the  Live  Stock  Breeders'  Directory  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada.  In  1910  ht 
published  the  Agriculture  Blue  Book;  and 
in  1912  Book  of  Live  Stock  Champions. 
Since  1900  he  has  been  editor  of  the  Na 
tional  Farmer  and  Stock  Grower. 


Hale,  Reuben  Brooks,  Member  of  the  Pa 
cific  Union  Club,  the  Bohemian  Club,  the 
Commercial  Club,  the  Commonwealth  Club, 
the  Art  Associaton,  the  University  Club  ot 
San  Francisco,  the  Burlingame  Country 
Club,  the  Martin  Golf  and  Country  Club 
of  San  Rafael ;  and  is  a  prominent  Mason, 
Knight  Templar  and  Shriner.  He  was  born 
June  11,  1869,  in  Elmira,  N.Y. ;  and  receiv 
ed  the  degree  of  B.S.  from  the  University 
of  the  Pacific.  He  is  a  director  of  Hale 
Brothers,  Incorporated,  with  stores  in  San 
•Francisco,  Oakland  and  Sacramento.  He 
was  one  of  the  originators  and  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Panama-Pacific  International 
Exposition  in  1915.  In  1895  he  married 
Leonetia  May  Johnston,  of  San  Jose;  and 
they  reside  in  Ross,  Martin  County,  Cal. 

Hale,  Richard  W.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  Moa  Bay  Iron  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Hall,  Arthur  Cawshay  Alliston,  Clergy 
man,  Bishop  and  Author,  of  Burlington, 
Vt.,  was  born  April  12,  1847,  in  England. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Brighton  College 
'and  the  Christ  Church  of  Oxford.  He  was 
for  many  years  in  charge  of  the  mission  of 
the  Crowley  Fathers  in  Boston,  and  is  now 
Bishop  of  Vermont  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  He  is  the  author  of  many  theolo 
gical  and  religious  works;  and  resides  at 
Burlington,  Vt. 

Hall,  Bolton,  Lawyer,  Agriculturist  and 
Author,  of  Three  Acres  and  Liberty, 
Thrift,  and  other  works.  He  married  Miss 
Susie  H.  Scott;  and  they  have  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  in  Berkeley  Heights,  N.J. 

Hall,  Edward  K.,  Director,  of  195  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  .of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Telephone  and  Telegraph 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hall,  Louis  F.,  Business  President,  of  93 
Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cohn-Hall-Marx  Com 
pany;  and  a  director  of  the  Carlisle  Sales 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


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Hall,  John  E.,  Banker  and  Director,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  July  16,  1879,  in  Elmira,  N.Y.;  ana 
was  educated  at  Yale  University.  Since 
1902  he  has  been  in  the  banking  business 
in  New  York  City;  and  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Knaugh,  Nochod  and  Kuhne. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Granton  Chemical 
Company,  the  Foundation  Company,  and 
the  Alvardo  Mining  and  Milling  Company. 
In  1909  he  married  Miss  Louise  Hopkins 
Twichell;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  wto  daughters,  and  reside  in  Riv- 
erdale-on-the-Hudson,  New  York  City. 

Hall,  Philip  Louis,  Banker  and  Physici 
an,  of  1200  0  Street,  Lincoln,  Neb.,  was 
born  Feb.  25,  1850,  in  White  County,  In 
diana.  He  was  educated  in  the  high  school 
of  Omaha;  and  in  1883  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.D.  from  Rush  Medical  College 
of  Chicago.  He  practiced  medicine  at  Mil- 
lard  and  Mead,  Neb.;  organized  and  was 
cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Mead  from  1885- 
97;  secretary  of  the  Nebraska  State  Bank 
ing  Board  from  1897-1901;  and  for  six 
years  cashier  of  Columbia  National  Bank. 
In  1907  he  organized  and  since  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Central  National  Bank  of 
Mead  since  1897.  In  1898-1904  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Democratic  State  Central 
Committee;  in  1908-12  a  member  and  vice 
chairman  of  the  Democratic  National  Com 
mittee;  and  chairman  of  trustees  of  the 
State  School  for  Dependent  Children.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Nebraska  Bankers  As 
sociation  and  Nebraska  State  Medical  So 
ciety;  also  regent  of  the  University  of  Ne 
braska. 

Hall,  Theodore  0.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.   He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Bolivia  Central  Railway  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Hall,  William  Edwin,  Business  President, 
of  27  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Yale 
Club,  the  Greenwich  Country  Club,  the  In 
dian  Harbor  Yacht  Club,  the  Field  Club, 
and  the  Berzelius  Club  of  New  York  City. 
He  was  born  March  25,  1878,  in  St.  Ma 


ry  's,  Pa. ;  and  received  the  degree  of  Ph.B. 
from  Yale  University,  and  the  degree  of 
LL.B.  from  Harvard  University.  He  is 
president  of  the  Boys  Club  Federation.  He 
is  president  of  theLand  and  Lake  Associ 
ation,  the  Trojan  Chemical  Company,  the 
Trojan  Securities  Company.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  St.  Mary's  Gas  Company, 
St.  Mary's  National  Bank,  St.  Mary's 
Trust  Company,  St.  Mary's  Water  Compa 
ny,  St.  Mary's  Oil  and  Gas  Company,  and 
a  director  in  a  dozen  other  corporations. 
In  1904  he  married  Miss  Marguerite  Wood ; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  daughters, 
and  reside  on  the  Old  Church  Road,  Green 
wich,  Conn. 

Hall,  William  W.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  101  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Armory  Hill 
Realty  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hallenbeck,  John  J.,  Business  President, 
of  80  Lafayette  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Wykoop  Hal 
lenbeck  Crawford  Company,  and  a  direct 
or  in  other  corporations. 

Halleran,  Laurence  B.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  63  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Hilleran  Agency. 
He  is  president  of  the  Monoboro  Corpora 
tion  ;  and  a  director  of  the  Flushing  Fi 
nance  Corporation  and  other  corporations- 

Halligan,  Howard  A.,  Director,  of  195 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  International  Western  Elec 
tric  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hallock,  John  H.,  Business  President,  of 
401  Grand  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Eagle  Warehouse  and 
Storage  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Hallowell,  John  White,  Member  of  the 
Union  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  24,  1878,  in 
West  Medford,  Mass.  In  1907-17  he  was  a 
member  of  Stone  and  Webster.  His  address 
is  Department  of  Interior,  Washington, 
D.C. 


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Halm,  William  E.,  Business  President,  of 
44  Whitehall  Street,  New  York  City;  was 
horn  May  3,  1861,  in  Wayne  County,  Ohio. 
Tie  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Topeka,  Kan.  He  has  been  general  agent 
of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company  at  Salt 
Lake  (1ity,  Utah;  and  manager  for  R.  P. 
Houston  and  Company,  steamship  owners 
of  New  York  City.  Since  1914  he  has  been 
president  of  the  New  York  Dock  Company, 
and  president  of  the  New  York  Dock  Rail 
road;  and  prominently  identified  with  the 
steamship  and  terminal  business.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masons;  and  a  member  of 
Mir  Kast  Orange  Club,  the  India  House, 
and  the  Whitehall  Club.  In  1884  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Laura  B.  Herron  of  Topeka, 
Kan.;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son, 
Herman  H.  Halm;  and  reside  in  Milling 
ton,  N.J. 

Hamburger,  D.  Ellis,  Business  President, 
ot'l'JS  Fulton  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Middlesex  Sales 
Company,  and  president  of  the  Madison 
Beach  Improvement  Company.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  King  Petroleum  Company, 
of  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. 

Hamill,  Lawrence,  Director,  of  the  Hick- 
ox  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Union  Club,  the  Tavern  Club, 
the  Chagrin  Valley  Hunt  Club,  and  the 
Tniversity  Club  of  Chicago.  He  was  born 
Jan.  24,  1879,  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  since 
1911  has  been  a  resident  of  Cleveland, 
Until  1921  he  was  president  of  the  Hamil- 
Ilickox  Company;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  1911  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Madeleine  Henderson;  of  Chica 
go,  111.;  and  they  reside  at  1787  Crawford 
Koad,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Hamilton,  Alexander,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  TOO  Seventh  Street,  San  Francis 
co,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pa 
cific  Terminal  Investment  Company,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hamilton,  Bur^oyne,  Realtor  and  Direct 
or,  of  8  Kast  Forty-fifth  Street,  Ne^ 
ork  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
ami  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Bridgeport  Brass  Company,  the  Interna 


tional   Silver  Company,   and  the  Western 

Connecticut  Title  and  Mortgage  Company. 

Hamilton,  Clarence,  President  of  the 
Schubert  Club,  with  a  membership  of  for 
ty  persons.  He  resides  at  the  Wellesley 
College,  Providence,  R.L 

Hamilton,  James  Henry,  Member  of  tht 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  31,  1861,  in 
Greensburg,  Ind.  He  has  been  principally 
engaged  in  investigating  social  conditions 
in  various  countries.  He  is  the  author  of 
Savings  and  Savings  Institutions.  He  re 
sides  in  Greensburg,  Ind. 

Hamilton,  John  W.,  Business  President, 
of  29  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hamilton-Beers  Corpor 
ation  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hamilton,  S  .M.,  Insurance  and  Bond 
Broker,  of  110  William  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  engaged  in  the  general  in 
surance  and  surety  bonds  business.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  numerous  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Hamilton,  William  Pearson,  Member  of 
the  Knickerbocker  Club.  Hewas  born  Feb. 
5,  1869,  in  New  York.  He  is  president  of 
the  Alaska  Development  and  Mineral  Com 
pany.  Heresides  at  Table  Rock  Farms, 
Sterling-ton,  N.Y. 

Hamlin,  Arthur  S.,  Manufacturer,  of  19 
West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York.  City, 
was  born  Dec.  2,  1876,  in  Canandaigua, 
N.Y.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
."eth  Thomas  Clock  Company. 

Hamlin,  Edward,  Business  President,  ot 
20  Exchange  Place,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Metropolitan  Coal  Com- 
pnny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hamlin,  Edward  M.,  Business  President, 
of  Bankers'  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
P  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Melrose  (Mass.) 
Trust  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Hamlin,  Huybertie  Lansing  Pruyn  (Mrs. 
Charles  S.  Hamlin),  Member  of  theChilton 
(nul).  She  was  born  April  8,  1878,  in  Alba 
ny,  N.Y.  She  is  second  vice-chairman  of 


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the  executive  council  of  the  National  Civic 
Federation.  She  resides  at  1751  New  Ham- 
shire  Avenue,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Hammer,  Lee  Franklin,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  24,  1871,  in 
Watkins,  Schuyler  County,  N.Y.  Since 
1912  he  has  been  director  of  the  depart 
ment  of  recreation  in  the  Russell  Sage 
Foundation.  He  resides  at  Gardiner,  N.Y. 

Hammer,  W.  F.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  8506  Lake  Avenue, 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presiednt  of  The 
Acme  Fence  and  Iron  Company.  In  1908 
he  married  Miss  Clara  Neff;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  daughters,  and  re 
side  on  Hazel  Avenue,  West  Parke,  Ohio. 

Hammer,  William  Joseph,  Consulting  En 
gineer,  of  New  York  City;  was  born  Feb. 
26,  1858,  in  Cressona,  Pa.  He  received  the 
Elliott  Cresson  Medal  for  historical  collec 
tion  of  incandescent  lamps,  and  John  Scott 
Legacy  Medal  and  premium  from  Frank 
lin  Institute;  Grand  Prize  from  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition,  and  in  1904  was  ont 
of  the  organizers  of  Electrical  Society, 
and  chairman  of  the  Jury  on  Telephony 
and  Telegraphy.  In  1900  he  was  a  delegate 
to  the  International  Electric  Congress  at 
St.  Louis.  He  resides  at  the  Hotel  Earle, 
103  Waverly  Place,  New  York  City. 

Hammerschmidt,  William,  Manufactur 
er,  of  Lombard,  111.,  was  born  Oct.  10,  1853, 
in  Naperville,  111.  He  is  president  of  the 
Lombard  Brick  and  Tile  Company;  presi 
dent  of  the  Elmhurst  Chicago  Stone  Com 
pany;  and  president  of  the  Lombard  State 
Bank.  Since  1892  he  has  been  supervisor 
for  York  Township,  Du  Page  County,  111.; 
and  is  president  of  the  Du  Page  County, 
Forest  Reserve  Commission.  He  is  direct 
or  of  the  Bensonville  Orphans'  Home;  and 
for  twenty-four  years  has  been  a  school 
director.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  and  Court  of  Honor. 
In  1882  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Bur- 
dorf ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  five  sons 
and  one  daughter  now  living. 

Hammet,  William  H.,  Business  President, 
of  282  Thames  Street,  Newport,  R.I.;  ana 
P  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Savings  Bank 


Hammond,  John  Hays,  Radio  Engineer 
and  Inventor  ,of  Gloucester,  Mass.,  was 
born  April  13,  1888,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Eugenic  Society, 
the  Eastern  Yacht  Club,  and  the  Yale  Club, 
the  Engineers  Club  and  the  Aero  Club. 

Hammond,  John  Henry,  bireetor,  of  59 
AYoll  Street,  N^w  York  City;  tmd  a  ra»-m- 
ber  of  various  cubs  and  so^i.  lies.  He  is  a 
'lireator  of  the  Burden  Iron  Company 

Hammons,  Earle  W.,  Bn^  n  ss  Pres'dent, 
of  370  Seventh  Avenue,  N.rvv  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  Mubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Educational 
Film  Exchange. 

Hanauer,  Jerome  J.,  Financier  and  Di 
rector,  of  52  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  the  City  Midday  Club, 
the  Century  Country  Club,  th  Merchants 
Association,  and  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce  of  the  State  of  New  York.  He  was 
born  July  30,  1875,  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  the  College  of  the  City 
of  New  York.  Since  1891  he  has  been  as 
so^iated  with  Kuhn,  Loeb  and  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  a  partner.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Hudson  and  Manhattan 
Railroad  Company,  the  Indiana  and  Illi 
nois  Coal  Company,  and  half  a  dozen  othei 
corporations.  In  1900  he  married  Miss 
Carrie  A.  Hellman;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  5  East  Seventy- 
fourth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Haney,  James  P.,  Art  Director,  of  500 
Park  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born 
April  16,  1869,  in  New  York  City.  He  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  Columbia 
University;  and  attended  Art  Students 
League,  the  Artists  Artisan  Institute  and 
the  New  York  School  of  Art,  In  1896-1909 
he  was  director  of  art  in  the  Elementary 
Schools  of  New  York  City ;  and  since  1909 
director  of  art  in  the  High  Schools  of  New 
York  City.  Since  1907  he  has  also  been  di 
rector  of  art  of  the  New  York  University 
Summer  Schools.  He  is  a  member  of  tha 
Salamagiinda  Club,  the  New  York  Muni 
cipal  Art  Society;  and  in  1901  was  presi 
dent  of  the  School  Crafts  Club;  and  in 
1901-04  was  president  of  the  Council  ot 
Supervision  of  Manual  Arts.  He  resides 
at  1233  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City. 


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Hanmer,  John  B.,  Business  President,  of 
201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Bankers  Security 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Hannevig,    Chrisoffer,    Business    Presi 
dent,  of  32  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs   and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Hannevig  and  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hansen,  Jens  C.,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Association,  the  Press  Club  and 
the  Dania  Society.  He  was  born  in  Den 
mark.  He  is  president  of  the  Security 
Bank,  and  president  of  the  Second  Securi 
ty  r,nnk,  and  president  of  the  Second  Se 
curity  Bank.  He  resides  at  2604  Logan 
Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Hanson,  Arling,  Business  President,  of 
80  Maiden  Lane,  New  oYrk  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Certified  Chemical  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hanson,  Joseph  Mills,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  March  24,  1868, 
in  Darlington,  Wis.  He  organized  the  char 
itable  and  welfare  work  of  Youngstown, 
Ohio.  He  is  the  author  of  Universal  Civ 
iliiin  Training.  He  resides  at  260  Lora 
Avenue,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Hanson,  Mrs.  Victor  H.,  President  of  the 
Birmingham  Music  Study  Club,  with  a 
membership  of  one  thousand  men  and  wo 
men,  lie  resides  at  1320  Irquois  Street, 
Birmingham,  Ala. 

Hanson,  Walter  Henry,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  the  Columbia  Building,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Kiwanis  Club. 
He  was  horn  Oct.  1,  1889,  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  Since  1913  he  has  been  president  ot 
the  Mayhan  Company,  and  president  of 
Hanson  and  Hanson.  He  married  Miss  An 
na  Sehnltz;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  8800 
Denison  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Hapgocd,  Herbert  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  170  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Bankers  Club,  the 
Rockaway  River  Country  Club,  the  Moun 
tain  Lakes  Club,  the  Republican  Club  ot 


New  York,  and  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  July  5,  1870,  in  Boston,  Mass. , 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from 
Dartmouth  College.  He  is  president  of  the 
Mountain  Lakes,  Incorporated;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  C.  J.  Tagliabue  Manufac 
turing  Company.  In  1907  he  married  Miss 
Ethel  T.  Tagliabue;  and  they  have  a  fain 
ily  of  one  son  an  done  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  Mountain  Lakes,  N.J. 

Harahan,  William  J.,  Business  President, 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio 
Railway  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Harafran,  William  Johnson,  Member  of 
the  Railroad  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  22, 
1867,  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  Since  1912  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Seaboard  Air 
Line  Railway..  He  resides  in  Norfolk,  Va. 

Harden,  Edward  W.,  Director,  of  3b 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Curtis  Bay  Iron  and  Cop 
per  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Harding,  Charles  L.,  Business  President, 
of  77  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societes.  He 
is  president  of  the  Page  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Harding,  Emor  H.,  Lawyer  and  Trustee, 
of  6  Beacan  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Brooks  Real  Estate 
Trust  and  other  ocrporations. 

Harding,  Warren  G.,  Publisher  and  Pres 
Hent    of    the    United    States,    of    Marion, 
Ohio,  was  born  Nov.  2,  1865,  in  Blooming 
Grove,  Ohio..   He  was  educated  at  the  Ohio 
Central  College  at  Iberta,  not  now  in  exis 
tence.    He  taught  school  in  1882;   studied 
law   one   year,   then   became   a   newspaper 
writer,    becoming    owner    of    the    Morning 
Star  in  1884.  He  has  been  State  Senator  of 
the  sixty-fifth  and  sixty-sixth  Ohio  Gener 
al  Assemblies;  and  in  1899-1903  was  Lieu 
tenant-Governor  for  the  State  of  Ohio.  He 
was  United  States  Senator  from  Ohio  for 
the   term   of  1915-21.    In   1921   he  became. 
President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 


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Harding,  Maynard  C.,  Member  of  tht> 
Masonic  Order,  Scottish  Rite,  president 
of  the  University  Club  and  the  Pacific 
Coast  Orthopedic.  He  was  born  Aug.  18, 
1878  in  Mason  City,  Iowa.  He  is  a  noted 
Surgeon.  He  resides  at  4505  Rhode  Island 
Street,  San  Diego,  Cal. 

Harding,  William  P.  Gould,  Member  of 
the  Southern  Club.  He  was  born  May  5, 
1804,  in  Green  County,  Ala.  Since  1816 
he  has  been  governor  of  the  Federal  Re- 
r.crve  Board  of  Washington. 

Hardinge,  Franklin,  Inventor,  Designer, 
•and  Manufacturer,  of  1770  Berteau  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  dabs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May 
1,  1867,  in  vMor?anston,  Ontario,  Canada. 
He  is  president  and  general  manager  of 
Hardinge  Brothers,  Incorporated;  manu 
facturer-;  of  machinery  and  watch  tools. 
He  has  designed  and  invented  various  ma- 
cHnes  and  tools  used  by  watch  makers  and 
opticians;  and  also  manufactures  Precision 
Mfic.lrnery  and  Oil  Burners. 

Hardy,  George  E.,  Business  President,  of 
14  Wall  Street,  N"ew  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  rres;dent  of  teh  Northern  Ohio  Electric 

Harkness,  Edward  S.,  Director,  of  25 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Harlan,  Henry  Davis,  Lawyer  and  Jurist, 
of  Baltimore,  Md.,  was  born  Oct.  23,  1858, 
in  Churchville,  Md.  He  is  president  of  the 
Municipal  Art  Society  of  Baltimore.  Since 
1888  he  has  been  chief  justice  of  the  Su 
preme  Bench  of  Baltimore 

Harlan,  Rolvix,  Member  of  the  Rotary 
Club.  He  was  born  March  7,  1870,  in  For- 
e  tville,  Md.  Since  1919  he  has  been  secre- 
ta"v  of  social  service  and  rural  community 
work.  He  is  the  author  of  John  Alexander- 
Powie.  He  re-ide^  in  Bloomfield,  N.J. 

Harmon,  Clifford  B.,  Business  President, 
of  51  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York) 
Cilv.  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
-o'-ieties.  He  is  president  of  the  City  Build-' 
ings  Corporation,  and  a  dircteor  in  othei 
corporations. 


Harper,  Robert,  Member  of  the  National 
Press  Club,  H  ewas  born  Jan.  31,  1861,  in 
Leesburg,  Va.  Since  1909  he  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  District  National  Bank.  He 
resides  at  1515  Sixtenth  Street,  Washing 
ton,  B.C. 

Harriman,  E.  Roland,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  39  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Morgan  Chem 
ical  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  othei 
corporations. 

Harriman,  Florence  Jaffray  (Mrs.  J. 
Borden  Harriman),  Member  of  the  Colony 
Club.  She  was  born  July  21,  1870,  in  New 
York.  Since  1900  she  has  been  manager 
of  the  New  York  State  Reformatory  for 
Women.  She  resides  at  2017  F  Street, 
Washington,  D.C. 

Harriman,  Joseph  Wright,  Member  of 
the  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  31, 
1867,  in  Belleville,  N.Y.  He  is  president 
of  the  Harriman  National  Bank.  He  re 
sides  at  4  East  Seventy-ninth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Harriman,  Mary  W.  (Mrs.  Edward  Hen 
ry  Harriman),  Member  of  the  Colony  Club. 
She  was  born  in  New  York  City.  She  has 
made  donations  to  various  associations. 
She  resides  at  1  East  Sixty-ninth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Harriman,  W.  Averell,  Director,  of  39 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  sociteies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Atlantic  Fruit  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Harrington,  Charles  C.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  the  Winslow  Realty  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Harrington,  J.  Edward,  Busiess  Presi 
dent,  of  1405  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Holden  Min 
ing  and  Milling  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Harrington,  Lewis  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  518  West  Twenty-ninth  Street, 
Chel«ea  N.Y. ;  anda  member  of  various 
dubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
T.  New  Construction  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 


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Harris,  Albert  Wadsworth,  Member  ot 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  gorn  Nov.  4, 
1867,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio..  He  is  president 
of  the  Harris  Trust  and  Savings  Bank. 
He  resides  at  4923  Kimbark  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Harris,  Benjamin  Franklin,  Member  ot 
the  Union  League  Club.  He  was  born 
Sept.  30,  1868,  in  Champaign,  County.  He 
is  president  of  the  Firct  National  Bank  of 
Champaign,  111. 

Harris,  Charles,  Artist  and  Painter,  of 
356  Mountain  Road,  West  Hoboken,  N.J., 
was  born  in  Foxcroft,  Maine.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Alexander  Cobanel.  He  has 
been  professor  of  drawing  at  the  Pennsyl 
vania  Museum  and  School  of  Industrial 
Arts.  Some  of  his  work  is  in  Memorial 
Hall,  Philadelphia;  Portrait  in  Manor  Hall, 
Yonkers,  N.Y.  In  1885  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Elizabeth  H.  Joyce,  now  deceased 
whom  he  had  one  son,  and  they  reside  at 
:*;•><>  Mountain  Road,  West  Hoboken,  N.j. 

Harris,  Charles  Joseph,  Manufacturer, 
Banker  and  Statesman,  of  Dillsboro,  N.C., 
was  born  Sept.  11,  1853,  in  Put-ham,  Conn. 
In  1874  he  graduated  from  Yale  College  of 
New  Haven,  Conn.  In  1876  from  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School.  In  1892  and  in  1896  he 
was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National 
Conventions;  and  in  1898-1902  he  was  a 
member  of  the  United  States  Industrial 
Commission.  In  1904  he  was  Republican 
Candidate  for  Governor  of  North  Carolina, 
receiving  eighty  thousand  votes.  He  is 
president  of  the  Harris  Kaolin  Company; 
president  of  the  Jackson  County  Bank; 
Harris-Rees  Tanning  Company;  and  is 
president  and  director  of  various  othei 
corporations  at  Dillsboro,  N.C. 

Harris,  D.  C.,  Secretary  arid  Director, 
of  51  Chambers  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Bankers  Econmic  Service,  Incorporated. 

Harris,  Hiram  F.,  Director,  of  620  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direci 
or  of  the  Chemical  Industries  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Harris,  John  F.,  Business  President,  ot 
52  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 


her  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Midland  Securities  C( 

Harris,  Marshall  C.,  Business  President, 
of  Hewcs  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Amerlacu 
other  corporations. 

Harris,  Norman  B.,  Member  of  National 
Congress  of  America.  He  is  president  of 
the  Loyal  Association.  He  resides  at  288 
Johnson  Avenue,  Newark,  N.J.. 

Harris,  Sam  H.,  Theatrical  Manager  and 
Producer,  of  226  West  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City,  was  born  in  1841  in  New 
York  City.  He  was  thrown  on  his  own  re 
sources  when  thirteen  years  of  age;  and 
early  in  life  he  organized  several  holiday 
entertainments  and  managed  various  ath 
letic  enterprises.  Since  1904  he  has  been 
associated  with  Geogre  M.  Cohan  as  Cohan 
and  Harris;  and  is  theatrical  producer  for 
himself;  and  is  president  of  the  Masonic 
Fraternity,  and  an  Elk.  He  married  Miss 
Alice  Nolan;  and  they  reside  at  Great 
Neck,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Harris,  Thomas  Luther,  Member  of  tl  e 
City  Club.  He  was  born  ee,  19,  187G,  Li 
Modeso,  111.  Since  1915  he  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  sociology  in  Miami  University. 
He  resides  in  Oxford,  Ohio. 

Harris,  Tracy  H.,  Business  President,  of 
68  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Verpanck  Brick  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  companies. 

Harrison  Dwight,  Director  of  White 
Haines  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio;  and  a 
meber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Motor  Com 
pany  and  othre  corporations. 

Harrison,  Mrs.  Dupuy  Lee,  President,  ot 
the  Cerle  Lyrique,  with  a  membership  of 
ninety-four  men  an  dwomen.  She  resides 
at  2917  Ursuline  Avenue,  New  Orlean,  La. 

Harrison,  Ida  Withers  (  Mrs.  Albert  M. 
Harrison),  Member  of  the  Women's  Club. 
She  was  bon  May  9,  1851,  in  Grand  Gulf, 
Miss.  She  is  honorary  president  of  the 
Kentucky  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs. 
She  is  the  author  of  Forty  Years  of  Ser 
vice.  She  resides  at  530  Elmtree  Lane,  Lex 
ington,  Ky. 


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Hart,  Ernest  G.,  Business  President  and 
General  Manager,  of  550  East  Ninety-ninth 
Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of 
the  Hermit  Club,  the  Athletic  Club,  and 
the  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  born  April  13,  1865,  in  Milan,  Ohio. 
Since  1902  he  has  been  associated  with  the 
Lake  Shore  Elevator  Company  in  various 
positions,  and  is  now  president,  treasurer 
and  general  manager  of  that  corporation. 
He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  Grain  and 
Hay  Exchange;  is  identified  with  various 
other  business  enterprises;  and  has  held 
several  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  In 
1920  he  married  Miss  Ethel  L.  Larkin ;  and 
they  reside  in  Euclid,  Ohio. 

Hart,  Francis  Russell,  Member  of .  the 
St.  Botolph  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  16, 
18(18,  in  New  Bedford,  Mass  He  is  vice 
president  of  the  Northern  Railway  Coin- 
pa  nv  of  Costa  Rica.  He  resides  at  474  Bea 
con  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Hart,  H.  H.,  Business  President,  ot 
Southern  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Caribou 
Oil  Mining  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Hart,  Hastings  Hornell,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec,  1851,  in 
Brookfield,  Ohio.  Since  1908  he  has  been 
director  of  the  department  of  Child-help 
ing  in  the  Russell  Sage  Foundation.  He  is 
the  author  of  Preventive  Treatment  oi 
Neglected  Children.  He  resides  in  White 
Plains,  N.Y. 

Hart,  Henry  George,  Merchant,  of  10 
North  State  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
on  April  21,  1878,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He 
was  educated  in  the  Chicago  public  schools, 
and  at  the  University  of  Illinois,  Medical 
Department.  He  is  secretary  and  managei 
of  the  Boston  Store  of  State,  Madison  and 
Dearborn  Streets,  Chicago;  and  is  also  a 
director  of  the  Union  Bank  of  Chicago.  He 
is  a  prominent  Mason,  Shriner,  Consist 
ory;  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  other  fraternal  orders.  He  is  a  mem- 
her  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Idlewild 
Country  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Selma 
Alpiner  of  Chicago;  and  they  have  a  fam 


ily  of  one  daughter  and  one  son;  and  re 
side  at  5036  Ellis  Avenue,  Chicago,  HI. 

Hart,  Lawrence  J.,  Business  Man  and 
Capitalist,  was  born  Feb.  27,  1862,  in  Du- 
buque  County,  Iowa.  He  is  president  of  the 
San  Antonio  Hotel  Company;  and  is  con 
nected  with  other  corporations.  In  1901-02 
he  was  president  of  the  San  Antonio  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Agricultural 
College  of  Texas.  He  built  the  Gunther  Ho 
tel  in  San  Antonio,  and  has  been  actively 
connected  with  the  civic  and  commercial 
developement  of  San  Antonio  for  twenty- 
five  yeasr.  He  resides  in  San  Antonio, 
Texas. 

Hart,  William  P.,  Business  President,  of 
Thompson  Square,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  teh  Mutual  Protection,  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Hartmann,  Jacob  Wittmer,  Editor  and 
Educator,  of  201  West  Thirteenth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  In  1912  he  received 
the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  the  Columbia 
University.  He  is  editor  of  Soviet  Rus 
sia.  In  1915-1919  he  was  professor  of  Ger 
man  in  the  College  of  the  City  of  New 
York. '  He  is  the  author  of  Gongu  Hoolf s 
Saga,A  Study  in  Old  Nurse  Philology,  and 
articles  on  German  Literature  in  Encyclo- 
pedi  Americana.  In  1908  he  married  Miss 
Marie  Schwartje,  and  they  reside  at  407 
West  One  Hundred  and  Sixth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Hartz,  Irving  Thomas,  Manufacturer,  ot 
208  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  HI., 
was  born  in  1861  in  Peoria,  111.  In  1889-92 
he  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Cal 
umet  Iron  and  Steel  Company.  He  is  now 
president  of  the  Modern  Frog  and  Crossing 
Works.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Association,  the  Exmoor  Club,  tht 
South  Shore  Country  Club  and  the  Midlo 
thian  Country  Club.  He  is  also  a  membei 
of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  the  New  York 
Club  of  New  York  City.  He  married  Mi-«s 
Lillian  Terhume;  and  they  have  a  familv 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
the  Sisson  Hotel,  Chicago,  111. 


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Harty,  William  C.,  Director,  of  19  Con 
gress   Street,   Boston,   Mass.;   and  a  mem 
her  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the   Commonwealth   Light  and 
Power    Company    and    other    corporations. 

Harvey,  Robert  H.,  Manufacturer,  of  225 
North  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Dec.  12.  1868,  in  Chicago,  HI.  In  1894 
he  graduated  from  the  medical  department 
of  the  Northwestern  University;  and  prac 
ticed  medicine  until  1905.  Since  1905  he 
has  been  president  of  D.  B.  Fisk  and  Com 
pany,  wholesale  millnery.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  University  Club,  the  Glen  View 
Club,  and  the  South  Shore  Country  Club, 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Bertha  Botsford; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughtres;  and  reside  at  2100  Calumet  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111. 

Harwood,  Charles,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  77  Cortlandt  Street,  New  York  City,, 
and  a  member  of  the  Racquet  Club  of 
Washington,  the  Brooklyn  Press  Club,  thb 
Biltmore  Country  Club,  the  National  Dem- 
oerattic  Club,  and  many  Bar  Associations. 
He  was  born  May  14,  1880,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  received  the  degrees  of  A.B. 
and  A.M.  from  Hamilton  College,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  New  York  Law 
School.  Since  1904  he  has  practiced  law  in 
New  York  City;  and  is  a  director  of  the 
National  Butchers  and  Drovers  Bank.  In 
1910  he  wras  member  of  the  New  York 
State  Legislature.  In  1915  he  married  Miss 
Alma  H.  Hendrieks;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  910  West  End  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Harwood,  Sidney,  Business  President!, 
of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Lewando's  French  Dye 
ing  and  Cleansing  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Haskell,  Edward  Howard,  Manufacture! 
and  Statesman,  of  176  Federal  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.,  was  born  Oct.  5,  1845,  in  Glou 
cester,  Mass.  He  is  president  of  the  Has- 
kell-Dawes  Machine  Company.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Leg 
islature.  He  is'also  president  of  the  Amer 


ican  Rotary  Power  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Great  Northern  Paper  Com 
pany.  He  is  president  of  the  New  Engand 
Baptist  Hospital;  and  president  of  the 
Ministers  and  Missioneries  Benefit  Board 
of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention.  He 
is  a  president  of  the  Boston  Paper  Trade 
Association,  vice-president  of  the  Boston 
Associated  Board  of  Trade,  and  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  Soldiers  Home  in  Massachu 
setts.  In  1897  he  married  Miss  Jennie  F. 
Thayer ;  and  they  reside  at  234  Elm  Street, 
Braintree,  Mass. 

Haskell,  Harry  Garner,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  the  du  Ponotde  Nemours 
Company  and  other  corporations.  In  1914 
he  married  Miss  Eizabeth  S.  Denham; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  on  Mount  Salem  Lane, 
Wilmington,  Del. 

Haskell,  William  H.,  Chairman  of  the 
City  Cub  of  New  York.  He  resides  at  55 
W/ Forty-fourth  Street,  Manhattan,  NIY. 

Haskins,  Henry  Stanley,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  17  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Northern 
Nevada  Mines  Developement  Company,  and 
a  dirctor  in  other  corporations.  He  is  gov 
ernor  of  the  New  Jersey  Mayflower  Soci 
ety. 

Hastings,  Frank  Seymour,  Capitalist,  of 
80  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born 
May  31,  1853,  in  Mendham,  N.J.  He  was 
educated  in  the  privatet  shcools  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  president  and  director  of 
the  Commercial  Acetylene  Supply  Com 
pany,  Regal  Oil  Company.  He  is  vice-pres. 
ident  and  director  of  the  New  York  Hospi 
tal.  He  is  president  and  director  of  the 
Flower  Hospital ;  and  vice-president  of  the 
Oratorio  Society.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Aetna  Refining  Company,  the  Phoenix; 
president  and  director  of  Transatlantic 
Trust  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ci- 
tv  Club,  the  Mendelssohn  Glee  Club,  thb 
Ringers  Club,  the  Indian  Harbor  Yacht 
Club,  an  dthe  Seawanhaka-Corinthian  Club. 

Faskell,  Ernest  Bruce,  President  of  the 
MacDowell  Society  of  Cincinnati.  He  re 
sides  at  924  Dana  Avenue,  Cincinnati. 
Ohio. 


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Haslett,  0.  C.,  Business  President,  ot 
First  National  Bank  Building,  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubfc 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Cali 
fornia  Pine  Box  and  Lumber  Company, 

Hastings,  Mrs.  Harry  M.,  President  ot 
the  Tuesday  Musical  Club,  with  a  member 
s-hip  of  one  hundred  women.  She  resides 
at  1515  Cook  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Hastings,  Samuel  Miles,  Manufacturer, 
of  Dayton  Ohio,  was  born  Aug."  14,  1860, 
in  Rimersburg,  Pa.  Since  1893  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of:  scales.  He 
is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  Money-weight 
Scale  Company;  president  of  the  Comput 
ing  Company  of  Dayton,  Ohio;  and  is.  a  di 
rector  in  numerous  other  corporations.  He 
is  a  member  of  several  clubs. 

Hatch,  Harold  A.,  Business  President, 
of  79  Leonard  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  mmber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Abbeville  Cotton  Mills, 
and  a  director  invarious  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hatcher,  Arthur  B.,  Director,  of  140 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Puritan  Oil  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Hatfield,  Charles  E.,  Business  President, 
of  387  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass. , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  West  Newton 
Co-operative  Bank,  and  a  director  in  othei 
corporations. 

Hatfield,  Joshua  Alexander,  Member  of 
the  Lawyers'  Club.  He  was  born  June  11, 
1863,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1901  he 
hasbeen  president  of  the  Pencoyd  Iron 
Works,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  resides 
at  45  East  Sixty-second  Str-et,  New  York 
City. 

Hathaway,  Josiah  S.,  Treasurer  and  Di- 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Back  Bay  Co-operative  Bank  and  other 
corporations. 

Haubold,  Rudolph  0  ,  Insurance  Broker, 
Vice-president   and   D:rector,   of   100  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  is 


second  vice-president  of  the  North  River 
Reserve  Resources  Corporation.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Hutchins  Securities  Com 
pany  and  the  United  States  Fire  Insur 
ance  Company. 

Hauser,  Eric  V.,  President  of  the  Sym 
phony  Orchestra.  He  resides  at  Multno- 
mah  Hotel,  Portland,  Ore. 

Havemeyer,  John  Craig,  Retired  Mrr* 
chant,  of  Yonkers,  N. Y. ;  and  a  member  of 
numerous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
May  31,  1833,  in  Yonkers,  N.Y.;  and  was 
educated  at  the  Antho  Grammar  School, 
and  at  the  New  York  Univers!ty.  He  attain 
ed  national  repute  as  a  sugar  refiner;  and 
has  been  president  and  director  in  several 
large  industrial  and  railroad  corporations. 
Since  1880  lie  has  retired  from  active 
business,  and  has  devoted  much  of  his  time 
to  speaking  and  writing  on  political  moral 
and  religious  topics.  In  1872  he  married 
Miss  Alice  Alide  Francis,  at  Athens, 
Greece;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  58  La- 
martines,  Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Havemeyer,  Theodore  Augustus,  Banker, 
of  129  Fornt  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  Dec.  17,  1869,  in  New  York  City.  In 
1891  he  graduated  from  the  Columbia  Col- 
is  a  member  of  the  Delta  Psi  Fraternity; 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club, 
lege  School  of  Mines.  He  is  vice-president 
and  director  of  Havemeyers  and  Elder,  In 
corporated;  director  of  Scranton  and  Le 
high  Coal  Company,  the  Brooklyn  Elevator 
and  Mining  Company,  the  Kentucky  Coal 
Lands  Company,  and  the  New  York  In 
vestment  and  Improvement  Company.  Ht/ 
the  St  Anthonys  Club,  the  Westchester 
County  Club,  the  Country  and  Racquet  and 
Tennis  Club,  the  Knickerbocker  Club,  thb 
Nassau  County  Club,  the  Piping  Rock  Club 
and  the  Garden  City  Club. 

Haven,  William  Ingraham,  Educator, 
Clergyman,  Founder  and  Author,  of  the 
Bible  House  in  New  York  City,  was  borii 
Jan.  30,  1856,  in  Westfield,  Mass.  Since 
1899  he  has  been  general  secretary  of  the 
Amrican  Bible  Society.  In  1894  he  married 
Miss  Minna  Spare;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Summit,  N.J. 


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Havens.  Frank  Colton,  Member  of  the 
Pacific  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  21, 
ISIS,  in  Sag  Harbor,  N.Y.  He  is  president 
of  the  Peoples'  Water  Company  of  Oak 
land.  He  resides  at  Piedmont,  Cal. 

Hawes,  Richard  S.,  Member  of  the  St. 
Louis  Club.  He  wase  born  Dec.  15.  1873,  in 
Covington  ,!\y.  Since  1911  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Third  National  Bank  ol 
St.  Louis.  He  resides  at  27  Windemere 
Place.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Hawes.  W.  Gerald,  Business  President  of 
LMS  Broadway.  Xew  York  City:  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  United  States  Automatic 
Sprinkler  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Hawes  Foundry  and  Equipment  Company. 
He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of 
the.  John  Wilfret  Company,  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  the  business  and  public- 
affairs:  and  lias  filled  many  positions  ot 
trust  and  honor. 

Hawk.  William  S.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  60  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
Citv;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  an  1 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Irving 
National  Bank  and  other  coroprations. 

Hawses.  James  Dudley,  Member  of  the 
Citv  Club  and  various  other  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  was  born  Oct.  13,  1847,  in  Buffa 
lo,  N.Y. :  and  was  educated  at  the  Univer- 
sitv  of  Michigan.  He  has  been  identified 
with  the  Lake  Shore  and  Michigan  South 
ern  Railway  and  other  railroads  and  in 
1884-95  was  chief  engineer  of  the  Michi 
gan  Central  Railway.  Since  1895  he  ha; 
been  vice-president  and  general  manager  of 
the  Detroit  and  Mackinaw  Railway.  In 
1875  he  married  Miss  Caroline  Amelia 
Cooke  of  Buffalo,  N.Y. ;  and  they  reside 
at  '?J15  East  Jefferson  Avenue,  Detroit, 
Mich.:  and  also  maintain  a  summer  home 
at  Wingnersheek,  Gloucester,  Mass. 

Hawkes,  McDougall,  President  of  the 
Museum  of  French  Art.  He  resides  at  599 
Fifth  Avenue,  Borough  of  Manhattan,  N.^. 

Hawley,  Frederick  Barnard,  Cotton  Mer 
chant,  of  82  Wall  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  was  born  Feb.  5,  1843,  in  Albam, 
N.Y.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  E.  P. 
identified  with  business  and  publis  affairs 


and  has  held  several  postions  of  trust  anr> 
honor. 

Hawley,  George,  Business  President,  of 
70  Kilby  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  culbs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  White  Oak  Transporta 
tion  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Hawley,  Henry  B.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club  and  vorious  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  Jan.  30,  1856.  in  Wyoming 
County,  N.Y. ;  and  received  a  college  edu 
cation.  He  is  president  of  the  Great  Wes 
tern  Accident  Insurance  Company;  .and 
president  of  the  Re-Insurance  Life  Com 
pany  of  America.  He  resides  in  Des  Moine^, 
Iowa. 

Hawley,  Stuart  S.,  Business  President, 
of  Syndicate  Building,  Oakland,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  presiden  of  the  Pacific  Nash  Motoi 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hay,  Mary  Garrett,  Member  of  the  New 
York  City  Federation  Club.  She  was  born 
in  Charlestown,  Ind.  In  1912-20  she  was 
chairman -of  the  Women's  City  Club.  She 
resides  at  4040  Riverside  Drive,  New  York 
City. 

Hayden,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Metro 
politan  Club.  He  was  born  July  9,  1870,  in 
Boston,  Mass.  He  is  senior  member  of 
Hayden  Stone  and  Company,  Bankers  of 
New  York  City  and  Boston.  He  resides  at 
the  Ritz  Carlton  Hotel,  New  York  City. 

Hayden,  Henry  W.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  68  William  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
(nub,  the  Garden  City  Golf  Club,  the  Lake 
George  Country  Club,  and  the  Glens  Falls 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  15,  1853, 
in  New  York  City;  and  was  educated  at 
the  Columbia  Grammar  School,  and  at  the 
Columbia  Law  School.  He  is  a  member  of 
th "  law  firm  of  Hayden  and  Post.He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Manhattan  Brass  Compa 
ny;  and  a  trustee  of  the  American  Surety 
Company  of  New  York  He  is  past  president 
of  the  Great  Monument  Association,  and 
past  president  of  Lake  George  Associa 
tion.  He  is  unmarried;  and  resides  at  34 
Ea.jt  Seventy-sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 


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Hayes,  Charles  Edward,  Engineer  and 
Business  Man,  of  1451  Broadway,  Detroit, 
Mich.,  was  born  Jan.  15,  1883,  in  Saginaw, 
Mich.  In  1905  he  received;  the  degrees  of 
B.S.  and  C.E.  from  the  Uniyersty  of  Mich 
igan.  He  has  been  constructing  engineer 
on  railroad  and  for  United  States  Govern 
ment  in  the  west.  He  is  now  proprietor  of 
the  Hayes  Home  Appliances  Company.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Fellowcraft  Athletic 
Club,  the  Red  Run  Golf  Club,:  and  tin 
University  of  Michigan  Club.  In  1914  he 
married  Miss  Rose  F.  Segar ;  rnd  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  ana 
reside  at  2471  Virginia  Park,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Hayes,  Everis  Anson,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  March  1.0,  1855,  in 
VVaterloo,  Jefferson  County,  Wi  =.  In  1898- 
1904  he  was  president  of  the  Good  Govern 
ment  League  of  Santa  Clan  County,  Cal. 

Hayes,  John  William,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Dec,  24,  1854,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1902  he  has  been 
general  master  workman  of  the  Knights  of 
Labor.  He  resides  at  North  Beach,  Md. 

Hayes,  Hammond  Vinton,  Consulting  En- 
dneer,  of  84  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  St.  Botolph  Club, 
the  Union  Club  of  Boston,  and  the  Univer 
sity  Club  of  New  York.  Hewas  born  Aug. 
28,  1860,  in  Madison,  Wis. :  and  receive! 
the  degree  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  PH.D.  from 
Harvard  Un;versity.  For  many  years  he 
was  identified  with  the  American  Tele 
phone  and  Telegraph  Company;  anrl  is  now 
a  consulting  engineer  on  his  own  account. 

Haynes,  Daniel  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
n-tor,  of  5520  Second  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. :  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
rocietie*.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Interna 
tional  Cigar  Machinery  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Haynes,  George  Edmund,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  May  11,  1880,  in 
Pine  Blnff,  Ark.  He  was  one  of  the  found 
er;  of  the  National  League  of  Urban  Con 
dition  among  negroes.  He  is  the  author  of 
The  Negreo  at  Work  in  New  York  City.  He 
resides  at  1761  T  Street,  N.W.,  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Hays,  Eugene  K.,  Bu  i^e-  President,  ot 
6925  Aetna  Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 


member  of  the  Excelsior  Club,  the  Oak- 
wood  Club,  the  City  Club,  and  the  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce.  He  was  born  in  1872  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  Since  1891  he  has  been 
associated  with  t*he  Kaynee  Company  of 
which  he  is  now  president.  In  1917  re  mar 
ried  Miss  Edna  Feiss;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at 
2821  Drummond  Road,  Shaker  Heights, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Hays,  William  H.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  71  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Tate 
and  Hays,  member  of  the  New  York  Steel 
Exchange..  He  isalso  vice-president  of  the 
Eighth  Avenue  Railroad  Company,  and 
vice-president  of  the  Ninth  Avenue  Rail 
road  Company. 

Hazen,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Financier  Publishing 
Company,  and  a  drector  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Heacock  Seth  Grosvenor,  Oil  Producer 
and  State  Senator,  of  Ilion,  N.Y:,  was  born 
March  1 ,  1 857,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  He  gradu- 
ated  from  Hamilton  College  in  1880.  He 
was  postmaster  of  Hion,  N.Y.,  but  resigned 
(o  go  into  the  independent  oil  producing 
business.  He  was  elected  on  the  Republi 
can  ticket  for  State  Senator  for  the  thirty 
second  Senatorial  district  in  1906;  re-elect- 
crl  in  1908, 1910.  and  1912.  He  was  appoint 
ed  a  member  of  the  Senate  committees  on 
Canals,  Internal  Affairs,  Military  Affairs, 
Agriculture  and  Public  Printing. 

Head,  Henry  Oswald,  Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

of  Sherman,  Texas,  was  born  March  17, 
1851,  in  Sumner  Gouty,  Tonn.  He  was 
educated  at  Greenwood  and  Rural  Acade 
mies;  and  by  private  tutor;  and  studied 
law  in  Cumberland  University  of  Lebanon, 
Tenn.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1871, 
and  became  a  sucessful  lawyer  of  his  na 
tive  city.  In  1886-90  he  was  judge  of  the 
Court  of  Civil  Appeals.  He  resigned  both 
offices  before  the  expiration  of  both 
terms..  In  1878  he  married  Miss  Sallie  C. 
Wilson,  of  New  Orlenas,  La. 


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Healy,  A.  August,  I 'resident  of  the 
Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences, 
with  a  membership  of  nearly  ten  thousand 
men  and  women.  lie  resides  at  90  Gold 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Heaney,  Frank  J.,  Exporter  and  Banker, 
of  f>04  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was 
horn  on  Dec.  31,  1865,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
He  is  president  of  Everett,  Heaney  and 
Company,  Incorporated;  vice-president  of 
the  Chatham  and  Phoenix  National  Bank, 
and  traesurer  nnd  director  of  the  Montauk 
Club  of  Brooklyn. 

Heaney,  James  B.,  Member  of  the  Irish 
Fellowship  Club.  TTe  was  born  July  27, 
lS(i*2.  lie  is  pre;Mlent  of  the  Logan  Square 
Bank.  He  re-ides  at  2719  Logan  Boule 
vard,  Chicago,  HI. 

Heard,  Arthur  Marston,  Member  of  the 
I'liion  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  13,  1866,  in 
Sandwich,  N.I  I.  Since  1905  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Amoskeag  National  Bank. 
He  resides  at  726  Chestnut  Street,  Man 
chester,  N.H. 

Heath,  C.  E.,  President  of  the  Phoenix 
Opera  Club,  with  a  membership  of  two 
hundred  and  twenty-five  associated  mem- 
bers.  I  It-resides  on  First  Avenue  and  A- 
dams  Street,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Heatherton,  James  M.,  Publisher  and 
Business  President,  of  45  West  Thirty- 
fourth  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Plumbers  Trade  Journal 
Publishing  Company,  founded  in  1881.  He 
is  prominently  identified  writh  the  business 
and  pubic  affairs;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Heathfield,  Herbert  D.,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  19  Congress  Street,  Boston, 
puB  sqnp  SUOTJ-BA  jo  .zaquiara  -e  pur?  t'ssi?j\[ 
societies.  lie  is  a  director  of  the  Working- 
men 's  Co-operative  Bank  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Hebard,  A.  F.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  253  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Savage  Arms 
Corporation;  vice-president  of  the  Noise 
less  Typewriter  Company;  and  a  director 
of  the  Central  National  Corporation  and 
of  the  J.  Stevens  Arms  Company. 


Hecht,  Frank  Aimer,  Manufacturer,  of 
500  South  Thrjop  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
I- urn  Aug.  10,  1858,  in  Fond  Du  Lac,  Wis. 
L'Vom  1881-93  he  was  a  partner  in  th 
of  Charles  Kaestner  and  Company,  manu 
facturers  of  machinery;  now  Kaestner  and 
Company,  of  which  he  is  president.  He  is 
also  vice-president  and  director  of  the  Mar- 
ke  Trust  and  Savings  Bank;  director  of  the 
Cicero  State  Bank,  and  Inuerial  Brass 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Chicago;  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hecker,  Frank  Joseph,  Member  of  the 
Detroit  Club.  He  was  born  July  6,  1846, 
in  Freedom,  Mich.  In  1879  he  organized 
the  Peninsular  Car  Company,  and  remain 
ed  with  it  and  its  successor,  the  Michigan 
Peninsular  Car  Company,  as  its  president 
until  1900.  He  resides  at  1170  Wood  war  .1 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Heckscher,  Nannie  A.,  (Mrs.  August 
Heckscher),  Trustee,  and  Sociologist,  ot 
50  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Colony  Club. 
She  was  born  Nov.  20,  1858,  in  Pottsville, 
Pa.  She,  is  a  director  of  the  Aiiahma  Real 
ty  Corporation.  She  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Heckscher  Foundation  for  Children;  an«i 
devotes  much  of  her  time  to  charitable 
work.  In  1881  she  married  Mr.  Angus  i 
Heckscher;  and  "hoy  have  a  family  of  one 
oh  Mini  one  dau<;}Jer.  arid  reside  at  Hunt- 
ington,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Hedley,  Frank,  Business  President,  ot 
105  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie  i  ; 
president  of  the  Interborough  Rapid  Trans 
it  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Heermance,  Clayton  J.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  cubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Adventura 
Films,  Incorporated  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hein,  Carl,  Director  of  Music,  of  14 
East  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City, 
an  da  honorary  member  of  the  Mozart  So- 
<-iet\.  He  was  born  in  18(54,  in  Germany. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  College  of  Music 
p!'  the  New  York  American  Conservatory 
of  Music.  He  married  Miss  Marta  Krue- 


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ger;  and  they  nave  a  family  of  three  SOPS 
and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  163  West 
Seventy-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Heinz,  H.  J.,  Manufacturer,  of  Pitta- 
burgh,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  H.  J.  Heinz  Compa 
ny,  pure  food  products.  This  concern  was 
established  in  1869;  and  their  main  plant 
and  administration  building  at  Pittsburgh 
s  open  to  visitors  daly,  with  guides  in  at- 
tendence. 

Heinz,  Victor,  Lawyer  and  Statesman,  of 
the  Fourth  National  Bank  Building,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club  of  Chicago,  the  Cincinnati  Club, 
the  Army  and  Navy  Club  of  Washington, 
and  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Chicago.  Hfc 
was  born  Nov.20,  1877,  near  Grayville,  111. , 
and  received  the  degrees  of  LL.B.  and  B.L. 
from  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Sixty-fifth  Congress;  and 
served  throughout  the  World-War. 

Heinze,  Otto  Charles,  Member  of  the 
Crescent  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Dec. 
12,  1866,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  In  1899  h  en 
tered  the  banking  business  in  Wall  Street, 
as  Heinze  and  Company.  He  resides  at 
45  pjast  Seventy-second  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Heitzmann,  James  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Southwest 
Metals  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Helmer,  F.  J.,  Business  President,  of 
9001  Desmond  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  the  Rotary  Club,  the  Cleve 
land  Athletic  Club,  and  the  Chamber  ot 
Commerce;  and  is  a  prominent  Mason  and 
Shriner.  He  was  born  in  1882,  in  Cleve 
land,  Ohio.  Since  1912  he  has  been  a  di 
rector  of  the  Upson- Walton  Company  of 
New  York.  In  1916  he  married  Miss  Opal 
F.  Tafe;  and  they  have  one  son;  and  re 
side  at  1841  Page  Avenue,  East  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Helmrath,  Albert,  Business  President, 
of  28  Spruce  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  A.  Helmrath  Incorpor 


ated;  and  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Goat  and  Sheepskin  Import  Company,  Lim 
ited. 

Helms,  Edgar  James,  Clergyman,  of  89 
Shawmut  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born 
Jan.  19,  1863,  in  Malone,  N.Y.  He  received 
the  degrees  of  Ph.B.  and  D.D.  from  Cornell 
College;  and  the  degree  S.T.B.  from  the 
Boston  University  School  of  Theology.  In 
1892  he  founded  the  Boston  University  Set 
tlement  at  Boston;  and  since  18"5  he  hat- 
been  minister  and  superintendent  of  the 
Morgan  Memorial  Institutional  Church.  He 
is  superintendent  of  the  Morgan  Memorial 
Co-operative  Industries  and  Stores;  and 
Executive  Secretary  of  the  Goodwill  In 
dustries  of  the  department  of  City  Work 
of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  and  Church 
Extension  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Hemenway,  John  F.,  Manufacturer,  of 
2130  Coit  Street,  Irvington,  N.J.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
Hardware  Club,  and  the  Rotary  Club  of 
New  York  City.  He  was  born  in  Amber, 
N.Y. ;  and  recived  an  academic  education. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Wringer 
Company.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurei 
of  the  Smith  and  Hemenway  Company.  He 
is  secretary  and  treasnrer  of  th'.»  Trvington 
Manufacturing  Company.  TV  .1803  h  mar 
ried  Miss  Alice  Montague;  and  they  reside 
at  230  West  Seventy-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Hemphill,  Alexander  Julian,  Member  of 
the  Bankers  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  23, 
1856,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa,  Since  1915  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Guarantee  Trust 
Company  of  New  York.  He  resides  ?..  13 
East  Sixty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Hencken,  William  F.,  Business  President, 
of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Flushing  Inlet  Re 
alty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Henderson,  Hunt,  President  of  the  Art 
Association  of  New  Orleans.  He  resides  in 
New  Orleans.  La. 

Henderson,  Lizzie  George,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  June 
24,  1863,  in  Carroll  County,  Miss.  She  has 


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been  long  engaged  in  causing  the  truth  of 
History  to  he  taught  in  the  schools  of  the 
South.  She  resides  in  Greenwood,  Miss. 

Henderson,  Lucia  Tiffany,  Member  of 
the  .Mo/arl  Club,  the  Fortnightly  Club,  the 
Chautauqua  County  Historial  Society,  the 
Jamestown  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution,  and  various 
clubs  and  societies.  Since  1906  she  has  been 
Librarian  of  the  James  Prendergast  Free 
Library  of  Jamestown,  N.Y.  For  a  num 
her  of  years  she  assistant  reference  libra 
rian  of  the  Buffalo  Public  Library.  She 
resides  in  -Jamestown,  N.Y. 

Henderson,  Norman,  Business  President, 
of  24  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Mattwan  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  va 
rious  other  corporations. 

Henderson,  Robert  B.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Pacific  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pacific 
Portland  Cement  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Hendricks,  John,  President  of  the  Chi 
cago  Madrigal  Club,  with  a  mixed  chorus. 
He  resides  at  4844  Bernard  Street,  Chica— 
go,  111. 

Henes,  Louis  J.,.  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  532  East  Seventy-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  Farmers  Feed  Compa 
ny.  He  i  s  also  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affars;  and  has 
held  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Henley.  Charles  D.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  17  Batery  Place,  N>w  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  K  a  director  of  the  Macona 
Steamship  Company,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Henry,  John  Robertson,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  9  Second  Avenue,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Dec.  16,  1868,  in  St.  John, 
New  Brunswick,  Can.  Since  1910  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  settlement  and  of 
the  Church  of  All  Nations.  He  is  the  Aii- 
thor  of  Some  Immigrant  Neighbors,  and  a 
contributor  to  religious  periodicals.  He  is 


a  member  of  the  Bela  Theta  Pi  Fraterni 
ty,  the  Board  of  Managers,  The  City  Mis- 
sionery  Society,  and  the  Clergy  Club.  In 
1910  he  married  Miss  Louise  Tschetter; 
and  thye  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and 
two  daughters,  and  reside  at  Chappaqua, 
New  York. 

Henshaw,  Joseph  G.,  Business  President 
of  11  Westminster  Street,  Providence,  R.L; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Franklin  Mut 
ual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 

Hepburn,  Alonzo  Barton,  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  July  24,  1846 
in  Colton,  N.Y.  Since  1918  he  has  been 
chairman  of  the  Advisory  Board  of  the 
Chase  National  Bank  of  New  York.  He  re 
sides  in  Ridgefield,  Conn. 

Hepperle,  Walter  C.,  Business  Man,  of 
514  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Premier 
Grand  Piano  Corporation.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Herbert,  John  W.,  Business  President,  of 
31  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Herbert  Oil  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Herdle,  George  L.,  President  of  the  Ro 
chester  Art  Club.  He  resides  in  Rochester, 
N.Y. 

Herendeen,  Charles,  Flour  Miller  and 
Merchant,  of  14  East  Jackson  Boulevard, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Nov.  11,  1859,  in 
Richmond,  Ontario,  Canada. He  is  president 
of  the  Charles  Herendeen  Milling  Compa 
ny;  president  of  C.  Herendeen  and  Compa 
ny,  Limited,  of  Liverpool,  England;  and 
vice-president  of  the  Herendeen  Flour 
Company,  Limited,  of  Toronto,  Canada. 

Herkimer,  Bert  S.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  25  Forty-third  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  received  a  through  education;  and 
has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Herkim 
er  and  Weis;  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Bar  Association,  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 


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Herklotz,  Ernest,  Secretary  of  the  Ger 
man  Beneficial  Union.  He  was  born  June 
19,  18G5,  in  Germany.  He  resides  at  602 
Coin-sin  Street,,  McKeesport,  Pa. 

Herman,  A.,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
69  Wooster  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
1:1  ember  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  William  Herman  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Herman,  Benjamin,  Business  President, 
of  Oil  West  One  Hundred  and  Fourteenth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Screen  Exhibition  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Kerreshcfi,  J.  B.  Francis,  Vice-President 
and  Director,  of  25  Broad  Street,New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Nicho 
las  Copper  Company;  and  a  director  of  the 
Grandby  Consolidated  Mining,  Smelting 
and  Power  Company,  Limited. 

Herrick,  Myron  T.,  Director,  of  30  East 
Forty-Second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  New  York  Life  Insur 
ance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Herrick,  Parmely  W.,  Business  President 
of  30  East  Forty-Second  Street,  New  York 
City;and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Anable  Ave 
nue  Factory  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Herrick,  Robert  F.,  Business  President, 
of  84  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Pacific  Mills  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Herrick,  Robert  F.,  Business  President, 
of  31  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Pacific  Mills  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Herringshaw,  C.  N.,  Business  President, 
of  14213  Euclid  Avene,  East  Cleveland  0- 
hio ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Herringshaw  Company  ;treasurer  of  the 
Ohio  Sanitariums  Company,  and  a  director 
of  the  East  Cleveland  Masonic  Temple 
Company.  Mr.  C.  H.  Herringshaw  is 


retary,  and  Mr.  N.  M.  Herringshaw  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Herringshaw  Company  of 
East  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Herringshaw,  Thomas  William,  publisher 
Genealogist  and  Author  of  2512  No.Halsted 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  27,  1868 
on  the  (..'.stern  coast  of  Lincolnshire,  Eng 
land.  He  received  his  education  in  the  na 
tional  schools,  at  the  Chicago  Athenaeum 
and  the  Union  College  of  Law.  In  1875-79 
he  was  engaged  in  the  printing  business  in 
New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Chicago.  In 
1884  he  established  the  American  publish 
ers'  association,  of  which  he  has  since  been 
president.  He  is  the  author  of  Home  Oc 
cupations  ;  Prominent  Men  and  Women  of 
the  Day;  and  Aids  to  Literary  Success;  and 
has  compiled  and  edited  Poets  of  America; 
Poetical  Quotations;  The  Spalding  Memo 
rial;  Herringshaw 's  Encyclopedia  of  Am 
erican  Biography;  The  American  States 
man;  Successful  Americans;  Prominent 
Men  of  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Twelve;  and 
the  American  Blue  Book.  One  of  his  sons 
served  as  an  officer  in  the  World-War,  and 
received  two  citations. 

Hersey,  Ira  G-.,  Business  President,  of  75 
Wareham  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Higham  Water  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Herskowitz,  Max,  Manufacturer,  of  663- 
671  West  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  in  Hungary.  Since  1907  he  has 
been  engaged  in  manufacturing  lighting 
supplies ;  and  is  now  president  of  the  Peer 
less  Light  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Elks;  and  a  member  of  the  Covenant  Club 
and  the  Bryn  Mawr  Club.  He  married  Miss 
Kate  Weinfeld;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  they  reside 
at  5830  South  Park  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Hertzberg,  Mrs.  Eli,  President  of  the  San 
Antonio  Symphony  Society.  She  resides  at 
521  West  Euclid  Avenue,  San  Antonio, 
Texas. 

Herzig,  G-eorge  B.,  Business  President,  of 
252  West  Twenty-Eighth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  George  B. 
Herzig  Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  di 
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Herzog,  Harry,  Business  Man,  of  317  Se 
venth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  Herzog 's  Majestic  Cloak  Com 
pany,  Incorporated;  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Herzog,  Samuel  A.,  Business  President, 
of  299  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Samuel  A.  Her 
zog  Construction  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Hess,  Edward  B.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  364  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  a  nd  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  and  director  of 
the  Royal  Typewriter  Company.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs ;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Hessberg,  Samuel,  Director,  Business 
Man  and  Banker,  of  78  State  Street,  Alba 
ny,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Albany 
Club,  the  Automobile  Club,  and  the  Adelphi 
Club.  He  was  born  June  13,  1859,  in  Alba 
ny,  N.Y.  Since  1893  he  has  been  a  member 
of  J.  S.  Bache  and  Company;  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Morris  Plan  Company  of  Alba 
ny;  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hessin,  F.  W.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  29  West  Forty- Second  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  director  of  the  Wheelock 
Piano  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Heuser,  Leon  V.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  James  Stewart  and 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hewitt,  Edwin  H.,  President  of  the  Min 
nesota  State  Art  Commission.  His  address 
is  504  Essex  Building,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Hewitt,  Erskine,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  50  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Gauley  Mountain 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hewitt,  Herbert  H.,  Business  President, 
of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  president  of  the  Hewitt  Rubber  Compa 
ny,  Buffalo,  N.Y.;  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Hewson,  Addinell,  Educator  and  Physi 
cian,  of  2120  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.;  was  born  Sept.  2,  1855,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  the  Episcopal 
Academy,  the  University  of  Princeton,  and 
Jefferson  Medical  College.  Since  1897  he 
has  been  professor  of  anatomy  at  the  Phila 
delphia  Polyclinic  College  for  Graauates  in 
Medicine.  He  is  professor  of  Anatomy  and 
Histology  in  the  Dental  School  of  Temple 
University,  and  surgeon  to  the  Memorial 
Hospital  of  Roxborough,  Philadelphia.  He 
lias  edited  the  American  Edition  of  Hoi- 
den's  Dissector.  He  is  a  member  of  State 
and  County  Medical  Societies,  the  Academy 
of  Surgery,  the  American  Medical  Associa 
tion,  and  the  American  College  of  Sur 
geons.  He  married  Miss  Lusy  Glabaugh; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Heydon,  Henry  Darling,  Member  of  the 
Economic  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  25,  1851 
in  Coventry,  R.I.  He  is  president  of  the 
Central  Real  Estate  Company.  He  resides 
at  28  Alumni  Avenue,  Providence,  R.I. 

Heydt,  Herman  A.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law. 
He  is  president  of  the  Arbutus  Realty 
Company ;  and  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Rockport  Company,  Incorporated. 

Heyer,  John  Charles,  Banker  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  was  born  April  6,  1882,  in  Boston, 
Mass.  He  is  identified  with  the  social,  finan: 
cial  and  business  affairs  of  his  city  and 
State;  and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  now  is  vice-president 
of  the  Federal  Trust  Company. 

Heymann,  Louis,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  250  Green  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of  Man 
hattan  Yarn  Dyeing  and  Bleaching  Works; 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 


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Heyman,  Oscar,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  220  West  Nineteenth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Or> 
car  Heyman  and  Company  of  220  to  230 
West  Nineteenth  Street,  New  York  City. 
They  are  also  the  Eastern  distributors  of 
the  Charles  Boldt  Glass  Company's  Owen 
Machine-Made  Bottles.  He  is  president  of 
the  New  York  Specialty  Company,  presi 
dent  of  the  Champion  Cork  Manufacturing 
Company;  and  vice-president  of  the  Pas- 
bach- Voice  Lithographing-  Company,  and 
vice-president  of  the  Ten  Thirteen  Grand 
Street  Corporation. 

Heyn,  Otto  P.,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor,  of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  William  Stake 
and  Company ;  and  a  director  of  the  George 
A.  Just  Company.  He  is  prominently  iden- 
tifiied  with  business  and  public  affairs  ;and 
has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor. 

Heynold,  Robert  R.,  Business  Man,  of 
Twenty-sixth  Street  and  Ninth  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Hey- 
wood-Strasser  and  Voigt  Realty  Company, 
president  of  the  Heywood-Strasser  and 
Voigt  Litho  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
Preferred  Accident  Insurance  Company  of 
New  York. 

Heyworth,  James  Ormerod,Engineer  and 
Contractor,  of  606  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  June  12,  1866,  in 
Chicago,  111.  In  1888  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.B.  from  Yale  College.  Since  1894  he 
lias  been  engaged  in  the  engineering  and 
contracting  business,  specializing  in  rail 
road  and  river  and  harbor  work.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  University,  Calumet  and 
Ontwentsia  Clubs. 

Hibbard,  Aldro  T.,  Member  of  the  Guild 
of  Boston  Artists,  the  St.  Botolph  Club,the 
Boston  Rockport  Art  Association,  and  the 
Art  Association,  and  the  Provincetown  Art 
Association.  He  was  born  Ag.  25,  1886,  in 
Falmouth,  Mass.  He  is  principal  of  the 
Rockport  Summer  School  of  Drawing  and 
Painting,  and  instructor  at  the  Boston  Un 
iversity.  He  has  been  an  instructor  at  the 


Massachusetts  Normal  Art  School.  He  re 
sides  at  71  A  Main  Street,  Rockport,  Mass. 

Hickey,  George  V.,  of  Graceville,  Minn. 
He  is  an  extensive  land  owner.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Graceville  Auto  Club. 

Hicks,  Ami  Mali,Memberof  the  Woman's 
City  Club.  She  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
She  is  director  of  the  Free  Acres  Colony  of 
Berkeley  Heights,  N.J.  She  resides  at  9 
East  Seventeenth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Hicks,  Lacey  R.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  Beach  and  Eightieth  Street  and 
Railroad,  Rockaway  Beach,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Forrest  Park  Riding  and 
Hunt  Club,  and  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity. 
He  was  born  Sept.  11,  1891,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.  Since  1918  he  has  been  president  of 
Hicks,  Hicks,  and  Hicks.  He  is  also  presi 
dent  o  the  International  Purity  League.  In 
3922  he  married  Miss  Mae  C.  Collins;  and 
they  reside  in  Garden  City,  N.Y. 

Hiers,  Albert  J.,  Business  President,  of 
27  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Labor  Saving  Machinery 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Higbee,  Mrs.  George  Howell,  president 
of  the  Burlington  Musical  Club,  with  a 
membership  of  three  hundred  and  fifty  men 
and  women.  She  resides  at  603  Summer 
Street,  Burlington,  Iowa. 

Higbie,  James  S.,  President  of  the  New 
ark  Museum  Association.  He  resides  at  5 
Washington  f^veet,  Newark,  N.J. 

Higbie,  Robert  W.,  Business  President,of 
110  West  Thirty-Fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Sea-Coast 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Higgins,  James,FCducator,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  49  Sixth  Street,  East  Cam 
bridge,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  was  educated  at  St.  Charles 
College,  St.  Johns  Seminary  and  at  Har 
vard  College.  Since  his  ordination  he  has 
been  associate  editor  of  the  Sacred  Heart 
Review;  and  has  specialized  in  education. 
He  is  the  author  of  Stories  of  Great  He 
roes,  The  Story  Ever  Now,and  other  works. 

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Higgins,  C.  S.,  President  of  the  Portland 
Oratorio  Society,  with  a  membership  of 
seventy  five  men  and  women.  He  resides  in 
Portland,  Ore. 

Higgins,  Katherine  Chapin,  Mrs.  Milton 
C.  Higgins),  1201  Sirteenth  Street,  Wash 
ington,  D.C.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  She  was  born  Dec.  11, 
1847,  in  Manchester,  N.H.,  and  received  a 
through  education.  She  is  National  Presi 
dent  of  the  Congress  of  Mothers  and  Par 
ents'  Teachers  Association.  In  1870  she 
married  Milton  Prince  Higgins,  who  was 
the  pioneer  of  commercial  trade  schools  in 
this  country.  They  had  two  sons  and  two 
daughters;  and  they  reside  at  228  West 
Street,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Higgins,  M.  R.,  Business  President,  of 
2901  Pacific  Avenue,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
and  a  member  o  the  American  Carton  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Higgins,  William  A.,  Trustee,  of  371 
\Vashington  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  trustee  of  the  East  Brooklyn  Savings 
Bank;  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  resides 
at  1181  Dean  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Higginson,  Francis  Lee,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  30  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club,  the  So 
merset  Club,  and  the  American  Historical 
Association.  He  was  born  Oct.  11,  1841,  in 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  in  1863  graduated  from 
Harvard  University.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Allow/  Mining  Company,  the  Calumet  and 
Heecla  Mining  Company,  the  LaSalle  Min 
ing  Company,  the  Merchants  National 
Bank,  the  Superior  Mining  Company,  the 
Massachusetts  Life  Insurance  Company, 
and  the  Osceola  Consolidated  Mining  Com 
pany.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Shattuck; 
ton,  Mass, 
and  they  reside  at  274  Beacon  Street,  Bos- 

Higginson,  Francis  Lee,  Jr.,  Member  of 
the  Somerset  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  29, 
1877,  in  Boston,  Mass.  Since  1901  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  Banking  and  Broker 
age  business,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
Lee  Higginson  Company.  He  resides  at  215 
Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. 


Higginson,  James  P.,  Business  President 
of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Scranton  Mining  L.om- 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Highland,  Virgill  Lee,  Member  of  the 
Bankers  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  31,  1870, 
in  Harrison  County,  W.Va.  He  is  president 
of  the  Empire  National  Bank  of  Clarksburg 
W.Va. 

Hight,  Clarence  A.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  director  of  the  Yuba  Consolidated  Gold 
Fields  and  other  corporations. 

Hilborn,  Julian,  Manufacturer,  01  125 
North  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Standard  Club  of  Chicago, 
and  the  Manufacturers  Club  of  Philadel 
phia.  He  was  born  Feb.  4,  1879,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a 
paint  manufacturer; and  is  a  partner  in  the 
firm  of  Denny,  Hilborn.  and  Rosenbach,  of 
Philadelphia  and  Chicago.  In  1896  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Hirsch;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Highland  Park,  111. 

Hill,  Abby  Williams,  Artist,  of  Laguna 
Beach,  Cal.,  was  born  Sept.  25,  18bi.  She 
was  educated  at  Grinnell  College;  French 
Academy,  at  Berther  En  Haut.  She  was  a 
pupil  of  William  Chase  of  New  York  City, 
H.  F.  Spread  of  Chicago,  and  Herman  Haa- 
se  of  Germany.  She  received  gold  medals  at 
the  Alaska  Yukan  Exposition  for  Indian 
pictures  and  landscapes.  She  is  honorary 
member  of  the  Washington  Congress  of 
Mothers  and  is  president  of  State  branch 
of  the  National  Congress  of  Mothers.  In 
1888  she  married  Dr.  Frank  R.  Hill,  and  re 
sides  at  Laguna  Beach,  Cal. 

Hill,  Charles  B.,  Business  President,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dural  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hill,  Crawford,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club.  He  was  born  March  29,  1862,  in  Pro 
vidence,  R.I.  He  is  president  of  the  Hill 
Land  and  Investment  Company.  He  resides 
at  909  Sherman  Street,  Denver,  Colo. 


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Hill,  Donald  Mackay,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  60  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Insur 
ance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hill,  Ernest  J.,  President  of  the  Port 
land  Festival  Chorus,  with  a  membership 
of  136  Men  and  Women.  He  resides  at  119 
Allen  Avenue,  Portland,  Mass. 

Hill,  George  C.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  502  Harison  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Randolph  Shoe  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Hill,  Henry  W.,  President  of  the  Olean 
Musical  Association,  with  a  membership  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty  men  and  women.  He 
resides  at  612  Washington  Street,  Olean, 
N.Y. 

Hill,  Josiah  F.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  44  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Houston  Elect 
ric  Company,  and  the  Puget  Sound  Inter 
national  Railway  and  Power  Company. 

Hill,  Mrs.  Mary  S.,  Patron  of  Music  and 
Art,  of  Memphis,  Tenn.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Woman's  Club,  and  identified  with 
many  musical  and  social  societies  and  org 
anizations. 

Hill,  Percival  S.,  Business  President,  of 
111  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Tobacco  Com 
pany,  president  of  the  Havana  Tobacco 
Company,  and  chairman  of  the  board  of  di 
rectors  of  the  American  Cigar  Company  .He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cuban  Land  and  Leaf 
Tobacco  Company,  the  Havana  Commercial 
Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Hill,  Robert  C.,  Director,  of  143  Liberty 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Avonmore  Coal  and  Coke  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Hill,  Spencer  R.,  Director,  of  50  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  ajlirector 
of  the  Keweenaw  Central  Railroad  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Hill,  Vassie  James  (Mrs.  Albert  R.  Hill), 
Member  of  the  Woman's  City  Club.  She 


was  born  March  29,  1875,  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  She  is  a  founder  of  the  Sunset  Hill 
School  for  girls  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.  She 
resides  at  the  University  Campus,  Columbia 
Mo. 

Hill,  Walker,  Member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Club.  He  was  born  May  27,  1855,  in  Rich 
mond,  Va.  Since  1905  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Mechanics  American  National 
Bank.  His  address  is  Broadway  and  Locust 
Streets,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Hiller,  Lejaren  A.,  Member  of  the  Socie 
ty  of  Illustrators  of  New  York  City,  the 
American  Institute  of  Graphic  Arts  of  New 
York  City,  and  the  Metropolitan  Section  of 
the  Professional  Photographers  Society,  of 
New  York  City.  He  is  a  noted  painter  and 
photographic  illustrator  of  135  West  For 
ty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City.  He  was 
born  July  3,  1880,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  His 
work  includes  magazine  covers,  mural  de 
corations,  photographic  illustrations,  and 
motion  pictures.  He  is  also  Art  Director 
and  Production  Manager  of  Triart  Produs- 
tions,  Incorporated.  He  is  unmarried;  and 
resides  at  332  West  Twenty-eighth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Hilles,  Charles  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  56  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Otis  Fentom 
Elevator  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hilliard,  John  C.,  Business  President,  of 
45  John  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clbs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Underwriters  Building 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hillman,  Frederick  J.,  ..Business  Presi 
dent  and  Trustee,  of  Springfield,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bozart  Rug 
Company,  the  Loring  and  Artell  Company, 
the  Page-Lewis  Arms  Company,  the  Page 
Needle  Company,  and  the  Radio  Company. 
He  is  vice-president  and  trustee  of  the 
Wesson  Memorial  Hospital. 

Hills,  Frank  W.,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Western  Mining  Company  and  oth 
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Hillyer,  William  Hurd,  Member  of  the 
Bankers  Club.  He  was  born  July  29,  1880, 
in  Atlanta,  Ga.  In  1910-12  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Sixth  Ward  Bank.  He  resides 
in  Uarden  City,  L.I.N.Y. 

Hiltman,  John  W.,  Business  President, 
of  35  Thirty-second  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  D.  Appleton 
Company,  president  of  the  Superior  Thread 
and  Yarn  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
('.  \V.  Hunt  Company. 

Hilton,  Everett  S.,  Business  President, 
of  40  South  Market  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Hilton  and  Aid- 
rich  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
pora  lions. 

Hilton,  Frederick  M.,  Director,  of  46  Ce 
dar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  director 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  New  York  Plate  Glass  Insur 
ance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hilton,  Mrs.  J.  S.,  President  of  the  Phi 
ladelphia  Music  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  two  hundred  and  sixty-nine  women.  She 
resides  at  741  North  Fortieth  Street,  Phi 
ladelphia,  Pa. 

Hinchlifer,  Frederick  A.,  Business  Pre- 
sident,  of  87  Massachussetts  Avenue,  Bos 
ton,  .Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Hinch- 
diri'e  Motor  Car  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Hinckley,  Dwight,  Business  President,of 
(Jest  and  Dal  ton  Streets,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  Maketwah  Country 
Chi  I),  the  City  Club,  and  the  Rotary  Club. 
He  was  born  in  December,  1877,  in  Oxford, 
Ohio.  Since  1912  he  has  been  president  of 
the  I)  wight  Hinckley  Lumber  Company.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of 
( 'ommeree,  a  director  of  American  Whole 
sale  Lumber  Association,  and  other  organ 
izations.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Ethelyn 
Dowel  I ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  3915  Read 
ing  Road,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Hinckley,  Frank  L.,  Director,  of  1310 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties,  lie  is  a  director  of  the  Westminster 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 


Hine,  C.  (*.,  President  of  the  States  Is 
land  Antiquarian  Society.  He  resides  at 
1476  Richmond  Road,  Donagan  Hill,  Staten 
Island,  N.Y. 

Hine,  Francis  L.,  Business  President,  of 
2  Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank, 

Hines,  Frank  H.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  128  West  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
Fourth  Street,  New  York  City,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  -various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  West  Harlem  Realty  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Hinman,  Alice  Hamlin  Mrs.  Edgar  L. 
Hinman),  Member  of  the  Sorosis  Club.  She 
was  born  Dec.  20,  1868,  in  Constantinople, 
Turkey.  In  1903-07  she  was  president  of 
the  Missionary  Federation  of  Nebraska. 
She  resides  at  1825  South  TwentyFourth 
Street,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Hinsch,  Charles  Arthur,  Member  or  me 
Queen  City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  22, 
1865,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since  1897  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Fifth  National  Bank. 
He  resides  at  600  Mitchell  Avenue,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio. 

Hirsch,  J.  H.,  Manufacturer,  of  1823-29 
Carroll  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  in 
1877  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  Since  1901  he  has  been 
secretary  of  the  Parian  Paint  Company  of 
Atlanta,  Ga.  Since  1914  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  The  Hockaday  Company.  In  1901 
he  married  Miss  Janette  Weil;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons. 

Hirsch,  Robert  B.,  Business  President,  of 
95  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rossie  Velvet  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hirschman,  Jessie,  Business  President,  of 
24  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Insuls  Railway  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hirschman,  Stuard,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  200  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Bayside- 
Flushing  Company,  the  Beaumere  Realty 
Company,  the  Cortland  Realty  Company,, 
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Hirsch,  Edward  W.  Jr.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  569  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Hirsch  and  Renner, 
Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Hitchcock,  Frank  T.f  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  40  Central  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Coal 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hitchcock,  Frederick  C.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  96  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Carey-Camp- 
bell  and  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Hitchcock,  Mrs.  Ripley  (Helen  Sanborn 
Sargent).  Member  of  the  Cosmopolitan 
Club.  She  was  born  April  28,  1870,  in  Eli 
zabeth,  N.J.  Since  1917  she  founded  and  is 
chairman  of  the  Art  War  Relief  for  Dis 
abled  Soldiers  and  Sailors.  She  resides  at 
34  Gramercy  Park,  New  York  City. 

Hitchman,  Thomas,  Realtor  and  Business 
President,  of  819  Free  Press  Building,  De 
troit,  Mich.,  was  born  Nov.  8,  1880,  in  De 
troit,  Mich.  He  graduated  from  the  Detroit 
Central  High  School.  Since  1907  he  has 
been  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  is  also 
president  of  the  Farrington  Land  Company 
president  and  treasurer  of  the  Redford 
Land  Company,  president  of  the  Ivanhoe 
Land  Company,  president  of  the  Hitchman 
Investment  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Thomas  Hitchman  Company.  He  has  heei> 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hitchman 
Land  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Fel- 
lowcraft  Club,  the  Detroit  Athletic  Club, 
the  Meadowbrook  Country  Club,  the  Plum 
Hollow  Golf  Club,  and  the  Detroit  Com- 
mandery  of  the  Moslem  Temple  Mystic 
Shrine.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Aaa  Lil 
lian  Steinbridge;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at 
4869  Ivanhoe  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Hitt,  Joseph  E.,  President  of  the  ILinois 
Athletic  Club,  of  112  South  Mich^m  ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111. 

Hoban,  Martin  J.  E.,  Director,  of  1105 
Metropolitan  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 


a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Hoban-Hnut.^r-Feitner 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hobbs,  George  Sayward,  Member  of  the 
Cumberland  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  10, 
1859,  in  Wells,  Maine.  He  is  vico-presiuent 
of  the  Sandy  River  and  Rangeley  Lakes 
Railroad.  He  resides  at  48  Neal  Street, 
Portland,  Maine. 

Hobbs,  William  J.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  North  Station,  Boston,  Ma3S.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Central  Massachusetts 
Railroad  and  other  corpora  cur-i. 

Hoben,  Allan,  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  Sept.  14,  1874,  in  Gib?OTi,N.H. 
Since  1919  he  has  been  proPe^s'-r  of  so("o- 
logy  in  Carleton  College.  He  is  thj  author 
of  Church  School  of  Citizenship.  He  resides 
in  Northfield,  Minn. 

Hobson,  E.  A.,  President  of  the  M;:rl«:cii. 
Philharmonic  Soa;  :>•',  with  :t  memlurship 
of  forty  men  and  \vjin<'n.  ll'x  resides  on 
East  Main  Street,  Men -Ion,  Conn. 

Hodenpyl,  Anton  G.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City,  an  I  a  member  o£ 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Light  and  Traction  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Hodgman,  William  L.,Business  President 
of  66  South  Main  Street,  Providence,  R.T. ; 
a  president  of  the  Providence  Celhsnaeuiri 
ana  member  of  various  oiubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Title  Guarantee 
Company  of  R.I.  and  otinr  corporations. 

Hodgkins,  Louise  M'tUL'lag,  Edi;c«tor  nnd 
Author,  of  Wilburham,  Mass.,  was  born  on 
Aug.  5,  1846,  in  LJ.S  arlai,  Mass.  She  was 
educated  at  the  Wilbraham  Academy,  and 
received  the  degree  of  M.A.  from  Lawrence 
College,  of  Appleton,  Wis.  She  was  profes 
sor  of  English  Literature  in  Wellesley  Col 
lege  in  1876;  and  has  been  editor  and  trus 
tee  of  many  colleges  and  missionary  boards. 
She  is  the  author  of  Nineteen  Century  Au 
thors,  Viachristi,  and  other  works. 

Hodgson,  Laurence  Curman,  Member  of 
the  Automobile  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  5, 
1874,  in  Hastings,  Minn.  In  1918-20  he  was 
mayor  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  resides  at  1039 
Van  Sluke  Avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


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Hodson,Cicuence,Financier,of  135  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  dubs  and  societies.  He  •.  as  born  on 
Feb.  •_"_!,  ISlkS,  in  Laurel  Del.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Clarence  Hodson  and  Company, 
dealers  in  investment  securities;  anj1  is  al- 
>o  president  of  the  Beneficial  Society,  with 
subsidiary  offices  in  the  principal  cities  of 
America.  He  began  the  practice  of  law  in 
1880;  and  in  1892  became  president  of  the 
Bank  of  Crisfield.  In  1894  he  became  pre 
sident  of  the  Maryland  Home  Fire  Insur 
ance  Company.  In  1897  he  became  presi 
dent  of  the  Bank  of  Southern  Maryland; 
and  is  a  director  in  other  banks.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Sarah  Marshall  Payne,  now  de- 
reased;  and  they  had  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  one  daughter.  In  1901  he  married  Miss 
Lillian  Gibbs  Brown,  and  they  reside  in 
Fast  Orange,  N.J. 

Hoelscher,  Herman  M., Manufacturer  and 
Dealer,  of  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Feb.  10, 
!S(i'J,  in  Elmhurst,  111.  He  is  a  partner  in 
the  firm  of  Hoelscher  Brothers,  plumbing 
Mini  heating  supplies,  1301-11  West  Divi 
sion  Street,  Chicago,  111.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Association; 
and  a  proprietor  of  Belleview  Farm,  Wau- 
conda,  111. 

Hoffer,  Martin,  Business  President,  of  45 
West  Fifty-seventh  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty:  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Warwick 
House,  Incorporated;  and  a  director  of  the 
American  East  Indian  Corporation;  and  a 
director  of  the  Robert  Graves  Company. 

Hoffman,  Mrs.  Lee,  President  of  the  Arts 
and  Crafts  Society  of  Portland.  She  resides 
at  169  Tenth  Street,  Porland,  Ore. 

Hoffman,  Mary  N.,  President  of  the  Ca- 
tharine  Lorillard  Wolfe  Art  Club.  She  re- 
sides  at  802  Broadway,  Manhattan,  N.Y. 

Hoffman,  William  M.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  258  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Estate  of 
Eugene  A.  Hoffman,  president  of  the  Hoff 
man  Brothers  Realty  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Central  Union  Safe  Deposit 
Company,  and  other  corporations.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  New  York  Institution 
of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb,  and  a  director  of 


the  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  and  of  the  New 
York  State  Central  Islip  Hospital. 

Hoffstot,  Frank  N.,Business  President  of 
24  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Steel  Compa 
ny  of  Cuba,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Hofstra,  William  S.,  Business  President, 
of  17  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Nassau 
Lumber  Company,  and  second  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Southern  Paper  Company.  Ho 
is  a  director  of  the  Ocean  Lumber  Compa 
ny,  Price  Brothers  Company,and  the  Stand 
ard  Export  Lumber  Company. 

Hoge,  James  Doster,  Member  of  the  Rai 
nier  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  21,  1871,  in 
Zanesville,  Ohio.  Since  1903  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Union  Savings  and  Trust 
Company  of  Seattle.  He  resides  at  The 
Highlands,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Hogeboom,  Franklin,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  2345  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president,  treasurer, 
director  and  manager  of  John  Weber,  In 
corporated.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Hoguet,  Robert  Louis,  Business  President 
of  27  William  Street,  New  York  city;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Security  Silk  Storage 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Hohmann,  Edward  E.,  Member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  of 
Johnstown,  Pa.  He  is  past  supreme  master 
workman  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen,  founded  in  1868. 

Holbert,  George  B.,  Business  President, 
of  29  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  East  Coast  Coaling  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Holahan,  Frank  E.,I)irector,of  501  East 
Tremont  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clbs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  McDermott  Printing 
Company,  and  other  corporations. 


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Holbrook,  Charles,  Business  President,of 
Sixth  and  Bluxome  Streets,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lux  School 
of  Industrial  Training,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Holbrook,  John  S.,  Business  President,of 
903  Turks  Head  Building,  Providence,  E.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Maiden  Lane 
Kealty  Con 

Holbrook,  Northrop,  Business  Man,  of 
227  Lefferst  Avenue,  Richmond  Hill,  Long 
Island,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  varios  clubs 
and  societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  business,  public  and  so 
cial  affairs  of  New  York  City;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Holden,  George  J.,  Treasurer,  Director 
and  Business  Manager,  of  86  Weybosset 
Street,  Providence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Noon  Day  Club,  and  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  July  18,  1859.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  treasurer  and  general 
manager  of  the  Smith-Holden  Dental  Sup 
ply  Company;  and  is  secretary  ana  treasu 
rer  of  the  dealers  division  of  the  American 
Dental  Trade  Association.  He  is  also  chair 
man  of  the  Warwick  Police  Commission. In 
1896  he  married  Miss  Mary  F.  Smith;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  reside 
in  Warwick,  R.I. 

Holden,  James,  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  Nov.  10,  1846,  in  Jrontiac, 
Mich.  In  1890-96  he  was  editor  and  publish 
er  of  the  Independent  League,  of  Emporia, 
Kan. ;  and  is  the  author  of  numerous  broch 
ures  on  the  science  of  money.  His  address 
is  2  East  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Holder,  Arthur  Ernest,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  April  13,  1860,  in 
Pontypridd,  Glamorganshire,  Wales.  In 
1917  he  was  appointed  a  labor  representa 
tive  on  the  Federal  Board  for  Vocational 
Education.  He  is  the  Author  of  History  of 
Kailroad  Strikes  Since  1877.  He  resides  at 
110  F  Street,  S.E.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Holland,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  President  of 
the  Wednesday  Morning  Club,  with  a  mem 
bership  of  two  hundred  women.  She  resides 
at  211  East  Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Hollander,  Elmer  R.,  Business  President, 
of  342  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  New  York  Club,  N.Y. ; 
and  the  American  Club,  London,  England. 
He  was  born  August  16,  1870,  in  Boston, 
Mass.  He  was  educated  at  private  schools 
and  at  the  Exeter  Academy,  Exeter,  N.II. 
Since  1899  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  Au- 
tomative  Industry  in  Paris  and  New  York, 
and  is  president  of  the  Allied  Metal  Pro 
ducts  Corporation.  He  was  president  of 
the  First  Motor  Sales  Company,  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Hollander  Motors,  Limited.  In 
1894  he  married  Miss  Lonetta  Leslie;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son ;  and  reside 
at  105  West  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  maintain  a  summer  residence  in 
Darien,  Conn. 

Holliday,  William  Harrison,  Member  of 
the  California  Club.  He  was  born  July  27, 
1863,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Since  1906  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Merchants  National 
Bank.  His  address  is  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Holm,  Charles  F.,  Business  President,  of 
222  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Holm  Realty  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Holman,  Louis  Arthur,  Writer  and  Illus 
trator,  of  5  A  Park  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
was  born  July  13,  1866,  in  Summerside, 
P.E.I.  He  has  contributed  articles  on  Art, 
Literature  and  Travel  subjects  to  leading 
magazines;  also  pencil  drawings  and  pho 
tographs  to  Scribner's  Century  Printing 
Art,  and  other  publications.  For  six  years 
he  was  art  editor  of  the  New  England  Ma 
gazine  ;and  for  eighteen  years  was  assistant 
art  editor  of  Youth's  Companion.  He  is 
now  in  charge  of  the  Print  Department  of 
Goodspeed's  Bookshop.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Boston  Authors  Club  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  In  1898  he  married 
Miss  Edna  Lake  Bourne;  and  they  have 
one  son,  and  reside  in  Needham,  Mass. 

Holmes,  A.  S.,  Business  President,  of  700 
Seventh  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Peninsular  Realty  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Holmes,  Duncan  A.,Director,of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  Peninsula  National  Bank  and  other 
corporations. 

Holmes,  Edwin  Francis,  Business  jrresi- 
dent  and  Capitalist,  of  141  North  Grand 
Avenue,  Pasadena,  Cal.,  was  born  Aug.  8, 
1843,  in  Orleans  County,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of 
his  native  state.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Ci 
vil  War;  has  been  mayor  of  his  home  town; 
and  is  a  patron  of  Art.  He  is  president  of 
the  Balligher  Machinery  Company  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah;  and  vice-president  of  the 
Yosemite  Gold  Dredging  and  Mining  Com 
pany,  operating  at  Merced,  Cal.  He  is  iden 
tified  with  the  Republican  party,  and  has 
filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club 
of  Chicago;  the  Commercial  Club  of  Salt 
Lake  City;  and  is  a  honorary  member  of 
the  University  Club  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Holmes,  Elias  Burton,  Lecturer,  Traveler 
and  Author,  of  216  South  Michigan  Avenue 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  8,  1870,  in  Chi 
cago,  111.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Burton 
Holmes  Lectures,  in  ten  volumes. 

Holmes,  Ferdinand  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Everett,  Mass.;  and  a  member  o*' 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Everett  Trust  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Holmes,  Mrs.  Georgiana  Klingle,  Artist 
and  Poet,  of  Summit,  N.J.,  was  born  in 
Philadelphia.  Pa.  She  is  the  author  of  In 
the  Name  of  the  King  and  other  works. 

Holmes,  William  H.,  Curator  of  the  Na 
tional  Gallery  of  Art  of  the  Sm'tbonian  In 
stitution.  ITe  resides  in  Washing:  >-i,  D.C. 

Holt,  Frank  L.,  Business  President,  of 
165  Broadway,  New  York  City .  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Seaboard  Land  and  Mort 
gage  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Holt,  George  Hubbard,  Member  01  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  July  28,  1852 
in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1899  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Bolt  Lumber  Company.  He 
resides  at  257  East  Delaware  Fl:o«,  Chica 
go,  HI. 


Holt,  George  Nelson,  President  of  the 
Chicago  Artists'  Association,  He  resides  at 
4436  Berkeley  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Holter,  Edwin  W.,  Business  President,  of 
GO  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Jerome  Copper  Compaii>, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Holters,  John  G.,  Business  President,  of 
2531  Cook  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  the  Queen  City  Club,  the  Cin 
cinnati  Country  Club,  the  Cincinnati  Go'f 
Club,  the  Miami  Valley  Hunt  and  Polo  Club 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since  1912  he 
has  been  president  and  general  manager  of 
The  Holters  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Guarantee  Trust  Company,  the  Ameri 
can  Mortgage  Company,  and  the  Cincinnati 
Cadillac  Company.  In  1913  he  married  Miss 
Ruth  Christie;  and  they  have  a  daughter, 
and  reside  at  2708  Johnstone  Place,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio. 

Holtzman,  Jacob  L.,  Director,  of  233 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Frank  Gilbert  Paper  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Holzinger,  Max  A.,  Director,of  25  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Spirits  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Homans,  Robert,  Lawyer  and  Director,of 
53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Androscoggin  Mills  and 
other  corporations. 

Homer,  Francis  T.,  Business  President, 
of  40  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  dubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Blu field  Gas  and  Power 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Honiss,  William,  President  of  the  Muni 
cipal  Art  Society.  He  resides  in  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Honsinger,  Mrs.  F.  L.,  President  of  the 
Morning  Musicals,  with  a  membership  of 
nine  hundred  women.  She  resides  at  1061 
Lancaster  Avenue,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 


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Hoober,  David  L.,  Business  President,  of 
45  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  Freeport  and  Tampico 
Fuel  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Hood,  William,  Director,  of  65  Market, 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a  menioer 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  International  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Hoof,  Clarence,  Monroe,  Manufacturer, 
of  317  West  Randolph  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
was  born  July  28,  1871,  in  Marengo,  111.!  or 
twenty-three  years  he  was  associated  with 
the  Kelley,  Maus  arid  Company.  He  is  now 
president  and  treasurer  of  the  C.M.  Hoof 
Company,  importers  and  manufacturers  of 
automobile  upholstery  material.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club  and 
the  Exmoor  Country  Clb. 

Hooker,  George  Ellsworth,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  April  25,  1861 
in  Peacham,  Vt.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
trade  commissioner  for  the  Department  of 
Commerce,  investigating  inland  transporta 
tion.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Plan 
Commission.  His  address  is  Department  of 
Commerce  Washington,  D.C. 

Hooker,  Thomas, Member  of  the  New  Ha 
ven  Lawn  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  3,  1349 
in  Macon,  Ga.  He  is  president  of  the  New 
Hoven  Trust  Company.     He  resides  at  51 
Hillhouse  Avenue,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Hooper,  James  E..,  Business  President,  of 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
president  of  the  New  England  Trust  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hooper,  John  A.,  Business  President,  of 
110  Market  Street,  San  Fran^sco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Santa  Barbara 
Lumber  Company,  and  a  dire^taor  in  other 
corporations. 

Hooven,  Wilbur,  Business  President,  of 
151  Atlantic  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  3ocietiorf,TJ.e. 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs ;  and  has  filled  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 


Hoover,  Harvey  Daniel  Educator  and 
College  President,  of  Carthage,  111.,  was 
born  June  17,  1880  in  New  Oxford,  Pa.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Sociological 
Society,  the  American  Political  Science,  the 
American  Academy  of  Science,  the  Mis 
sissippi  Valley  Historical  Association,  the 
Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science, 
the  Religious  Education  Association,  aa-l 
the  University  Club  of  Chicago.He  is  presi 
dent  of  Carthage  College;  and  has  been 
professor  and  lecturer  at  the  Susquehanna 
University.  He  resides  at  1007  Buchanan 
Street,  Carthage.  111. 

Hoover,  Theodore  Jesse,  Mining  Engineer 
of  "Palo  Alto,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Jan. 
28,  1876,  in  West  Branch,  Iowa.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  Stanford  University.  He  is 
managing  director  of  the  Burma  Mines  and 
many  other  mhies;  and  is  mining  engineer 
London,  New  York  and  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
He  is  the  author  of  Concentrating  Ores  by 
Flotation. 

Hope,  John,  Educator  and  College  Pre 
sident,  of  the  Morehouse  College,  Atlanta, 
Ga. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Masons,  the  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  June  2, 
1868,  in  Augusta,  Ga. ;  and  received  a 
through  education.  Since  1906  he  has  been 
president  of  Morehouse  College.  In  1917  he 
married  Miss  Eugenie  D.  Burns;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  reside  at 
Morehouse  College,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Hopewell,  Frank  B.,  Director,  of  89 
TiVanklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Hopkins,  Charlotte  Everett,  (Mrs.  Archi- 
1  aid  Hopkins),  member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  June  7,  1851,  in  Cam- 
1  r'dge,  Mass.  She  is  prominent  in  raising 
funds  for  the  erection  of  Model  Homes  for 
\Vorkirig  People  in  Washington,  D.C.,  un 
der  the  title  of  The  Ellen  Wilson  Memorial 
Homos.  She  resides  at  1826  Massachusetts 
Avenue,  Washington,  D.C. 

Hopkins,  Edward  W., Business  President, 
of  C54  Pine  Street,  nan  Francisco,  Cal.; 
Mid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  Ho  is  president  of  the  Union  Ice  Co. 


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Hopkins,  Ellen  Dunlap,  Member  oi  the 
Women's  Club.  She  was  born  Jan.  30,  1858 
in  New  York  City.  She  is  the  widow  of  A- 
mos  Lawrence  Hopkins.  She  is  the  founder 
of  the  New  York  School  of  Applied  Design 
for  Women.  She  resides  at  127  East  Twen 
ty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Hopkins,  Ernest  Martin,  Educator,  Edit 
or  and  College  President,of  Hanover,  N.H. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Nov.  6,  1877,  in  Durham, 
N.H. ;  and  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B. 
A.M.  Li  It. I.).,  and  LL.D.  Since  1916  he  has 
been  president  of  Dartmouth  College;  and 
since  1905  has  I.e.  en  •  "jnaging  editor  of  the 
Dartmouth  Bi-Monthly. 

Hopkins,  James  Frederick,  Director  of 
the  Massachusetts  Normal  Art  School.  He 
resides  at  Exeter  and  Newbury  Streets, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Hopkins,  James  McHenry,  Manufacturer 
of  332  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  July  24,  1866,  in  Xenia,  Ohio. 
He  is  president  of  the  Camel  Company ,rail- 
way  suplies;  and  is  vice-president  of  the 
Ryan  Car  Company. 

Hopkins,  Russell  B.,  Treasurer  and  Gen 
eral  Manager,  of  225  West  Third  Street, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Cin 
cinnati  Automobile  Club,  the  Cincinnati 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  several  frater 
nal  organizations.  He  was  born  Jan.  4,1883 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  A.B.  from  Oberlin  College.  Since 
1915  he  has  been  identified  with  the  Oliver 
Wright,  Kainey  Company  of  which  he  is 
treasurer  and  general  manager.  He  is  the 
sole  owner  of  Hopkins  Garage.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Cincinnati  Association  of  Cre 
dit  Men,  and  treasurer  and  trustee  of  sev 
eral  organizations.  In  1911  he  married  Miss 
Muriell  Edwards;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside 
at  2732  Madison  Road,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Hopkins  Stephen  A.,  Business  President, 
of  262  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Buena  Vista 
Ranches,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


Hopkinson,  Ernest,  Business  President, 
of  1790  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  the  president  of  the  American  Dunlop 
Tire  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Hopley,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Sheppard,  Social 
Worker,  of  220  West  Warren  Street,  Bucy- 
rus,  Ohio,  was  born  Dec.  11,  1870,  in  Gran- 
ville,  Ohio.  She  was  educated  at  the  Shep- 
pardson  College  and  Chicago  Kindergarten 
Training  School.  She  has  been  president  of 
the  Ohio  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs; 
and  is  the  author  of  the  Amendment  to  tne 
Constitution  of  Ohio  permitting  women  to 
serve  on  all  boards  of  the  State,  County, 
Township  or  City  where  the  interests  of 
women  and  children  are  concerned.  She  was 
chairwoman  of  the  Woman's  Committee  of 
the  County  Council  of  National  Defense  £  v 
Crawford  County.  She  is  the  daughter  of 
the  chaplain  of  Andersonville  prison;  anc 
the  wife  of  James  R.  Hopley,  a  member  )~ 
the  Ohio  Senate. 

Horn,  Leslie  R.,  Business  President,  01 
430-40  West  Larned  Street,  Detroit,  Mich., 
was  born  June  16,  1888,  in  Detroit,  Mich. 
He  was  educated  in  Detroit,  Mich.  Since 
1914  he  has  beeen  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Michigan  Warehouse  Com 
pany,  and  is  also  owner  of  the  Central 
Flour  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Fel- 
lowcraft  Club,  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner,  and 
is  a  prominent  Elk.  In  1921  he  married 
Miss  Florence  Y.  Shaver;  and  they  have 
two  sons,  and  reside  at  771  East  Grand 
Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Hornbeok,  Samuel  Lee,  Member  of  Am 
erican  Elontic  Association.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Trinity  University  for  the 
last  twelve  years.  He  resides  at  808  Mor- 
win  Avenue,  Maxobachie,  Texas. 

Hornblow,  Arthur,  Journalist,  Dramatist 
and  Author,  of  6  East  Thirty-ninth  Street, 
New  York  City,  was  born  in  Manchester, 
England.  Since  1900  he  has  been  ecu  tor  of 
the  Theater  Magazine.  He  is  the  ani'ior  <>,' 
the  Novel,  the  Lion  and  the  Mou  j  anil  tlio 
End  of  the  Game,  and  a  dozen  more  novels. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Authors'  Club 
London,  England. 


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Hornblower,  Henry,  Director,  of  60  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societi'-;;.  lie  is  a  Di 
rector  of  the  Trinidad  Sugar  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Hornblov/ar,  Ralph,  Director,  of  60  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  unl  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies,  'cie  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Aetna  Mills  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Hornor,  Townsend,Business  President,  of 
527  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  sojleties.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Highbrighton  Corpora 
tion,  and  president  of  Hornor  and  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  business  and  public  affairs ,  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Horr,  George  E.,  Business  President,  of 
Newton  Centre,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Newton  Theological  Institution,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Horton,  Charles  H.,  Business  President, 
of  115  Front  Street,  Woonsocket,  R.I.;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. lie 
is  president  of  the  Providence  Savings 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Horton,  George  A.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  347  Madison  Avemte,New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  and  director 
of  A.  3.  Pagel  and  Company,  Incorporated. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Horton,  Katharine  Lcren  Pratt  (Mrs. 
John  Miller  Horton),  Member  of  the  Chau- 
tir  u?  Club.  She  was  born  in  Buffalo,  N.Y. 
She  has  been  a  delegate  three  times  to  the 
Tnternational  Peace  Arbitration  Congress 
in  Europe ;pnd  is  president  of  the  Women's 
Boa-d  of  Bnffslo  Celebration  of  One  Hund 
red  Years  of  Peace.  She  resides  at  477  De 
laware  Avenue,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Hcrwitz,  Harry  H.,  Treasurer  ana  uirec- 
tor,  of  41  West  Twenty-fifth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
nnd  societies.  He  is  identified  with  Warren 
Woolen  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Alex  Horwitz  and  Son ;  and  a  direc 


tor  of  the  Cohen-Ragal  Company,  Incorpo 
rated. 

Horwell,  Edward  T.,  Director  aim  Trus 
tee,  of  215  Montague  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clul  s  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Mechanics 
Bank,  the  Realty  Association,  The  Thrift 
the  Realty  Associates  Investment  Corpora 
tion,  and  the  Manhattan  Bridge  Three  V.CIIT 
Line.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Title  Guarantee 
and  Trust  Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Williamsburgh  Savings  Bank. 

Hosmer,  Thomas  L.,  Scout  Executive  for 
the  Boy  Scouts  of  America,  Me  has  been 
Scoutmaster  and  Scout  Commissioner.  He 
resides  in  Sacramento,  Cal. 

Hotchkiss,  H.  Stuart,  Business  President 
of  1  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  General  Rubber  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hottenroth,  Frederick  W.,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  261  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bronx  County 
Mortgage  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Hottinger,  Gustav,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  2535  Clybourne  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Northwestern  Terra  Cotta  Company  ;is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs:  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Houck,  John  Howard,  Merchant  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  Gibsland,  La.,  and  a 
member  of  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the 
Columbian  Woodmen, and  the  Masonic  Fra 
ternity.  He  was  born  Jan.  l,1874,in  Shreve- 
port,  La.  He  is  past  president  of  the  Bien- 
ville  Fair  Association;  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Town  Council,  and  vice-president  of 
the  Merchants  Retail  Association.  He  is  se 
cretary  of  Bienvillle-Claiborne  Oil  Com 
pany;  and  a  director  of  the  Bank  of  Com 
merce.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Houck  Com 
pany,  Limited;  is  postmaster,  and  president 
of  the  Merchants  and  Citizens  League.  In 
11)01  he  married  Miss  Nannie  M.  Carter; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and 
three  daughters,  and  reside  in  Gibsland,La. 


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Houdini,  Harry,  Magician,  of  220  West 
Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  April  (>,  1874,  in  Appleton,  Wis.  He 
is  president  of  the  Film  Developing  Cor 
poration,  and  president  and  general  man 
ager  of  the  1 1 oud i ni  Picture  Corporation, 
and  president  and  general  manager  of  the 
Weehawkeii  Street  Corporation  of  Hobo- 
ken,  N.J.  He  is  president  of  the  Society  of 
American  Magicians.  President  of  the  Lon 
don  Magicians  Club,  a  life  member  of  the 
Circumnavigators  Club.  In  1894  he  married 
Miss  Beatrice  Rahner;  and  they  reside  at 
•J7S  \Ve>i  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Hough,  Edward  B.,  Business  President, 
and  Trustee,  of  7  Beverly  Street,  Provid 
ence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Turks 
Head  Club,  and  the  Rhode  Island  Country 
Club.  lie  is  president  of  the  Wightman  and 
Hough  Company,  Incorporated;  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Franklin  Machine  Company; 
and  trustee  of  the  People's  Savings  Jtiank. 
He  is  chairman  of  the  board  of  Park  Com 
missioners  of  Providence,  R.I.  In  1920  he 
married  Miss  Ruth,  E.  Wilkinson;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  278  Olney 
Street,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  also  maintain 
a  country  home  at  Buttonwoods  Gardens, 
Hut  ton  woods,  R.I. 

Houghton,  Alanson  Bigelow,  Member  of 
the  Corning  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  10, 
1863,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  Since  1918  he 
has  been  chairman  of  the  board  of  the 
Corning  Glass  Works.  He  resides  in  Corn 
ing,  N.Y. 

Houghton,  Clement  S.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  00  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  -iocieties.He 
is  president  of  the  Huckins  and  Temple,  In 
corporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Housser,  Harry  B.,  Member  of  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  the  National  Club,  the  Royal 
Canadian  Yacht  Club,  the  Lambton  Golf 
and  Country  Club,  the  Toronto  Winter  Club 
the  Delta  Koppo  Epsilion  Club,  N.Y.  He 
was  born  in  Winnipeg,  Canada.  He  is  a 
partner  of  Housser,  Wood  and  Company, 
Investment  Bankers,  Toronto,  Canada.  He 
resides  at  14  Foxbar  Road,  Toronto,  Cana 
da. 


Houston,  George  H.,  Business  President, 
of  Havana,  Cuba;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  and  di 
rector  of  several  corporations;  and  is  now 
principaly  engaged  with  Cuban  Sugar  Plan 
tations,  Incorporated. 

Houtman,  Aaron,  Director,  of  17  Battery 
Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Macona  Steams  Corporation  and 
other  corporations. 

Hovenden,  Thomas,  Director,of  187  Mon 
tague  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Brooklyn  Real  Estate  Ex 
change  and  other  corporations. 

Hovey,  Chandler,  Director,  of  111  Devon 
shire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Tacoma  Railway  and  Power 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hoving,  Johannes,  Sociologist,  01  125 
West  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  St.  Erik 
Society  for  the  Advancement  of  Swedish 
Art,  Music  and  Literature. 

Howard,  Henry,  Chemical  Engineer,  of 
the  Guardian  Building  of  Cleveland,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  American  Society  ol 
Civil  Engineers,  and  other  organizations. He 
was  born  July  5,  1868,  in  Jamaica  Plain, 
Boston,  Mass.;  He  has  been  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  vice-president  of  the  Liberty  Mutual 
Insurance  Company.  He  is  now  identified 
with  the  Grasselli  Chemical  Company,  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Howard,  L.  0.,  President  of  the  Ameri 
can  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science.  He  resides  in  Washington,  D.C. 

Howard,  Thomas,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  and  Consulting  Engineer,  ol'  118 
Fulton  Street,  New  York  City;  he  is  vice- 
president,  manager  and  director  of  the  Na 
tional  Inventors  Sales  Corporation.  He  is 
engaged  in  the  practice  as  a  consulting  en 
gineer;  and  holds  many  positions  of  trust 
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Howard,  Velma  Swanston,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Jan.  24, 
1868,  in  Sweden.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Professional  Women's  League. She  is  trans 
lator  of  Christ  Legends.  She  resides  at  515 
West  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Howbert,  Irving,  Member  of  the  El  Paso 
Club.  He  was  born  April  11,  1846,  in  Col 
umbus,  Ind.  He  is  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Colorado  Springs.  He  re 
sides  in  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

Howe,  Anna  Belknap  (Mrs.  Henry  J. 
Howe),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Twen 
tieth  Century  Club.  She  was  born  May  14, 
1849,  in  Randolph,  Vt.  In  1903-04  she  was 
president  of  the  Iowa  Library  Association; 
and  is  now  honorary  president  of  the  Iowa 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  She  resides 
at  6  South  Fifth  Avenue,  Marshalltown, 
Iowa. 

Howe,  Edward  Leawitt,  Member  of  the 
Town  Club.  He  was  born  April  6,  1870,  in 
Princeton,  N.J.  Since  1890  he  has  been  en 
gaged  in  the  banking  business,  and  is  now 
vice-president  of  the  Princeton  Bank.  He 
resides  in  Princeton,  N.J. 

Howe,  Henry  S.,  Director,  of  Thomas 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Bell  Telephone  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Howe,  Mrs.  J.  W.,  President  of  the  Fort 
nightly  Musical  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  eighty-two  men  and  women.  She  resides 
at  Cairo,  111. 

Howe,  James  C.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  17  Court  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cabot  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Howe,  Stanley  H.,Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  340  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Home 
Community  Corporation.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  National  Budget  Committee  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Howell,  Herbert  P.,  Director,  of  31  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Shipbuilding  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


Howell,  Mary  Seymour,Reformer,  lectur 
er  and  Author,  of  Mount  Morris,  N.Y.  She 
is  president  of  the  National  American  wo 
man's  suffrage  association. 

Howell,  Mrs.  R.  B.,  President  of  the 
Tuesday  Musical  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  eight  hundred  men  and  women.  She  re 
sides  at  3405  Farnum  Street,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Howell,  Thomas  A.,  Business  President, 
of  129  Front  Street,  New  York  City;  ar?rt 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Santa  Ana  Sugar  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Howells,  David  P.,  Business  President,of 
729  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies..  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Howells  Cine  Equip 
ment  Company,  the  Howells  Pi»,uii:e  Corpo 
ration,  and  the  Howells  Sale*  Company. 

Howells,  William  Dean,  President  of  the 
American  Acadooiy  ol  Ar, :  au-!  Letter?. lie 
resides  at  347  Malison  Avo-  uj  New  York 
City. 

Howes,  Frank  L.,  Business  President  of 
321  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mas;-].;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  St.  Joseph  Tanning 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rowland,  George  F.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  77  Franklin  Street,Boston,Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Leomin  Elect 
ric  Light  and  Power  Company 

Hewlett,  Mrs.  B.A.,  Chairman  of  the  Wo 
man's  Club  of  Valparaiso.  She  resides  in 
Valparaiso,  Ind. 

Howlett,  Thomas  J.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  19  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of 
the  Howlett  and  Hockmeyer  Company, 
manufacturers  of  velveteens. 

Hoyt,  Charles  C.,  Business  President,  of 
58  Lincoln  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Farns worth-Hoy t  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hoyt,  Colgate,  Member  of  Union  League 
Club.  He  was  born  March  2,  1849,  in  Cleve 
land,  Ohio.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Du- 
luth  and  Manitoba  Railroad.  He  resides  in 
Oyster  Bay,  Long  Island!  JJ,Y. 


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Hoyt,  Colgate,  Director,of  14  Wall  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Canada  ('upper  Company 

Hoyt,  Edward  C.,  Director,  of  17  Battery 
Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  chilis  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Argentine  Central  Leather  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Hoyt,  Hobart  B.,  Lawyer,  of  1216  Ford 
Building,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  March 
24,  1874,  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Grand  Rapids  High  School 
and  at  the  University  of  Michigan.  Since 
1913  lie  has  been  president  of  the  Detroit 
Pressed  Steel  Company.  He  is  also  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Michigan  Steel  Casting  Com 
pany,  director  of  the  Union  Trust  Company 
director  of  the  Gray  Motor  Corporation, 
vice-president  of  the  Olympic  Land  Compa 
ny,  treasurer  of  the  Victory  Real  Estate 
Company,  and  president  of  the  Globe  To 
bacco  Company.  He  has  been  vice-president 
of  the  Union  Trust  Company.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  University  Club,  the  Detroit 
Boat  Club,  the  Lochmor  Club,  the  Detroit 
Board  of  Commerce,  and  the  Detroit  Bar 
Association.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Ka- 
therine  B.  Durfee;  and  they  have  five  sons 
and  reside  at  984  Lake  Shore  Road,  Grosse 
Pointe,  Shores,  Mich. 

Hoyt,  Richard  F.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  ew  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.He  is  a  director  of 
the  Atlantic  Gulf  Oil  Corporation  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Hubbard,  Elijah  Kent,  Manufacturer  and 
Financier,  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  and  a 
member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club,  also  the 
Players  Club,  the  University  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Hartford  Club,  the  Middletown 
Club,  the  Farmington  Golf  Club,  and  the 
Hammonassett  Fishing  Club.  He  was  born 
Feb.  5,  1869,  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  was  edu 
cated  at  Saint  Paul's  School  of  Concord, 
N.H.  In  1912  he  was  president  of  the  Max 
im  Silencer  Company;  and  is  a  director  of 
the  Middletown  National  Bank.  He  is  a  di 
rector  o#  the  Connecticut  Stat^  Reformato 
ry;  a  trustee  of  the  Connecticut  Agricltur- 
al  College;  president  of  Russell  Library, 
and  for  thirteen  years  was  president  of  the 


Young   Men's   Christian     Association.     Ir    '  |,j, 
1901  he  married  Miss  Helen  Keep  Otis;and 
they  have  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  Arawana,  Middletown,  Conn. 

Hubbard,  Frank  W.,  Member  of  the  De 
troit  Club.  He  was  born  April  16,  1863,  in 
Port  Huron,  Mich.  He  is  president  of  the 
State  Bank  of  Frank  W.  Hubbard  and 
Company,  He  resides  in  Detroit,  Mich. 

Hubbard,  Louis  V.,  Business  President, 
of  233  Broadway,  New7  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Upper  Montclair  Realty 
Assoiation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Hubbard,  Samuel  Fairfield,  Member  of 
the  Twentieth  Century  Club.  He  was  born 
Feb.  9,  1846,  in  Cannan,  Maine.  In  1892- 
1917  he  was  superintendent  of  the  North 
End  Union,  a  social  settlement.He  has  been 
president  of  the  Industrial  Aid  Society.His 
home  is  at  the  Boston  City  Club,  Boston, 

Hubbard,  Walter  C.,  Business  President 
of  66  Beaver  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Riverbrook  Realty  Co 

Hubble,  Mrs.  Lee  J.,  President  of  the 
Monmouth  Music  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  and  women. 
She  resides  in  Monmouth,  111. 

Hudnut,  Alexander  M.,  Banker  and  Brok 
er,  of  5  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  the  Century  Club,  the  New 
York  Water  Color  Club,  the  Bankers  Club 
of  America,  the  Salmagundi  Club,  the  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  and  various  other  dabs 
and  societies.  He  received  the  degrees  of 
A.B.  and  A.M.  from  Princeton  University. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  banking  firm  of  Hal- 
sey  and  Hudnut  and  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Hudson,  Othniel  R.,  Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  Grant  City,  Mo.,  was  born  Feb.  16, 
1860,  in  Worth  County,  Mo.  He  is  a  high 
school  graduate,  and  in  1894  he  graduated 
from  the  University  of  the  City  of  Now 
York.  He  is  a  successful  lawyer;  and  in 
1890-92  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Missouri  State  Legislature.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and  a  member  of 
several  fraternal  and  patriotic  clubs  and 
societies. 


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Hudson,  William  Nestrezat,  Menmer  of 
Union  League  Club  of  Chicago.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Blackburn  College.  He  h«is  been 
president  of  the  Waynesburg  College.  He 
resides  at  Carlinville,  111. 

Hudspeth,  Robert  N.,  Painter,  Craftsman 
and  Teacher,  of  49  Thoreau  Street,  Concord 
Mass.,  was  born  July  2,  1862,  in  Caledonia, 
Ontario,  Canada.  He  is  painter  of  a  port 
rait  miniature  owned  by  Lord  Millner,Eng- 
land;  also  a  vase  owned  by  H.R.H.  Queen 
Mary  of  England. 

Huey,  Abram  H.,  Engineer  and  Manufac 
turer,  of  59  East  Adams  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  in  1877  in  West  Chester,  Pa. 
He  has  held  various  positions  in  the  eng 
ineering  profession.  Since  1896  he  has  been 
a  resident  of  Chicago ;  and  is  now  secretary 
of  The  Huey  Company,  blue  prints  and 
drawing  materials.  He  is  a  prominent  Ma 
son  ;  and  a  member  of  the  Evanston  Golf 
Club.  In  1902  he  married  Miss  Carrie  S. 
Blewitt ;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
daughter,  Edith  G.  Huey;  and  reside  at 
1425  Fargo  Avenue,  Chicago.  111. 

Huff,  Slaughter  W.,  Business  President, 
of  2396  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bronx  Traction 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Huffer,  Herman  C.,  Jr.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  366  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Atlantic 
and  Western  Railroad  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Hufsmith,  Frank,  Mechanical  Engineer, 
Banker  and  Capitalist,  of  100  Magnolia 
Street,  Palestine,  Texas,  was  born  Jan.  7, 
1853,  in  Ohio.  He  has  been  mayor  of  his 
City  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  is  receiver  of  the  Oklahoma, 
Red  River  and  Texas  Railway  Company. 

Huger,  Elliott,  Member  of  the  Art  Club, 
the  Scotch  Club,  and  various  other  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  principal  of  the  School 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Museum  and  School  of 
Industrial  Art  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and 
was  born  in  Sewanee,  Tenn.  He  was  educ 
ated  at  Tulane  University,  received  the  de 
gree  of  B.S.  from  Columbia  University,and 


attended  the  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts  of  Pa- 
eris.  He  has  ben  director  of  the  Rhode  Is 
land  School  of  Design.  In  1911  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Shippan  Green;  and  they 
reside  in  Alien  Lane,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Huggins,  G.  Ellsworth,Business  President 
of  299  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Merchants  Club,  the  Harvard 
Club  of  New  York,  the  Harvard  Club  of 
Boston,  and  the  Harvard  Club  of  New  Jer 
sey.  He  was  born  in  Belleville,  111. ;  and  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Missouri,and 
at  Harvard  University.  Since  1909  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Manufacturers  Com 
mercial  Company.  In  1907  he  married  Miss 
Marion  Brooks  Swasey;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons,  and  reside  in  Mont- 
clair,  N.J. 

Hughes,  Mrs.  Adella  Prentiss,  President 
of  the  Cleveland's  Symphony  Orchestra. 
She  resides  at  313  Caxton  Building,  Cleve 
land,  Ohio. 

Hughes,  Bryan  G.,  Business  President, 
of  1984  Madison  Avenue,  Newr  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  B.G.  Hughes 

Hughes,  Edwin  Holt,  Clergyman,  Bishop, 
Theologian  and  College  President,  of  233 
Summer  Street,  Maiden,  Mass.,  was  born  on 
Dec.  7,  1866,  in  Moundsville,  W.Va.  He  is 
a  bishop  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
and  has  been  president  of  the  De  Pauw  Un 
iversity  of  Greencastle,  Ind.,  and  resides 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Hughes,  James  Anthony,  Merchant  and 
Congressman,  of  Huntington,  W.Va.,  was 
born  Feb.  27,  1861,  in  Corunna,  Ontario. 
He  removed  with  his  parents  to  Ashland, 
Ky.,  where  he  entered  on  a  business  career; 
and  is  a  director  of  the  Spruce  Springs 
Company.  In  1887-88  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Legilature  of  Kentucky;  and  later  in 
1894-98  he  was  a  member  of  the  West  Vir 
ginia  State  Senate.  In  1901-15  he  was  a 
representative  from  West  Virginia  to  the 
fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  six 
tieth,  sixty-first,  sixty-second  and  sixty- 
third  Congresses  as  a  Republican.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Ida  Belle  Vinson;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  in 
Huntington,  W.Va. 


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Hughes,  H.J.B.,Business  Man,  of  67  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pro- 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Hughes,  Levi  Allen,  Wool  Mercnanc  and 
Banker,  of  317  Washington  Avenue,  Santa 
Fe,  N.M.,  was  born  Oct.  26,  1858,  in  St. 
Paul,  Minn.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
First  National  Bank;and  prominent  in  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs.  He  has  filled  vari 
ous  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  a 
member  of  several  clubs  and  societies. 

Hugo,  Nicholas  Frederic,Mining  and  Me 
chanical  Engineer,  of  2407  East  Third 
Street,  Duluth,  Minn.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  dubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
18(iO,  in  Kingston,  Ontario,  Canada.  He  is 
Lieu  tenant- Commander  of  the  Minnesota 
Naval  Militia. 

Hulbert,  Edmund  Daniel,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  March  2,  1858 
in  Pleasant  Valley,  Conn.  Since  1916  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Merchants  Loan 
and  Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  191  East 
Walton  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

Hulbert,  Milan  Hulbert,  Keal  Estate 
Dealer,  of  81  East  Madison  Street,  Chicago 
Ilil.,  was  born  July  24,  1876,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.  In  1900  he  was  director  of  the  Depart 
ment  of  Manufacturers  for  the  United 
States  Commis'sion  to  the  Paris  Exposition. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business  in  Chicago.  He  resides  at 
2620  Hampden  Court,  Chicago.  111. 

Hulburd,  Charles  Henry,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Capitalist,  of  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  May  28,  1850,  in  Stockholm,  N.Y.Since 
1898  has  been  president  of  the  Elgin  Na 
tional  Watch  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Commercial  Club,  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Onwentsia  Club,  and  the  Saddle 
and  Cycle  Club,  all  of  Chicago. 

Hull,  George  Huntington,  Merchant,  ol 
90  West  Wall  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  Nov.  22,  1840,  in  Uansville,  N.Y.  Since 
1888  he  has  been  president  of  the  American 
Pig  Iron  Storage  Warrant  Company.  He  is 
the  author  of  Industrial  Depressions.  He 
was  proprietor  of  a  large  pig  iron  business 
in  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  is  still  interested  in 


the  storage  of  pig  iron,but  has  retired  from 
active  business.He  is  a  member  of  the  Tux 
edo  Club.  He  married  Miss  Lucia  Houston 
of  Louisville;  and  they  have  five  children; 
and  reside  at  Tuxedo  Park,  N.Y. 

Hull,  Mrs.  Marie  A.,  President  of  the 
Mississippi  Art  Association.  She  resides  in 
Jackson,  Miss. 

Hulme,  George  B.,  Business  President,  of 
48  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Marshall  Osage  Oil  Com 
pany.  He  is  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Osage 
Oil  Company,  the  Canadian  North  West 
Development  Company,and  the  Nassau  Ho 
tel  and  Steamship  Company. 

Humm,  John,  Business  Man  and  Treasur 
er,  of  35  West  Forty-fifth  Street/  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  assistant  treasurer  of 
the  Pathe  Exchange,  Incorporated;  and  has 
held  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Humphrey,  Arthur  L.,  Member  of  the  Ci- 
tv\  Club  and  various  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  June  12,  1860,  in  Buffalo 
N.Y. ;  and  received  a  technical  education. 
He  has  held  important  railroad  positions; 
and  is  vice-president  of  the  Westinghouse 
Airbrake  Company.  He  resides  in  Wilmer- 
ding,  Pa. 

Humphrey,  Caroline  Louise,  Member  of 
the  Boston  College  Club.  She  was  born  on 
Jan.  16,  1875,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  Since 
1919  she  has  been  executive  secretary  of 
the  Bedford  Academy;  and  has  actively  en 
gaged  in  social  work.  She  resides  at  Brad 
ford,  Mass. 

Humphrey,  Marie  E.  Ives,  (Mrs.  William 
Brewster  Humphrey),  Member  of  tne  Con 
gregational  Club.  She  was  born  in  New  Ha 
ven,  Conn.  Since  1910  she  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  American  Indian  League,  of 
which  she  was  the  organizer.  She  is  a  writ 
er  and  lecturer  on  American  Indians.  She 
resides  at  927  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Humphrey,  William  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Mills  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Old  Mission 
Portland  Cement  Company,  and  a  director, 
in  other  corporations. 


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Humpstone,  Walter  C.,  Director,  of  213 
Hancock  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insur 
ance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hunkin,  W.J.,  Business  President,  of  the 
Century  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  the  Union  Club,  the  Cleveland 
Athletic  Club,  the  Westwood  Country  Club, 
the  City  Club,  the  Los  Angeles  Country 
Club,  and  the  California  Club.  He  was  born 
in  1867  in  England.  He  is  president  of  the 
Hurikin  Conkey  Construction  Company  pre 
sident  of  the  Prospect  Oil  and  Gas  Compa 
ny,  and  president  of  the  Cleveland  Maubui- 
eum  Company.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Vlchek  Tool  Company;  and  a  director  of 
the  United  States  Banking  and  Savings 
Company,  and  other  corporations.  In  1892 
he  married  Miss  Mabelle  Hutchinson;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  2472  Overlook 
Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Hunt,  Atherton  N.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  84  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Wingate  Chemical  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Hunt,  Caroline  Louisa,  Member  of  the 
Woman 's  Club.  She  was  born  Aug.  23,  1865 
in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1915  she  has  been 
scientific  assistant  in  the  office  of  the  Home 
Economics  of  the  United  States  Depart 
ment  of  Agriculture.  She  is  the  author  of 
Homes  Problems,  She  resides  at  1432  R 
Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Hunt,  Harry  H.,  Business  President,  of 
147  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is> 
president  of  the  Tampa  Electric  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hunt,  Joseph  Howland,  President  of  the 
Municipal  Art  Society  of^New  York.  He  re 
sides  at  119  East  Nineteenth  Street,  Man 
hattan,  N.Y. 

Hunt,  Robert  Woolston,  Metallurgical 
Engineer,  of  2200  Insurance  Exchange,Chi- 
cago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec.  9,  1838,  in 
Fallsington  Bucks  County,  Pa.  He  was  pre 
sident  of  the  Western  Society  of  Engineers? 


He  is  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Robert 
W.  Hunt  and  Company. 

Hunt,  Roy  A.,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor,  of  the  Oliver  Building,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Duquesne  Club,  the 
Pittsburg  Golf  Club,  the  Allegheny  Country 
Club,  the  University  Club,  the  Athletic  As 
sociation,  the  Yale  Club  of  New  York  City, 
and  the  Lotos  Club  of  New  York  City.  He 
was  born  Aug.  3,  1881,  in  Nashua,  N.H., 
and  was  educated  at  Yale  University .  Since 
1903  he  has  been  with  the  Aluminum  Com 
pany  of  America,  of  which  he  is  vice-presi 
dent.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Trust 
Company,  the  Mellon  National  Bank,  and 
the  Union  Savings  Bank.  In  1913  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Rachel  McMasters  Miller;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and  reside 
at  5050  Amberson  Place,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Hunter,  Richard  R.,  Director,  of  37  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  National  Drug  Stores  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Hunter,  Robert  E.,  Business  President, 
of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Hunter  Fireproof  Storage  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Hunter,  Wiles  Robert,  Member  of  the  So 
cial  Reform  Club.  He  was  born  April  10, 
1874,  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  In  1902-06  he 
was  chairman  of  the  New  York  Child  La 
bor  Commission.  In  1910  he  was  a  candi 
date  for  Governor  of  Connecticut.  He  is  the 
author  of  Tenement  Conditions  in  Chica 
go.  Since  1918  he  has  been  a  lecturer  on 
economics  in  the  University  of  California. 
He  resides  at  2421  Ridge  Road,  Berkeley, 
Cal. 

Huntington,  Archer  M.,  President  of  the 
Hispanic  Society  of  America.  He  resides  at 
One-Hundred  and  Fifty-sixth  Street,  W.  of 
Broadway,  Manhattan,  N.Y. 

Huntington,  C.  W.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Norfolk  Terminal  Rail 
way  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


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Huntington,  Daniel  Trumbull,  Clergyman 
ami  Bishop,  of  Anking,  China;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Aug.  4,  1868,  in  Norwich,  Conn.;  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  B.A.  from  Yale,  and 
the  degree  of  D.B.  from  Berkeley  Divinity 
School.  In  1912  he  was  consecrated  Bishop. 
He  is  the  author  of  Chinese  Primer  and 
other  works.  In  1916  he  married  Miss  Vir 
ginia  Ethel  Haist;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  daughters,  and  reside  in  Anking, 
China. 

Huntington,  G.  K.,  Treasurer  and  direc 
tor,  of  195  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Southern  and  Atlantic 
Telegraph  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Huntington,  H.  E.,  Business  President, 
of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  City  Railway  Company  of  Los  An 
geles,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Huot,  Louis  A.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  108  West  Twenty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  director 
of  the  Duparquet,  Huot  and  Moneuse  Com 
pany. lie  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Hupfel,  Adolph  G.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  Third  Avenue  and  One- 
Hundred  and  Sixty-first  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Yale  Club,  the 
Sleepy  Hollow  Country  Club,  the  Blooming 
( i rove  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club,  the  Rota 
ry  Club,  the  City  Club  of  Yonkers,  and  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Sept.  8,  1876,  in  New  York  City;  and 
was  educated  at  Yale,  and  in  Copenhagen 
and  Berlin.  Since  1907  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Hupfel  Garage  Company,  the 
Ilupt'el  Mushroom  Plantation,  and  Eagle 
Avenue  (Janige  Company.  He  is  also  pre 
sident  of  the  Adotto  Realty  Company,  and 
the  Brewers  Board  of  Trade  of  New  York 
City.  He  married  Miss  Lottie  Johnston  ;and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  270 
Riverside  Drive,  New  York  City. 


Hurd,  Edward  P.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  205  Lincoln  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  International  Automa 
tic  Weighing  Machine  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Hurd,  George  F.,  Business  President,  of 
43  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Auto  Sales  Corporation 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations.  .''^ 

Hurlbut,  C.  Stanley,  Business  President, 
of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Men  and  Managements 
Textile  Council  of  Philadelphia, 

Huss,  Frank  W.,  Business  President,  of 
122  West  Fifth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  in  New  Orleans,  La.  ;and 
received  an  academic  education.  Since  1900 
he  has  been  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Vine  Street  Lyric  Theatre 
Company,  and  several  other  theatre  com 
panies  and  industrial  corporations.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Louise  H.  Hollwede;  and  they 
have  one  son,  and  reside  at  Avondale,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Huss,  Henry  Holden,  Musician  and  Com 
poser,  of  144  East  One  Hundred  and  Fif 
tieth  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  on 
June  21,  1862,  in  Newark,  N.J.  He  is  the 
author  of  Ave  Maria  Songs  and  Rhapso 
dies. 

Hussey,  William  Joseph,  Educator,  Ast 
ronomer  and  Author,  of  Ann  Arbor,  Mich., 
was  born  Aug.  10,  1862,  in  Mendon,  Ohio. 
Since  1905  he  has  been  director  of  the  ob 
servatory  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
and  in  1911-17  was  director  of  the  Argen 
tine  National  Observatory  of  the  City  of 
La  Plata.  He  is  the  author  of  many  Astro 
nomical  Articles,  and  discoverer  of  One 
Thousand,  Six  Hundred  and  Fifty  Double 
Stars. 

Husted,  James  Delmo,  Member  of  the 
Denver  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  26,  J857 
in  Clarksfield,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the 
Equitable  Finance  and  Development  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  2310  Vine  Street,  Den 
ver,  Colo. 


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Hustis,  James  H.,  Business  President,  of 
North  Station,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Boston  and  Lowell  Rail 
road  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Hutchins,  Charles  Henry,  Business  Man, 
of  Shrewsbury,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Worcester  Club,  and  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Jan.  13,  1847,  in 
Douglas,  Mass.  He  is  president  and  treasur 
er  of  the  Knowles  Loom  Works.  He  resides 
in  Shrewsbury,  Mass. 

Hutchins,  Charles  P.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  50  Congress  Street,Boston,Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  director  of  the  Carrabassett  Tim- 
berland  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hutchins,  Edward  W.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Sears  Building,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Cambridge  Gas 
Light  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hutchins,  Francis  S.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Richbroson  Hotel  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Hutchins,  Robert  G.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  5 
Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Allis  Chalmers  Manufact 
uring  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Hutchinson,  Charles  Lawrence,  Member 
of  the  Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  March  7, 
1854,  in  Lynn,  Mass.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Corn  Exchange  National  Bank.  He 
resides  at  2709  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111. 

Hutchinson,  J.  T.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  1948  West  Twenty-sixth 
Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of 
the  Clifton  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  26,1866 
in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1897  he  has  been  sec 
retary  And  treasurer  of  Fries  and  Schuele 
Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Alot- 
ment  Discount  Company,  the  National  Com 
mercial  Company,  and  the  Alotment  Build 
ing  Company;  and  is  treasurer  of  the  Peer 
less  Trading  Stamp  Company,  and  the  An 
nex  Building  Company.  He  resides  at  6308 
Franklin  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


Hutchinson,  Miller  Reese,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Corporation  of  Indust 
rial  Engineers,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Hutton,  James  M.,  Director,  of  60  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Rolling  Mill  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Hutton,  Josiah  Lawson,  Member  of  the 
Memphis  Club.  He  was  born  on  March  11, 
1860,  in  Bedford  County,  Tenn.  Since  1914 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Banks  of  Ten 
nessee.  He  resides  in  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Hyde,  Edward  Warden,  Member  of  the 
Colonial  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  9,  1868, 
in  Bath,  Maine.  He  is  the  incorporator  and 
was  first  vice-president  of  the  Bath  Trust 
Company.  He  resides  at  128  North  Street, 
Bath,  Maine. 

Hyde,  Edwin,  Francis,  Member  of  the 
Century  Club.  He  was  borne  June  23,  1842 
in  New  York.  In  1886  he  has  been  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Central  Trust  Company.  He 
resides  at  36  West  Fifty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Hyman,  Frank  W.,  Business  President, 
of  1465  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Multi-Color 
Corporation;  and  treasurer,  director  and 
manager  of  the  Gravure  Machinery  and 
Equipment  Corporation. 

Hynicka,  Rudolph  K.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  701  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Amalgamated  Burlesque  Enterprises, 
the  Baltimore  Theatre  Company,  the  Bos 
ton  Gayety  Theatre  Company,  the  Chicago 
Gayety  Theatre  Company,the  Chicago  Hay- 
market  Theatre  Company,  and  a  dozen  oth 
er  corporations.  He  resides  at  the  Hotel 
Beresford,  1  West  Eighty-first  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Icely,  Lawrence  B.,  Manufacturer,of  701 
709  North  Sangamon  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  Nov.  2,  1884,  in  Leaf  River,  111. 
He  was  educated  in  Chicago  High  School. 
He  has  been  vice-president  and  manager  of 


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Wright  and  Ditson  of  California;  and  gen 
eral  manager  of  Wright  and  Ditson  of  Illi 
nois.  Since  1917  he  has  been  president-  of 
Thos.  E.  Wilson  and  Company  of  Chicago. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  Athletie 
Club,  the  Olympic  Club  of  San  Francisco, 
and  the  Elks  Club  of  Chicago.  In  1907  he 
married  Miss  Kathryn  Flynn;  and  they  re 
side  at  5056  Sheridan  Road,  Chicago,  111. 

Iglehart,  D.  S.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  7  Hanover  Square,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Guayaquil 
Agencies  Company,  and  the  International 
Machinery  Company.  He  is  vice-presidont 
of  W.  E.  Grace  and  Company,  the  Atlantic 
and  Pacific  Steamship  Corporation,the  Chi- 
cama  Central  Factory  Company,  and  the 
Cartevio  Sugar  Company  of  Peru;  and  is 
also  a  director  of  the  Grace  Steamship 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Illoway,  Henry,  Physician  and  Author,  of 
1113  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City, was 
born  Nov.  29,  1848,  in  Bohemia.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  by  priv 
ate  tutors;  and  received  his  medical  educa 
tion  at  Miami  Medical  College  of  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio.  In  1869-70  he  was  resident  phy 
sician  to  the  Cincinnati  Hospital;  was  pro 
fessor  of  the  Diseases  of  Children  at  the 
Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and  Sur- 
uery:  and  visiting  physician  to  the  Jewish 
Hospital  of  that  city.  He  is  the  author  of 
Constipation  in  Adults  and  Children,  with 
Special  Reference  to  Habitual  Constipation 
and  its  Most  Successful  Treatment  by  Me 
chanical  Methods  ;The  American  Text-Book 
of  the  Diseases  of  Children  and  other 
works. 

Illsley,  William  A.,  Building  Contractor, 
of  11(10  North  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  June  38,  1852,  in  Newark,  N.J. 
In  lSf)<)-70  he  resided  in  St.  Louis.  In  1871- 
75  he  was  civil  engineer  with  the  Milwau 
kee  Water  Works;  and  since  1883  has  been 
engaged  in  the  general  building  business. 
He  is  now  vice-president  of  the  Lanquist 
and  Illsley  Company. 

Illsley,  James  Keeler.Member  of  the  Mil 
waukee  Club.  He  was  born  April  14,  1854, 
in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  has  been  cashier 
v.ce-president  and  president  of  the  Mar 


shall  and  Illsley  Bank,  and  in  1915  retired. 
He  resides  at  575  Astor  Street,  Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

Imrie,  Thomas,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  234  West  One  Hundred  and  Forty - 
second  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  di 
rector  of  the  International  Marine  Weld 
ing  Company;  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Ingersoll,  William  Harrison,  Member  of 
the  City  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  successful  manufacturer 
and  business  president  of  246  Fifth  Avenue 
New  York  City.  He  is  a  partner  in  the  Rob 
ert  H.  Ingersoll  and  Company;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  George  F.  Eberhard  Com 
pany.  He  is  president  of  The  Peeitype  Cor 
poration  of  America,  with  New  York  Sales 
Office  at  246  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Ingraham,  Frances  Adelaide  Leverich, 
Member  of  the  Woman 's  Club.  She  was 
born  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  She  has  been  pre 
sident-general  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Re 
volution.  She  resides  in  Tarrytown,  N.Y. 

Inman,  Mrs.  N.  M.,  (Mildred  McPheeters 
Inman),  Member  of  the  City  Club.  She  was 
born  in  Bedford  City,  Va.  She  has  been 
president  of  the  Atlanta  Art  Association. 
She  resides  at  552  Peachtree  Street,  Atlan 
ta,  Ga. 

Innes,  Charles  H.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  53  State  Street,  Beoston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Ireland,  Chester  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  225  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  ana  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  Zoll- 
inger  and  Schroth.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  W.  H.  Duval  and  Company.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Irons,  Charles  F.,  Busines  President  and 
Director,  of  95  Chestnut  Street,  Providence 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Irons  and 
Russell  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Ci 
tizens  Savings  Bank,  and  is  director  of  the 
High  Street  Bank,  and  of  the  Citizens  Safe 
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irvine,  James,  Member  of  the  Bohemian 
Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  16,  1867,  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  president  of  the  Ir 
vine  Company,  of  San  Francisco.  He  re 
sides  at  2421  Pierce  Street,  San  Francisco 
Cal. 

Irvine,  M.  Belle,  President  of  the  Nor 
folk  Society  of  Arts.  She  resides  at  Mow- 
bray  Arch  and  Fairfax  Avenue,  Norfolk, 
Va. 

Irving,  Gardner,  Business  President,  of 
195  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Gold  and  Stock  Life  In 
surance  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Isaacs,  Samuel  S.,  Business  President,  of 
266  Grand  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  New  York  County  Lawyers 
Association,  the  Greater  New  York  Tax 
payers  Association,and  the  Masonic  Frater 
nity.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City;  and 
graduated  from  the  Columbia  University 
Law  School.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Torrens  Tittle  League,  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  is  president  of  the  Seaboard  Ra 
dio  Corporation,  secretary  of  the  Etbert 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Pub 
lic  Fuel  Service.  In  1920  he  married  Miss 
Gertrude  Rosenberg;  and  they  have  one 
son,  and  reside  at  72  East  Ninety-sixth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Isbell,  Orland  S.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  56  Nassau  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Lawyers 
Mortgage  Company.  He  is  also  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Liberty  Brokerage  Company, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Nassau-Maiden 
Lane  Building  Corporation. 

Iselin,  Adrian,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  36  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  member  of  the  firm  of  A.  Ise 
lin  and  Company.  He  is  president  of  the 
Cowanshannock  Coal  and  Coke  Company, 
president  of  the  Helvetia  Realty  Company 
and  a  director  of  the  Bronx  Traction  Com 
pany,  and  a  score  of  other  corporations. 

Iselin,  Arthur,  Business  President,  of 
357  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City; /and 


a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Interlaken  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora"- 
tions. 

Iselin,  Columbus  0'Donnell,Business  Pre 
sident,  of  3  West  Fifty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  variousclubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  New 
Rochelle  Water  Company;  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Neptune  Realty  Company,  the 
New  York  Homestead  Company,  and  the 
New  York  Dock  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Mahoning  Valley  Company  and  of  a 
dozen  other  corporations. 

Iselin,  Lewis,  Director,  of  36  Wall  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Consolidated  Coal  and  Iron  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Iselin,  O'Donnell,  Vice-president,  Direc 
tor  and  Trustee,  of  36  Wall  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Char 
lotte  Docks  Company,  vice-president  of  the 
Interlaken  Realty  Company,  vice-president 
of  the  Jefferson  and  Cleat-field  Coal  and 
Iron  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Man 
hattan  Storage  and  Warehouse  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Brush  Creek  Coal 
Mining  Company,  the  George  Hall  Coal  and 
Transportation  Company,  the  Ontario  Car 
Ferry  Company,  and  the  Pittsburgh  Gas 
Coal  Company. 

Isley,  James  K.,  President  of  the  Layton 
Art  Gallery.  He  resides  at  438  Jefferson 
Street,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Ives,  Henry  W.,  Business  President,  of 
75  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Matthews  and  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ivory,  David,  C.,  Business  President,  of 
7371  Russell  Street,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was 
born  in  1888,  in  Norwich,  N.Y.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town.  Since  1914  he  has  been  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Ivory  Cartage  Corporation.  He 
lias  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor.  He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  married  Miss  Maude  Downey ; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Detroit,  Mich. 


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Jackling,  Daniel  C.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broad  Street/New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
i>  president  of  the  Butte  and  Superior  Min 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Jackson,  Albert  Atlee,  Member  of  the 
Philadelphia  Club.  He  was  born  May  28, 
1867,  in  Stamford,  Conn.  Since  1900  he  has 
been  vice-president  of  the  Girard  Trust 
Company.  He  resides  in  Chestnut  Hill,  Phi 
ladelphia,  Pa. 

Jackson,  Arthur  Charles,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  June  29,  1858,  in 
Waitsfield,  Vt.  Since  1908  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  National  Good  Road  Associa 
tion.  He  was  the  founder  and  first  presi 
dent  of  the  Daniel  Webster  Birthplace  As 
sociation.  He  resides  in  Portland,  Maine. 

Jackson,  C.  S.,  President  of  the  Apollo 
Club,  with  a  mixed  chorus  of  twro  hundred 
and  fifty  voices.  He  resides  at  208  North 
Wells  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Jackson,  C.  M.,  Business  President,  of  P. 
0.  Box  314,  Stockton,  Cal. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 'presi 
dent  of  the  Stockton  Fire  and  Enameled 
Brick  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Jackson,  Donald  E.,  Business  President, 
of  Smith  Building,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Eastern  Bolt  and  Nut 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Jackson,  Frank  Dar,  Insurance  President 
and  Governor,  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  was 
born  Jan.  26,  1854,  in  Arcade,  N.Y.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Iowa  State  Agricultural 
College  and  in  1874  graduated  from  the  law 
department  of  the  Iowa  State  University. 
In  1882-84  he  was  secretary  of  the  Iowa 
State  Senate;  and  was  secretary  of  the 
State  Senate  of  Iowa  for  three  terms.  In 
1894-9(5  he  was  Governor  of  Iowa.  He  is 
now  president  of  the  Royal  Union  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company,  Des  Moines,lowa. 

Jackson,  James,  Business  President,  of 
State  House,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Boston  Council  of  Social 
Agencies,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


Jackson,  Joseph  M.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  49  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Western  Water 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Jackson,  William  Benjamin,  Engineer  of 
Pittsfield,  Mass.,  was  born  June  23,  1870, 
in  Kennett  Square,  Pa.  He  is  consulting 
engineer  and  owner  and  operator  of  Broad 
view  Cattle  Ranch.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers. 

Jacob,  C.  Albert,  Business  President,  of 
539  West  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Scourene 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Jackob,  Charles,  Business  President,  of 
539  West  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Mathushek 
and  Son  Piano  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Jacobs,  Benjamin  D.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  708  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Manhattan  Can 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Jacobs,  Charles  Joel,  Manufacturer,  of 
17  North  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., was 
born  Sept.  14,  1856,  in  New  York  City.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  school  of  New 
York  City.  Since  1870  he  has  been  identi 
fied  with  silverware  business;  and  since 
1903  has  been  secretary  and  western  man 
ager  of  the  Knickerbocker  Silver  Company 
of  New  York  and  Chicago,  with  factory  at 
Port  Jervis,  N.Y.  In  1900  he  married  Miss 
Bertha  Louise  Hall ;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  three  sons,and  reside  at  2740  Pine  Grove 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Jacobs,  E.  Louis,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  35  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Tremont  Mills  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Jacobs,  Harry  W.,  President  of  the  Buf 
falo  School  Art  Association.  He  resides  in 
Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Jacobs,  Henry  C.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  Broadway  and  Forty-seventh  Street,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 


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and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  director 
of  Jacobs  and  Jermon,  Theatrical  Enter 
prises.  He  is  prominent  in  the  theatrical 
World;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Jacobs,  Max,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
400  Greenwich  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Schlecht 
and  Klie  Company,  importers  and  con-.mis- 
sion  merchants;  he  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affa*rs,  and 
has  held  many  positions  •>£  t-r.p;  and  ho 
nor. 

Jacobs,  Michel,  Member  of  the  Salmaguii 
di  Club  of  New  York,  the  National  Press 
Club  of  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Army  and 
Club  of  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Ann.;  an<l 
Navy  Club  of  New  York,  and  the  American 
Legion  Military  Order  of  the  World-War. 
He  is  director  of  the  Metropolitan  Art 
School,  and  Major  of  the  United  States  Ar 
my  Reserve.  He  has  been  an  Artist,  Au 
thor,  Art  Director,  and  Soldier.  He  resides 
at  58  West  Fifty-seventh  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Jacobs,  Samuel  E.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  80  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Broad 
way-Flushing  Company,  president  of  the 
Harvey  Building,  president  of  the  Peoples 
Big  Market,  and  president  and  director  of  a 
dozen  other  corporations. 

Jacobson,  Aron  H.,  Business  President, 
of  101  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  and  manager  of  the  A-J  Con 
tracting  Company.  He  is  also  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  Kuster  Office  Partition 
Company,  and  of  the  U-Need-It-Dry  Stor 
age  Battery. 

Jacoby,  Henry  Sylvester,  Educator,  Civil 
Engineer  and  Author,  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.  He 
was  born  April  8,  1857,  in  Springtown,  Pa. 
Since  1890  he  has  been  professor  of  bridge 
engineering  at  Cornell  University  of  Itha 
ca,  N.Y.  He  is  the  author  of  Structural  De 
tails  on  Plain  Lettering  and  other  works.He 
resides  at  105  Harvard  Place,  Ithaca,  N.Y. 

Jadwin,  Stanley  P.,  Business  President, 
of  63  Cortlandt  Street,  New  York  Cityjand 


a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Limestone  Phosphate 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Jaeckel,  Richard,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Forty-Fifth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-pre 
sident  of  H.  Jaeckel  and  Sons,  Incorporat 
ed. 

Jaffray,  Olive  Talbot,  Member  of  the 
Minneapolis  Club.  He  was  born  July  1,1865 
in  Berlin,  Ontario,  Canada.  He  is  president 
of  the  First  and  Security  National  Bank  of 
Minneapolis.  He  resides  at  1616  Mount 
Curve  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Jaffray,  Robert,  Business  Man  and  Trea 
surer,  of  58  West  Forty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Country 
Club,  the  Grolier  Club,  the  University  Club, 
the  Yale  Club,  and  the  Barnard  Club;  a*id 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Mu 
seum  of  Art  and  other  organizations.  He 
was  born  July  4,  1854.  in  New  Rochelle, 
N.Y.  He  is  a  governor  of  the  New  York 
Skin  and  Cancer  Hospital,  a  director  of 
the  Union  Settlement,  and  treasurer  of  the 
Grolier  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Lydia  Butler  Griffin,  of  Catskill 
N.Y.;  and  they  reside  at  58  West  Forty- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Jagels,  C.  H.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
1961  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Marie  Antoinette  Hotel 

James,  Arthur  Curtiss,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  99  John  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Curtiss  Secur 
ities  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

James,  Charles  C.,  Business  President,  of 
1  Wall  Street,  Nr  v  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  James  Appliance  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Jam.es,  Clinton  R.,  Business  President,  of 
193  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  John  F.  James  and 
Sons,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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James,  Darwin  Rush,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  291  Broadway,  New  York 
City,  and  a  member  of  the  Civic  Club,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Jan.  10,  1873,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
received  an  academic  education.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  East  River  Savings  Institu 
tion,  the  American  Chicle  Company,  and 
the  Fairchild  Realty  Company;  and  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  National  Bank  of  Brooklyn, 
the  National  Farm  Equipment  Company, 
and  the  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Compa 
ny.  Ilo  resides  at  301  Washington  Avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

James,  William  T.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Jamaica  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Queens  County 
Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Jameson,  James  William,  Business  Pre 
sident  and  Director,  of  the  I.W.  HeUraan 
Building,  Los  Angeles,  CaL;  and  a  member 
of  the  Jonathan  Club,  the  Los  Angeles  Ath 
letic  Club,  and  the  Flintridge  Country  Club. 
He  was  born  June  9,  1862,  in  Humboldt 
County,  Cal. ;  and  is  a  lawyer  by  profession. 
Since  1899  he  has  been  in  the  business  of 
producing,  refining  and  marketing  petrol 
eum;  and  also  in  building  materials.  He  is 
president  of  the  Blue  Diamond  Materials 
Company,  the  Ruby  Oil  Company,  the  Ca- 
talina  View  Oil  Company,  and  the  Jameson 
Petroleum  Company.  He  is  also  owner  of 
the  Jameson  Oil  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations.  In  1900  he  married 
Miss  Ida  M.  Smith ;  and  they  reside  in  Sier 
ra  Madre,  Cal. 

Jamieson,  Charles  C.,Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Goethals,  Well  and  Company,  Incor 
porated,  and  other  corporations. 

Jamison,  John  A.,  Director,  of  139  Cen 
ter  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Holmes  Electric  Protective 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Janes,  G.  J.  I.,  Merchant  and  Financier, 
of  30  North  State  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  July  15,  1861,  in  Quebec,  Canada.  He 
is  manager  of  Hillman  's  Department  Store, 


He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
the  Chicago  Automobile  Club,  the  Press 
Club,  the  South  Shore  Country  Club,  and 
president  of  the  Beverly  Country  Club. 

Janko,  Nehemiah, Physician  and  Inventor 
was  born  Aug.  25,  1872,  in  Kishineff,  Kus- 
sia.  He  was  educated  in  the  Russian  Clas 
sical  Gymnasia  high  school  and  college,  in 
Vladikavkaz,  Caucasus.  He  studied  medic 
ine  and  surgery  in  the  New  York  Universi 
ty  Medical  College;  and  graduated  in  1898 
from  a  school  of  medicine  in  Baltimore, 
with  the  degree,  of  M.D.  He  was  connected 
with  the  New  York  School  of  Clinical  Med 
icine,  Beth  Israel  Hospital  Dispensary, 
Good  Samaritan  Dispensary;  and  attended 
the  Tuberculosis  Clinic  of  the  Mt.  Sinai 
Hospital  Dispensary.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
New  York  County  and  State  Medical  Socie 
ties;  also  the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science.  He  is  originator 
of  Safe-Town  Planning  and  Model  Cities. 
He  resides  at  35  West  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-thirl  Street,  New  York  Cii/y. 

Janney,  Thomas  B.,  Member  of  the  Min 
neapolis  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  5,  1838,  in 
Shanesville,  Ohio.  Since  1898  he  has  been 
president  of  Janney,  Semple,Hill  and  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  340  Oak  Grove  Street, 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Jaqua,  Charles  B.,  Business  President,  of 
50  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Blast  Fur 
nace  Products  Corporation,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Jenssen,  Werner,  Composer,  of  34  West 
Thirtieth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Arts  Club,  the  New  York 
Athletic  Club,  the  Society  of  Composers, 
Playwrights  and  Authors;  and  of  the  Asso 
ciated  Musicians  of  Greater  New  York,and 
several  Fraternities.  He  was  born  Jnue  1, 
1898,  in  New  York  City;  arid  was  educated 
at  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  and  at  Dart 
mouth  College.  He  is  the  Composer  of  Oliv 
er  Morosco's  musical  song,  Love  Dreams; 
and  many  popular  classical  songs.  He  is 
vice-president  of  Janssen's  Hofbrau,  Lim 
ited.  He  resides  at  the  Hermitage,  Times 
Square,  New  York  City. 


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Janotta,  John,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  ana  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Lakeland  Phosphate 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Janssen,  August,  Business  President,  of 
34  West  Thirtieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  North  Shore 
Building  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Jardine,  Mrs.  J.  A.,President  of  the  Fai- 
go  Music  Club.  She  resides  at  Fargo,  ft.j_. 

Jardine,  John  Earle,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  640  Spring  Street,  Los  An 
geles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  the  California 
Club,  the  Mid  wick  Country  Club,  the  Val 
ley  Hunt  Club,  and  the  Newport  Harbor 
Yacht  Club;and  is  also  member  of  the  Sons 
of  Revolution,  and  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars.  He  was  born  Dec.  7,  1871  in  New 
York  City.  In  1904-21  he  was  vice-president 
of  William  R.  Staats  Company,  of  which  he 
is  now  president.  He  is  also  president  of 
Arroyo  Robles  Land  Company,  the  Central 
Counties  Gas  Company,  the  Euclid  Avenue 
Water  Company,  and  the  Oro  Loma  Farms 
Company;  and  is  a  director  of  the  South 
California  Iron  and  Steel  Company  and 
other  corporations. In  1893  he  married  Miss 
Mary  C.  Peck;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  m 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Jaretzki,  Alfred,  Director,  of  49  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Detroit  Edison  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Jarvine,  James  Newbegin,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan.  Club.  He  was  born  in  Man 
chester,  England.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Central  Trust  Company. He  resides  in  Mont- 
clair,  N.J. 

Jarvin,ThomasN.,  Director,  of  165  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  oi 
the  Wyoming  Valley  and  Coal  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

Jasper,  T.  A.,  Business  Manager  and  Di 
rector,  of  29  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  anJ  socie 


ties.  He  is  secretary,  director  and  manager 
of  Comstock  and  Theakston,  Incorporated. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  mau.y  po 
sitions  of  trust  arid  honor. 

Jedlon,  John  W.,  Member  of  the  Bohem 
ian  Club,  Riverside  Golf  Club,  Plesades 
Lodge,  and  director  of  the  Cicero  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  He  was  born  Sept.  25,  1876, 
in  Chica'To,  111.  He  is  vice-president  and  at 
torney  of  the  Western  State  Bank,  Cicero, 
111.  Hs  rasides  at  Riverside,  111. 

Je  Person,  John  Percival,  Member  of  the 
Ait  Club.  He  was  born  March  11,  1852,  in 
New  Castle  County,  Del.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Warren  Savings  Bank.  He  re 
sides  in  Warren,  Pa. 

Jeffery,  Edward  T.,  Business  President 
of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Utah  Fuel  Compai.v 

Jelliffo,  Clinton  N.,Director,of  120  Broal 
v:-ay,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  socijiie:r    IFe  is  a  dir^clor 
of  the  American  L'ght  MI  id  T  ruction  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  otlu  r  corporations. 

Jemison,  Robert  J.,  Real  Estate  (KUeial 
of  Birmingham,  Ala.,  was  born  Feb.  28, 
1878,  in  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.  He  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Chamber  of  COIMI.-MH'SO  of  his 
city.  He  is  president  of  the  Cn.r..y  Land 
Company  and  president 

Jencks,  Howard  W.,  Business  President, 
of  45  Waldo  Street,  Provident  M,  R.I.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Providence  Central  Ctul>,tb..> 
\Vannamoisset  Country  Clul>,  :Mi«l  the  Eco 
nomic  Club.  He  was  born  Dec  7,  1870,  in 
Providence,  R.I.  Since  1918  lie  has  been 
president  and  treasurer  of  the  Jencks  Pap 
er  Box  Company;  and  is  identified  with  va 
rious  other  enterprises.  In  1904  h«3  married 
Miss  Edith  M.  Colwell;  and  they  reside  at 
171  Ontario  Street,  Providen  ";,  R.I. 

Jenkins,  Edmund  Fellows,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  July  28,  1844, 
in  Weedsport,  N.Y.  He  served  for  fiftyfive 
years  as  superintendent  of  the  New  York 
Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to 
Children  from  its  organization  in  1874.  His 
address  is  2880  Broadway,  New  York  City. 


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Jenett,  Norma,  President  of  the  Harmo 
ny  Club,  with  a  membership  of  fifty  active, 
and  ten  honorary  women.  She  resides  at 
Wesley  Street,  Greenville,  Texn  ;. 

Jenkins,  George  Haskins,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  320-322  Federal  Street,  Chicago, 
TIL,  was  born  June  18,  1857,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Brooklyn  pub 
lic  school.  Since  1882  he  has  been  connect 
ed  with  Shea  Smith  and  Company,  printers 
stationers  and  binders;  and  is  now  presi 
dent  and  treasurer  of  that  corporation.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,the 
Oak  Park  Club,  and  the  Glen  Oak  Country 
Club.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  Nelly  Dur- 
fee;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons; 
and  reside  at  202  North  Ridgeland  Avenue, 
Oak  Park,  111. 

Jenkins,  Mrs.  W.  F.,  President  of  the 
Charleston  Art  Association.  She  resides  in 
Charleston,  111. 

Jenkinson,  Richard  C.,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  April  14, 
1853,  in  Newark,  N.J.  He  is  founder  and 
president  of  the  R.  C.  Jenkinson  and  Com 
pany,  manufacturers  of  metal  goods.  He 
resides  at  678  High  Street,  Newark,  N.J. 

Jenks,  James  L.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  255  .Main  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Adam  Sutcliffe  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Jenks,  Robert  E.,  Business  President,  of 
11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Staples  Coal  Company, and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Jenks,  Robert  R.,  Business  President,  of 
320  Dexter  Street,  Pawtucket,  R.I.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fales  and  Jenks  Mach 
ine  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Jennings,  Oliver  G-.,  Director  of  52  Van- 
derbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  is  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  National  Fuel  Gas  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Jennings,  Percy  H.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 


of  the  International  Paper  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Jennings,  Robert  E.,  Director,  of  100 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Eastern  Steel  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Jennings,  Sidney  J.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies. He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Franklin  Mining  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Jennings,  Walter,  Member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  14,  1858,  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
New  York  Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  9 
East  Seventieth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Jennison,  Clark  S.,  Business  President.of 
40  Wall  Street,  New  York  City  ;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  New  Mine  Issues  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Jepherson,  George  A.,  President  of  the 
Arion  Club, with  mixed  chorus  of  one  hund 
red  voices.  He  resides  at  134  Brown  Street, 
Providence,  R.I. 

Jepson,  Mrs.  Beebe  Ruth,  Osteopath,  of 
1504  Broadway,  Detroit,  Mich.,  wras  born 
on  July  23,  1879,  in  Keokuk,  Iowa.  She 
was  educated  at  the  Northern  Illinois  Nor 
mal  School  of  Dixon,  111.,  and  the  American 
School  of  Osteopathy  at  Kirksville.  Since 
1908  she  has  been  a  resident  of  Detroit, 
Mich.,  and  is  now  osteopath  at  1504  Broad 
way  and  the  Hotel  Fuller.  In  1909-12  she 
wTas  the  sole  owner  of  the  Doctor  Beebe 
Ruth  Jepson  Osteopathic  Sanitarium.  She 
is  a  widow,  and  has  one  son,  and  resides  at 
Hotel  Fuller,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Jepson,  Kerry  Benjamin,  Musician,  of 
Yale  University,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  was 
born  Aug.  11,  1870,  in  New  Haven,  Conn. 
He  received  degrees  of  B.A.,  Mus.Bac.  and 
A.M.  from  Yale  University.  He  is  organist 
and  director  of  the  Chaps!  of  Music,  at  the 
Yale  University.  He  is  in  charge  of  the. 
Newberry  organ  at  the  Woolsey  Hall,  and 
is  also  professor  of  Applied  Music  in  the 
School  of  Music.  In  1985  he  married  Mabel 
Preston  Wyatt;  and  they  reside  at  42  Col 
lege  Street,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


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Jermon,  John  G.,  Business  President,  of 
701  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
Theatre  Company, 

Jessup,  Walter  Albert,  Member  of  the 
College  of  Teachers  of  Education  Society, 
National  Society  for  Study  of  Education, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Aug.  12,  1877,  in  Richmond,  Ind. 
Since  1913  he  has  been  dean  of  the  College 
of  Education  of  the  State  University  of 
Iowa.  He  is  the  author  of  Social  Factors 
Affecting  Supervision  of  Special  Subjects. 
In  1898  he  married  Miss  Eleanor  Hines,and 
they  have  two  sons,  and  reside  at  102 
Church  Street,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Jewett,  Freeland,  Business  President,  of 
45  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Eastern  Talc  Company, 

Jillson,  Willard  Rouse,  Consulting  Geo 
logist,  of  Old  Capitol  Building,  Frankfort, 
Ky.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  May  28,  1890,  in  Sy 
racuse,  N.Y.  He  was  assistant  professor  of 
geology,  at  the  University  of  Kentucky.  He 
is  the  author  of  Geological  Research  in 
Kentucky. 

John,  Robert,  Business  President,  of  229 
West  Twenty-eighth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Daylight 
Film  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Johns,  Arthur,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  140  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Ea^le  Oil  and  Pipe 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Johns,  William  H..  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club, 
the  Manhattan  Club,  the  National  Arts 
Club,  and  the  Bayside  Yacht  Club.  He  is  a 
successful  business  man  of  381  Fourth 
Avenue,  New  York  City.  He  was  born  in 
]868;  and  graduated  from  the  College  of 
the  City  of  New  York,  Class  of  1887,  with 
the  degree  of  B.S.  He  is  president  of  the 
George  Batten  Company,  Advertising.  He 
is  also  a  director  of  the  Bayside  National 
Bank,  secretary  of  the  Bayside  Yacht  Club, 


and  president  of  the  Queensborough  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce.  During  the  World-War 
he  was  appointed  by  President  Wilson  as 
chairman  of  the  Division  of  Advertising, 
Committee  on  Public  Information;  and  was 
one  of  the  founders  and  the  first  president 
of  the  American  Association  of  Advertis 
ing  Agencies.  He  resides  at  Bayside,  Long 
Island,  N.Y. 

Johnson,  Alba  Boardman,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  6, 
1858,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  In  1911  he  became 
vice-president,  treasurer  and  president  of 
Burnham,  Williams  and  Company,  and  re 
signed  in  1919.  He  resides  in  Rosemont,Pa. 

Johnson,  Alexander,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  2,  1847,  in  Ashton- 
under-Lyne,  Lancashire,  England.  In  1887- 
89  he  was  general  secretary  of  the  Charity 
Organization  Society  of  Chicago. Since  1919 
he  has  been  director  of  the  Alexander  Mil- 
ney  Home  School  for  Girls.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Guide  to  the  Study  of  Charities  and 
Correction.  He  resides  in  Kenner,  La. 

Johnson,  Archibald  C.,  Seed  Merchant, 
of  2750  West  Thirty-first  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  May  13,  1882,  in  Allegheny, 
Pa.  He  is  buyer  for  Albert  Dickinson  and 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  South 
Shore  Country  Club,  the  Illinois  Athletic 
Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 

Johnson,  Arthur  S.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  and  Trustee,  of  253  Common 
wealth  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  June  4,  1863,  in  Boston,  Mass;  and 
was  educated  at  Harvard  College.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Workingmen's  Loan  Asoci- 
rtion.  He  is  president  of  the  Boston  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association,  president  of 
the  New  England  Home  for  Little  Wander- 
rrs,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Summer  Street 
Firenmen's  Fund.  In  1895  he  married  Miss 
Jennie  M.  Blake;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  main 
tain  homes  in  Boston,  New  York,  and  Phi 
ladelphia. 

Johnson,  Benjamin  N.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Commercial  Na 
tional  Bank  and  other  corporations. 


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Johnson,  George  F.,  Business  President, 
of  30  East  Forty-Second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies. Ho  is  president  of  Eight  Hundred- 
Fifty  Park  Avenue  Corporation,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Johnson,  Gilbert  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Spin-ten  Duyvil,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Preferred  Havana  To 
bacco  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Johnson,  Grover  L.,  President  of  the  Ca 
lifornia  Museum  Association.  He  resides  in 
Sacramento,  Cal. 

Johnson,  Join  Lovo'l,  Member  of  the  Al 
gonquin  Club.  He  was  born  June  26,  1876, 
in  Worcester,  Mass.  He  is  president  of  the 
Iver  Johnson's  Arms  and  Cycle  Works  of 
Fitchburg.  He  resides  at  The  Johnsonia, 
Fitchburg,  Mass. 

Johnson,  Philander  Chase,Journalist,  Au 
thor  and  Poet,  of  3425  Thirty-Fourth  Place 
Washington,  D.C.,  was  born  Feb.  6,  1866,in 
Wheeling,  W.Va.  lie  is  editorial  writer  and 
dramatic  critic  of  the  Washington  Star.He 
is  the  author  of  Sayings  of  Uncle  Eben, 
Now-a-l)ay  Poems,  and  Senator  Sorghum's 
Primer  of  Politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Gridiron  Club.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Louise  Covert,  now  deceased.  In  1908  he 
married  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Hagman,  and  they 
reside  in  Washington,  D.C. 

Johnson,  Reginald  H.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Plate  and  Win 
dow  Glass  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Johnson,  Remsen,  Business  President,  of 
193  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Bushwick  Junction  Real 
Estate  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Johnson,  Walter  L.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  71  Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Passaic  Worsted  Spin 
ning  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Johnson,  Willam  Clinton.President  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Danville,  Ill.;and 
a  member  of  the  Elks  and  all  Masonic  Bo 


dies.  He  was  born  Dec.  28,  1859,  in  Rich 
mond,  Ky. ;  and  is  a  successful  real  estate 
broker  and  business  man.  He  resides  at 
1622  North  Vermilion  Street,  Daliville,  111. 

Johnson,  William  Pierce,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  248  Battery  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Crown  Wil- 
liamette  Paper  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Johnson,  Wright,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bolanito  Mines 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Johnston,  Archibald,  Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club.  He  was  born  May  30,  1865 
in  Phoenixville,  Pa.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Bethlehem  Steel  Products  Company.  He 
resides  in  Bethlehem,  Pa 

Johnston,  Ernest  H.,  Business  President 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  City  Light  and  Water 

Johnston,  Jubanne,  Member  of  the  Stu 
dio  Club,  of  Hollywood,  Cal.  She  was  boni 
in  1880  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  She  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Hollywood  School  for  Giiis; 
and  was  a  solo  dancer  on  the  stage.  In  bei 
screen  career  she  has  appeared  in  Seeing 
Thru  Better  Times,,and  in  Realart  Pictures. 
Her  home  is  at  328  North  Brand  Boulevard 
Glendale,  Cal. 

Johnston,  Lucy  Browne  (Mrs.  Agnew 
Johnston),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  April  7,  1847,  in  Camden,  O- 
hio.  Since  1889  she  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Kansas  Traveling  Library  Commission. 
In  1911-13  she  was  president  of  the  Kansas 
Equal  Suffrage  Association.  She  resides  at 
1900  West  Sixth  Avenue,  Minneapolis, 
Kan. 

Johnston,  Thomas  Alexander,  Educator 
of  Boonville,  Mo.,  was  born  Nov.  13,  1848, 
in  Cooper  County,  Mo.  He  received  the  de 
grees  of  A.B.  and  A.  M.  from  the  Universi 
ty  of  Missouri.  In  1881  he  has  been  superin 
tendent  of  the  Kemper  Military  School  ;and 
since  1909  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Kemper  Military  School  Corporation.  He  is 
also  the  president  of  several  business  cor 
porations,  and  resides  in  Boonville,  Mo. 


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Johnstone,  Edward  Ransom,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  27,  1370 
in  Gait,  Ontario,  Canada.  Since  1900  he  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  Training  School 
for  Feeble  Minded  of  Vineland,  N.J.  He  is 
editor  of  the  Training  School  Bulletin.  He 
resides  in  Vineland,  N.J. 

Joly.  Rodrigue,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  17  State  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Transporta 
tion  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Jonas,  Nathan  S.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  successful  banker 
of  774  Broadway,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  was 
born  Aug.  1,  1868,  in  Montgomery,  Ala.; 
and  received  a  technical  education.  He  is 
president  of  the  Manufacturers  Trust  Com 
pany,  member  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Sys 
tem.  He  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Jcnas,  Ralph,  Business  President,  Direc 
tor  and  Trustee,  of  115  Broadway,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Jonas  and  Neuberger.  He  is  president  of 
the  Tower  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
president  of  Fundy  Company.  He  is  vice- 
presideht  of  the  Webb-Freyschlag  Mercan 
tile  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Brook 
lyn  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  trustee  of 
the  Summer  Savings  Bank  of  Brooklyn.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Prospect  Realty  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Jones,  A.  F.,  Vice-president  and  Director 
of  8  Bridge  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president,  manager  and  director  of 
the  Norwegian  American  Line  Agency,  In 
corporated.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
hald  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor. 

Jones,  Frank  H.,  Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Power  and  Mining  Machinery  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Jones,  G.  H.,  Manufacturer  of  Franklin 
and  Third  Streets,  Oregon,  111.,  was  born  in 
1875,  in  Oregon,  Ill.He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  in  his  native  city,  and  at  the 
Rockford  Business  College.  Since  1913  he 


has  been  president  of  the  Schiller  Piano 
Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Bond 
Secure  Oil  Company  of  Wichita  Falls  and 
Vernon,  Texas. 

Jones,  Harry  L.,  Business  President,  of 
68  Jay  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Grand  Union  Tea  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Jones,  Horace  C.,  Manufacturer,  Consho- 
hocken,  Pa.,  and  a  member  of  the  Philadel 
phia  Country  Club,  and  the  Gulph  Mills 
Golf  Club.  He  was  born  June  16,  1857  ;and 
was  educated  at  the  Pennsylvania  Univer 
sity.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  League 
of  Philadelphia.  He  is  president  of  The  H. 
C.  Jones  Company,  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Conshohocken,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Rotary  Worsted  Mills  of  Passaic.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  American  Gas  Company  of 
Philadelphia,  the  Morristown  Trust  Com 
pany,  and  the  Lee  Tire  and  Rubber  Compa 
ny  of  Conshohocken.  He  married  Miss  Lin 
da  Loch;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside 
in  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

Jones,  J.  Albert,  President  of  the  Sub 
urban  Choral  Union,  with  a  membership  of 
one  hundred  and  fifty-five  men  and  women. 
He  resides  at  2217  St.  James  Avenue,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Jones,  James  C.,  General  Manager  and 
Business  President,  of  Kir  by  Building, 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Un 
ion  Club,  the  Westwood  Country  Club,  and 
the  Cleveland  Athletic  Club;  and  is  a  pro 
minent  Mason.  Since  1897  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  Cleveland  Steel  Compa 
ny,  of  which  he  is  president  and  general 
manager. 

Jones,  John  E.,  President  of  the  Arion 
Musical  Club,  with  a  membership  of  two 
hundred  voices.  He  resides  at  581  Maryland 
Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Jones,  John  Hall,  Lawyer,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  350  Madison  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bronx 
National  Bank  of  the  City  of  New  lork, 
the  Mutual  Tire  Rubber  Company,  the  N. 
E.  Newman  Company,  the  Tide- Water  Cor 
poration,  the  Tokstad  Company,  and  the 
Asbestos,  Limited. 


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Jones,  Joseph  Harris,  Business  President 
of  1455  Undereliff  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Highbridge 
Building  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Jones,  Lawrence,  C.,Edwator  and  Found 
er,  of  Braxton,  Miss.  In  1903  he  graduated 
from  the  High  School  of  Marshalltown,  Io 
wa;  and  in  1907  from  the  State  University 
of  Iowa.  He  is  the  founder  and  principal  of 
the  Pim'Y  Woods  Country  Life  School  of 
Braxton,  Miss.  He  is  a  member  of  several 
clubs  and  societies.  In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Grace  M.  Allen,  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons,  and  reside  in  Braxton,  Miss. 

Jones,  Lewis  Henry,  Member  of  the  De 
troit  Club.  lie  was  born  May  3,  1856,  in 
Detroit,  Mich.  Since  1907  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Detroit  Copper  and  Brass  Rol 
ling  Mills.  He  resides  at  1721  Jefferson 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Jones,  Lewis  Ralph,  Educator,  Botanist 
and  an  Author,  of  146  Prospect  Avenue, 
Madison,  Wis.,  was  born  Dec.  5,  1864,  in 
Brandon,  Wis.  He  was  professor  of  botany 
in  the  University  of  Vermont  in  1889-1910; 
and  since  1910  has  been  professor  of  Plant 
Pathology  in  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 
He  is  the  author  oi'  various  works  on  Eco 
nomic,  Botany  and  Plant  Pathology. 

Jones,  Paul  L.,  Director,  of  60  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  dubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Brush  Electric  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Jones,  Seward  William,  Manufacturer 
and  Banker,  of  10  High  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.,  was  born  Feb.  9,  1857,  in  Ebensburg 
Pa.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Newton  Center 
Savings  Bank ;  and  a  president  of  the  New 
ton  Trust  Company  and  also  of  the  Newton 
ville  Trust  Company.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  National  Association  of  Granite  In 
dustries  of  the  United  States.  For  Thirteen 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Newton 
Board  of  Health ;  and  for  four  years  a 
member  of  the  State  Board  of  Insanity. For 
three  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Gov 
ernors  Council;  was  a  director  of  Need- 
ham  Trust  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Braburn  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Traf 


fic  Club,  and  the  Charles  River  Country 
Club.  In  1881  he  married  Miss  Sarah  A. 
Weller;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
daughters,and  reside  at  49  Columbus  Street 
Newton  Highlands,  Mass. 

Jones,  Thomas  Jesse,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  4,  1873,  in  Llan- 
factraeth,  Wales.  Since  J913  he  has  been 
director  of  research  of  the  Phelps  Stokes 
Fund.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Sociology 
of  a.  New  York  City  Block.  His  address  is 
3462  Macomb  Street,  Washington,  D.C. 

Jones,  William  R.,  Business  President,  of 
50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Mines  Holding  and  Op 
erating  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Jones,  W.  W.,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor,  of  Merchants  National  Bank,San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the  Pacific 
Union  Club,  the  Olympic  Club,  and  the  Pre 
sidio  Golf  Club.  Since  1915  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Merchants  National  Bank. 
In  1907  he  married  Miss  Viola  E.  White; 
and  they  reside  at  1740  Franklin  Street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Jordahl,  Anders,  Business  President,  of 
522  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Midwest  Steel  and  Sup 
ply  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Jordan,  George  Gunby,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Jun< 
19,  1846,  in  Sparta,  Ga.  Since  1888  he  ha; 
been  president  of  Second  National  Bank  o\ 
Columbus,  Ga.  He  resides  in  Columbus,Ga. 

Jordan,  Noah  W.,  Director  of  53  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Great  Northern  Power  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Joselyn,  Lewis  H.,  Business  President,  of 
744  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Alasj. .  anl 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Wood  Piai.o  Company. 

Joy,  Henry  Bourne,  Meuibc.-  of  the  Uni 
versity  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  23,  1SG4,  in 
Detroit,  Mich.  He  is  presicen:  of  the  Pack 
ard  Motor  Car  Company.  He  resides  in  De 
troit,  Mich. 


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Jourdan,  James  H.,  Business  President, 
of  176  Remsen  Street,  Brooklm,  N.Y.;  an-i 
a  member  of  various  cluos  and  societies. Me 
is  president  of  the  Brook- yi«  Union  (Jas 
Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Joyce,  Adrian  D.,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club  and  the  Country  Club  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  He  was  born  Nov.  1,  1872,  in  Surn- 
ner,  Iowa ;  and  is  president  of  the  Glidden 
Company.  He  resides  at  184  Eddy  Road, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Judell,  Arthur,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  12  Prince  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Bellevue  Shoe  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Judell,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  47 
West  Thirty-Fourth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bellevue 
Shoe  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Judge,  Arthur  Homer,  Clergyman,  of  32 
West  Eighty-fourth  Street,New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Aug.  11,  1859,  in  Mont 
real,  Canada.  Since  1900  he  has  been  rec 
tor  of  St.  Matthews  Episcopal  Church  of 
New  York  City.  In  1884  he  married  Miss 
Frederica  G.  Mathias;  and  they  have  a  fa 
mily  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  New  York  City. 

Judge,  James  P.,  Business  President,  of 
189  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Equitable  Building  and 
Loan  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Judg6,  William  J.,  Business  President,of 
26  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  National  Fuel  Gas  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Judkins,  Charles  S.,  Director,  of  20  Pem- 
berton  Square,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Exchange  Trust  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Judson,  Harry  Pratt,  Educator  and  Au 
thor,  of  1146  East  Fifty-Ninth  Street,  Chi 


cago,  111.,  was  born  Dec.  20,  1849,  in  James 
town,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Wil 
liams  College.  Since  1907  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  has 
been  principal  of  the  High  School  of  New 
York.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Young  Am 
erican  and  other  works.  In  1879  he  married 
Miss  Rebecca  A.  Gilbert,  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  1146  East  Fifty- 
ninth  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Julbe,  Vicente  M.,  Merchant  and  Manu 
facturer,  of  11  East  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City,  was  born  Dec.  18,  1867,  in 
Ponce,  Puerto  Rico.  He  was  educated  at 
Mount  Pleasant  Military  Academy,  and  at 
Steven's  Institute  of  Technology.  He  has 
been  assistant  general  manager  and  general 
representative  of  the  Equitable  Life  Insur 
ance  Society  of  the  United  States,  in  the 
Republic  of  Cuba.  He  is  now  president  and 
sole  owner  of  the  Home  Devices  Corpora 
tion,  writh  showrooms  in  New  York  City, 
and  factory  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  resides 
at  the  Commodore  Hotel,  New  York  City; 
and  maintains  a  home  in  Habana,  Cuba. 

Juul,  Niels,  Lawyer  and  Congressman,  of 
19  LaSalle  Street  , Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
in  Denmark.  In  1898  he  received  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  from  Lake  Forest  University;  and 
in  1899  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1898  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  United  States 
Senate.  He  served  for  sixteen  years  and 
became  dean  of  the  Illinois  Senate  and 
chairman  of  its  committee  on  judiciary.He 
was  a  member  of  the  sixty  fifth  Congress 
from  the  seventh  district  of  Illinois  for  the 
term  of  1917-19;  and  is  now  serving  his 
second  term  of  1919-21. 

Kahn,  Albert,  Architect,  of  58  Lafayette 
Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  March 
21,  1869,  in  Rhaumen,  Westphalia,  Germa 
ny.  In  1890-91  he  held  an  American  schol 
arship  for  study  abroad.  Since  1904  has 
been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profes 
sion  in  Detroit;  and  was  architect  for  the 
Ford  Motor  plants,  the  Packard  Motor 
car  plant,  the  Hudson  motor  car  compan> 
and  other  motor  plants;  and  was  architect 
for  the  Detroit  Free  Press  building  and 
various  other  buildings.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Trussed  Concrete  Steel  Company. 


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Kahler,  Harry  Adams,  Member  of  the 
Bankers  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  20,1865, 
in  .MrConnelsville,  Ohio.  Since  1914  he  has 
been  president  of  the  New  York  Title 
Mortgage  Company.  He  resides  at  111  East 
Sixty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Kahn,  Lazard,  Manufacturer,  of  Hamil 
ton,  Ohio,  was  born  Nov.  22,  1850,  in  Al 
sace.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  National 
Association  of  Stove  Manufacturers.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  Club 
of  Cincinnati,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
of  Hamilton,  and  the  National  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  the  United  States.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Elks, 
and  ov  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  married  Coralie  Berthelot  Lemann  of 
Donaldsonville,  La.;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  five  children. 

Kahn,  Louis,  Business  Presdent,  and  Di 
rector,  of  170  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  L. 
and  M.  Kahn  and  Company;  and  president 
of  the  Azure  Mining  Company.  He  is  also 
vice-president  and  a  director  of  the  Amer 
ican  Gem  and  Pearl  Company.  He  is  prorn 
inently  identified  with  business,  public  and 
socal  affairs;  and  has  held  numerous  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Kahn,  Otto  Hermann,  Patron  of  Music 
and  Art,  of  52  Williams  Street,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Feb.  21,  1807,  in  Mannheim, 
Germany.  In  1893-95  he  was  with  the  Imi.k- 
ing  house  of  Speyer  and  Company;  and 
since  1897  has  been  a  member  of  the  bank- 
ig  firm  of  Kahn,  Loeb  and  Company.  He 
is  president  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera 
Company,  r.nd  a  director  of  other  opera  ana 
theatrical  companies.  In  1896  he  married 
Miss  Addie  Wolff;  and  they  reside  at  8 
East  Sixty-eighth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Kahnweiler,  Louis  J.,  Manufacturer,  of 
419-421  South  Wells  Street,  Chicago,  HI., 
was  born  Aug.  1,  1878,  in  Louisville,  Ky^. 
He  has  been  a  buyer,  and  manager  of  sales 
men.  Since  1898  he  has  been  the  propne 
tor  of  the  Paragon  Raincoat  Company.  He 
is  a  prominent  Mason;  and  a  member  ot 
the  Elks.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Motor  Club,  and  several  other  Chicago 


clubs  and  societies.  In  1910  he  married 
Miss  Rachel  Carrie  Slater;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  daughters;  and  reside  at 
509  Roscoe  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Kaines,  Archibald  Chetwode,  Member  01 
the  Pacific  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Nov. 
24,  1865,  in  London,  Ontario,  Canada.  Since 
1917  he  has  been  president  of  the  Ameri 
can  Foreign  Banking  Corporation  ,of  New 
York  City. 

Kanengeiser,  F.  R.,  Business  President, 
of  Liberty  Clay  Produc  Company,  Youngs- 
town,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lib 
erty  Clay  Produce  Company,  and  a  direct 
or  in  other  companies. 

Karp,  Abraham  O.,  Manufacturer  ana 
Director,  of  203  East  Fifty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary,  treas 
urer  and  director  of  0.  Karp  and  Son, 
Incorporated,  growers  and  manufacturers. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  filed  many  po- 
stions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Katz,  Alexander,  Chemist,  of  Unionport, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the  American  Chem 
ical  Society,  and  the  Inventors  Association. 
He  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Lu- 
zanne,  Switzerland;  the  Imperial  Univer 
sity,  Russia,  and  attended  the  Columbia 
University.  Since  1916  he  ha%  been  a  man 
aging  director  and  chief  chemist,  and  is 
now  treasurer  of  the  Florasynth  Labora 
tories.  He  is  the  originator  of  many  or 
ganic  chemical  preparations,  for  the  med 
ical  profession,  flavoring  manufacturers 
and  perfumers.  In  1911-16  he  was  in  charge 
of  the  Flavoring  Department  of  Van  Dyk 
and  Company  and  in  1910-11  was  in  charge 
of  the  laboratory  of  the  National  Dulcin 
and  Chemical  Company,  Lyons  Farms,  N.J. 
He  has  a  family  of  one  son,  Leonard  Katz, 
and  they  reside  at  2229  Creston  Avenue, 
New  York  City. 

Katz,  G.  R.,  Business  President  of  15 
East  Twenty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  th  Boggs  Oil  Cor 
poration,  Oklahoma  City,  Oklahoma;  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 


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Kaufman,  Joseph,  Business  President,  of 
Jay  and  Johnston  Streets,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Safety  Razor  Corporation,  president  of  the 
Jen  Safety  Razor  Corporation,  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Star  Safety  Razor  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  a  director  of  the  McClure  Ma^- 
agine,  Incorporated. 

Kaufman,  Louis  G.,  Bank  President,  of 
149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Chatham  and  Phoenix  Na 
tional  Bank  of  the  City  of  New  York,  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Marquette,  and 
chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Marquette  County  Savings  Bank.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Petroleum  Heat  and  Pow 
er  Company. 

Kaufman,  S.  Jay,  Editor,  of  133  West 
Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City.  He  is 
editor-in-chief  of  the  Dramatic  Mirror  and 
Theatre  World  published  in  New  York  ev 
ery  Thursday,  in  Chicago  every  Saturday, 
and  in  Los  Angeles  every  Wednesday. 

Kaufman,  Samuel  Robert,  Hotel  Propri 
etor,  of  504  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  bor  in  Marquette,  Mich.  He 
educated  in  the  Marquette  public  schools. 
He  is  president  of  the  Congress  Hotel  and 
Annex.  He  is  a  member  of  the  South  Shore 
Country  Club  and  the  Illinois  Athletic 
Club,  and  other  clubs  and  organizations. 

Kaul,  John  Lanzel,  Member  of  the  South 
ern  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  9,  1866,  in  Si. 
Marys,  Elk  County,  Pa.  He  is  president 
and  treasurer  of  Kaul  Lumber  Company. 
He  resides  at  2234  Highland  Avenue,  Bir 
mingham,  Ala. 

Kaven,  Moses  B.,  Director,  of  205  Lin 
coln  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  membei 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  isa  di 
rector    of    the    Liberty    Mutual    Insurance 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Keasbey,  Henry  M.,  Manufacturer,  Busi 
ness  President  and  Director,  of  949  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Pan.  16,  1859,  in  Newark,  N.J.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Fire  Proofing  Compa 
ny.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  American 
Clav  Products  Company,  vice-president  of 


the  Keasbey  Real  Estate  Company  of  New 
ark  and  of  the  Miller  Estate  Association 
of  Morristown,  N.J. 

Keel,  H.  C.,  Manufacturer,  of  700  West 
Twenty-second  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  in  1880  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Laundry  Machinery 
Company;  president  of  the  Manahan  Com 
pany,  director  of  the  Edgewater  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank,  and  owner  of  the  National 
Machinery  Warehouse.  He  is  a  member  ot 
the  Masonic  Order.  In  1889  he  married 
Miss  Martha  Albert ;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  1434 
Estes  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Keelen,  Franz  C.,  Business  President,  of 
1363  Cass  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich.  He  is 
president  of  the  Michigan  State  Telephone 
Company.  He  resides  at  3404  Seminole 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Keller,  Karl  T.,  Business  Manager  and 
Overseer,  of  261  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club 
of  Boston,  the  Railroad  Club,  the  Univer- 
and  the  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Aug. 
sity  Club  of  New  York,  the  Country  Club, 
the  Exchange  Club,  the  Commercial  Club, 
26,  1827,  in  Fort  Kearney,  Neb.;  and  was 
educated  at  Harvard  University.  Since 
1915  he  has  been  manager  of  the  Bqjston  of 
fice  of  Lybrand,  Ross  Brothers  and  Mont 
gomery.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Bos 
ton  Co-operative  Building  Company,  and 
an  Overseer  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Boys  Club. 
For  some  years  he  was  general  manager  of 
the  New  England  Telegraph  and  Telephone 
Company.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Marion 
Mandell;  and  they  reside  at  57  Mount  Ver- 
non  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Kelley,  Francis  Clement,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  332  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Oct.  23,  1870,  in 
Canada.  In  1893  he  was  ordained  Roman 
Catholic  Priest.  He  is  the  founder  of  the 
Cathslii3  Church  Extension  Society  of  the 
United  States,  and  Protonotary  Apostolic 
to  the  Pape.  Since  1906  he  as  been  found 
er  an  editor-in-chief  of  the  Extension 
Magazine.  He  is  the  author  of  the  The  Last 
Battle  of  the  Gods;  The  Book  of  Red  and 
Yellow,  and  other  works.  He  resides  in 
Chicago,  HI. 

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Keller,  W.  E.,  Business  President,  of  907 
Third  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Kelley,  Hermon  Alfred,  Lawyer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  the  Kirby  Building, 
Clevland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the 
Union  Club,  the  University  Club,  the  Coun 
try  Club,  the  Mayfield  Country  Club,  the 
Roadside  Club  of  Cleveland,  the  Cleveland 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  .May  15, 
1859,  on  Kelley 's  Island,  Ohio;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  B.S.,  A.M,  LL.B.,  and 
LL.D.  He  is  past  president  of  the  Ohio 
Society  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution. 
Since  1883  he  has  been  a  resident  of  Cleve 
land,  and  in  1891  was  assistant  corpora 
tion  Counsel  to  the  City  of  Cleveland.  He 
is  president  of  the  Atchison  and  Eastern 
Bridge  Company,  general  counsel  of  the 
Great  Lakes  Towing  Company  and  other 
institutions.  He  is  president  of  the  Hor 
ace  Kelley  Art  Foundation,  president  of 
the  New  England  Society  of  Cleveland 
and  is  identified  with  various  other  social 
patriotic  and  business  enterprises.  He  is 
the  author  of  History  of  the  Kelly  Fam 
ily,  and  Individualism  in  America.  In  1889 
lie  married  Miss  Florence  Alice  Kendall, 
;md  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and 
reside  in  winter  on  Overlook  Road,  Euclid 
Heights,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  their  sum 
mer  residence  is  in  St.  Remy,  Ulster  Coun 
ty,  N.Y. 

Kelley,  William  Vallandigham,  Member 
of  the  Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  13, 
1861,  in  Gratis,  Ohio.  He  is  preside^  .. 
Michle  Printing  Press  and  Manufacturing 
turing  Company.  He  resides  at  1550  North 
State  Parkway,  Chicago,  111. 

Kellner,  Max,  Theologian  and  Oriental 
ist,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.;  was  born  May 
21,  1861,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  He  has  r:ceiv- 
ed  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  D.D.,  and 
B.I).  Since  1907  he  has  been  professor  of 
literature  and  interpretation  of  the  Old 
Testament  in  the  Cambridge  Theological 
School.  He  is  the  author  of  the  PhopliCf- 
cies  of  Isaiah;  an  Outline  Study  on  the  Old 
Testament  Literature  and  Religion  and 
othfr  works;  and  resides  in  Cambridge, 
Mass. 


Kellogg,  Charlotte  Hoffman  (Mrs.  Ver- 
non  L.  Kellogg),  Member  of  the  Town  and 
Country  Club.  She  was  born  in  Grand  Is 
land,  Neb.  She  worked  in  occupied  Begimn 
as  a  member  of  the  commission;  and  in 
1917-18  was  speaker  for  the  United  State* 
Food  Administration.  She  is  the  author  of 
Women  of  Beligium.  Her  address  is  Lei  and 
Stanford  University,  Cal. 

Kellogg,  Edward  B.,  Physician  and  Mel- 
ical  Director,  of  197  Clarendon  Street. 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Al 
gonquin  Club,  the  Boston  Press  Club.  He 
was  born  Aug.  21,  1850,  in  Sheboygan, 
Wis.;  and  was  educated  at  the  Bowdoin 
College  Medical  School.  Since  1883  he  has 
been  a  practicing  physician,  and  medical 
drector  of  the  John  Hancock  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Boston  Penny  Savings  Bank.  He  was 
the  editor  and  organizer  of  the  Jackson 
ville  Union,  of  Florida.  In  1879  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Minnie  Bradbury;  and  they  havt. 
one  son,  and  reside  at  854  Beacon  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Kellogg,  John  Harvey,  Physician  and 
Surgical  Inventor,  of  Battle  Creek,  Mich., 
was  born  Feb.  16,  1852,  in  Tyrone,  Mich. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Michigan  State 
Normal  School;  and  in!875  he  received  the 
degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Bellevue  Hospi 
tal  Medical  College.  Since  1875  he  has 
practiced  in  Battle  Creek;  and  since  1876 
has  been  superintendent  of  the  Batik1 
Creek  Sanitarium.  He  is  the  inventor  of 
improved  apparatus  and  instruments  for 
medical  and  surgical  purposes.  He  is  the 
author  of  two  series  of  Text-Books  and 
Charts  Arts  of  Massage;  Rational  Hydro- 
therapy;  Light  Therapeutics;  Colon  Hy 
giene;  Nuerathenia;  also  many  technical  pa 
pers  and  articles.  For  forty  years  he  has 
been  editor  of  the  Good  Health.  In  1879  he 
married  Miss  Ella  E.  Eaton,  of  Alfred  Cen 
ter,  N.Y.. 

Kellogg,  Rawdon  W.,  Director,  of  375 
Fulton  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Citizens  Water  Supply 

Kelly,  Charles  F.,  Treasurer  and  Direr-t 
or  of  the  C.  P.  H.  Motor  Corporation  and 
other  corporations. 


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Kelly,  A.  Livingston,  Business  Presiden'. 
of  Prairie  Avenue,  Pawtucket,  F.L;  and 
am  ember  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Eagleville  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Kelly,  Cornelius  F.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Anaconda  Copper  Mm 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Kelly,  James  P.,  Business  President,  of 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
1811  Kings  Highway,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
is  president  of  the  G.  and  Holding  Compa- 
ny,and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Kelly,  John  A.,  Director,  of  55  John 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Underwriters'  Building  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Kelsey,  Clarence  H.,  Business  President, 
of  176  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and"  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bond  and  Mortgage 
Guarantee  Company,  ad  a  director  in  othei 
corporations. 

Kelsey,  Clifford  S.,  Business  President, 
of  162  Remsen  Street,  Brooklyn,  N..Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Brownsville 
Association,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 

Kelsey,  Harry  S.,  Business  President,  ot 
44  Bromfield  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H-1 
Is  president  of  the  East  Coast  Finance 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Kemp,  Theodore,  Educator,  of  Blooming- 
ton,  111.,  was  born  April  16,  1868,  in  Ris 
ing  Sun,  Ind.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Northwestern  University,  the  University 
of  Southern  California  and  the  De  Pauv/ 
University.  In  1893  he  graduated  from  De 
Pauw  University  and  received  the  decrees 
A.B.,  DD.  and  LL|D.  Since  1908  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Illinois  Wesleyan 
University.  He  isa  member  of  th  Ameri 
can  Geographical  Society,  Fellow  of  Royal 
Society  of  Arts  of  London,  the  American 
Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science, 


Bloomington  Country  Club,  the  Rotary 
Club,  is  a  Mason  and  a  member  of  various* 
other  clubs  and  societies.  In  1893  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Flora  Isreal  Tintitt,  and  they 
reside  at  206  North  Gridley  Street  Bloom 
ington,  111. 

Kemper,  William  Thornton,  Banker,  of 
Kansas  City,  Mo.,  was  born  Nov.  3,  1866*, 
in  Daviess  County,  Mo.  He  is  president  of 
corporations.  He  is  chairman  of  the  board 
of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  and 
Commerce  Trust  Company  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  He  is  a  member  of  the  leading  clubs 
and  societies;  and  prominent  in  biniiie.r} 
and  public  affairs.  He  resides  at  1007 
Westover  Road,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Kendall,  Henry  Plimpton,  Business  Pres 
ident,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of  660  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  membe:1 
of  the  University  Club  and  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  teh  Addison 
Mills,  the  Lewis  Manufacturing  Company 
of  Walpole,  the  Slaytersville  Finishing 
Company,  the  Wateree  Mills,  and  the  Wal- 
poole  Trust  Company.  He  resides  in  Wal 
pole,  Mass. 

Kendall,  Messmore,  Business  President, 
of  17  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Ladnek 
Realty  Corporation,  ad  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Kennard,  Beulah  Elferth,  Social  Worker, 
Lecturer  and  Writer,  of  23  Park  Avenui, 
New  York  City,  was  born  Aug.  3,  1867, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1914  she  has 
been  educational  director  of  the  Depart 
ment  Store  Educational  Association  of 
New  York  City. 

Kennedy,  Samuel  McCaw,  Utility  En 
gineer,  of  Edison  Buidling,  Los  Angeles, 
CaL,  was  born  June  20,  1863,  in  Toronto, 
Canada.  He  has  crossed  the  Atlantic  many 
times  as  a  foreign  buyer  for  the  Company 
of  Samson,  Kennedy  and  Company  whol-~- 
sale  importers.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Santa  Barbara  Elcetric  Company,  the  San 
ta  Barbara  and  Suburban  Railway  Com 
pany,  and  the  Wallace  Refineries  of  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.  He  resides  at  1225  North 
Granada  Avenue,  Alhambra,  Cal. 


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Kennedy,  Fred  J.,  Business  President,  of 

32  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  J.F.  Kimedy  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Kennedy,  Walter,  Consulting  Engineer, 
of  Oil  Penn  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  wa^ 
born  in  1861,  in  Poland,  Ohio.  He  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  Buffalo  Furnace 
Company. 

Kenny,  William  F.,  Business  President, 
of  841  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hickey  Contracting, 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Kent,  Elizabeth  Thatcher  (Mrs.  William 
Kent),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She 
was  born  Sept.  22,  1868,  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Executive 
for  Woman  Suffrage.  She  resides  in  Kent- 
field,  Cal. 

Kent,  Thomas  B.,  Director,  of  195  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Decatur  Land  ompany  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Keown,  R.  J.,  Director,  of  1118  Union 
Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  ond  *, 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Los  Angeles  Oil  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Keplinger,  C.  W.,  Business  Presidnt,  ot 
531  Remkert  Building,  Canton,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Canton  Morris  Plan 
Bank  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Kepple.  Lee  Arthur,  Business  President, 
oi'  565  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Unite;]  Commercial  Travel 
ers  of  America.  He  was  born  Sept.  28 
1890,  in  Johnstown,  Pa.  He  is  the  founde 
and  president  of  the  United  Shirt  Shopv 
Incorporated,  a  chain  of  men's  wear  store 
all  over  the  states.  He  is  president  of  th? 
(ioldkep  Realty  Corporation.  He  is  also 
the  organizer  and  director  of  the  Bank  of 
Sheepshead  Bay,  New  York  City.  In  1910 
ho  married  Miss  Martha  L.  Lannigan;  and 
they  reside  at  1226  Avnue  V,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 


Kerckhoff,  W.  G.,  Business  President, 
of  Garland  Buidling,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bakersfiela 
Gas  and  Electric  Light  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Kern,  Edith  Kingman,  Member  of  tht 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Harvard, 
and  for  two  years  she  was  a  member  of 
111.  In  1907  she  was  admitted  to  the  bar; 
the  Board  of  Education  of  Washington, 
D.C.  She  is  the  author  of  Little  Journey' 
to  Australia.  She  resides  at  1912  G  Street, 
N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Kern,  Fred  J.,  Publisher  and  Statesman, 
of  Belleville,  111.,  was  born  Sept.  2,  1864, 
in  Millstadt,  111.  For  thirty  years  he  ha-; 
been  editor  and  owner  of  the  Belleville 
Daily  and  Semi- Weekly  News  Democrat; 
and  has  been  editor  and  owner  of  the  East 
St.  Louis  Gazette.  He  served  two  years 
as  a  member  of  congress.  In  1904,  1908 
and  1912  he  was  delegate  to  the  Democrat 
ic  Nationa  Conventions.  From  1912-17  he 
was  president  of  the  State  Board  of  Ad 
ministration,  and  has  served  five  terms  as 
mayor  of  his  city. 

Kern,  George,  Business  President,  of  350 
West  Thirty-eighth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  George 
Kern  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Kerr,  Albert  B.,  Business  President,  of 
49  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Hb 
is  president  of  the  Potts  Run  Coal  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Kerstetter,  Edgar  L.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  505  Broad  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Midnight 
Mining  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ketcheson,  Fred  GK,  Member  of  the  Ma- 
f.onic  Order,  the  Old  Colony  Club,  the 
Lions  Club,  the  Commonwealth  Club  and 
the  Empire  Club.  He  was  born  May  8, 
1885,  in  Belleville,  Ontario,  Canada.  He  is 
the  Agency  Director  of  the  New  York  Life 
Insurance  Company.  He  resides  at  123 
Glendale  Avenue,  Toronto,  Canada. 


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Kessel,  Adam  Jr.,  Business  President,  of 
1476  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  n 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 

is  presdent  of  the  Broncho  Motion  B4?tr.r3 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Ketchum,  Edgar  Van  Rensse'aer,  Direct 
or,  of  1709  Popham  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.   He  is  a  director  of  the  Newfound 
land    Copper   Company,   Incorporated 

Keyes,  Alexander  D.,  Business  President, 
of  Humboldt  Bank  Building,  San  Francis 
co,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Hum . 
boldt  Savings  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Keyes,  George  Thurman,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  17,  1889,  in 
Sheboygan,  Wis.  Since  1914  he  has  been 
secretary  of  the  National  Civil  Service  Re 
form  League.  He  resides  at  356  Wst  Twen 
ty-first  Street,  New  York  City. 

Keyser,  Harriette  A.,  Member  of  tht 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  July  27, 
3841,  in  New  York.  She  was  the  organizei 
of  theNew  York  Woman's  Suffrage  Asso 
ciation.  She  is  the  author  of  On  the  Board 
er  Land.  She  resides  at  410  Lafayette 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Kidder,    Nathaniel    T.,    Director,    of   53 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of   various   clubs   and    societies.     He   is   a 
director  of  the  Boston  and  Chelsea  Rail 
road  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Killam,  Charles  Wilson,  Member  of  tht 
American  Institute  of  Architects,  the  A 
merican  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  and 
the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston.  He  is  Asso 
oiate  Professor  of  Architecture,  Chairman 
of  the  School  of  Architecture  and  Acting 
dean  of  the  Harvard  University.  He  re 
sides  at  51  Avon  Hill  Street,  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

Kilmarx,  Louis  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  cubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Utilities 
Corporations  and  other  corporations. 

Kilner,  Samuel  E.,  Business  President, 
of  115  Broaway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  South  Superior  Land 


Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 
Kilpatrick,   William  Douglass,  Business 

President,  of  149  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  West  Fil- 
teenth  Street  Realty  Corporation,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fifteenth  Street  Real 
ty  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Kimball,    Arthur    L.,     Member    of    the 
Moving  Pictures  Directors  Association.  He 
was   born   in   Gillespie,   111.;   and   received 
the  degree  o£  C.E.  from  Washington  Uni 
versity.    Since  its  inception  lu>  lias  follow 
ed  a  screen  career  with  the  Biograph,  Ed 
ison,    Essanay,    Atlas,    St.    Louis    Moving 
Picture  Company,  Columbia,  and  the  Fron 
tier.     He   has   directed  over   one  hundred 
stories,    photographel    over   five   thousand 
pictures  of   subjects  used   for  instruction 
education,  and  advance  science  for  twelve 
universities  in  the  United  States  and  Can 
ada.    He  has  recently  formed  tl:e  Kimball 
Art   Company,    Incorporated. 

Kimball,  Charles  J.,  Business  Presidint 
of  137  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  Board  of  Fire 
Underwriters,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Kimball,  David  P.,  Business  President, 
of  35  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Nashua  and  Lowell 
Railroad  Croporation  and  a  director  ri 
other  corporations. 

Kimball,  Frank,  Patron  of  Music  and 
Art,  of  32  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago; 
111.,  was  born  May  14,  1853,  in  Charleston, 
Mass.  Since  1896  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  grain  commission  business  on  tht 
Chicago  Poard  of  Trade.  He  is  president 
of  the  Chicago  City  Missionary  Society, 
and  vice-president  of  the  West  Suburban 
Hospital.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Unioi. 
League,  the  City  Club,  and  the  Oak  Par\ 
Country  Club.  In  1899  he  married  Miss 
Anna  C.  Marchant;  and  they  have  a  fam'- 
ily  of  three  daughters  and  reside  at  424 
Iowa  Street,  Oak  Park,  HI. 


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Kimball,  Raymond  G.,  Member  of  the 
Hamilton  Club,  the  Kiwanis  Club  of  Chi 
cago,  111.  He  is  president  of  the  Kimball 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank  and  the  Logan 
Square.  He  was  born  Oct.  20,.  1878,  in  Chi- 
District  Camp  Grounds  Association.  He 
resides  at  2512  Kimball  Avenue.  Chicago, 
111. 

Kimbrough,  Herbert,  Dean  of  the  School 
Wash.,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  prominent  in  the  educa 
tional  and  musical  \vorld,  .uid  Las  filled 
several  positions  el  trust  and  honor.  Ho 
is  now  dean  of  ih^  ;>hool  of  Music  and 
Fine  Arts  of  the  State  CoVe,*;  of  Wash 
ington. 

Kincaid,  J.  Leslie,  Business  President, 
of  25  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Kincaia 
and  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Kindel,  GeDrge  John,  Merchant  and  Con 
gressman,  of  Denver,  Col.,  was  born  March 
2,  1855,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  en 
gaged  in  the  mattress  and  upholstery  busi 
ness.  In  1913-15  he  was  a  member  of  the 
sixty-third  Congress.  He  holds  the  office 
of  intervener  in  the  Colorado  State 
Grange;  and  has  held  numerous  position? 
of  trust  and  honor.  He  has  a  family  of 
one  son  and  one  daughter  living;  and  re 
sides  at  1578  Yates  Avenue,  Denver,  Col. 

King,  Burnham  W.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  12  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  the  Camp  Fire  Club,  the 
Moganic  Fish  and  Game  Corporation,  aril 
other  corporations.  He  was  born  Aug.  17, 
1802,  in  Warren,  Ohio;  and  was  educates 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Since  1882  he  ha:;  bc?n 
with  Julius  King  Optical  Company,  of 
which  corporation  he  is  secretary.  He  has 
been  presdent  of  teh  Gotham  Homes  Cor 
poration  of  New  York  City.  In  1C87  lu 
married  Miss  Annie  Laura  Neff;  and  thev 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter , 
an  dreside  at  22  Summit  Street,  East  Ui 
ange,  N.J. 

King,  Delcevare,  Business  President,  ol 
157  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 


King,  F.  W.,  President  of  the  Mcndeb- 
sohn  Club,  with  a  membership  of  forty- 
two  men.  He  resides  at  1908  West  Eighth 
Avenue,  Spokane,  Wash. 

King,  G.  L.,  Director,  of  05  Market 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

King,  Henry  Churchill,  Member  of  vari 
ous   Clubs   and   societies.    He   is  president 
of  the  Oberlin  College  since  1902.    He  re 
sides  at  317  East  College  Street,  Oberlin, 
Ohio. 

King,  J.  H.,  Business  President,  of  308 
Twelfth  Street,  Oakland,  Cal.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  i  ? 
president  of  the  Oakland  Chamber  of  Com 
merce  and  other  corporations. 

King,  John  C.,  Business  President,of  the 
Marion  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  u 
member  of  the  Cleveland  Athletic  Club, 
the  City  Club,  and  the  Cleveland  Chamber 
of  Commerce;  and  is  also  a  life  member  of 
the  Cleveland  Yacht  Club.  He  was  born 
April  22,  1805,  in  St.  Lawrerce  Couni>, 
N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  John  C.  Kin; 
Lumber  Company;  and  is  identified  with 
various  other  business  enterprises.  In  189  I 
he  marred  Miss  Florence  C.  Baimigarte:i, 
of  Buffalo,  N.Y. ;  and  they  have  one  son, 
and  reside  at  1415  West  One  Hundred  an  1 
Twelfth  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

King,  Louisa  Yeomans  (Mrs.  Franc  s 
King),  Member  of  teh  Woman's  City  Clu'\ 
She  was  born  Oct.  17,  1863  in  Washing- 
totn,  N.J.  She  is  president  of  the  Woman's 
National  Farm  and  Garden  Association. 
She  is  the  author  of  The  Well-  Considere  1 
Garden.  Her  addre  s  is  at  the  Orchard 
House,  Alma,  Mich. 

King,  Parker  D.,  Vice-pvsident  ml  Di 
rector,  of  114  Ninth  Street,  Lon;*'  Island 
City,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  i?  president  of  William 
H.  King  and  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Schooner  Esther  Melbourne  Corpor 
ation,  the  Schooner  Frederick  J.  Lovat 
Corporation,  and  tVe  Schooner  J.  Edward 
Drake  Corporation.  His  a:ldre:s  also  i, 
690  Springfield  Avenue,  Summit,  N.J, 


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King,  Peter,  Business  President,  of  153 
Thames  Street,  Newport,  R.I. ;  and  a  mem 
her  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  i ; 
president  of  the  Aquidneck  National  Ban': 
and  other  corporations. 

King,  Ralph  W.,  Realtor  and  Business 
Man,  of  120  West  Forty-seventh  Street, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  various 
cubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in  Chicago, 
111. ;  and  was  educated  in  the  public  school ; 
of  his  native  city.  For  many  years  he  hai 
been  identified  with  The  R.  W.  King  Com 
pany,  Hay  Grain  and  Feed  Elevator.  He 
is  alsoengaged  in  the  Real  Estate  Business, 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  resides  at  4424  Drexel  Bottle 
vard,  Chicago,  111. 

King,  Robert  P.,  Publicity  Managed,  of 
565  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
nubicity  manager  of  the  Nassau-Bahamas 
Club  of  New  York  City;  and  has  held  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

King,  Thomas  Brown,  Member  of  the  Ci- 
tv  Club.  He  was  born  July  10,  1861,  in 
White  County,  Ark.  In  1913-14  he  w'as 
chairman  of  the  Shelby  County  Commis 
sion  Form  of  Government.  He  resides  at 
52  North  Waldron  Boulevard,  Memphis, 
Tenn. 

King,  Williard  Vintor,  Member  of  the 
Unver :ut.y  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  3,  1868, 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Knickerbocker  Trust  Co. 

Kingan,  S.  L.,  President  of  the  Art  As 
Kociation  of  Tucson.   He  resides  in  Tucson, 
Ariz. 

Kingman,  Edward  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Treasurer,  of  19  Faneuill  Ha1! 
Market,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was  born  iti 
1861,  in  East  Bridgewater,  Mass.  Since 
1894  he  has  been  engaged  in  busiress  for 
Hmself  in  the  Faneuil  Hall  Market;  and 
is  president  of  the  E.  H.  Kingman  Com- 
^any.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Na 
Tonal  Bank.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Bo  -ton  Fruit  and  Produce  Exchange.  In 
1P85  he  married  Miss  Florence  W.  Morri- 
on:  nnd  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons, 
nnd  re-ide  at  14  Kenwood  Street,  West 
Corner ville,  Mass. 


Kingsbury,  John  Adams,  Social  Worker, 
of  the  Municipal  Building,  New  York  City, 
wase  born  Aug.  30,  1876,  in  Horton,  Kan. 
He  is  commissioner  of  public  charities  of 
New  York.  He  resides  in  Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Kingsbury,  Susan  Myra,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Oct.  18, 
1870,  in  San  Pablo,  Cal.  Since  1915  she 
has  been  director  of  Social  Economy  an! 
Social  Research  in  Bryn  Mawr  Colle- 
She  is  editor  of  Econnomic  Relations  of 
Women.  She  resides  in  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa. 

Kingsbury,  WHoughby  J.,  Treasurer  ana 
irector,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so- 
ciet.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Adirondack 
and  St.  Lawrence  Railroad  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Kingsley,  Darwin  J.,  Business  President, 
of  346  Broa'lway,  Ne-v  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H  ; 
is  president  of  the  New  York  Life  Insur 
ance  Company,  and  a  dirctor  in  other 
corporations. 

Kinsrsley,  Sherman  Colver  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  May  27,  1866,  in 
Waverly,  Iowa.  Since  1917  he  has  been 
director  of  the  Welfare  Federation  of 
Celveland  .  He  resides  at  2434  Overland 
Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio.. 

Kingsley,  William  Morgan,  Member  of 
the  University  Club.  He  was  born  Dec. 
16,  1863,  in  New  York.  Since  1906  he  has 
been  vice-president  of  the  United  States 
Trust  Company,  of  New  York.  His  ad 
dress  is  45  Wall  Street,  New  York  City. 

Kinley,    David,    Member   of   the  TJnioii 

League  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club,  the  City 
Club,  and  the  Chicago  Rotary  Club.  He  is 
president  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  He 
has  been  professor  economic  and  dean  of 
the  College  of  Literature  and  Arts  and 
dean  of  the  Graduate  School,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  He 
ieside^  ;«t  Urbana,  HI. 

Kinnan,  Alexander  P.  W.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  701  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Union  Dime 
Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  n  other  cor 
poratons. 


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Kennicutt,  Lincoln  Newton,  Mcnil:iT  o? 
the  Century  Cub.  He  was  born  March  14, 
lie  has  been  a  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Kennicutt  and  De  Witt,  Bankers.  He  r» 
rides  at  72  Cedar  Street,  Worcester,  Masb. 

Kirby,  Fred  Morgan,  Member  of  the 
Westmorland  Cub  He  was  born  Oct.  30, 
1861,  in  Brownville,  Jefferson  County,  KY. 
He  is  president  of  the  Miners  Bank.  He 
resides  at  202  South  River  Street,  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Pa. 

Kirby,  John,  Jr.,  Member  of  the  Dayton 
City  Cub.  He  was  born  May  16,  1850,  in 
Troy,  N.Y.  Since  1917  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Dayton  Manufacturing  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  435  West  Second 
Street,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Kirby,  John  F.,  Realtor  and  Trustee,  ot 
84  Main  Street,  Woonsocket  R.I.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Woonsocket  Country  Club, 
the  Elks  the  American  Legion,  and  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was  born  in 
1800  in  Woonsocket,  R.I. ;  and  graduated 
from  the  Holy  Cross  College  of  Worces 
real  estate  and  insurance  firm  of  J.  F.  and 
C.  L.  Kirby.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Pro 
ducers  Savings  Bank;  and  the  incorporat- 
or  of  the  Mechanics  Savings  Bank;  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  Statt 
Legislature.  In  1921  he  married  Miss  Mel- 
ora  Farley;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  re 
side  at  10  Spring  Street,  Woonsocket,  B.I. 

Kirkbride,  Franklin  B.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  7  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  SKF  Admin 
istration  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Kirkus,  Alfred  R.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  309  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Central  Real  Es 
tate  Association  and  other  corporations. 

Kittle,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Consolidated  Arizona 
Smelting  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Kittredge  Mabel  Hyde,  Member  of  the 
Cosmopolitan  Club.  She  was  born  Sept. 


19,  1837,  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1908  she  in 
augurated  lunches  in  elementary  schools 
of  New  York ;  and  is  now  chairman  of  the 
School  Lunch  Commission.  He  address  is 
( 1>  Washington  Square,  New  York  City. 

Kittredge,  Wheaton,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or,  of  148  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Woolen 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Klapp,  Eugene,  Consulting  Engineer,  of 
84  Pine  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born 
May  23,  1867,  in  Orange,  N.J.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Columbia  University.  Since 
1889  he  has  been  practicing  the  profession 
of  civil  engineer.  He  has  been  president 
of  hte  Cuban  Ports  Company;  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Parsons,  Klapp,  Brinckerhoff 
and  Douglass,  consulting  engineers  of  84 
Pine  Street,  New  York  City.  In  1892  he 
married  Miss  Margaret  Hotchkiss;  and 
thev  have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  and 
resde  at  134  East  Seventy-fourth  Stree' 
ixew  York  City. 

Kleber,  Charles  J.,  Secretary  and  D> 
rector,  of  161  West  Sixty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  ami  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Federal  Screen  Corporation  and  other  cor- 
poratons. 

Klee,  Nathan,  Underwriter,  of  175  West 
Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Aug.  4,  1870,  in  Germany.  In  1885  he  was 
associated  with  A.  R.  Edwards  in  the  fire 
insurance  business;  1893-97  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Edwards,  Morse  and  Klee; 
1897-1902  in  business  for  himself;  1902 
<'onsolidated  with  B.  F.  Rogers  and  Com 
pany  as  Klee,  Ro^or '  n^d  Company;  1916 
consolidated  with  Wile  Loeb  and  Gutman 
under  the  present  name  of  Klee,  Rogers, 
Wile  and  Loeb.  He  is  active  n  charity  work 
and  for  ten  years  treasurer  and  a  director 
of  the  Associated  Jewish  Charities  of  Chi- 
rafro ;  and  a  member  of  the  Standard  Uli- 
^ois  Athletic  Club  pnd  the  Northmooi 
Country  Club.  In  1910  he  married  Miss 
Florence  Thalhimer,  of  Richmond,  Va.; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons,  ana 
reside  at  495  Ash  Street,  Winnetka,  HI. 


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Klein,  Milton  M.,  Vice-president,  of  361 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Sept.  5,  1870,  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.  He 
Avas  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools 
v£  Bridgeport,  Conn.  After  leaving  school 
he  entered  the  employ  of  B.  Altman  and 
Company,  dry  goods  merchants,  and  held 
rarious  responsible  positions  as  buyer  and 
manager.  Upon  incorporation  of  the  firm 
in  February,  1909,  was  one  of  the  incor- 
porators,  and  elected  director  and  secre 
tary;  and  a  director  of  the  Auto  Strop 
Safety  Razor  Company.  He  is  a  membei 
of  the  Society  for  Ethical  Culture;  and  is 
trustee  and  chairman  of  the  Felicia  sum 
mer  vacation  home  for  ^oor  el"'€r*"Ti-  "^ 
Mountain ville.  Orange  County,  N.Y.  He 
married  Miss  Zella  S.  Schamberg,  of  Phil- 
delphia,  Pa.;  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  470  Park  Avenu?,  New  York 
City. 

Klein,  William,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  220  West  Forty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  cubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Shu- 
bert  Theatrical  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Kieinsdimidt,  Bernard,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Beach  Street  Flushing  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  teh  Klein schmidt  Mag 
nesia  Company,  and  a  director  in  various 
other  corporations. 

Kline,  William  S.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  successful  Fi 
nancier  of  610  North  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.  He  was  born  Julv  31,  187b, 
in  Canton,  111.;  and  received  a  technical 
education.  He  was  formerlv  assistant  sec 
tary  of  the  Commonwealth  Edison  Com- 
^anv.  He  is  now  vice-president  of  the 
Lake  Shore  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  and  is 
H-o  chairman  of  the  l>ke  S^-^  ^onrnanv: 
plos  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 
Ho  r-^si^e"  in  Chicago,  111. 

K^'neroan,  David,  Busine^  President,  of 
'ML  West  St.  Clair  Avenue.  Cl-ve'and,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  various  cubs  and  soci 
eties.  Lie  is  president  of  the  Maiestic  Knit 
ting  Mills  Company;  and  has  held  sever 
al  positions  of  trust  andhonor.  In  1919  he 
married  Miss  Ethel  Greenwald;  and  they 


reside  at  1930  Ostand  Avenue,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Klingenberg,  William  J.,  Member  of  the 
Edgewater  Golf  Cub,  the  Barrington  Hills 
Country  Club,  the  Edgewater  Beach  Yacht 
Club  and  is  also  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason.  He  was  born  Feb.  27,  1877,  in  Du- 
buque,  Iowa,  He  is  president  of  the  Sheri 
dan  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  and  of  the 
Capitol  State  Savings  Bank.  He  resides 
in  Chicago,  111. 

Klous,  Maurice  H.,  Business  President, 
of  40  Center  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  cubs  and  societies.  He 
is  presidnet  of  th  Metropoitan  Marine  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Klugh,  Paul  B.,  Business  President  of 
653  West  Fifty-first  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Autopi- 
ano  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Kusner,  Lazarus  William,  Realtor,  B-«-- 
iness  President  and  Trustee,  of  217  The 
Arcade,  Cleveand,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of 
the  Cleveand  Advertising  Club,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  varoius  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  in  1877  in  Russia.  Since  1913  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Pearl  Ridge  Realty 
Company ;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Real  Es 
tate  Board.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Piere 
Protective  Life  Association.  In  1917  he 
married  Miss  Anna  Cohen;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  9817  Newton  Road,  Cleveand, 
Ohio. 

Knapp,  Sewell  A.,  Land  Owner  and  Bus- 
ness  President,  of  the  Hearst  Buiding,  San 
Francisco,  and  the  Pioneer  Society  of  Cal- 
fornia.  He  was  born  Sept.  9,  1854,  in  Co 
lumbia,  Cal. ;  and  received  an  academic 
education.  He  is  president  and  manager 
of  the  Knapp  Metal  Barrel  and  Package 
Company  of  Nevada,  at  San  Fracisco,  Cal. 
He  i  s  one  of  the  principal  owners  of  the 
Back  Oak  Mine  and  the  Back  Oak  Devel- 
opement  Company  He  is  the  author  of 
and  Sodium  Carbonate.  In  1877  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Louisa  K.  Potash,  at  San  Jose, 
Cal..  and  they  have  a  famiy  of  two  sons 
and  one  daughter  and  reside  in  Berkeley, 
Cal. 


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Kneeland,  George  Jackson,  So</iol<>  i  t, 
305  West  Fort  it  th  Street,  wu  ;  bor:i  S:>;  t. 
1,  1872  in  Griggsville,  111.  He  has  been  di 
rector  of  investigations  for  the  Bureau  of 
Social  Hygeihe  and  American  Vigilance 
Association  of  New  York.  He  is  the  author 
of  Commercialized  Prostution  in  New  York 
City. 

Knight,  C.  Prescott,  Business  President, 
of  Hospital  Trust  Building,  Providence, 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  National 
Bank  of  Commerce  and  other  corporations. 

Knight,  Frederic  Harrison,  Social  Work 
er,  of  202  West  Newton  Street  Boston, 
Mass.,  was  born  Oct.  22  1859  in  Sace, 
Maine.  He  is  superintendent  of  the  New 
Kngand  Home  for  Little  Wanderers. 

Knight,  Webster,  Business  President,  ol 
Hospital  Trust  Building,  Providence  R.I. 
He  is  president  of  the  Phenix  National 
Bank  and  other  corporation. 

Knoedler  Roland  F.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Firm  of  Knoedler  and  Company,  of  550 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City.  He  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Knoppel  Raymond  J.,  Director,  of  5 
Beekman  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  R.  W.  Lillie  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Knopp,  W.  J.,  Director,  of  30  East  Forty- 
Second  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Michigan  Northern  Power 
Compr.iiy  and  other  corporaat'.oir-. 

Knott,  James  E.  Business  President,  of 
20  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  871  Seventh  Avenue 
Hotel  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Knotts,  Armanis  F.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  July  30,  1857  in  High 
land  County  Ohio.  He  started  the  move 
ment  to  save  the  Indiana  Dunes  for  a  Na 
tional  Park  Association,  and  was  its  first 
president.  He  resides  at  800  Jackson  Street, 
Gary,  Ind. 

Knowles,  Benjamin  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  192  Broadway  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 


ber  of  various  clubs  and  societis.  He  ib 
president  of  the  Premier  Realty  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Knowles  Robert  B.,  Business  President^ 
of  165  Broadway  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Moving  Picture  DT:M- 
tors  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
associations. 

Knox.James  Samuel,  Business  President, 
Lecturer  and  Author,  of  71  Euclid  Build 
ing,  Cleveland  Ohio,  was  born  Dec.  12  1872, 
in  Sliawville,  Quebec,  Canada.  He  was  eel 
ucated  at  the  University  of  South  Dakota, 
Drake  University  and  the  Ott  School  of 
Expression,  of  Chicago,  111.  Snce  1906  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Knox  School 
of  Salesmanship  and  Business  Adminis 
tration;  and  is  also  president  of  the  Knox 
Busine  s  Book  Company.  For  several  years 
he  was  a  Chatauqua  and  Lyceum  Lecturer; 
and  is  the  author  of  several  books  on  Ef- 
ficien".y  Saesmanship  and  Management. 
In  1900  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Frush, 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Cleveland 
Ohio. 

Kobbe,  George  C.,  Business  President,, 
of  46  Cedar  Street  New  York  City;  ana 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Harrison  Land  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cor 
porations. 

Koelsch  William  F.  H.  Business  Presi 
dent  of  41  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  New 
Netherland  Bank  of  New  York 

Kohler,  Walter  Jodak,  Member  of  t'ie 
Chicago  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  March 
3.  1875,  in  Sheboygan,  Wis.  He  is  president 
of  the  Kohler  Improvement  Company.  He 
resides  at  609  Wisconsin  Avenue,  Sheboy 
gan,  Wis. 

Kohn  Henry  H.,  Secretary  of  the  Abam 
Institute  and  Historical  and  Art  Society. 
He  resides  at  125  Washington  Avenue  Al 
bany,  N.Y. 

Kolb,   Louis   J.,    Business   President,   ot 
21  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  is" 
president  of  the  Morris  Plan  Company. 


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Konold,  George  Frank,  Member  of  the 
Old  Colony  Club  director  of  the  Rotary 
Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Warren  Country 
Club,  the  Al  Koran  Shrine  and  the  Amer 
ican  Railway  Engineers.  He  was  born  June 
25  1864,  in  East  Douglas,  Mass.  He  is 
president  of  the  Amercan  Bock  and  Man 
ufacturing  Company.  He  resides  at  227 
Scott  Street,  Warren,  Ohio. 

Kornfeld,  Jacob,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  236  Greenwich  Street,  Now  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Paramout  Man 
ufacturing  Company 

Koster,  John  A.,  Business  President,  of 
433  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  CaL; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  West  Coast  Life 
Insurance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Kramer,  Adolph  F.,  Patron  of  Music  ana 
Art,  of  25  North  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Oct.  11,  1870,  in  Chicago,  111. 
He  was  educated  in  Chicago  public  schools 
and  the  Chicago  Manual  Training  School. 
In  1892  with  Arthur  W.  Draper  he  founded 
the  present  firm  of  Draper  and  Kramer, 
real  estate  and  mortgage  loans,  of  which  he 
is  a  member.  He  is  a  member  and  former 
director  of  the  Chicago  Real  Estate  Board ; 
was  the  founder  and  first  president  of  the 
South  Side  Renting  Agents  Association;  is 
one  of  the  governors  of  the  Bulldog  Breed 
ers  Association  of  America.  He  resides  at 
5337  University  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Krebs,  Charles  E.,  Consulting  Engineer 
and  Geologist,  of  Charleston,  W.Va.,  was 
born  in  New  Martinsville,  W.A7a.  He  grad 
uated  with  the  degree  of  B.S.C.E.  from  the 
West  Virginia  University.  For  fifteen  years 
he  was  engaged  in  general  engineering  in 
West  Virginia,  Virginia  and  Kentucky  in 
construction  and  mine  development.  Since 
1009  he  has  been  assistant  State  geologist. 
f)ince  that  time  he  has  been  doing  geologi 
cal  work  in  West  Virginia,  Kentucky  and 
Ohio,  and  also  special  work,  reporting  on 
coal,  oil  and  gas  properties. 

Krech,  Alvin  William,  Member  of  the 
Travelers  Club.  He  was  born  May  25,  1858, 
in  Hannibal,  Mo.  He  is  president  of  Equi 
table  Trust  Company.  He  resides  at  17 
East  Seventieth  Street,  New  York  City. 


Kroger,  Bernard  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Queen  City  Club,  the  Cincinnati  Golf  Club, 
the  Cincinnati  Country  Club,  and  the  Ham 
ilton  County  Golf  Club.  He  was  born  Jan. 
24,  1860,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Provident  Bank.  He  resides  at 
Yellow  Oaks,  Vineyard  Place,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

Kronner,  William  O'Neil,  Lawyer,  of  623 
Majestjc  Building,  Detroit,  Mich*,  was  born 
Dec.  11,  1891,  in  Columbus,  Mich.  He  was 
educated  at  the  St.  Stephens  Academy  and 
at  the  University  of  Michigan.  In  1915  he 
was  assistant  prosecuting  attorney  for  St. 
Clair  County,  Mich.;  and  in  1916  was  Cir 
cuit  Commissioner  of  that  county.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  National  Portland  Cement 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Detroit 
Yacht  Club,  the  Detroit  Lawyers  Club,  an 
numerous  other  clubs  and  societies.  In  1917 
he  married  Miss  Sophie  Koch;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  632  Meadowbrook  Street,  De 
troit,  Mich. 

Kruttschnitt,  Julius,  Business  President, 
of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Sonora  Railway  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations*. 

Kubach,  C.  J.,  Business  President,  of  701 
Merchants  Bank  Building,Los  Angeles,CaL; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Rice  Ranch  Oil 
Company  of  Los  Angeles 

Kuhe,  Isidor,  Director,  of  10  East  For 
tieth  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Continental  Paper  Bag  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Kuhn,  Fevdinand  E.,  President  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus  Club,  and  Grand 
Knight  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus ;;  he  is 
merchant,  of  215  Fifth  Avenue,  North, 
Nashville,  Tenn.  He  was  born  Sept.  3,  1861 
in  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  was  educated  in  the 
parochial  and  public  schools,  and  at  Notre 
Dan:c  University,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.S.  in  1893,  and  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Science  in  1895.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Kuhn,  Cooper,  Geary  Company,  and  pre 
sident  of  the  Nashville  Retail  Credit  Men's 
Association,  the  largest  retail  shoe  store  in 


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the  south.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Morris 
Bank,  a  director  of  the  State  Anti-Tuber 
culosis  League,  and  prominent  in  social, 
fraternal  and  public  affairs.  In  1885  he 
married  Mis;  Kate  \Vall,of  Springfield, Ivy.; 
jui:l  they  have  a  family  of  six  sons  and 
throe  daughters,  and  reside  at  200  Terrace 
Place,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Kunr;e,  William,  Conductor,  Pianist,  Org 
anist  and  Composer,  of  140  South  Michigan 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Dec.  14, 
.1801,  in  Berlin,  Germany.  In  1894  he  came 
to  America  and  for  eight  years  was  an  in 
structor  at  the  Balatka  Musical  College.  In 
181)8  lie  was  appointed  choir-director  of  the 
Chicago  Lehrer-Yerein.  In  1902  the  Univer- 
tity  of  the  State  of  New  York  promoted 
him  to  Doctor  of  Music.  He  is  Dean  and 
Director  of  the  University  School  of  Music 
in  Chicago;  dean  and  instructor  at  the 
Wheaton  College  Conservatory  of  Music. 

Kunz,  George  Frederick,Gem  Expert  and 
Author,  of  409  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  He  is  third  vice-president  and  gem  ex 
pert  for  Tiffany  Company.  In  1882-1909  he 
was  special  agent  of  the  United  States  Geo 
logical  Survey.  He  is  president  of  the  New 
York  Mineralogical  Club;  and  is  honorary 
curator  of  precious  stones  in  the  American 
Museum  of  Natural  History.He  is  president 
of  the  American  Scenic  and  Historic  Pres 
ervation  Society;  past  president  of  the  New 
York  Academy  of  Sciences,  and  an  officer 
of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  He  is  the  author  of 
Gems  and  Precious  Stones  in  North  Amer 
ica,  The  Curious  Lure  of  Precious  Stones, 
The  Magic  of  Jewels  and  Charms,  The  Iv 
ory  of  the  Elephant;  and  senior  joint-au 
thor  of  Book  of  the  Pearl,  and  over  one 
hundred  books  and  pamphlets  on  gems  arid 
minerals.  He  is  a  member  of  the  North  Am 
erican  Indian  Memorial  Commission,  and 
also  many  American  Foreign  Societies.  In 
1879  he  married  Miss  Sophia  Hanforth; 
arid  they  reside  in  New  York  City. 

Kursteiner,  Jean  Paul,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  concert 
pianist,  composer  and  teacher  of  2508 
Broadway,  New  York  City.  He  is  the  com 
poser  of  many  sacred  and  secular  songs 
including  Morning,  The  Soul's  Victory,  and 
The  Salutation  of  the  God. 


Kyle,  T.  S.,  Manufacturer  and  Trustee,of 
Gadsden,  Ala.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec.  18, 
1865,  in  Jacksonville,  Ala.;  and  was  educ 
ated  at  the  Washington  and  Lee  Universi 
ty.  For  many  years  he  has  been  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business,  public  and  so 
cial  affairs  of  Alabama;  and  was  president 
of  First  National  Bank  of  Gadsden.  He 
is  now  president  of  the  Kyle  Real  Estate 
and  Building  Company,  manager  of  the 
Kyle  Lumber  Company,  and  a  trustee  of 
the  Quenelda  Graphite  Corporation.  He 
served  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  on  the  tstaff 
as  the  Governor  of  Alabama.  In  1887  he 
married  Miss  Sadie  Murphey,  of  Salisbury, 
N.C. ;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  in 
Gadsden,  Ala. 

Lachance,  Jcseph  E.,  Lawyer,  of  the 
Kennard  Building,  Manchester,  N.H. ;  and 
a  member  of  the  Intervale  Country  Club, 
and  the  Vesper  County  Club.  He  is  a  noted 
lawyer. 

Lacy,  Graham.  Gordon,  Banker,  of  2912 
Frederick  Boulevard,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  was 
born  Aug.  8,  1858,  in  Virginia.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  Lacy-Lemon  National  Bank; 
vice-president  of  the  St.  Joseph  and  Grand 
Island  Railroad  Company.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Society  of  Cincinnati  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies. 

Lacy,  W.  S., Member  of  the  Arkansas  As 
sociation  of  Christian  College,and  the  Pres 
byterian  Educational  Association  of  the 
South.  He  is  president  of  the  Arkansas 
College.  He  has  been  professor  Peace  Insti 
tute.  His  address  is  the  Arkansas  College, 
Batesville,  Ark. 

Ladd,  A.  Shurley,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  507  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Grain  Dealers  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany,  the  Automobile  Mutual  Liability  In- 
Mirance  Company,  and  the  Beacon  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  Company. 

Lofrentz,  Ferdinand  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  100  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  American  Audit 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora*- 
tlons, 


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Laidlaw,  Alexander  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  80  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  North  Western 
p]lectric  Equipment  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Laidlaw,  Harriet  Burton,  Suffragist,  of  6 
East  Sixty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Dec.  16,  1874,  in  Albany,  N.Y. 
Since  1916  he  has  been  vice-chairman  for 
Nfew  York  State;  and  in  1915  was  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  New  York  State  Woman  Suf 
frage  Association. 

Laidler,  Harry  Wellington,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  18,  1884, 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
editor  of  the  Socialist  Review;  and  has  lec 
tured  in  many  colleges  and  universities.He 
is  the  author  of  State  Socialism.  He  resides 
at  396  Halsey  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Lake,  H.  B'M  Director,  of  25  Broad  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Writing*  Paper  Company,  and 
other  corporations. 

Lakey,  Alice,  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  in  Ohio.  Since  1905  she 
has  been  chairman  of  the  food  committee  of 
the  National  Consumers  League.  She  re 
sides  in  Cranford,  N.J. 

Lakin,  Bert  W.,  of  Hemidji,  Minn.,  was 
born  Jan.  14,  1880,  in  Royalton,  Minn.  He 
is  president  of  the  Demidji  Lumber  and 
Fuel  Company  ;and  a  director  of  the  North 
ern  National  Bank.  He  is  president  o  fthe 
Bemidji  Town  and  Country  Club,  and  a 
member  of  the  Kewanis  Club,  the  Elks  and 
Masons.  In  1906  he  married  Miss  Schlen- 
sener;  and  they  reside  in  Bemidji,  Minn. 

Lamar,  Clarmda  Pendleton  (Mrs.  Joseph 
Rucker  Lamar),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  Aug.  25,  1856,  in  Beth 
any,  W.Ya.  Since  1914  she  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Society  of  Colonial 
Days  of  America.  She  resides  on  Musko- 
gee  Road,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Lamb,  Henry  Whitney,  Member  of  the 
Reform  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  13,  1853,in 
Boston,  Mass.  He  is  president  of  Lamb  and 
Nash  Company.  He  resides  in  Brookline, 
Mass. 


Lambert,  Albert  Bond,  Member  of  the 
Automobile  Club.  He  was  bovn  Dec.  6,  1875 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is  president  of  the 
Lambert  Pharmaeal  Company,  Manufactur 
ers  of  Listerine,  Etc.  He  resides  at  2  Hor- 
tense  Place,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Lambeth,  Charles  Franklin,  Manufactur 
er  and  Banker,  of  Thomasville,  N.C.,  was 
born  Oct.  18,  1882,  in  Thomasville,  N.C.He 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  Trini 
ty  College  of  Durham,  N.C.  He  is  president 
of  the  Standard  Chair  Company  of  Thom 
asville,  N.C.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Demo 
cratic  party;  and  has  filled  various  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Lamond,  David  T.,  Business  President,of 
44  Whitehall  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.IIe 
is  president  of  the  Olympia  Towing  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lamond,  Harold  B.,  Director,  of  50  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Amesbury  Electric  Light  Co* 

Lament,  Eobert  Paterson,  Steel  Manufac 
turer,  of  332  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  wras  born  Dec.  1,  1827,  in  Detroit,  Mich. 
In  1891-92  he  was  engineer  at  the  World's 
Columbian  Exposition;  1897-1905  first  vice- 
president  of  Simplex  Railway  Appliance 
Company;  and  since  1905  has  been  associ 
ated  with  the  American  Steel  Foundries,of 
which  he  is  now  president.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  First  National  Bank. 

Lemont,  Thomas  William,  Financier  and 
Director,  of  23  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  arid  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  Sept,  30,  1870,  in  Claverack, 
N.Y.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  J.  F. 
Morgan  and  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
tne  Crowell  Publishing  Company,  the  First 
Security  Company  of  the  City  of  New  York 
the  Guaranty  Safe  Deposit  Company,  the 
Guaranty  Trust  Company  of  New  York,the 
International  Harvester  Company,  South 
western  Construction  Company,  the  Lehigh 
Valley  Coal  Company,  and  the  Lamoul, 
Corlis,*and  Company.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  of  the  State  of  New  York.He 
resides  on  the  Beach  Road,  Englewood,  N.J 


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Landon,  Francis  G.,  Army  Officer,  of  60 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  the  Union  Club,  the  University  Club,  the 
Princeton  Club,  the  New  York  Athletic 
Club,  and  the  Ne-v  York  Yacht  Club.  He 
\vas  born  Aug.  20,  1859,  in  New  York  City; 
and  in  1881  graduated  from  Princeton  Uni 
versity.  For  many  years  he  was  a  member 
of  thf  New  York  National  Guard,  attaining 
the  rank  of  Major.  For  three  terms  he  was 
a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Assembly. 
In  1904  he  was  a  presidential  elector;  has 
been  a  member  of  the  American  Embassy 
at  Berlin  and  at  Vienna;  and  held  other  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

La  Montagne  Montaigu,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  632  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Cop- 
perfield  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

La  Monte,  Robert  Rives,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  23,  1867,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  has  investigated  eco 
nomical  and  industrial  conditions  in  New 
Zealand,  Germany  and  England.  He  is  the 
author  of  Socialism,  Positive  and  Negative. 
He  resides  in  New  Canaan,  Conn. 

Lancaster,   William  W.,   Business   Presi 
dent,  of  45  Wall   Street,  New  York   City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president     of  the  Sixty     Wall 
Street  Corporation, 

Landis,  Charles  I.,  of  140  North  Duke 
Street,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  was  born  Nov.  IS, 

1856.  He  was  educated  at  the  Franklin  and 
Marshall   College.   Since   1899  he  hab   •  een 
judge  of  the  second  judicial  district.  He  is 
president  of  the  Public  Library ; and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Lancasi/T,  and 
of  the  Art   Club  of  Philadelplr  i.    In    ISSo 
he   married    Miss   Jessie    A.    AVitmer,    and 
they  reside  in  Lar.ca  <•  ••„  Pu. 

Landreth,  William  Barker,  Civil  P^  igin 
eer  and  Designer;  and  a  member  of  vario.is 
clubs  and   societies.  li>    \\  H    iiorii    A.jg.    % 

1857,  in  Rushville,  N.Y.  He  has  been  city 
engineer   of    Schenectady   and    Amsterdam, 
N.Y.  In  1897-1900  he  was  engineer  of  the 
New  York  State  canals. 

Landy,  Jacob,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  673  Elston  Avenue,  New  York  City ; 


and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  head  of  the  firm  of  Jacob  Landy 
the  General  Electric  Company  motor  Agen 
cy.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  M.L.B.  Con 
struction  Corporation. 

Lane,  James  Warren,  Business  President, 
of  334  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  E.  W.  Bliss  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lane,  William  C.,  Director,  of  140  Broad 
way,  New.: York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Electric  Bond  and  Share  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

Lang,  Charles  H.,  Business  President,  of 
209  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.';  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Wakefield  Rattan  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Landon,  Andrew,  Member  of  the  Buffalo 
Club.  He  was  born  in  Marlboro,  Mass.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Buffalo  General  El 
ectric  Company.  He  resides  at  175  North 
Street,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Langhorst,  Herman,  President  of  the 
Quartet  Club,  with  a  membership  of  ninety- 
five  men  and  women.  He  resides  at  6948 
Third  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Langley,  William  C.,  Business  President, 
of  115  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Anderson  Cotton  Mills, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Langshaw,  Walter  Hamer,  Manufacturer 
of  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  was  born  Jan.  5, 
1859,  in  Bolton,  England.  He  is  president 
of  the  Bristol  Manufacturing  Corporation, 
fie  is  president  of  the  Dartmouth  Manufac 
turing  Corporation;  a  director  of  the  Mas- 
sachussetts  Trust  Company  of  Boston;  a 
director  of  the  Woonsocket  Machine  and 
Press  Company ;  and  a  director  in  various 
other  companies.  He  is  trustee  of  the  New 
England  Conservatory  of  Music.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  New  York,  New  Bedford  and 
Boston  Social  and  Business  Men's  Clubs; 
and  president  of  the  New  Bedford  Country 
(Hub,  and  past  president  of  the  Wamsutta 
Club  of  New  Bedford.  He  has  a  family  of 
four  children;  and  resides  in  New  Bedford, 
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Lanier,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  19,  1837,  in 
Madison,  Ind.  He  is  president  of  the  Pitts- 
I  urgh,  Fort  Wayne  and, Chicago  Railway. 
He  resides  at  30  East  Seventy-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Lanier,  Charles  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  30  Irving  Place,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Michigan  Cop 
per  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Lanharo,  David  H.,  Business  President, 
of  177  Montague  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Brooklyn  City 
Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Larkin,  Adrian  H.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  80  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Larkin, 
Rathborne  and  Perry.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Virginian  Railway  Company.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Davis  Creek  Coal  and 
Coke  Company,  Johnson  and  Higgins,  the 
Lanston  Monotype  Machine  Company,  the 
Precision  Machine  Company,  the  Richmond 
Light  and  Railroad  Company,  the  Sixth 
Avenue  Railroad  Company,  the  Sloss-Shef- 
field  Steel  and  Iron  Company,the  Southfield 
Beach  Railroad  Company,  the  Staten  Island 
Midland  Railway  Company,  and  the  United 
States  Industrial  Alcohol  Company. 

Lamed,  Linda  Hull,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man  's  Club.  She  was  born  April  4,  1853,  in 
Little  Falls,  N.Y.  Since  1898  she  has  spok 
en  before  nearly  one  hundred  organizations 
upon  the  subject  of  household  economics. 
She  is  the  author  of  the  Hostess  of  To-day, 
Her  address  is  628  James  Street,  Syracuse, 
N.Y. 

La  Rocca,  Mary  E.  Mrs.,  Member  of  Wo 
man 's  Relief  Corps.  She  is  president,  sup 
reme  guardian  of  supreme  Forest  Wood 
men  Circle,  Editor  Monthly  Tidings.  She 
has  been  past  president  of  the  Federation 
Fraternal  Women,  past  president  Minnesota 
Auxiliary  Spanish  war  veterans.  Her  ad 
dress  is  W  0  W  Building,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Larson,  Bror  Oscar,  Business  President, 
of  3541-3543  North  Ashland  Avenue,  Chica 
go,  111.,  was  born  March  12,  1867,  in  Swe 


den.  He  received  a  technical  education.  He 
has  been  treasurer  of  the  North  Side  Clean 
ers  and  Dyers  Company.  Since  1900  he  has 
been  manager  of  the  Paragon  Laundry  ;and 
also  president  of  Chicago  Laundry  Owners 
Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Swed 
ish  and  the  Kewanee  Clubs.In  1892  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Lisa  Hellquist,  who  died  in  1902. 
He  has  one  married  daughter;  and  resides 
at  119  Maple  Avenue,  Wilmette,  111. 

Lascaris,  Emanuel,  Business  President,of 
40  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Automobile  Solon,  Incor 
porated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Lash,  Lee,  Business  President  and  Direc 
tor,  of  1476  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
tie.s.  He  is  president  of  the  Lee  Lash  Stu 
dio  of  Mount  Arernon,  N.Y.  He  is  chairman 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Hugo  Gedro 
Studios;  and  president  of  the  Lee  Lash 
Company,  and  of  the  Lee  Lash  Company, 
Incorporated.  He  resides  at  Mount  Vernon, 
N.Y. 

Lashar,  Walter  B.,  Business  President,  of 
1054  Grand  Central  Terminal,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies. He  is  president  of  the  Weed  Chair 
Grip  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Lasher,  Frank  B.,  Director,  of  62  Cedar 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Island  Oil  and  Transport  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Lathrop,  Alanson  P.,  Business  President 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Light  and 
Traction  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Lathrop,  Ida  Pulis,  Artist,  of  151  South 
Allen  Street,  Albany,  N.Y.She  is  represent 
ed  in  the  permanent  collection  of  James 
town  Art  Gallery.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
National  Association  of  Women  Painters 
and  Sculptors,  and  the  League  of  New 
York  Artists.  In  1885  she  married  Mr.  Cy 
rus  Lathrop;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  daughters,  and  reside  in  Albany,  N.Y. 


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Lathrop,  Julia  Clfford,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Women's  Club.  She  was  born  in 
1858,  in  Kockford,  111.  She  has  made  a  spe 
cial  study  of  the  care  of  the  insane;  and  is 
author  of  Reports  and  Articles  on  the  Care 
of  the  Insane.  Her  address  is  at  The  Ona- 
trio,  Washington,  B.C. 

Latshaw,  David  Gardner,  Member  of  the 
City  Club,  lie  \vas  born  Dec.  7,  1869,  i:< 
Brookville,  Pa.  In  1906-10  he  was  pastor 
of  the  St.  Paul's  Church  of  Dayton,  Ohio. 
He  is  now  director  of  the  City  Department 
of  Religious  Work.  He  resides  at  Forest 
Hills  Gardens,  N.Y. 

Laurence,  A.  C.,  Business  President  and 
Director,of  111  Chambers  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
sicieties.  He  is  president,  manager  and  di 
rector  of  the  Laurence  Belting  Company, 
Incorporated. 

Lauterbach,  Mrs.  Amanda  Friedman, 
Philanthropist  and  Woman  Suffragist,  of 
761  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was 
born  in  Green  Bay,  Wis.  She  was  educated 
in  Paris  and  New  York  City  and  at  Mrs. 
Sylvanus  Reed's  School.  She  is  a  skilled 
musician;  and  has  made  her  well-trained 
voice  serve  to  the  advantage  of  the  chari 
ties  in  which  she  is  interested.  She  has 
helped  to  sremv  (lie  passage  of  several  phi 
lanthropic  laws.  She  was  for  many  years 
vice-president  of  the  Woman's  Philharmon 
ic  Society,  vice-president  of  the  Womna's 
Suffrage  League;  first  vice-president  of  the 
Consumers'  League;  and  was  first  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  First  Kindergarten  organized 
in  New  York.  She  is  also  a  directress  of  the 
Little  Mothers  and  is  a  member  of  various 
.other  philanthropic  and  charitable  institu 
tions. 

Lawrence,  Ellis  F.,Member  of  the  Irving- 
ton  Club  of  Commerce,  the  University  Club, 
the  City  Club,  and  the  American  Institute 
of  Architects.  He  is  a  firm  member  of  the 
Lawrence  and  Hoi  ford  Architects,  and 
dean  of  the  School  of  Arehitective  and  Al 
lied  Arts  University  of  Oregon.  His  address 
is  1021  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building, 
Portland,  Ore. 

Lawrence,  John  S.,  Director  and  Trustee 
of  89  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 


Lawrance,  Marion,  Merchant,  of  5  South 
Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
Oct.  2,  1850,  in  Gratis,  Ohio.  He  is  general 
secretary  of  International  Sunday  School 
Association. 

Lawrence,  Van  Courtlandt,  Lawyer  and 
Director,  of  649  Tremont  Building,  Boston, 
Mas. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  First  State 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Laws,  Annie,  Member  of  the  Cincinnati 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Cincinnati 
Ohio.  She  has  been  president  of  the  Ohio 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs;  and  is  hon 
orary  member  of  the  Spanish  American 
War  Nurses.  She  resides  at  2927  Reading 
Road,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Lawton,  A.  R.,  President  of  the  Svannah 
Music  Club,  with  a  membership  of  two 
hundred  and  seventy-five  men  and  women. 
He  resides  at  516  Abercorn  Street,  Savan 
nah,  Ga. 

Lawton,  Otto  AM  Business  President,  of 
G16  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Franklin  Motor 

Layer,  Frank  C.,  Builder  and  Manufac 
turer,  of  118  North  La  Salle  Street,  Chica 
go,  111.  He  was  educated  in  Bohemia.  Since 
1881  he  has  been  a  general  contractor  and 
builder.  Since  1906  a  brick  manufacturer; 
and  is  now  president  and  general  manager 
of  the  Builders  Brick  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Sokol,  a  Bohemian  Athletic 
Association ;  and  a  member  of  the  Forest 
ers  and  the  Royal  League.  In  1882  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Bozena  Kucera;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and 
reside  at  1810  South  Central  Park  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

Layman,  Waldo  Arnold,  Member  of  the 
Engineers  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  27,  1869, 
in  Smith  ton,  Mo.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
manager  and  president  of  the  Wagner  El 
ectric  Manufacturing  Company.  He  resides 
at  22  Kingsbury  Place,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Leach,  Arthur  B.,  Business  President,  of 
62  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  is  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Columbia  Gas  and  Elec 
tric  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


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Laymance,  M.  J.,  Realtor  and  Business 

president,  of  1515  Franklin  Street,  Oakland 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the  Mount  Diablo 
Country  Club,  the  Sequoyah  Country  Club, 
the  Del  Paso  Country  Club,  the  Athenian 
Nile  Club,  the  Masonic  Club  of  San  Fran 
cisco,  the  Oakland  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
the  American  Geographical  Society,  the 
American  Petroleum  Institute,  and  is  a  pro 
minent  Mason.  He  was  born  in  1856  at 
Tunnel  Hill,  Ga.  Since  1887  he  has  been  in 
the  oil  and  real  estate  business  in  Oakland, 
Cal.  He  is  president  of  the  Laymance  Real 
Estate  Company,  and  president  of  the  Lay 
mance  Oil  Company.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  M.  J.  and  M.  M.  Consolidated  Oil 
Company,  and  vice-president  of  the  Ethel 
D.  Oil  Company.  In  1883  he  married  Miss 
L.  Lernon;  and  they  have  a  family  ot  lour 
daughters,  and  reside  at  467  Chetwood 
Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Leach,  Herbert  N.,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  109  Foster  Street,  Worcester, 
Mass.,  and  a  member  of  the  Worcester  Ac 
ademic  Club;  and  a  Thirty-three  degree 
Mason;  he  was  born  April  19,  1866,  in  Le- 
verett,  Mass.  Since  1897  he  has  been  asso 
tinted  with  the  J.  W.  Bishop  Company,  of 
which  he  is  now  secretary  and  treasurer.He 
is  also  vice-president  of  the  New  England 
Cold  Storage  Company,  treasurer  of  the  Bi 
shop  Securities  Company,  and  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Fulton  Fuel  Road  Oil 
Company.  In  1886  he  married  Miss  Myrtie 
Augusta  Powers  ;and  they  have  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  22  Perkins  Street,  Wor 
cester,  Mass. 

Leahy,  Thomas  F.,  Manufacturer,  of  224 
West  Ontario  Street,  Chicago,  111. was  born 
Dec.  5,  1866,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  American  Hotel  Register  Com 
pany  ,  publishers  Leahy 's  Hotel  Guide  and 
Railroad  Distance  Maps  of  Americe  ana 
owner  of  the  Leahy  Building.  lie  i-  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  and  a  li re 
member  of  the  Art  Institute.  He  is  ao  Elk 
and  a  member  of  various  other  fraternal 
and  patriotic  clubs  and  societies  In  1901 
he  married  Miss  Sara  A.  Ferrall;  and  tLey 
have  one  son  and  one  daughter. 

Learnard,  Henry  H.,  Business  President, 


of  50  Faneuil  Hall  Market,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  cluLj  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  New  England 
Rendering  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations.  f 

Learned,  Arthur,  Garfieldjllustrator  and 
Artist,  of  56  Gramercy  Park,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  on  Aug.  10,  1872,  in  Cholsr), 
Mass.  For  four  years  he  was  on  the  art 
staff  of  the  Boston  Herald;  an^  has  illus 
trated  eight  volumes  of  Brevery  Treasu 
ries;  and  also  various  books  IV  Boston 
publishers.  Among  his  painting-,  are  seven 
Learned  Heads;  drawing  for  Life;  and 
for  the  Ladies  Home  Journel. 

Le  Boutillier,  Philip,  Business  President, 
of  372  Fifth -Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  secretary  and  director  Best  and  Company 
and  a  director  of  the  Ball  Realty  Company. 

Lederer,  Henry  W.,Manufacturer,  of  143 
Duane  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Duane  Shoe  Company.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  North  American  Bank. 

Ledoux,  John  Walter,  Civil  Engineer  and 
Inventor,  of  112  Broad  Street,  Philadelphia 
Pa.;  and  a  member  of  the  American  Socie 
ty  of  Civil  Engineering,  the  American  So- 
city  of  Mechanical  Engineers  and  the  Am 
erican  Institute  of  Consulting  Engineers. 
He  was  born  Aug.  28,  1860,  in  St.  Croix 
Falls,  Wis.;  and  graduated  from  Lehigh 
University.  Since  1887  he  has  been  engaged 
almost  exclusively  in  hydraulic  engineering. 
In  1880-1919  he  was  chief  of  the  American 
Pipe  Manufacturing  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  had  charge  of  the  design  and  engineer 
ing  of  over  one  hundred  waterworks  sys 
tems  built  by  that  company.  Since  1920  he 
has  been  acting  as  consulting  engineer  to 
municipal  operations.  In  1888  he  married 
Miss  Laura  A.  Ueberroth;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  in  Swarthmore,  Pa. 

Lee,  George  C.,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
44  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Colorado  Power  Company 
and  other  corporations. 


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Lee,  Frederic  G.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  485  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club  and  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corporation.  He  is  also  director  of  the  Irv 
ing  National  Bank,  the  Avery  Rock  Salt 
Company,  Belding  Brothers  and  Company, 
the  Detroit  Rock  Salt  Company,  the  Gar- 
field  Worsted  Mills,  the  Genessee  and  Wyo 
ming  Railroad  Company,  the  International 
Pulp  Company,  the  International  Salt  Com 
pany,  the  International  Salt  Company  of 
New  York,  and  the  Retsof  Mining  Compa 
ny. 

Lee.  Guy  Carleton,  Editor,  society  Presi 
dent  and  Author  of  172  West  High  Street, 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  was  born  in  1869  in  North  Ca 
rolina.  He  is  now  president  of  the  National 
Society  for  Broader  Education,  having  re 
tired  from  active  business. 

Lee,  John  A.,  of  130  North  Wells  Street, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  June  28,  1851,  in 
Kentucky.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Order,  and  the  Sons  of  the  American  Re 
volution.  He  is  a  successful  business  man; 
was  chairman  of  the  Publicity  Committee 
of  the  Western  Canners  Association.  In 
1893-97  he  was  national  president  of  the 
Travelers  Protective  Association  of  Amer 
ica,  a  commercial  travelers  organization, 
and  1901-04  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Mis 
souri.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Louis 
Ilili'er  Company  of  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Ind 
ianapolis  and  Milvvaukee,canned  food  brok 
ers  and  manufacturers  agents.  He  is  a  can 
ned  food  expert  and  magazine  writer;  a 
lecturer  and  speaker;  and  a  minister  of  the 
Christian  Church.  In  1880  he  married  Miss 
Martha.  Virginia  Gathright;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  three  daughters, 
and  reside  at  5939  Midway  Park,  Chicago, 
111. 

Lee,  Joseph,  Social  Worker,  of  101  Tre- 
mont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  on 
March  8,  18(52,  in  Brookline,  Mass.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  Playground  Associa 
tion  of  America. 

Lee,  William  Granville,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  lie  was  born  Nov.  29,  1859,  in 
I  a  Prairie,  111.  Since  1909  he  has  been  pre 


sident  of  Brotherhood  of  Railway  Train 
men.  He  resides  at  1230  Delle  Avenue, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Leeming,  Thomas  Lonsdale,  Merchant,  of 
130  William  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  Jan.  9,  1872,  in  Montreal,  Canada.  He 
was  educated  at  Columbia  University.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Nestle 's  Food  Com 
pany  of  New  York ;  vice-president  of  the 
Leeming  Miles  Company,  Limited,  of  Mont 
real,  Canada ;  and  director  of  the  Chatham- 
Phoenix  National  Bank  of  New  York. 

Leffingwell,  William  Elderkin,Member  of 
the  Hamilton  Club.  He  was  born  July  10, 
1855,  in  Aurora,  N.Y.  In  1910-15  he  has 
been  president  of  Watkins  Glen  Reserva 
tion  Commission.  He  resides  in  Watkins, 
N.Y. 

Lehman,  Arthur,  Business  President,  of 
22  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alabama  Mineral  Land 
Company,  and  a  president  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Lehman,  Herbert  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  16  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  director  of  the  Anniston  City 
Land  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Lehman,  Philip,  Director,  of  16  William 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  F.  W.  Woolworth  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Lehman,  Herman  B.,  Importer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  8  West  Thirty-seventh  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  head  of  H.  B.  Lehman 
and  Company,  Importers.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  E.  H.  Finman,  Incorporated. 

Lehon,  Tom,  Manufacturer^  West  For 
ty-fourth  Street  and  Oakley  Avenue,  Chica 
go,  111.,  was  born  Oct.  17,  1876,  in  Oswego, 
N.Y.  In  1896-1905  he  was  connected  with 
the  National  Roofing  Company.  In  1905  he 
came  to  Chicago  and  organized  the  Lehon 
Company,  manufacturers  of  insulating  ma 
terials,  railroad  specialties  and  roofing,  of 
which  he  has  since  been  the  head.  He  is  the 
author  of  the  famous  trade  mark  Mule- 
Hide  not  a  kick  in  a  million  feet,  which  is 
so  well  known  in  the  roofing  trade. 


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Leibenderfer,  Ralph  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  95  Liberty  Street,  New  York  Ciey; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Republic  Coal 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Leland,  Lester,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club.  He  was  born  July  20,  1864,  in  Boston, 
Mass.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  United 
States  Rubber  Company:  He  resides  at  422 
Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Le  Messurier,  Joses  Tollman,  Business 
President,  of  1450  Twenty-first  Street,  De 
troit,  Mich,  was  born'  in  1868,  in  Carlisle, 
Ontario,  Canada.  Since  1881  he  has  been  in 
laundry  business;  was  manager  for  about 
nine  years ;  and  since  1897  has  been  in  bus 
iness  for  himself.  He  is  now  president  of 
the  Detroit  Laundry  Machinery  and  Supply 
Company;  and  senior. member  of  the  laun 
dry  firm  of  LaMessurier  Brothers.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Commerce  of  De 
troit;  and  a  member  of  the  State  and  Na 
tional  Laundry  and  Dry  Cleaning  Associa 
tion.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Py 
thias,  a  thirty-two  degree  Mason,  and  a  life 
member  of  the  Elks.  He  married  Miss 
Christina  W.  Sartor;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  one  daughter  and  two 
grand-daughters,  and  reside  at  565  West 
Grand  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Lemkau,  J.  H.  Walter,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  106  Wall  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  head  of  the  firm  of  J. 
H.  Walter  Lemkau.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Invert  Sugar  Company  of  New  York 
and  a  director  of  the  G.  C.  Arrowsmith 
Company. 

Lennon,  John  Brown,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  12,  1850,  in  La 
fayette  County,  Wis.  In.  1886-1910  he  edit 
ed  The  Tailor;  anil  "is  a  lecturer  on  social 
problems.  He  resides  in  Bloomington,  111. 

Leon,  Arthur  T.,  Vice-president  an  Di 
rector,  of  449  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  NewYork  Ath 
letic  Club,  the  New  Rochelle  Republican 
Club,  and  the  Board  of  Education.  He  was 
born  in  1867,  in  New  York  City;  and  wras 
educated  in  Germany,  France  and  England. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Cupples  and 


Leon  Company,  publishers.  He  married 
Miss  F.  L.  Leroy;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons,  and  reside  at  204  Hamilton 
Avenue,  New  Ro:chelle,  N.Y. 

Leonard,  Charles  W.,  Business  President 
of  232  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  Fair,  Incorpor 
ated,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Leonard,  Clifford  Milton,  Engineer,  of 
McCormick  Building,  Chicago,  Ill.,was  born 
Dec.  24,  1879,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  trustee 
of  the  Presbyterian  Hospital  ;and  a  member 
of  American.  Society  of  Civil  Engineers. 

Leonard,  Edgar  Cotrell,  Manufacturer 
and  Financier,  of  472  Broadway,  Albany, 
N.Y.,  was  born  May  28,  1862,  in  Albany, 
N.Y.  In  1886  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  Williams  College.  He  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  As 
sociation.  Since  1887  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Cotrell  and  Leonard.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  University  Club,  the  Fort 
Orange  Country  Club,  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societies. 

Leonard,  Edgar  W.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Moore, 
Leonard  and  Lynch.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Country  Club  Land  Association. 

Leonard,  Stephen  J.,  Business  President, 
of  220  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Standard  Cloth  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lerner,  Michael,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  19  West  Thirty-sixth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Lerner  Blouse  Corporation.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  .business  and  pub- 
lie  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Lerner,  Samuel  A.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  19  West  Thirty- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Lerner  Blouse  Corporation.  He 
is  vice-president  of  Adams  Blouses,  Incor 
porated ;  and  vice-president  of  a  score  of 
other  allied  corporations. 


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Lesley,  Robert  W.,  Business  President,  of 
366  Gerard  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Tidewater  Land  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lesley,  Robert  Whitmann,  Member  of  the 
Rittenhouse  Club.  He  was  born  July  4,1853 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  .the 
Jackson  Mills  Emery  Company.  He  resides 
at  Lesselyn  Court,  Haverford,  Pa. 

L'Esperance,  Oscar  R.  T.,  Physician  and 
Surgeon,  of  100  Boylston  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.  In  1909  he  received  the  degree  of 
M.I),  from  the  Boston  University  School  of 
Medicine.  He  has  been  assistant  physician 
to  the  Floating  Hospital,  interne  to  the 
Roxbury  Homoeopathic  Hospital;  and  as 
sistant  surgeon  to  the  Genito-urinary  de 
partment  of  the  Massachussetts  General 
Hospital. He  is  a  member  of  the  Massachus 
setts  Medical  Society,  the  Boston  Homoeo 
pathic  Medical  Society,  the  American  Uro- 
logical  Society,  and  of  various  other  med 
ical  and  scientific  societies. 

Lesser,  H.,  Lawyer,of  277  Broadway ,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Lesser  and  Lesser.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Lester,  Katharine  M.,  President  of  the 
Peoria  Society  of  Allied  Arts.  She  resides 
at  Peoria,  111. 

Letteney,  Carr  F.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  11  Central  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  oi'  Pioneer  Co-operative  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Letts,  Frank  Crawford,  Merchant,  of  122 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., was 
horn  April  28,  1801,  in  Magnolia,  111.  He 
v.as  formerly  president  of  the  Booth  Fish 
eries  Company.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
National  Grocer  Company;  and  a  director 
of  the  American  Fisheries,  and  the  White 
Brothers  Lumber  Company.  During  the 
Great  War  lie  was  direr-tor  of  supplies  fov 
the  American  Red  Cross,  Washington,D.C. 

Leuckel,  Alfred  K.,  Member  of  various 
dubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  successful  bus 
iness  man  of  Trenton,  N.J.  He  was  born  on 


April  21,  1864,  in  Lehighton,  Pa.;  and  re 
ceived  a  technical  education.  He  is  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  A.  L.  Lueckel  and 
Company,  621  to  633  South  Broad  Street, 
Trenton,  N.J.  In  1913-14  he  was  president 
of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce;  and  has  fil 
led  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
resides  in  Trenton,  N.J. 

Levey,  Charles  M.,  Business  President,of 
Mills  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Deep  Creek  Railroad 
Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Levi,  Nathaniel  H.,  Business  President, 
of  1013  Broadway,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Levi  Brothers  and  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Levison,  J.  B.,  Business  President,  of 
Fireman's  Fund  Insurance  Company,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Fireman's  Fund  Insurance  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Levy,  Isaac  E.,  Business  President,  of  33 
West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Oppenheim,  Col 
lins  and  Company  of  Newark,  N.J. ;  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Levy,  Isadore  Montefiore,Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
was  born  in  Manhattan,  New  York  City.  In 
1903  he  was  president  and  honor  man  of 
the  graduation  class  of  the  law  school  of 
New  York  University.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Education  of  New  York  City; 
and  chairman  of  the  Municipal  Court  Com 
mittee  of  the  New  York  County  Lawyers 
Association,  and  has  acted  as  referee  in 
many  important  cases.  He  is  a  director  and 
member  of  numerous  charitable  societies; 
and  a,  member  of  the  In  wood  Country  Club. 

Levy,  Michael,  Business  Presidentand  Di 
rector,  of  485  Fulton  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Oppenheim,  Collins 
and  Company,  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  Oppenheim,  Collins  and  Com 
pany,  Incorporated;  and  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 


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Lewenthal,  Isaac,  Manufacturer  and  Di 
rector,  of  285  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  Oct.  3,  1867,  in  New  York  Ci 
ty.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  priv 
ate  schools  of  New  York  City.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs  of  his  city;  and  has  filled  various 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  has  been  a 
partner  and  director  of  the  Royal  Jewelry 
Manufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  of 
gold  and  silver  novelties;  and  is  still-  a 
member.  He  resides  at  the  Hotel  Welling 
ton  of  New  York  City;  and  contributed  in 
every  way  possible  to  win  the  World-War. 

Lewis,  David  J.,  Engineer  and  Director, 
of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  successful  consulting  engineer  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Sug 
ar  Refining  Company. 

Lewis,  Edison,  Director,of  9  West  Seven 
teenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Walton  Hotel  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Lewis,  Edward  B.,  Director,  of  205  East 
Twenty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  a  director  of  the  Albany  Ice-Cream  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Lewis,  Ernest  W.,  President  of  the  Phoe 
nix  Country  Club,  a  Mason,  Knight  Temp 
lar  and  Shriner.  He  was  born  Dec.  27,1875, 
in  Indiana,  Pa.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota.  He  is  Chancellor 
of  the  Diocese  of  Arizona ;  and  counsel  for 
various  mining  and  industrial  corporations* 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Armstrong, 
Lewis  and  Kramer.  He  was  reporter  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Arizona  in  1903-09,  Just 
ice  Supreme  Court  1909-12,  and  President's 
Commissioner  Conciliation  during  the  cop 
per  strikes  in  Arizona.  In  1902  he  married 
Miss  Ethel  May  Orme;  and  they  have  a  fa 
mily  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  in  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Lewis,  Eugene  W., Member  of  the  Detroit 
Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  6,  1870, 
in  Belle  Vernon,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  the 
House  Financing  Corporation.  He  resides 
in  Grosse  Pointe,  Mich. 


Lewis,  John  Frederick,  President  of  the 
Pensylvania  Academy  of  The  Fine  Arts.He 
resides  at  Broad  and  Cherry  Streets,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa. 

Lewis,  John  Llewellyn,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  12,  1880,  in 
Lucas,  Iowa.  Since  1920  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  United  States  Mine  Workers  of 
America.  He  resides  at  1132  West  Law 
rence  Avenue,  Springfield,  111. 

Lewis,  Myron  P.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  94  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Prince  Macaroni 
Manufacturing  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Lewis,  Orlando  Faulkland,  Sociologist,  of 
135  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City, 
wyas  born  Sept  5,  1873,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He 
is  editor  of  The  Delinquent,  a  monthly  ma 
gazine.  He  is  the  author  of  Vagrancy  in  the 
United  States. 

Lewis,  Robert  Ellsworth,  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  29, 
1869,  in  Berkshire,  Vt.  Since  1909  he  has 
been  general  secretary  of  the  Cleveland 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is  the  author  of 
Educational  Conquest  of  the  Far  East.  He 
resides  at  220  Prospect  Avenue,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Lewis,  William  B.,  Business  President,  of 
40  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Oakdale  Coal  Company, 

Lewisolm,  Adolph,  Capitalist  and  Philan 
thropist,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  May  27,  1849,  in  Ham 
burg,  Germany.  He  is  now  head  of  the  mer 
cantile  firm  of  Adolph  Lewisohn  and  Son; 
and  president  of  the  General  Development 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  gave 
three  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  the  Col 
umbia  University  School  of  Mines  Build 
ing.  He  resides  at  881  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City. 

Lewisohn,  Frederick,  Business  President, 
of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  .clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Salt  Lake  Copper  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


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Ley,  Harold  A.,  Business  President,  of 
25  West  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Fred  T.  Ley  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora- 
t  ions. 

Ley,  Harold  A.,  Business  President,  of  25 
West  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Fred  T.  Ley  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Li,  K.  C.,  Business  President,  of  the 
Wool  worth  Building,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.IIe 
is  president,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Wall  Chang  Trading  Corporation,  import 
ers  and  exporters. 

Libbey,  Edward  D.,  President  of  the  To 
ledo  Museum  of  Art.  He  resides  at  Scott- 
Place,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

Lichtenberger,  James  Pendleton,  Member 
of  the  City  Club.  He  was  born  June  10, 
1870,  in  Decatur,  111.  Since  1909  he  has 
been  professor  of  sociology  in  the  Univer 
sity  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  the  author  of 
Divorce,  A  Study  in  Social  Causation.  He 
resides  at  39  Stoneleigh  Court,  Philadelphia 
Pa. 

Lieb,  John  William,  Electrical  Engineer, 
of  124  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  Engineers  Club,  the 
Automobile  Club,  and  other  clubs  and  org 
anizations.  He  was  born  Feb.  12,  1860,  in 
Newark,  N.J. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Stevens  Institute  of  Technology,  lie  is  past 
president  of  the  American  Institute  of  El 
ectrical  Engineers,  and  other  corporations. 

Lieber,  Hugo,  Chemist  and  Manufacturer 
of 23  East  Twenty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City,  was  born  May  19,  1867,  in  Belecke, 
Germany.  He  founded  the  firm  of  H.  Lieb 
er  and  Company,  manufacturing  and  im 
porting  chemists.  He  is  the  author  of  sev 
eral  books;  and  the  inventor  and  patentee 
of  several  chemical  and  technical  products. 
He  is  president  of  H.  Lieber  and  Company, 
Incorporated,  past  president  of  the  Peat 
Fibre  Company,  treasurer  of  the  General 
Transmission  Company,  and  is  an  officer 
and  a  director  in  great  many  other  corpo 
rations. 


Lies,  Eugene  Theodore,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  City  Club.  He  was  born  on  May  8, 
1876,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  In  1912-18  he  was 
general  superintendent  of  the  Chicago  Un 
ited  Charities.  Jle  resides  at  River  Forest, 
111., 

Liffler,  Charles,  Director,  of  116  Milk 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Highland  Co-operative  Bank  and 
other  corporations. 

Liggett,  Louis  Kroh,  Business  President 
of  Greenleaf  and  Leon  Streets,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  ;a:  member  of  the  Exchange 
Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  United  Drug 
Company.  He  is  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  National  Cigar  Stands 
Company  of  New  York.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Beacon  Oil  Company,  and  a  score  of 
other  corporations.  He  is  a  trustee  of  tne 
New  England  Conservatory  of  Music ;  and 
chairman  o/f  the  Pilgrim  Tercentenary 
Commission.  He  resides  in  Chestnut  Hill, 
Newton,  Mass. 

Lincoln,  J.  C;,  Business  President,  of 
Thirty-eighth  and  Kelley  Streets,  Cleve 
land,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Cleveland 
Athletic  Club,  the  American  Institute  of 
Electrical  Engineers,  and  American  Weld 
ing  Society.  He  was  born  July  17,  1866,  in 
Painesville,  Ohio;  and  received  an  academ 
ic  education.  Since  1904  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Lincoln  Electric  Company. He 
has  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daught 
ers,  and  resides  at  14620  Terrace  Road, 
East  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Lincoln,  Waldo,  President  of  the  Arner 
ican   Antiquarian    Society.      He   resides    in 
Worcester,  Mass. 

Lincoln,  William  Ensign,  Member  oi  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  27, 
1847,  in  Providence,  R.I.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  H.  K.  Porter  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  815  Amberson  Avenue,  Pittsburgh 
Pa. 

Lincoln,  William  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Economic  Club.  He  was  born  June  13,  1835 
in  Boston,  Mass. He  is  ship  owner  and  mer 
chant  of  the  William  H.  Lincoln  and  Com-, 
pany.  He  resides  in  Brookline,  Mas». 


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Lincroum,  Courtlandt,Business  President 
of  52  Leonard  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Bank  of  Bogota,  N.J. 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lindheim,  Norwin  R.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  43  Exchange  Place,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Auto  Ser 
vice  Building  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Lindsay,  John  A.,  President  of  the  New 
Britain  Choral  Society,  with  a  membership 
of  one  hundred  and  forty  men  and  women, 
lie  resides  at  50  Liberty  Street,  New  Brit 
ain,  Conn. 

Lindsay,  Samuel  McCune,  Educator  and 
Sociologist  of  611  Kent  Hall,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  May  10,  1869,  in  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.  Since  1911  he  has  been  pretsiderit  of 
the  New  York  Academy  of  Political  Sci 
ence.  He  is  the  author  of  Social  Aspects  of 
Philadelphia  Relief  Work;  and  miscellane 
ous  monographs. 

Linebarger,  Paul  Myron,Lawyer  and  Au 
thor,  of  Shanghai,  China;  and  a  member  of 
the  Union  League  Club  and  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  June  15,  1871, 
in  Warren,  111.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Lake  Forest  University.  In  1895  he  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago,  111.  He  serv 
ed  through  the  Spanish-American  War. 
Since  1918  he  has  been  practicing  law  m 
the  International  Consular  Courts  of  China. 
He  is  the  author  of  Latch  Strings  to  China 
and  other  works. 

Linn,  Arthur  L.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  United 
Gas  and  Electric  Corporation.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Harrisburg  Light  tand  Power 
Company,  and  a  dozen  other  corporations. 

Linn,  William  tB.,  President  of  the  Art 
Club  of  Philadelphia.  He  resides  at  220 
South  Broad  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Linson,  Corwin  Knapp,  Painter,  Illustra 
tor,  Craftsman  and  Writer,  of  the  Atlantic 
Highlands,  N.J.  One  of  his  paintings,  The 
Olympian  Columns,  is  at  the  Westboro  Lib 
rary,  Mass.;  also  a  group  of  five  Memorial 


Windows  are  in  the  Baptist  Temple,  Brook 
lyn.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Salmagundi 
Club,  and  various  other  societies  and  org 
anizations. 

Lippitt,  F.  S.,  President  of  the  Portrait 
Artists  Association  of  Cleveland. He  resides 
at  746  Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Lipps,  Morris,  Business  President,  of  39 
East  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Greater  New  York  Bedding 
Company. He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Lisle,  Arthur  B.,  Business  President,  of 
Turks  Head  Building,  Providence,  R.I;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Providence  Steam  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lisner,  Leonard  E., Business  Man  ana  Di 
rector,  of  418  W^est  Twenty-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Manhattan  and  Queen  Traction  Corpora 
tion,  the  New  York  and  North  Jersey  Rapid 
Transit  Company,  and  the  Paper  Products 
Corporation  of  America. 

Lissberger,  Benjamin,  Business  President 
of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City;  ana  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Page  Woven  Wire  Fence 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Lissberger,  Edmund,  Business  President, 
of  260  West  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  E.  Lissberger 
Company.  He  is  also  a  director  of  Queens- 
bury  Mills,  Incorporated,  of  Worcester, 
Mass. 

Littauer,  Lucius  N.,  Business  President, 
of  233  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Fonda  Glove  Lining  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Little,  Arthur  W.,  Business  President,  of 
435  East  Twenty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Little  Es 
tates  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 


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Little,  Clarence  Belden,Lawyer  and  Bunk 
President,  of  Bismarck,  N.D.,  was  born  on 
Nov.  IS,  lSf>7,  in  Pembroke,  N.H.  He  was 
educated  in  Pembroke  Academy,  and  grad 
uated  from  Dartmouth  College  with  the  de 
gree  of  A.B.  He  is  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Bismarck,  president  of 
the  McLean  County  State  Bank  of  Wilkins 
president  of  the  Emmons  County  State 
Bank  of  Braddock,  President  of  the  Mac 
kenzie  State  Bank,  president  of  the  Sterl 
ing  State  Bank,  and  president  of  the  Wil 
kins  Mercantile  Company.  In  1884-88  he 
was  Judge  of  Probate;  and  for  twenty 
years  has  been  a  member  of  the  North  Da 
kota  State  Senate. 

Little,  Riley  McMillan,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  15,  1865,  in 
Cedarville,  Ohio.  Since  1918  he  has  been  a 
director  of  the  Safety  Institute  of  Amer 
ica.  He  resides  at  82  Maple  Avenue,  New 
Kochelle,  N.Y. 

Livingston,  Henry  S.,  Director,  of  170 
William  Steret,Ne\v  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Raymond  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Livingston,  H.  S.,  Business  President,  of 
318  Race  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  the  Business  Men's  Club,  the 
Cincinnati  Automobile  Club,  the  City  Club, 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  other  organ 
izations.  He  was  born  in  Washington,  Ohio. 
Since  1893  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Cincinnati  Cloak  and  Suit  Company,  of 
which  he  was  the  organizer.  He  is  also  pre 
sident  of  the  National  Automatic  Fire  Al 
arm  Company  of  Ohio;  and  a  director  of 
the  National  Automatic  Fire  Alarm  Com 
pany  of  Cincinnati,  and  of  other  organiza- 
tions.  In  1880  he  married  Miss  Bertha 
Krohn,  now  deceased.  He  had  one  son,\vho 
lost  his  life  in  the  World-War;  and  has  one 
daughter,  and  resides  in  Avondale,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio. 

Livingstone,  William,  Member  of  the  De 
troit  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  21,  1844,  in 
Dundas,  Ontario,  Canada.  He  is  president 
of  the  Dime  Savings  Bank.  He  resides  at 
40  Eliot  Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Livingstone,  Colin,  Hamilton,  Member  of 
the  University  Club.  He  was  born  June  3, 


1863,  in  St.  John,  N.B.  He  is  president  of 
the  Potomac  and  Chesapeake  Steamship 
Company. He  resides  at  1249  Kenyon  Street 
N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Lloyd,  Arthur  J.,  Manufacturer,  of  626 
South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Dec,  8,  1878,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  wsa  form 
erly  associated  with  the  Rockwell  and  liu- 
pel  Company,  as  department  manager.  He 
has  been  manager  of  various  departments 
of  the  W.  G.  Lloyd  Company,  manufactur 
ers  of  loose  leaf  ledgers  and  account  books, 
of  which  he  is  now  vice-president  ;and  vice- 
president  of  the  Burr-Vack  Company,  sta 
tioners.  He  resides  in  Oak  Park,  111. 

Lloyd,  William  G.,  Manufacturer  of  6U6 
South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
May  15,  1855,  in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1880 
he  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
blank  books  and  stationery.  He  is  presi 
dent  and  treasurer  of  the  William  G.  Lloyd 
Company; ^vice-president  of  the  E.  E.  Lloyd 
Paper  Company ;  vice-president  of  Stevens 
Maloney  and  Company;  director  of  the  Me 
tropolitan'  Fire  Insurance  Company;  and 
treasurer  of  the  Accounting  Devices  Com 
pany.  . 

Lobdell,  Harry  Harrison,Broker  and  bus 
iness  ManJ  of  306  South  La  Salle  Street, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Aug.  10,  1866,  in 
Rochester,  N.Y.  In  1884-91  he  was  associat 
ed  with  George  W.  Ludlow  Company,  man 
ufacturers  of  boots  and  shoes.  In  1891- 
1914  he  was  manager  of  the  Harry  H.  Lob- 
dell  Company,  wholesale  boots  and  shoe.5. 
Since  191,5  he  has  been  a  mmbr  of  tli  f  r.n 
of  Lanison  Brothers  and  Company,  grains 
and  stocks.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  the  Kx- 
moor  Country  Club,  the  South  Shore  Count 
ry  Club,  and  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club,  in 
1890  he  married  Miss  Nell  F.  Lamson;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter;  and  res'de  p.  I  -'U)!)l  I  111  is  AVJIIUU, 
Chicago,  111. 

Locke,  Bessie,  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  $he  was  born  in  West  Cambridge, 
Mass.  She  has  secured  endowments  in  per 
petuity  for  four  mission  Kinder  Garden  in 
Greater  New  York.  She  resides  at  150  West 
One  Hundred  and  Sixth  Street,  New  York 
City. 


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Locke,  Elmore  E.,  Business  President,  of 
165  Pleasant  Street,  Maiden,  Mass;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Maiden  Trust  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Locke,  Frank  L.,  Director,  of  48  Boylston 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Asssociated  Charities  of  Maiden  and 
other  corporations. 

Locke,  Isaac  H.,  Business  President,  of 
97  Faneuil  Hall  Market,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Sulpho-Naphtol 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Locke,  Frank  Levering,  Member  of  the 
Boston  City  Club,  the  Unitarian  Club  of 
Boston,  the  University  Club  of  Maiden,  the 
Boston  Rotary  Club,  the  Boston  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  other  organizations.  He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  Young  Men's 
Christian  Union;  and  resides  at  Boylston 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Lockett,  Arthur  H.,  Director,  of  25  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Crowell  Publishing  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Lockhart,  Henry.  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Wetlaufen-Lor- 
rain  Silver  Mines,  Incorporated.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Pecos  Mines  Company,  the 
Valley  Mould  and  Iron  Corporation,  and 
the  Goodrich  Lockhart  Company.  He  is  al 
so  director  of  the  Commonwealth  Petro 
leum  Corporation,  and  a  dozen  other  corpo 
rations. 

Lockwood,  Albert,  Pianist,  of  Ann  Har 
bor,  Mich.,  was  born  Apr.  3,  1871,  in  Troy, 
N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  Leipzig  Con 
servatory  ,studied  with  Leshetitzky  at  Vien- 
head  of  the  piano  department  of  the  Uni- 
na,  and  with  Buonamici  in  Florence. He  ha? 
played  with  success  in  London,  Paris,  Flor 
ence  and  other  European  cities.  He  is  now 
head  ot  the  piano  department  of  the  Uni 
versity  School  of  Mjusic  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.  He  resides  at  Hillside  Court,  Ann 
Kubor,  ML-'» 


Lockwood,  Hamilton  Deforest,  Treasur 
er  and  Director,  of  60  Congress  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Paper 
Mill  Mutual  Insurance  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Lockwood,  Henry,  Clergyman  and  journ 
alist,  of  East  Millstone,  N.J.,  and  a  member 
of  the  Rutgers  Club  of  New  Brunswick  and 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  Jan.  4, 
1869,  in  Albany,  N.Y. ;  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  D.D.  from  the  New  Brunswick 
Theological  Seminary.  Since  1901  ne  nas 
been  pastor  of  the  General  Synod  of  the 
Reformed  Church  of  America.  He  is  the 
editor  of  the  Somerset  Church  News.  In 
1894  he  married  Miss  Bertha  A.  Booraem; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son,  and  re 
side  in  East  Millstone,  ft.J. 

Lodge,  Henry  Cabot,  Business  President 
of  Nahant,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Massachusetts  Historical  Society  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations.  He  resides  in 
Nahant,  Mass. 

Loeb,  Jacob  W.,  Business  President,  of 
840  Tenth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Phoenix  Amusement 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Loeb,  William,  Jr.,  Business  President,of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Albany  Southern  Railroad 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Loening,  Grover  C.,  Engineer,  Business 
Man  and  Director,  of  351  West  Fitty-sec- 
ond  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Loening  Aeronautical  Engineer 
ing  Corporation.  He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 

Lccsch,  Frank  Joseph,  Lawyer,  oi  10 
South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111.;  and 
past  president  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Associa 
tion,  and  past  president  of  Union  League 
Club.  He  was  born  April  9,  1852,  in  Buffalo 
N.Y. ;  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.B. 


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from  the  Union  College  of  Law.  Since  1892 
be  has  been  general  counsel  for  Western 
division  of  the  Pennsylvania  Lines, in  1898— 
1902  lie  was  a  member  of  Chicago  Board  of 
Education. 

Loew,  Marcus,  Business  President,  of 
1493  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dayton  Theatre  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Loewenthal,  Max,  Business  President,  of 
20  West  Sixtieth  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  United  States 
Reclaiming  and  Metal  Briquetting  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Loft,  George  W.,  Business  President,  of 
400  Broom  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Fifty-four  Barclay  Street 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Logan,  Edward  L.,  Lawyer  and  Trustee, 
of  199  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
ties.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Hibernia  Sav 
ings  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Logan,  Frank  Granger,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  7, 
1851,  in  Cayuga  County,  N.Y.  He  is  a  trus 
tee  and  vice-president  of  the  Art  Institute 
of  Chicago;  and  the  owner  of  a  valuable 
collection  of  reliques  of  John  Brown  and 
Abraham  Lincoln.  He  resides  at  1150  Lake 
Shore  Drive,  Chicago,  111. 

Logan,  Marvel  Mills,  Lawyer  and  Bus 
iness  President,of  917  Intersouthern  Build 
ing,  Louisville,  Ky.,  was  born  Jan.  7,  1875, 
near  Brownsville,  Ky.  In  1892-96  he  taught 
school;  and  in  1896  began  the  practice  of 
law.  In  1896-1912  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Edmonson  County  Democratic  Committee; 
and  for  two  years  was  a  County  attorney. 
In  1896-1912  he  practiced  in  Brownsville, 
Ky.  In  1912  he  was  appointed  first  assistant 
attorney-general  of  Kentucky,  and  in  1915 
was  elected  attorney-general  of  Kentucky. 
In  1917  he  resigned  to  become  chairman  of 
the  Kentucky  State  Tax  Cornission.  He  is 
a  director  and  attorney  of  the  Rock  As 
phalt  Company,  president  of  the  Green  Riv 


er  Land  and  Mineral  Company,  president 
of  the  Inter-County  Land  Company,  and  a 
director  and  attorney  of  the  Arenal  Trad 
ing  Corporation,  the  Service  Adjustment 
Company,  the  Vmson-Kolb  Coal  Company, 
and  the  Flexner  Real  Estate  Company,  lie 
is  a  member  of  the  Pendennis  Club;  and  is 
a  Mason,  Knight  Templar,  Odd  Fellow  arid 
Elk.  In  1897  he  married  Miss  Delia  Ilav- 
don;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons 
and  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  1405  High 
land  Avenue,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Logan,  Mary  Simmerson  Cunningham 
(Mrs.  John  A.  Logan),  Member  of  the  \\o- 
man  's  Club.  She  was  born  Aug.  12,  1838, 
in  Petersburg,  Boone  County,  Maine.  She 
is  the  wife  of  late  General  Logan;  and  has 
devoted  much  time  to  the  perpetuation  of 
General  Logans  Memory.  She  is  the  author 
of  Recollections  of  the  Soldiers  Wife.  She 
resides  at.  2723  Thirteenth  Street,  N.W., 
Washington,  D.C. 

Lohman,'  Mrs.  A.  H.,  President  of  the  La 
dies  of  the  Round  Table.  She  is  the  wife  of 
Mr.  A.  H.  Lohman,  who  is  identified  with 
the  Hamilton  Manufacturing  Company,  of 
Two  Rivers,  Wis.  She  resides  in  Two  Riv 
ers,  Wis. 

Lok,  Lee  B.,  Business  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  32  Mott  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Yuan  Shing 
Corporation.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  affairs;  and  has  filled  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Long,  Adolphus  F.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  501  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  direc 
tor  of  the  North  Virginia  Corpiration,  and 
also  of  the  Ellisdale  Company,  Incorporat 
ed.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions'of  trust  and  honor. 

Longacre,  John  A.,  Member  of  the  Man 
ufacturers'  Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Rota 
ry  Club  of  Norristown,  the  Old  Colony  Club 
and  is  thirty-two  degree  Mason  and  Shrin- 
er.  He  was  born  Jan.  21,  1898,  in  Jefferson- 
ville,  Pa.  He  is  secretary  and  manager  of 
the  American  Equipment  Company.  He  re 
sides  in  Norristown,  Pa. 


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Longyear,  John  M.,  Business  President, 
and  Director,  of  70  Leicester  Street,  Brook- 
line,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  presidnt  of  the  Long- 
year  Mesaba  Land  and  Iron  Company,  the 
Marquette  National  Bank  of  Michigan  and 
the  Arche  Coal  Company.  He  is  chairman 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Porcupine 
Land  Association,  and  a  dozen  other  corpo 
rations. 

Loomis,  Edward,  Business  President,  of 
143  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Coal  and  Coke  Railway 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Loper,  Frank  M.,  Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Southern  Copper  Mining  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Lord,  Arthur,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
70  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Plymouth  Electric  Light 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Lord,  D.  M.,  Business  Man  and  Director, 
of  925  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Columbia  Western 
Mills.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Lord,  John  Brackett,  Memeber  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club,  and  various  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  June  3,  1848,  in  Newton 
Upper  Falls,  Mass.  He  engaged  in  the  grain 
and  flour  business;  and  is  now  president 
of  the  Ayer  and  Lord  Tie  Compain.  fie  is 
also  director  of  the  Harris  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank  of  Chicago,  111.  He  resides  with 
his  family  at  229  Lake  Shore  Drive,  Chi 
cago.  111. 

Lord, William  Adgate,Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  the  Savings  Bank  Building,  Orange 
N. J. ;  and  a  member  of  the  American  Leg 
ion,  Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars,  the  Elks, 
the  Masons,  the  Newark  Athletic  Club,  and 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  Oct.  7, 
1870,  in  Orange,  N.J.  In  1901-03  he  was  a 
member  of  the  New  Jersey  State  Legislat 
ure;  and  in  1904-12  was  City  Counsel  of 


Orange,  N.J.  Since  1919  he  has  been  mayor 
of  his  city.  In  1903  he  married  Miss  Sarah 
Roberts;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  three  daughters, and  reside  at  272  Park 
Avenue,  Orange,  N.J. 

Loree,  Leonor  F.,  Business  President,  of 
32  Nasau  Stret,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Chateaugay  Ore  and 
Iron  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Loree,  Robert  F.,  Director,  of  140  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Foreign  Bond  and  Share  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

Loring,  Augustus  P.,  Business  President, 
of  40  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Massachusetts  Cotton 
Mills,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Loring,  Caleb,  Business  President,  of  40 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Greenough  Coal  Company, 

Loring,  Daniel  A.,  Retired  Business  Pre 
sident  and  Director,  of  29  West  Thirty- 
fourth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Republican  Club, the  Lambs  Club 
the  New  York  Athletic  Club,  the  Knicker 
bocker  Athletic  Club,  the  Coney  Island  Joc 
key  Club,  the  Brooklyn  Jockey  Club,  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club,  the  Saint  Augustine 
Yacht  Club,  the  New  York  Produce  Ex 
change,  and  the  Consolidated  Stock  Ex 
change.  He  is  president  if  the  Aetna  Real 
Estate  and  Loan  Company,  Real  Estate  In 
vestment,  and  for  many  years  was  actively 
identified  with  business,  public  and  social 
affairs. 

Loring,  Homer,  Business  President,  of 
8  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ogden  Consolidated  Coal 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Loudon,  Hugh  R.,  Business  President,  of 
30  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Star  Insurance  Compa 
ny  of  America,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


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Lougee,  Willis  Eugene,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club,  He  was  born  May  2,  1857,  in  Chel 
sea,  Orange  County,  Vt.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  treasurer  of  the  International  Com 
mittee  of  the  Young  Hen's  Christian  As 
sociation.  During  the  past  ten  years  he  has 
raised  five  million  dollars  for  various  re 
ligious  and  phianthropk  societies.  He  re 
sides  in  Candia,  N.H. 

Lounsbury,  Phineas  0., Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  257  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Bank 
Note  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Lourie,  David  A.,  Lawyer,  Business  Pre 
sident  and  Trustee,  of  40  Court  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  has  attained  success  in 
the  practice  of  law;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Lourie  and  Tobey.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Chelsea  Morris  Plan  Com 
pany,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Blackstone  Sav 
ings  Bank.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Chelsea 
Trust  Company,  the  Massachusetts  Realty 
Commercial  Company,  and  other  corpora 
tions.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Chelsea  Mem 
orial  Hospital,  the  Chelsea  Public  Library, 
the  Federated  Jewish  Charities  of  Boston, 
and  the  Children's  Bureau  of  Federated 
Jewish  Charities. 

Lovatt,  Frederick  J.,  Director  of  18  Old 
Slip,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Linseed  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Lovejoy,  Owen  Reed,  Sociologist  of  105 
East  Twenty-second  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  Sept.  9,  1866,  in  Jamestown, 
Midi.  Since  1907  he  has  been  general  sec 
retary  of  the  National  Child  Labor  Com 
mittee. He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Arts 
Club. 

Loveless,  C.  B.,  Business  President,  of 
880  The  Arcade,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Federal  Lumber  Compa 
ny,  president  of  the  Warren  Iron  and  Steel 
Company,  and  president  and  director  of 
other  corporations.He  has  a  family  of  three 
sons  and  three  daughters,  and  resides  in 
Warren,  Ohio. 


Loveman,  Bernard  E.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  successful  mer 
chant  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.  He  was  born 
March  14,  1874,  in  Atlanta,  Ga. ;  and  re 
ceived  a  technical  education.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Loveman  Bank;  and  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  D.  B.  Loveman  Company.  In 
1909  he  married  Miss  Hilda  K.  GarsonjMid 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  Riverview,  Chatta 
nooga,  Tenn. 

Loventhal,  Charles  D., Business  President 
of  92  Lenox  Avenue,  Newr  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Loventhal 's  Sons,  In 
corporated;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Levering,  Edward,  Treasurer,  and  Direc 
tor,  of  84  Exchange  Building,  Boston, Mass, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Second  Nation 
al  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Lovett,  Edgar  Odell,  Business  President, 
of  Houston,  Texas;  was  born  April  4,1871, 
in  Shreve,  Ohio;  and  received  a  thorough 
educatiin.  He  has  been  professor  of  astro 
nomy  at  Princeeton  University;  and  since 
1908  has  been  president  of  the  Rice  Instit 
ute  of  Houston,  Texas.  In  1897,  he  married 
Miss  Mary  Ellen  Hale;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  Houston,  Texas. 

Lowden,  Frank  Orren,  Lawyer  and  Gov 
ernor,  of  Oregon,  111.,  was  born  on  Jan.  26, 
1861,  in  Sunrise  City,  Minn.  He  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  Iowa  State  Un 
iversity;  and  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the 
Union  College  of  Law.  In  1887-1906  he 
practiced  law  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  in  1889 
was  professor  of  law  in  Northwestern  Un 
iversity.  In  1906-07  he  was  a  member  of 
Congress  to  fill  a  vagancy;  and  in  1907-11 
served  as  a  member  of  the  sixtieth  and  six 
ty-first  Congress.  He  was  also  Governor  ot 
the  State  of  Illinois  for  the  term  1917-21. 
Since  1912  he  has  been  a  director  of  the 
Pullman  Company. 

Lowe,  Houston,  President  of  the  Dayton 
Association  of  Art.  He  resides  in  Dayton, 
Ohio. 


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Lowell,  A.  Lawrence,  Business  President, 
of  Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Harvard  Univ 
ersity,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Lowenstein,  Abram  L.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  40  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Alli 
ance  Selling  Association,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Lowenstein,  Leon, Treasurer  and  Director 
of  40  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  ofvarious  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Classic  Mills 
and  other  corporations. 

Lowrie,  Selden  Gale,  Educator  and  Scien 
tist,  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio; 
and  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the 
City  Club,  the  Tennis  Club,  and  various 
other  organizations.  He  is  professor  of  Pol 
itical  Science  at  the  University  of  Cincin 
nati;  and  a  contributor  to  standard  public 
ations  on  the  subject  of  government.  He 
has  been  a  director  at  the  Ohio  Legilative 
Reference  Bureau;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Lowry,  J.  E., Member  of  the  Masonic  and 
Modern  Woodmen.  He  is  president  of  the 
Hiwassee  College.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Holston  Conference  M.E.  Church  South 

Lother,  William  E.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  43  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Overman  Cush 
ion  Tire  Company,  Incorporated  and  other 
corporations. 

Lucas,  Howard  Chauncey,  Banker  and 
Statesman,  of  511  North  Naches  Avenue, 
Yakima,  Wash.,  was  born  April  11,  1872,in 
Ames,  Iowa.  He  is  president  of  the  Yakima 
Trust  Company.  In  1919  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Washington  State  Legislature.  In 
1915-16  was  president  of  the  Washington 
Bankers  Association.  In  1917-18  he  was 
treasurer  and  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  Yakima  Valley  Chapter 
of  the  American  Red  Cross  ;and  was  county 
chairman  of  the  Second,  Third  and  Fourth 
Liberty  Loan  Campaigns. 


Lucey,  John  F.,  Business  President  of 
233  Broadway,  New  York  Ctiy ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
President  of  the  Lucey  Manufacturing  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Ludlow,  George  S.,  Director,  of  33  West 
Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  the  Beaver  Steamship  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Ludlow,  Rodney  Jerome,  Business  Man 
ager,  of  308  North  Michigan  Boulevard, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Feb.  .15,  1873,  in 
Dayton,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  under  priv 
ate  tutors,  at  Cornell  University,  and  grad 
uated  in  medicine  in  1902.  He  practiced  as 
physician  for  a  while.  Since  1902  he  has 
been  field  supervisor  for  the  A.  B.  Dick 
Company  of  Chicago;  and  is  also  manager 
of  the  Elliott  Company  of  Chicago.  He  is 
a  member  of  Kenwood  Lodge  of  the  Mason 
ic  Order,  the  Indiana  Consistory,  and  the 
Murat  Temple  Mystic  Shrine  of  Indiana 
polis.  He  is  a  prominent  Elk;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  other  fraternal  orders,  clubs 
and  societies.  In  1893  he  married  Miss  Rose 
Provencher;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  1205 
Pratt  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Ludium,  Clarence  A.,  Director,  of  Cedar 
Street,  New  York  City,  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Marion  Press  and  other  corporations. 

Ludwig,  Frank  J.,  Business  President,  of 
713  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Cunningham 
Grain  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Luitwieler,  Clarence  S.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  299  Marginal  Street,  Boston,Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Newton  South 
Co-operative  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Lutkins,  Clinton,  S.,  Director,  of  Cl 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Nichols  Copper  Company  and 
other  corporations. 


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Lundstrom,  Charles  Theodore,Real  Estate 
Dealer  and  Builder,  of  133  West  Washing- 
ion  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  April  27, 
1884,  in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1904  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business; 
in  If)  14  engaged  in  building;  president  of 
Mont  rose  Bachelor  Apartments;  and  is  in 
terested  in  a  number  of  corporations,  He  is 
a  director  and  member  of  the  Builders  and 
Traders  Kxchange. 

Lyle,  J.  I.,  Engineer,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  750  Prelinghuysen  Avenue 
Newark,  N.J.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer,  director 
and  manager  of  the  Carrier  Engineering 
Corporation.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Lyman,  Arthur,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
CO  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  American  Telephone  and 
Telegraph  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Lyman,  Chester  Wolcott,  Paper  Manu 
facturer,  of  30  Broad  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  was  born  May  25,  1861,  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.  He  is  president  and  director  of  the 
Umbagog  Paper  Company. 

Lyman,  Edward  Branch,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  lie  was  born  June  7,  1876,  in 
Grenfield,  Mass.  In  11)07  he  was  wire  editor 
of  the  Associated  Press  in  New  York  City. 
He  has  been  active  in  National  and  Inter 
national  Publicity  Campaigns,  and  the  so 
cial  betterment  work.  He  is  the  author  of 
several  works.  He  resides  at  317  West 
Eighty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Lyman,  Herbert,  Business  President,  of 
53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Marimack  Manufacturing 
Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Lyman,  Jesse  P.,  Business  President,  of 
121  Beverly  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  dubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Glue  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lyman,  Ronald  T.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.IIe 


is  director  of  the  National  Shawmut  Bank 
of  Boston  and  other  corporations. 

Lynch,  John  E.,  Business  President,  of 
99  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Wenatuxet  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Lynch,  John  E.,  President  of  the  Worces 
ter  Public  School  Art  League.  He  resides 
in  Worcester,  Mass. 

Lynd,  Staughton  V.,  Business  President, 
o-f  323  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Industrial 
Bank  of  New  York,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Lyon,  Albert,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of  84 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Manufacturers  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Lyon,  Edmund,  Member  of  the  Genesee 
Valley  Club.  Since  1893  he  has  been  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Association  to  promote 
teaching  speech  to  the  dead,  and  is  now  its 
1  resident.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Lion 
Phonetic  Manual.  He  resides  at  1441  East 
Avenue,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

Lyon  Frank  Emory,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  20,  1864,  in  Lawn 
Ridge,  111.  Since  1900  he  has  been  superin 
tendent  of  the  Central  Howard  Association 
of  which  he  was  the  founder.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  The  Art  of  Living.  He  resides  at 
(529  Marquette  Road,  Chicago.  111. 

Lyons,  Mrs.  J.  F.,  President  of  the  Har 
mony  Club, With  a  membership  of  one  hund 
red  women.  She  resides  at  900  Southland 
Avenue,  Fort  Worth,  Texas. 

MacAfee,  John  Blair,  Member  of  the 
Merion  Cricket  Club.  He  was  born  July  4, 
1861,  in  St.  John  N.  B.  He  is  chairman  01 
Mac  Afee  and  Company,  Limited  Bankers 
of  London.  He  resides  at  Renfrew,  Ard- 
mor,  Pa. 

MacCracken,  John  Henry,  Member  of 
North  Country  Club  of  Easton.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Lafayette  College.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Westminster  College  of 
Missouri.  He  resides  at  Chestnut  Street, 
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MacCaughey,  A.  B.  Mrs.,  President  of 
the  Womens  Athletic  Club,  of  606  South 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chciago,  111. 

MacDonald,  Henry,  Business  President, 
of  85  Lberty  Street,  Long  Island,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president,  general  manager  and  di 
rector,  of  the  Public  Service  Corporation 
of  Long  Island.  He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 

MacColl,  James  Robertson,  Manufactur 
er  and  Business  President  of  547  Mineral 
Spring  Avenue,  Pawtucket,  B.I.,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
A '^a wain  Hunt  Club  of  New  York  City, 
the  Country  Club  of  Brooklyn,  the  Hope 
Club  and  the  Rhode  Island  Country  Club. 
He  was  born  April  2,  1856  in  Glasgow  Scot 
land.  He  is  president  of  the  Lorraine  Man 
ufacturing  Company.  He  has  made  fre 
quent  trips  abroad.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  New  England  Cotton  Manufactur 
ing  Association;  and  in  1914-19  was  a  di 
rector  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the 
United  States.  He  is  president  of  the 
Morris  Plan  Company  of  Rhode  Island , 
and  vice-president  of  the  Industrial  Trust 
Company.  In  1884  he  married  Miss  Agnes 
Bogle;  and  they  have  five  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

MacDonough,  James,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  507  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of ':  various  clubs  ana 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  and  director 
of  the  Columbia  Bank ;  and  has  filled  mam 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. | 

MacFadden,  Bernard,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  119  West  Fortieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  varous  clubs 
and  societes.  He  s  president  of  the  Physi- 
call  Culture  Restaurant  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  ocrporations. 

MacFerran,  William  Benson,  Member  of 
the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  and  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Order.  He  was 
born  Dec.  5,  1862,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He 
is  national  secretary  of  the  Improved  Or 
der  of  Red  Men.  In  1883  he  marred  Miss 
Emma  Josephne  Scherr;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and 


reside  at  4346  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chica 
go,  111. 

MacGovern,  Frank,  Business  President, 
of  114  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soceties.  He 
is  president  and  treasurer  of  MacGovern 
and  Company  Incorporated.  He  is  a  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

MacGowan,  John  K.,  Busness  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  a  mem 
ber  of  various  cubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Chile  Steamship  Company, 

Mack  Norman  E.,  Publisher  and  States 
man,  of  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  1858. 
In  1898-1912  he  was  charman  of  the  Demo 
cratic  National  Commttec;  in  1911  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Demokratic  State  Commit 
tee;  and  in  1900,  1904  and  1908  he  was  a. 
member  of  the  National  Democratic  Com 
mttee,  receiving  the  re-election  at  the  Bal 
timore  Convention..  Since  1879  he  has  been 
publisher  of  the  Evening  Times;  and  is 
also  pubisher  of  the  Buffalo  Sunday  Times, 
established  in  1883. 

MacKey,  Clarence  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  253  Broadway,  New  ork  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  teh  Commercial  Cable 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ation. 

Mackay,  Gurdon  R.,  Business  Man  and 
Trustee  of  333  Commonwealth  Avenue, 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Academy  of  Dental  Science,  the  Na 
tional  Dental  Association,  the  Massachus- 
setts  Dental  Association  and  other  organi 
zations.  He  was  born  in  Shelburne,  Nova 
Scotia.  He  is  a  well  known  dentist  ol 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  trustee  of  the  For- 
syth  Dental  Infirmery  for  Children.  In 
1893  he  married  Miss  Florence  L.  Brown; 
and  they  reside  at  333  Commonwealth  Ave 
nue,  Boston,  Mass. 

MacLean,  Annie  Marion,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Canada. 
Since  1903  she  has  been  professor  of  soci 
ology  in  the  University  of  Chicago.  She 
is  the  author  of  Wage  Earning  Women 
She  resides  at  902  Elmwood  Avenue,  Evan- 
ston,  HI. 


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MacLeish,  John  E.,  Lawyer,  of  134  South 
LaSalle  Street  Chicago  111.,  was  born  Ma\ 
33,  1879,  in  Glasgow,  Scotland  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  Lewis  Institute  and  at  the  Lake 
orest  University  Law  School.  He  has  ai 
t Mined  success  in  the  practice  of  law;  an;l 
is  i\  member  of  the  firm  of  Scott,  Ban 
croft,  Mai-tin  and  Stephens,  with  offices  in 
the  Corn  Exchange  Hank  Buidling.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
ll.-unilton  Club,  the  City  Club  the  Skokh 
Country  Club  and  various  other  clubs  ami 
societies. 

MacLeod,  Louisa  Elizabeth  Garden,  Ar 
tist  of  447  South  Occidental  Boulevard, 
Li  is  Angeles,  Cal.,  was  born  in  London, 
England.-  She  is  the  founder  and  director 
of  the  Los  Angeles  School  of  Art  and  De 
sign;  retired  in  1919.  She  has  exhibitor! 
in  London,  Birmingham,  Nottinham,  Man 
Chester  and  Liverpool  Galleries,  England 
and  Dresden,  Germany. 

MacMurray,  James  E.,  Manufactur  >r 
and  Statesman,  of  4933  Woodlawn  Av.- 
nue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  horn  in  1802  in 
Knox  County  Mo.  Since  1890  he  lias  been 
president  of  the  Acme  Steel  Goods  Com 
pany;  and  president  of  MacMurray  St°el 
Hoop  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  State  Senate. 

MacTaggart,  Edward  Everett,  Oil  Pro 
ducer,  of  Marietta,  Ohio,  was  born  Nov. 
2,  1871,  in  Williamstown,  W.  Va,  He  ha; 
been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  A.  II.  and  E. 
E.  MacTaggart,  lumber  merchants  of  the 
Sol  by  dit  and  Gas  Company,  the  Link  Oil 
Company;  the  Akin  Oil  Company  and  oth 
er  companies  He  is  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies. 

Macurda,  William  E.,  Business  Prea- 
dcnt,  of  92  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Maiden  Coal 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora, 
tions. 

MacVeagh,  Eames,  Wholesale  Grocer,  of 
333  West  Lake  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Feb.  23,  1874,  in  Chicago,  111.  Sine.- 
1918  he  has  bee  vice-president  of  Franklin 
MacVeagh  and  Company,  wholesale  gro 
cers;  and  is  a  director  of  the  Continental 
and  Commercial  Bank. 


Macy,  Carleton,  Business  President,  .of 
128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  DeWate  Safety  Latch 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions 

Macy,  Valentine  Everett,  Member  of 
the  Century  Club.  He  was  born  March  23, 
1871,  in  New  York.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Mechanics  and  Metals  National  Bank.  He 
resides  at  Scarborough-on-Hudson,  N.Y. 

Maddox,  William  Arthur,  Member  of  the 
Elks,  Masons,  Knight  Templars  and  the 
Rotary  Club.  He  is  president  of  the  Rock- 
ford  College  He  has  been  professor  of 
Normal  Schools  at  Oswego,  N.Y.  ana 
Farmville,  Vt. ;  and  assistant  professor 
of  Education  at  the  Columbia  University. 
His  address  is  Rockford  College,  Rock- 
ford,  111. 

Madeira,  Percy  C.,  Business  President, 
of  143  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clbs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Armstrong  County 
Coal  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Magee,  Charles  Lohr,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  4He  was  born  April  1,  1876,  in 
Petersburg,  Pa.  Since  1905  he  has  been 
secretary  of  the  American  Red  Cross.  He 
resides  at  116  Tennessee  Avenue,  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Magee,  John,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club,  the  Racquet  and  Tennis  Club,  ano 
the  Brook  Club,  all  of  New  York  City;  the 
Watkins  City  Club,  of  New  York;  and  the 
Travelers  Club  of  Paris,  and  St.  Jame;-, 
Club  of  London.  He  was  born  Dec.  2,  1867, 
in  Watkins,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  in  the 
private  schools  and  by  private  tutors.  Since 
1897  he  has  been  president  of  the  Fall 
Brook  Coal  Company  of  Corning,  N.Y.  He 
has  been  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Flowei 
with  the  rank  of  Colonel  New  York  Na 
tional  Guard.  In  1891  he  married  Miss 
Florence  W.  Seeley,  of  E/mira,  N.Y.; 
and  they  reside  at  Mt.  Kisco,  N.Y. 

Magoun,  Henry,  Marine  Engineer,  ot 
Camden,  N.J.,  was  born  July  24,  1863,  in 
Bath,  Me.  He  was  vice-president  of  the 
New  York  Shipbuilding  Company.  He  is-b. 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies, 


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Maguire,  J.  Desmet,  Business  President, 
of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Maquire  Rub 
ber  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  coi- 
porations. 

Maguire,  John  P.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  50  Union  Square,  New  Yor!: 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Tex 
tile  Banking  Company,  Incorporated;  and 
vice-president  of  the  Independent  Ware 
houses,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Cotton  Mills  Developement  Company, 
the  Roanoke  Mills  Company,  the  Rosemary 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  the  Royal 
Indemnity  Company  of  New  York. 

Mahler,  Julius  H,  Business  President,  of 
111  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  American  Tobacco 
Company.  He  is  president  of  the  Manhat 
tan  Briar  Pipe  Company.  He  is  a  direct 
or  of  the  Citizens  National  Bank  of  Dui 
ham,  the  Columbia  Box  Company,  the 
Nashville  Tobacco  Works,  and  the  Tobac 
co  By-Products  and  Chemical  Corpora 
tion. 

Mahon,  William  D.,  Member  of  the  Cii> 
Club.  He  was  born  in  1861,  in  Athens 
County,  Ohio.  For  eleven  years  he  was 
editor  of  The  Mortorman  and  Conductor; 
and  was  judge  of  the  Michigan  State 
Court  of  Arbitration.  He  resides  at  104 
East  High  Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Mahony,  Walter  B.,  Director,  of  20  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Utilities  Securities  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Main,  Charles  T.,  Engineer  and  Director, 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  noted  engineer  of  Boston, 
Mass.  He  is  past  president  of  the  Ameri 
can  Society  of  Mechancial  Engineers,  a 
member  of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  and  president  of  the  Engi 
neers  Club  of  Boston.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Berkshire  Cotton  Manufacturing  Com 
pany,  the  Massachusetts  Trust  Company, 
and  the  Tennessee  Electric  Company.  Hb 


is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Winchester  Sav 
ings  Bank. 

Main,  J.  H.  T.,  Member  of  the  Century 
Club,  New  York,  the  University  Club, 
Chicago,  the  Des  Moines  Transportation 
Club,  New  York.  Heis  president  of  the 
Grinnell  College.  He  resides  at  1011  Park 
Street,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Maisel,  Carl,  Secretary  and  Director,  ol 
294  Stuyvesant  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of 
Sobering  and  Glatz,  Incorporated.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  public,  busi 
ness  and  social  affairs,  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Makepeace,  Charles  R.,  Architect,  En 
gineer  and  Business  President,  of  the  But 
ler  Exhchange,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Agawam  Club,  the  National 
Association  of  Cotton  Manufacturers  ana 
a  ife  member  of  the  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers.  He  was  born  May 
20,  1860,  in  Fayetteville,  N.C.  Since  1899 
he  has  been  head  of  the  firm  of  C.  R. 
Makepeace  and  Company,  architects  and 
mill  engineers.  He  is  president  of  the 
United  Lace  and  Braid  Manufacturing 
Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Firemens( 
the  Merchantile  and  the  Narragansett  In 
surance  Companies,  and  of  other  corpor 
ations.  In  1889  he  married;  and  has  three 
sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  275 
Wayland  Avenue,  Providence,  R.I. 

Makielski,  Leon  A.,  Artist,  of  Geddes 
Road,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  was  born  in 
Morris  Run,  Pa.  He  is  a  pupil  of  AIC; 
Julian  Academy  and  Grande  Chaumiera 
Academy  in  Paris.  He  is  a  successful  ana 
noted  artist;  and  his  works  are  included 
in  numerous  collections. 

Mallet,  Thierry,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  26  West  Thirty-fifth  Street,  Ne^v 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Re- 
villon,  Incorporated,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Mallett,  William  A.,  Business  President, 
of  110  Westchester  Suqare,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Bronx 
County  News  Publishing  Company, 

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Malloy,  Allen  C.,  President  of  the  Hutch- 
inson  Country  Club  Association,  was  born 
April  13,  1877,  in  Attica,  Ind.  He  was  ed 
ucated  a  the  University  of  Michigan,  lii 
1907-08  he  was  store  president  of  the  Be 
nevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 
Since  1899  he  has  practiced  law;  and  in 
1902-08  was  city  attorney  of  Hutchinson, 
Kan.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Mary  Lu- 
<-elle  Boggs,  of  Spokane,  Wash.;  and  the> 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  620  Avenue  A,  East,  Hutcn 
inson,  Kan. 

Maloney,  John  J.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  1564  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  i»3  a  director  of  the  Gold  Fleet 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Mambert,  Stephen  B.,  Director  of  Bates 
Manufacturing  Company,  Orange,  N.J. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Edison  Phon 
ographs,  and  other  corporations. 

Man,  Alrick  H.,  Business  President,  ot 
f>(5  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  South  Richmond 
Hill  Land  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Mandell,  David  M.,  Pianist,  of  1337 
Clay  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born 
in  February,  1891,  in  Moscow,  Russia.  He 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  New  York 
City,  and  studied  the  piano  with  Jacques 
Danilson  and  harmony  with  Louis  S.  Red- 
dy.  Since  1907  he  has  been  piano  instruct 
or  and  is  a  piano  instructor  at  the  Na 
tional  Academy  of  Music,  Carnegie  Hall. 
New  York  City.  He  is  the  composer  of, 
In  Silent  Thought,  Sweet  Memories,  and 
other  pieces  for  the  piano. 

Mandolin!,  Caesar  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent  ,of  335  East  Forty-fifth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president,  managei 
and  director  of  the  Scientific  Apparatus 
Company,  Incorporated.  For  many  year.-, 
he  has  been  identified  with  the  Wedlake- 
Lamson  Company;  and  is  prominent  in 
businent  and  public  affairs. 

Mangels,  William  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  2861  West  Eighth  Street,  New 


York  City;  and  member  of  the  Pleasure 
Boat  Company,  and  a  director  in  othei 
corporations. 

Manger,    Julius,    Director,   of  783   Ave 
nue,   New    York    City ;    and   a    member   of 
various  clubs   and   societies.    He  is   a   di 
rector  of  the  Hurlbert  Grand  Hotel  Coin 
pany   and  other  corporations. 

Mangold,  George  Benjamin,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  July  7,  1870 
in  Waupeton,  Iowa.  Since  1912  he  ha> 
been  director  of  the  School  of  Social  Econ 
omy.  He  is  the  author  of  Child  Problems. 
He  resides  at  4002  Lexington  Avenue,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

Manice,    Edward    A.,    Director,    of    15 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  is 
a  director  of  the  Belt  Line  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Manice,  William  DeForest,  Treasurei 
and  Director,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
and  societies].  He  is.  a  director  of  tht 
Manice  Realty  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Mann,  Morris  H.,  Director,  of  45  John 
Street,  New  York  City;and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  State  Bank. 

Mann,  William,  Importer,  Vice-presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  88  Broad  Street, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Bos 
ton  Scottish  Society  and  of  various  other 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Winthrop  Trust  Company;  a  director 
of  the  Dorman-Huxford  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Winthrop  Co-operative 
Bank  of  Winthrop,  Mass.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Boston  Scottish  Society. 

Manne,  Solomon  J.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  48  West  Thirty-eighth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  ot 
S.  J.  Manne  and  Sons,  furriers.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  a  Affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Mannion,  Thomas  M.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  216  West  Eighteenth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  and 


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director  of  the  Kalkoff  Company;  and 
has  held  several  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Manning,  Joseph  P.,  Business  President, 
of  500  Atlantic  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Joseph  P. 
Manning  Company,  and  a  director  in  othc*- 
corporations. 

Manning,  Mary  Margaretta  Fryer,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Washington  Club.  She  was 
born  in  Albany,  N.Y.  For  two  terms  she 
was  president-general  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution,  and  is  no\v 
honory  vice-president.  She  resides  at  153 
Washington  Avenue,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Mansfield,  Howard,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  .a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Lord,  Day  and  Lord.  He  is  president  of 
Number  535  Park  Avenue;  and  a  director 
of  the  Cuba  Company,  and  also  of  the 
Cuba  Railroad  Company.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  al- 
fairs;  and  has  filled  several  positions  01 
trust  and  honor. 

Manson,  D.  Edgar,  Business  President, 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Rockland 
Electric  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Manson,  John  Thomas,  Member  of  th^ 
Quinnipiack  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  30, 
1861,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  Since  1910 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Benedict, 
Downs  and  Company.  He  resides  at  52 
Hillhouse  Avenue,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Manton,  Martin  T.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  the  Postoffice  Building,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Unit  System  Laundry  Corporation.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Mansfield,  Burton,  Presdient  of  the  Mu 
nicipal  Art  Commission  of  New  Haven. 
He  resides  in  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Manville,  Hiram.  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  296  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 


City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  John& 
Manville,  Incorporated.  He  is  secretary, 
treasurer,  and  a  director  of  the  Arizona 
Asbestos  Association ;  and  a  director  of  the 
Asbestos  and  Danville  Railroad. 

Marbling,  Alfred  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  76  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  FO 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Horace  8. 
Ely  and  Company,  and  a  director  in  othei 
cororations. 

Marburg,   Louis   C.,    Treasurer   and    Dt 
rector,  fo  90  West  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.    He  is  a  director  of  the  Techno-Ser 
vice   Corporation   and   other   corporations. 

March,  Sidney  H.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Adironada  and  St. 
Lawrence  Railroad  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Marchant,  Russell  B.,  Director,  of  37 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  meiu 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Cardenas-American  Su 
gar  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Marcus,  Bernard  K.,  Banker,  of  320 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  financial  affairs;  and  has  held  nu 
merous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Marcus,  Chapin,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  544  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Marcus 
and  Company,  jewelers.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs  ;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Marcuse  Bernhard,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  342  Madison  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  an  da  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  As 
bestos  Crude  and  Fiber  Corporation;  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations.  He  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  business  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 


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Marimon,  Jose,  Business  President,  of 
44  Whitehall  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Standard  Ship 
building  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Marino,  Lucio  G.,  Director,  of  204 
Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cuneo  Importing  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Markle,  John,  Business  President,  of 
2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Jeddo  Supply  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Marks,  Marcus  M.,  Merchanat  ad 
Statesman,  of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City,  was  born  March  18,  1858,  in 
Schenectady,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  at  the  New  York 
City  College.  He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  the  business  and  public  affairs 
of  his  community.  For  four  years  he 
\vjis  president  of  the  Borough  of  Manhat 
tan.  He  is  president  of  the  National  Day 
light  Saving  Association.  He  is  a  memnei 
of  the  Republican  Club.  In  190  he  married 
Miss  Esther  Friedman;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters; 
and  reside  at  4  East  Ninety-fourth  Street. 
Now  York  City. 

Markscheffel,  A.  W.,  President  of  the 
Colorado  Springs  Auto  Club;  a  member 
of  the  ElPaso  Club,  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce,  the  Elks,  the  Shriners  and  Knight 
Templars.  He  was  born  Jan.  28,  1881,  in 
Manhattan,  Kan.  Since  1909  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Markscheffel  Motor  Com 
pany,  of  121  East  Pikes  Peak  Avenue,  Col 
orado  Springs,  Col.  He  resides  at  21  East 
Willamette  Avenue,  Colorado  Springs, 
Col. 

Marsellus,  Frank  A.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector  ,of  Ill  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
;unl  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
dies.  lie  is  a  director  of  tho  Tide  Water 
Oil  Sales  Corporation  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Marsellus,  John,  Business  President,  of 
Schenectady,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  1846,  in 
Schenectady,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at 


the  Classical  School.  For  twelve  years  he 
was  a  resident  of  Mount  Vernon,  N.Y.; 
and  since  1877  has  been  a  resident  of 
Syracuse,  N.Y.  He  is  proprietor  of  the 
John  Marsellus  Casket  Company ;  has  been 
president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
of  Syracuse;  regent  of  the  Royal  Arca 
num;  and  president  of  theSyracuse  Sun 
day  School  Association.  He  is  now  treas 
urer  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Young  Mens  Christian  Association.and  el 
der  of  the  First  Reformed  Church.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Holland  Society  City  of 
New  York.  The  Empire  State  Sons  of  tin- 
American  Revolution,  the  Citizen 's  Club, 
and  the  Anglers  Club.  In  1875  he  married 
Miss  Sarah  A.  Hawkins;  and  they  reside 
at  208  Walnut  Place,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Marsh,  Charles  Capron,  Lawyer,  of  2 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Sept.  30,  1869,  in  Wurtzburg,  Bavaria, 
Germany.  In  1891  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  A.B.  from  Yale  University;  arm 
and  in  1894  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Co 
lumbia  University.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  law  firms  of  Marsh  and  Weaver, 
Marsh,  Winslow  and  Wever,  Marsh,  Wev- 
er,  and  Wemple ;  and  is  a  member  of  Marsh 
and  Wever  since  1911;  all  practicing  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
New  Jersey  Historical  Society,  New  York 
City  Bar  Association,  the  Phi  Delta  Phi 
Fraternity,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars^ 
and  of  the  Essex  County  Country  Club 
and  the  Yale  Club  and  the  Lawyers  Club. 

Marsh,  Joseph  William,  Member  of  the 
Duquesne  Club.  He  was  born  May  2.1, 
1858,  in  New  York  City.  Since  1909  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Standard  Un 
derground  Cable  Company.  He  resides  at 
Woodlawn  Road,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Marston,  Edgar  J.,  Vice-president, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  Fort  Worth, 
Texas;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Texas  Pacific  Mercantile  an  1 
Manufacturing  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  City  National  Bank  of  Dallas,  the 
Farmers  and  Mechanics  National  Bank  of 
Fort  Worth,  the  Thurber  Brick  Company, 
the  Thurber  Earthen  Products,  and  the 
Van-Noy  Interstate  Company. 


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Marston,  Edgar  Lewis,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  March 
8,  1860,  in  Burlington,  Iowa.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Pond's  Extract  Company. 
His  address  is  24  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Marston,  Edwin  S.,  Business  President, 
of  22  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Fort  Wayne  and 
Jackson  Railroad  Company,  and  a  direct 
or  in  other  corporations. 

Marston,  Hunter  S,,  Director,  of  24 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of .  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Central  Vermont  Fa'l- 
way  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Martin,  Anne  Henrietta,  Member  of  tiit, 
Twentieth  Century  Club.  She  was  born 
Sept.  30,  1875,  in  Empire  City,  Nev.  She 
has  been  president  of  the  Nevada  Wo 
men's  Civic  League.  She  is  the  author  of 
Articles  on  Political  and  Economic  Sub 
jects.  She  resides  at  157  Mill  Street,  Rt 
no,  Nev. 

Martin,  Bradley,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club.  He  was  born  July  6,  1873,  in  New 
York.  He  is  a  director  of  te  Metropoli 
tan  Trust  Company.  He  resides  in  West- 
bury,  L.I.,  N.Y. 

Martin,  E.  A.,  Business  Man  and  Direci 
or,  of  3463  Mission  Road,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  several  cor- 
poratons,  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of 
the  Pacific  Coast. 

Martin,    George   J.,   Business  President, 
Treasurer,  and  Trustee,  of  1210  Washing 
ton  Street,  Newton,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of    the   Boston    Athletic    Association,    the 
Boston  City  Club,  the  Massachusetts  Au 
tomobile  dub,  the  Charles  River  Country 
Club,  the  Vesper  Country  Club,  the  Wood 
land    Golf    Club,    the   Boston    Chamber    of 
Commerce,  the  Boston  Credit  Men's  Asso 
ciation,    and    the    Upholstery    Association 
of  America.   He  was  born  in  1861  in  New 
ton,  Mass.    Since  1898  he  has  been  a  man 
ufacturcr  of  ^novelty  curtains  and   cotton 
n;oods  converter;   and  is  president  of  the 
Martin  Manufacturerng  Company.    He  is 


a  director  of  the  Newton  Trust  Company, 
and  a  trustee  of  the  Newton  Savings  Bank. 
He  has  been  a  director  of  the  Massachu 
setts  Automobile  Club.  In  1899  he  ma^ 
ried  Miss  Gertrude  B.  Dawes;  and  they 
reside  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass. 

Martin,  Herbert  Spencer,  Merchant, 
Manufacturer  and  Treasurer,  of  102  Mad 
ison  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born 
April  12,  1883,  in  New  York  City,  was 
born  April  12,  1883,  in  New  York  City. 
In  3902  he  graduated  from  Harvard  Uni 
versity.  Since  1902  he  has  been  associated 
with  the  firm  of  M.  Martin  and  Company; 
1906  secretary  and  treasurer;  1908  vice- 
president  and  treasurer.  He  is  a  director 
of  Reiling  and  Schoen;  and  director  of 
the  Empire  City  Safe  Deposit  Company. 
He  has  been  secretary  of  the  Cotton  Gar 
ment  Manufacturers  Association;  and  is 
a  veteran  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  New 
York  National  Guard. 

Martin,  Laurence  C.,  Treasurer,  of  101 
Sabin  Street,  Providence,  R.I.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
treasurer  of  the  Martin  Copeland  Compa 
ny;  is  identified  with  various  other  busi 
ness  enterprises;  and  has  filled  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honr.  He  married 
Miss  Rebecca  Fuller ;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  17i 
Meeting  Street,  Providence,  R.I. 

Martin,  Luther,  Chemical  Manufacturer, 
of  135  William  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  in  1873  in  Germantown,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  the  Ger 
mantown  Academy  and  at  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1896  he  has  been 
engaged  in  chemical  and  color  manut'ac 
turing.  He  is  third  vice-president  of  the 
United  Products  Company;  and  first  vice- 
president  of  the  Wilkes-Martin  Company; 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Associated 
Pennsylvania  Clubs.  He  is  chairman  of 
Trade  Mutual  Insurance  Company;  and 
in  1912-13  was  president  of  the  Paint,  Oil 
and  Varnish  Club  of  New  York.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Essex  Country  Club  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Katherine  Abeel  Muller;  anl 
they  reside  in  Morristown,  N.J. 


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Martin,  Myra  B.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  15  William  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Copete  Con- 
i  olidated  Copper  Company 

Martin,  R.  H.  Lee.,  Business  President, 
of  165  Broadway  ,New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Woodward  and  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Martin,  Victoria  Claflin  Woodhull,  Ed 
itor,  of  Norton  Park  near  Tewkesbury, 
England,  was  born  on  Sept.  23,  1838,  in 
Homer,  Ohio.  She  was  a  banker  in  New 
York;  editor  of  Woodhull  and  Claflin 's 
Weekly  of  New  York;  in  1870  memorializ 
ed  Congress  for  women  suffrage;  lecture! 
in  favor  of  women  suffrage,  scientific 
and  religious  improvement  of  the  human 
race  throughout  the  United  States.  In 
1872  she  was  nominated  for  president  ot 
the  United  States  by  the  Equal  Rights 
party;  and  has  lectured  and  spoken  ex 
tensively  in  the  United  States  and  Europe. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Society  for  Psy 
chical  Research;  and  of  the  Ladies  Aulo 
mobile  Road  Club;  and  was  founder  of 
Women's  International  Congress,  Hanoi 
House.  She  is  the  author  of  The  Origin, 
Tendencies  and  Principles  of  Government; 
Social  Freedom ;  Pharmacy  of  the  Soul , 
Aristocracy  of  Blood;  The  Human  Body 
the  Temple  of  God;  Arguments  for  Wo 
men's  Electoral  Rights  and  of  other  works. 

Martin,  William  C.,  Lawyer,  Bunkei 
and  Statesman,  of  Dalton,  Ga.,  was  born 
Aug.  22,  1862,  in  Murray  County,  Ua, 
In  1885  he  began  the  practice  of  law;  and 
since  1880  has  been  vice-president  of  thfc 
First  National  Bank  of  Dalton.  He  i> 
also  president  of  the  Dalton  Building  and 
Loan  Associations;  and  a  director  in  sev 
eral  other  corporations.  H-J  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Georgia  State  Senate;  has 
attained  recognition  os  one  one  the  fore 
most  lawyers  of  the  South;  and  is  now 
one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  North  Georgia. 

Martindale,  Thomas  C.,  President  of 
the  Choral  Society,  with  a  membership  ot 
fifty  men  and  women.  He  resides  at  Tenth 
and  Market  Streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa, 


Martinek,  James  V.,  Business  Man,  of 
Twelfth  and  Fort  Streets,  Detroit,  Mich., 
was  born  in  1870,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  Since 
1898  he  has  been  the  sole  proprietor  of  the 
Detroit  Granite  Memorial  Art  Club,  and 
the  Detroit  Automobile  Club.  In  11)01 
he  married  Miss  Mary  Chandler;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daught 
ers,  and  reside  at  1486  Campbell  Avenue, 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Marvin,  William  Glenn,  Lawyer  and  Au 
thor,  of  120  Broadway,  New 'York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Sleepy  Hollow  Coun 
try  Club,  the  Lawryers  Club,  the  National 
Republican  Club,  the  Inter-national  Associ 
ation  and  numerous  other  clubs  arid  soci 
eties.  He  holds  the  degree  of  B.S.,  A.M., 
LL.B.,  and  Ph.D.  He  is  the  head  of  the 
international  law  firm  of  Marvin  and  Pleas- 
ants,  and  a  director  of  sixteen  corporations. 
He  was  the  head  of  the  legal  department, 
National  City  Bank  of  New  York ;  and  was 
partner  of  Rosenberg,  Bell  and  Marvin.  In 
1915  he  married  Miss  Charlotte  Linden;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and .  they  reside  at  45  Circle 
Drive,  Hastings-on-Hudson,  K.Y. 

Marx,  Otto,  Member  of  the  Lotos  Club. 
He  was  born  Oct.  31,  1869,  in  Montgomery, 
Ala.  In  1901  he  organized  the  firm  of  Ot 
to  Marx  and  Company,  Bond  and  banking 
business.  He  resides  at  Riverdale-on-Hud- 
son,  N.Y. 

Mason,  Arthur  Ellery,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  77  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Ham 
ilton  Woolen  Company  and  other  organiza 
tions.  f 

Mason,  Edward  C.,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or  of  the  Amesbury  Electric  Light  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Mason,  Frederick  H.,  Mechanical  Engi 
neer  and  Business  Man,  of  614  Moffat 
Building,  Detroit,  Mihc.,  was  born  Nov. 
26,  1870,  in  Ravenna,  Ohio.  Since  1900  he 
has  been  engaged  business  in  Detroit;  and 
now  has  The  Frederick  H.  Mason  Com 
pany,  Commercial  Power  Plant  Engineer 
ing.  He  isa  member  of  the  Detroit  Ath 
letic  Club,  the  Detroit  Boat  Club,  the  De 
troit  Boat  Club  of  Yachtmen,  the  Detroit 


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Board  of  Commerce,  the  Detroit  Engineer 
ing  Society,  the  American  Society  of  Me- 
charicial  Engineering  and  the  Society  of 
American  Military  Engineers.  In  190b 
he  married  Mrs.  Jessie  K.  Yound;  and 
they  reside  at  107  Seward  Avenue,  De 
troit,  Mich. 

Mason,  Frederick  Robert,  Member  of 
the  Squantnm  Club,  the  Turks  Head  Club, 
the  Rhode  Island  Country  Club,  and  the 
Old  Colony  Club.  He  was  born  March,  11, 
1859,  in  Pawtucket,  R.I.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Robert  D.  Mason  Company, 
and  director  of  the  Industrial  Trust  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  54  Grove  Street,  Paw- 
tucket,  R.I. 

Mason,  George  Grant,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Sept. 
16,  1868,  in  Milburn,  111 :  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Southern  Utilities  Company.  Ht, 
resides  at  854  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Mason,  Henry  L.,  President  of  the  Peu 
pies'  Choral  Union  of  Boston,  Incorporat 
ed,    with    a   membership   of   four    hundred 
men  and  women.    He  resides  at  492  Boyls 
ton  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Mason,  Herbert  W.,  Business  President, 
oflOl  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ht> 
is  president  of  the  Paper  Mill  Mutual  In 
surance  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth  r 
corporations. 

Mason,  John  G.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societites.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  firm  of  William  S. 
Gray  and  Company.  He  is  also  vice-presi 
dent  and  director  of  Ralph  L.  Fuller  and 
Company,  Incorporated. 

Masters,  Jessie,  Concert  Contralto,  of 
728  Thirteenth  Street,  N.W.,  Washington, 
D.C.  She  has  filled  touring  engagements 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  Alb°rt  W. 
Harned.  She  is  a  member  of  several  mu 
sical  clubs  and  societies.  Her  summer 
residence  is  in  Warren,  Ohio. 

Mather,  Eugene  H.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  87  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  isa  director  of  the  Wai  worth  Manu 
facturing  Company. 


Mather,  Samuel,  Capitalist,  of  600  West 
ern  Reserve  Building,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
was  born  July  13,  1851,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Cleveland  public 
schools  and  St  Mark's  School  of  South- 
borough,  Mass.  He  was  senior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Pickands,  Mather  and  Com 
pany,  miners  and  dealers  in  iron  ore  and 
coal,  and  manufacturers  of  pig  iron.  Hb 
is  a  director  of  the  Union  Commerce  Na 
tional  Bank;  trustee  of  the  Carnegie  Peace 
Foundation;  also  connected  writh  over 
twenty-five  business  corporations  and  en 
terprises.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Execu 
tive  Committee  National  Civic  Federa 
tion;  and  a  member  of  the  Central  Com 
mittee  National  Red  Cross.  He  resides  at 
2605  Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Mathes,  Edward  T.,  Business  Man  and 
Sociologist,  of  110  West  Holly  Street, 
Bellingham,  Wash.,  was  born  Aug.  9,  1866, 
in  Fulton,  Mich.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Heidelberg  College  of  Tiffin,  Ohio.  For 
twenty  years  he  was  in  the  professional 
life;  and  for  fifteen  years  was  president 
of  the  Washington  State  Normal  School; 
and  for  seven  years  he  was  in  business  as 
a  mechant.  He  was  a  candidate  for  Gov 
ernor  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  1920; 
and  is  now  Mayor  of  Bellingham,  Wash. 

Matheson,  Kenneth  Gordon,  Member  of 
the  Masonic  Order,  the  Rotary  Club,  the 
been  Commandanat  of  Cadets  at  tht, 
American  Society  for  Promotion  of  En 
gineering  Education.  He  is  president  of 
the  Georgia  School  of  Technology.  He  has 
been  Commandant  of  Cadets  at  the 
Georgia  Mily  College;  University  of  Ten 
nessee  and  Missouri  Military  Academy. 
His  address  is  Georgia  School  of  Technol 
ogy,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Mathewson,  Park,  Business  President, 
of  347  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  the  Douglas  Manor  Associ 
ation,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  and  the 
Economists  Society.  He  was  educated  in 
Detroit,  Mich.  Since  1914  he  has  been 
vice-president  and  treasurer,  of  the  Bus 
iness  Bourse  International  Incorporated. 
He  is  a  Consulting  Ecomomist;  and  editor 
of  the  Empire  Bulletin  of  the  Sons  of  the 
Ameriacn  Revolution.  For  many  years  he 


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was  president  of  the  Majestic  Cycle  Com 
pany,  and  also  of  the  Hudson  Investment 
Company.  In  1910  he  married  Miss  Alice 
Clark,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  at  Doug 
las  Manor,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Mathieu,  James  Arthur,  Lumberman 
and  Banker,  of  Fort  Frances,  Ontario, 
Canada,  was  born  Aug.  21,  1869,  in  Alma, 
Wis.  His  life  has  been  spent  principally 
in  the  lumber  business.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Shevlin-Mathieu  Lumber  Com 
pany  of  Spooner,  Minn.;  the  Shelvin/- 
Clarke  Company,  Limited,  of  Fort  Fran 
ces,  Ontario,  Canada;  and  a  director  in 
various  other  corporations. 

Matlack,  Charles,  Treasurer,  Director, 
and  Trustee,  of  10  State  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  treaurer  and  director 
of  the  Massachusetts  Title  Insurance  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Title  Guaran 
tee  Red  Beach  Plater  Company.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust 
Company;  and  has  held  many  other  po.n 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Mattel,  Frederck,  President  of  the 
Orpheu  Club  with  a  member  hip  of  forty - 
two  men.  He  resides  in  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Matteson,    Frank    W.,    Business    Presi 
dent,  of  50  South  Main  Street,  Providence, 
R.I.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.    He  is  president  of  the  Shawmut 
Iron  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Matthews,  Francis  Ernest,  Lawyer,  of 
208  South  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  Sept  11,  18780,  in  Liverpool,  Iv up 
land.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bar  Associa 
tions;  and  a  member  of  the  law  f!ir;n  of 
Mayer,  Meyer,  Austrian  and  Platt;  and 
has  filled  various  positions  of  tru  t  r.ncl 
honor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Edg:  water 
Golf  Club  and  a  member  of  the  IH'nois 
Athletic  Club. 

Matthiessen,  Frank,  Manufacturer,  of 
208  South  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  May  30,  1872,  in  Cornwall-on-the- 
Hudson,  N.Y.  In  1898-1908  he  was  vice- 
president  of  the  Miehle  Printing  Press 
and  Manufacturing  Company,  He  is  now 


vice-president  an  director  of  the  Columbia 
Tool    Steel    Company. 

Mauran,  William  L.,  Business  President, 
of  the  Grosvenor  Building,  Providence, 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Hope  Club,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Photostat  Corporation. 

Maxfield,  H.  U.,  Business  President,  of 
607  Monadnock  Building,  San  Franci  co, 
Cal.,  an  da  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  president  of  the  Coal- 
corporations. 

Maxim,  Hiram  Percy,  Member  of  tire 
Hartford  Club,  the  Hartford  Golf  Club 
an  dthe  Hartford  Yacht  Club.  He  was 
born  Sept.  2,  1869,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Ht 
is  president  of  the  Maxim  Silencer  Coin 
pany.  He  resides  at  276  North  Whitney 
Street,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Maxwell,  Howard  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
etie.  He  is  president  of  the  Hannibal  Con 
necting  Railroad;  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Maxwell,  Joseph  S.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Warehouse  Finance 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Maxwell,  Lawrence,  President  of  the 
Cincinnati  Musical  Festival  Association, 
with  a  membership  of  three  hundred  and 
fifty  men  and  women.  He  resides  a  tvo 
Union  Cntral  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

May,  Joseph  M.,  Director,  of  189  Mon 
tague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  ib 
a  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Board  of  Real 
Estate  Brokers  and  other  corporations. 

May,  Leonard  A.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  132  West  Forty-first  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Edgemere  Market,  Incorporated.  He  is 
also  president  of  Edgem?re  Realtv  Com 
pany,  and  the  Standard  Purveyors,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Hamp 
ton  Restaurants,  and  vice-president  of 
the  Lewis  H.  May  Company. 


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May,  Lewis  H.,  Director,  of  18  West 
Twenty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  varoius  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Nat  or.al 
Bank  of  Long  Beach 

Mayer,  Francis  R.,  Business  Prejicbnt, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
memlber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
president  of  the  France  and  Canada 
Steamship  Corporation, 

Mayer,  Joseph  B.,  Business  President, 
and  Director,  of  37  Wall  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Trac 
tion,  Gas  and  Electric  Light  and  Power 
Company.  He  is  president  of  the  Glean 
Electric  Light  and  Power  Company, -.vice- 
president  of  the  Western  New  York  and 
Pennsylvania  Traction  Company,  vice 
president  of  the  Niagara  and  Erie  Power 
Company,  and  vice-president  of  the  Brad 
ford  Electric  Company.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  Erie  Lighting  Company,  the 
Buffalo  and  Lake  Erie  Traction  Company, 
and  the  Buffalo,  Lackawanna  Traction 
Company. 

Mayer,  Leo  Kenneth,  Lawyer  and  Direct 
or,  of  8  Adelphi  Place,  Brooklyn,  NY.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Manhattan  Single 
Fox  Club  and  of  various  other  clubs  am 
societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  13,  1893,  in 
New  York  City;  and  graduated  froni  the 
York  Law  School.  He  is  a  Director  ot 
the  Open  Court.  He  is  the  author  of  Mui- 
nicipal  Ownership  and  Operation  of  Pub 
lic  Utilities,  and  other  works.  In  1917  he 
married  Miss  Lillyan  Kramer ;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  8  Adelphi 
Place,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Mayer,  Oscar  F.,  Packer,  of  1241  Sedge- 
wick  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  Vorn  in 
1859,  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  flinre  1878  he 
has  been  engaged  in  the  packing  business 
in  Chicago,  and  is  now  president  of  Oscar 
Mayer  and  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Western  Packing  and  Provision  Company. 
For  eight  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Small  Parks  Commission  of  Chicago;  arid 
is  treasurer  of  the  Forest  Preserve  of 
Cook  County.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Iroquoise  Club  and  the  Illinois  Athletic 
Club. 


Maynard,  Edwin  P.,  Business  President, 
of  177  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.\., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Brooklyn 
Trust  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Maynard,  Bay  Edwards,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  the  Higgins  Building,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  July  17, 
1870,  in  Tipton,  Iowa.  He  is  vice-presdent 
of  th  General  Petroleum  Corporation,  vice- 
president  of  the  General  Pipe  Line  Com 
pany  of  California,  and  a  director  of  the 
National  Pacific  Oil  Company. 

McAdams,  Clardk,  President  of  the  St. 
Louis  Artist's  Guild.  He  resides  at  812 
North  Union  Boulevard,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

McAdams,  J.  E.,  President  of  Dayton,  0- 
hio ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Gem  City 
Machine  Company  and  other  corporations. 

McAdoo,  William,  Magistrate  and  Direc 
tor,  of  300  Mulberry  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  chief  City  Magistrate  of  the 
City  of  New  York.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  International  Compositions  Company, 
vice-president  of  the  Cails  Bitmo  Company, 
and  a  director  of  the  Titanine,  Incorpor 
ated. 

McAdoo,  William,  Jr.,  Director,  of  17 
Battery  Place,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  -i 
director  of  the  Union  Tanning  Company, 
and  other  corporations. 

McAdory,  Margaret,  Secretary  of  the  A- 
labama  Art  League.  She  resides  in  Watts 
Building,  Birmingham,  Ala. 

McAllister,  James  J.,  Business  President, 
of  17  State  Stret,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Highlands  Navigation 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

McCain,  George  Nox,Member  of  the  Un 
iversity  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  27,  1856,  in 
Allegheny  City,  Pa.  In  1916-20  he  was  pre 
sident  of  the  Citizen  Association  of  Fer- 
kiomen  Valley.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Crimson  Dice.  He  resides  at  Cedar  Tops, 
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McCaluin,  Alpheus,  Metal  Miner,  of  154 
\Yest  Randolph  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  June  8,  1854,  in  Ottawa,  Canada.  He 
\vas  formerly  manager  of  the  United  States 
and  Canada  Mercantile  Agency.  He  is  now 
vice-president, treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Calumet-New  Mexico  Mining  Company;  and 
a  director  of  the  Hop  Canon  Mining  and 
Smelting  Company. 

McCann,  George  C.,  Member  of  the  Kiw- 
anis  club,  Danville  Country  Club,  and  is  a 
prominent  Mason  and  Elk.  He  was  born  on 
Feb.  20,  1882,  in  Ford  County,  111.;  and 
graduated  from  college  with  the  degree  of 
D.D.S.  He  is  engaged  in  dentistry;  and  re 
sides  at  125  Gilbert  Street,  Danville,  111. 

McCarroll,  William,  Business  President, 
of  154  Nassau  Stret,  New  York  City;  arid 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  is  president  of  the  National  Bond  and 
Mortgage  Insurance  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

McCarthy,  Charles  E.  A.,  Secretary  and 
Director,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Charleston 
Union  Station  Company  and  other  corpoia- 
tions. 

McCarthy,  Edward  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  29  Murray  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Perfection  Tire 
and  Rubber  Company,  Incorporated,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

McCarthy,  James  M.,  Business  President 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of^  various  clubs  and  socieri.^s.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Quebec  Passenger  Elev 
ator  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

McLellan,  George  Brinton, Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  23,  1865,  in 
Dresden,  Saxony.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
professor  of  Economic  History  at  Prince 
ton  University.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Heel  of  War.  He  resides  at  Water  Tower, 
Princeton,  N.J. 

McClement,  John  Hall,  Member  of  th* 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  May  27, 
1802,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  a  director 
and  chairman  of  the  board  of  Allis-Chalm- 


ers  Manufacturing  Company.  He  re&'-des  ai. 
30  East  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

McClintock,  E.  I.,  Treasurer  and  Dim*, 
ror,  of  117  Hudson  Street,  New  York  City 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  A^c'e- 
ties.  He  is  asistant  secretary,  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  Bayer  Company,  Incorpor 
ated.  He  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

McClintock,  Norman,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  June  13,  1868,  in  Pitts 
burgh,  Pa.  Since  1914  he  has  been  a  man 
ufacturer  of  motion  pictures;  and  lectures 
on  wild  birds  and  animal  life,  illustrated 
with  motion  pictures.  He  resides  at  504 
A.mberson  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

McDonnell,  David  H.,  Business  President 
Director  and  Treasurer,  of  31  Park  Place, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  D.  H.  JVlcConnell  Company.  He  is 
president  of  the  California  Perfume  Com 
pany,  the  Dorite  Manufacturing  Company, 
the  National  Magnecite  Products  Corpora 
tion,  the  Mecca  Oil  Company,  the  Ramapo 
Land  and  Development  Company.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Suffern  National  Ex 
change  Bank},  and  vice-president  of  the 
Merchants  Land  and  Development  Compa 
ny. 

McCormack,  James  C., Business  President 
of  43  Leon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  Convention  Bu 
reau,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

McCormick,  Charles.Colletre  President  oi' 
2100  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., was  born 
in  1858  in  Allegheny,  Pa.  For  twenty  years 
he  was  a  newspaper  man.  He  has  been  p re 
sident  of  the  McCormick  Medical  College 
for  twenty  years;  and  has  developed  an 
entirely  new  system  of  practice,  em  ploying 
the  inorganic  constituents  of  food  in  lieu 
of  drugs;  and  has  made  the  treatment  of 
defective  eyes  one  of  the  greatest  factors 
in  reaching  the  causes  of  ills. 

McCormick,  Harold  Fow!er,  Member  oi' 
the  University  Club.  He  was  born  May  '2, 
1872,  in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  president  of  the  International  Harv 
ester  Company.  He  resides  at  1000  Lake 
Shore  Drive,  Chicago,  111. 


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McCormick,  Katharine  Dexter,  (Mrs. 
Stanley  McCormick),  Member  of  the  Col 
lege  Club.  She  was  born  in  1876,  in  Dexter, 
Mich.  She  is  actively  interest cv!  in  various 
philanthropies;  and  is  a  lecturar  and  social 
worker.  She  has  been  vice-president  of  tlu 
National  American  Women  Suffrage  Asso 
ciation.  She  resides  in  Terrytown,  N.Y. 

McCormick,  Robert  Hall,  Lawyer  and  Fi 
nancier,  of  332  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  10,  1878,  in 
Moristown,  N.J.  He  has  attained  success  in 
the  practice  of  law;  has  been  assistant  at 
torney  for  Cook  County,  111.;  and  assistant 
United  States  attorney  for  the  Eastern  di 
vision  of  the  northern  district  of  Illinois. 
He  is  now  attorney  for  the  American  Baj 
Association  and  various  clubs  and  societies. 

McCormick,  Ruth  Haima,  (M™.  Medina 
McCormick),  Member  of  the  Woman's  City 
Club.  She  was  born  March  27,  1880,  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  She  is  actively  interested 
in  political,  industrial  and  civic  problems. 
She  resides  at  the  Virginia  Hotel,  Chicago, 
111. 

McCracken,  Robert  McDowell,  Member 
of  the  City  Club.  He  was  born  March  15, 
1875,  in  Vincennes,  Ind.  He  promoted  the 
passage  of  direct  primary  and.  child  labor 
lawrs.  In  1915-17  he  was  a  member  of  Con 
gress.  He  resides  in  Boise,  Idaho. 

McCredie,  Marion  MadMastcM  Mr*...  Rob 
ert  C.  McCredie),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  April  27,  1863,  in  Staf 
fordshire,  England.  During  the  World- 
War  She  organized  the  speakers  bureaus 
for  Women 's  War  Work.  She  resides  in 
Sunnyside,  Wash. 

McCreery,  James  Crawford,  Realtor  and 
Business  President^  of  110  West  Forty- 
second  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  ^m.l  so.-ieties.  He  is 
president  of  the  James  McCreery  Realty 
Corporation.  He  is  promi<u-r;  y  idenir-ir*: 
with  business  and  public  affairs,  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

McCreight,  Major  Israel,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies  He  is  a  h.'j.ke1  ol 
42  East  Long  Avenue,  Dubois,  Pa.  He  was 
born  April  22,  1865,  in  Jefferson  County, 
Pa.;  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  county.  He  is  president  of  the 


Deposit  National  Bank;  and  prominent  in 
the  business  and  public  affairs  of  the  City, 
County  and  State.  He  resides  in  Dubois.Pa. 

McCrory,  John  G-.,  Business  President,  of 
621  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  bocietie?,  He  is 
president  of  the  McCrory  6loi<;«  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

McCrory,  John  Robert,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
1898;  and  was  educated  at  the  High  School 
and  at  Commercial  Colleges..  He  began  his 
early  career  as  a  newspaper  artist  with  the 
Omaha  News.  His  screen  career,  as  an  art 
ist  and  cameraman  was  with  the  Bray  Pic 
tures  Corporation  for  two  years;  and  pro 
duced  Out  of  the  Inkwell,  If  We  Lived  on 
the  Moon,  Your  Twenty-fifth  Anniversary 
and  others.  He  is  the  Producer  of  Animated 
lightning  effects  in  motion  pictures.  He  is 
now  Associated  with  the  Feature  Publish 
ing  Studios  of  New  York  City,  publishers 
of  books  on  motion  picture  technical  prob 
lems.  His  address  is  435  West  One  Hundred 
and  Forty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City. 

McCulloch,  James  Edward,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  July  29,  1873, 
in  Montgomery  County,  Va.  Since  1910  he 
has  been  secretary  of  the  American  Socio 
logical  Congress.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Open  Church  for  the  Unchurched.  He  re 
sides  at  Kensington,  Md. 

McCulloch,  James  W., Business  President, 
of  100  William  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Preferred  City  Real 
Estate  Company, 

McCutchen,  Charles  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  95  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Wallace  Muiler 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

McDonald,  Albert,Yice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  103  Park  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  McDon 
ald-Churchill  Corporation,  industrial  eng 
ineering  service.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the 
Erie  Engine  Works  of  Erie,  Pa.;  and  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs. 


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McDonald,  William  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  200  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Liberty 
Shipbuilding  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

McDonnell,  Peter,  Director,  of  5  State 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  East  River  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations. 

McDonough,  William  H.,  Director,  of  162 
West  Fifty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Canadian  and 
States  Land  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

McDougall,  James,  Business  Presiderit,of 
1233  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  oft  the  American  Trona  Corpora 
tion,  the  Gold  Fields  American  Develop 
ment  Company,  Limited,  and  vice-president 
and  a  director  of  other  corporations. 

McDougall,  Walter,  Business  President, 
of  35  York  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Sectional  Gap  Washer 

McDowell,  Charles  S.,  of  Eufaula,  Ala. 
He  is  president  of  the  Eufaula  Country 
Club.  He  is  an  attorney-at-law,  and  pro 
minent  in  business  and  social  affairs.  He 
married  Miss  Dent ;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Broad  Street 
Eufaula,  Ala. 

McDowell,  Corwin,  Lawyer  and  Insur 
ance  President,  of  161  Devonshire  Street, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  June  26, 
1872,  in  Medina,  Ohio;  and  was  educated 
at  the  Williams  College  and  at  the  New 
York  Law  School.  In  1898  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  New  York;  and  represented 
the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company  in 
Boston  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  now 
president  of  the  Eastern  Casualty  Insur 
ance  Company. 

McDowell,  Harry  Bleakley,  Member  of 
the  Sharon  Country  Club,  the  Old  Colony 
Club  and  the  Pitsburgh  Athletic  Associa 
tion.  He  was  born  April  19,  1882,  in  Sharon 
Pa.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  McDowell 


National  Bank.  He  resides  at  1109  State 
Street,  Sharon,  Pa. 

McDowell,  Nathan  D.,  Member  of  the  Ro 
chester  Country  Club,  and  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  University  Club.  He  was  born 
Aug.  11,  1892,  in  Trenton,  Term.  He  is  a 
successful  physician;  and  resides  on  Clover 
Street,  Rochester,  N.Y. 

McDowell,  William  King,  Banker  and 
Merchant,  of  39  Broad  Street.  Charleston, 
S.C.,  was  born  Feb.  19,  1872,  in  Charleston 
S.C.  He  is  president  and  treasurer  of  the 
Charleston  Coco  Cola  Bottling  Company. 
He  is  also  president  of  the  Charleston  Sav 
ings  Institution.  He  is  president  of  the 
Charleston  Maternity  Hospital  ;and  is  iden 
tified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs 
of  his  city.  He  resides  at  Montague  Street, 
Charleston,  S.C. 

McDuffie,  Frederic  C.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  director  of  First  National 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

McEiwain,  J.  Franklin,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  354  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  W.  H.  McEl- 
wain  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

McEnery,  Francis  T.  M.,  Paper  Manufac 
turer,  of  112  West  Adams  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Oct.  14,  1868,  in  New  York. 
He  has  been  general  manager  of  the  Rocky 
Mountain  Paper  Company;  acting  manager 
of  the  Interstate  Paper  Company;  and  as 
sistant  to  the  manager  of  the  General  Paper 
Company.  He  is  the  founder  and  head  of 
the  McEnery  Paper  Company;  director  of 
the  Pratt  Paper  Company  of  Des  Moines, 
Iowa;  manager  of  sales,  Western  Depart 
ment,  Penobscot  Chemical  Fibre  Company 
of  Boston;  vice-president  of  the  Weyau- 
wega  Flour  Milling  Company  of  Wiscon 
sin  ;  and  president  of  the  Weyaiiwega  Elec 
tric  Light  Company  of  Wisconsin. 

McEvan,  Archibald  W., Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  56  Pine  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clus  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Citizens'  Sav 
ings  and  Loan  Association  and  other  cor 
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McFadden,  George,Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  121  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia 
Pa.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
managers  of  the  Gerard  Trust  Company, 
and  of  the  Western  Savings  Fund.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Com 
pany,  the  Philadelphia  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  managers  of  the  Hospital  of 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

McFarland,  G-.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
Shreve  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Com 
pany  of  Nevada  and  other  corporations. 

McFarland,  Horace.President  of  the  Am 
erican  Civic  Association.  He  resides  in  Har- 
risburg,  Pa. 

McGaffee,  William  J.,  Business  President 
of  Bickford  and  Centre  Streets,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Dorthy 
Dodd  Shoe  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

McGarrah,  Gates,  Member  of  the  Metro 
politan  Club.  He  was  born  1863,  in  Monroe 
N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Metals  Nation 
al  Bank  of  New  York.  He  resides  at  108 
East  Fifty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City. 

McGee,  J.  B.,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  176  West  Eighty-first  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
a  successful  bookseller  of  New  York  City; 
and  is  prominent  in  business  and  public 
affairs. 

McGiffent,  Arthur  Cushman,  Member  of 
Century  Club,  Columbia  Faculty  Club,  Au 
thors  Club,  American  Hist  Association, Am 
erican  Philosophic  Association,  Oxford  His 
torical  Society.  He  is  president  of  the  Un 
ion  Theological  Seminary.  He  has  'been 
professor  at  the  Lane  Theological  Semina 
ry.  He  resides  at  80  Claremont  Avenue, 
New  York  City. 

McGinty,  J.  J.,  Chairman  of  the  Cleve 
land  Municipal  Art  Gallery.  He  resides  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

McGivney,  Arthur  A.,  Director,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 


rector  of  the  Alberger  Chemical  Machinery 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

McGovern,  John  T.,  Business  President, 
of  141  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Delaware  Registration 
and  Incoi'porators  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

McGowan,  Henry  E.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  176  Remsen  Street,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Newton 
Gas  Company  and  other  corporations. 

McGowan,  Richard  J.,  Director,  of  63 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Bronx  National  Bank  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

McGrath,  John  J.,  Business  President,  of 
308  West  Twenty-first  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  17  AVest 
Fiftieth  Street  Corporation,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations* 

McGrath,  William  G.,Director,  of  68  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Woodmore  Bay  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

McGraw,  James  H.,  Business  President, 
of  Tenth  Avenue  and  Thirty-Sixth  Street, 
Ne\v  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
McGraw  Hill  Book  Company,  Incorporate^ 

McGraw,  Mrs.  Theodore  A,,  President  of 
the  Detroit  Society  of  Women  Painters. She 
resides  in  Detroit,  Mich. 

McGregor,  W.  Eugene,  Director,  of  35 
Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Central  Maine  Power  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

McGuire,  Lawrence,  Business  President, 
of  115  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Giant  Concrete  Pile  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

McGuirk  E.,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
sociation  of  San  Francisco,  with  a  member 
ship  of  four  hundred  and  twenty-five  men 
and  women.  He  resides  at  464  California 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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McKenna,  John  A.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Houston  Gas  and 
Fuel  Company  and  other  corporations. 

McKay,  Douglas  I,,  Director,  of  17  East 
Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  International  Agri 
cultural  Corporation  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

McKee,  John  B.,  President  of  the  San 
Francisco  Symphony  Orchestra, Musical  As- 
16  West  Sixty-first  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie^ 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Taxi 
meter  Company  and  other  corporations. 

McHugh,  John,  Member  of  the  Metropol 
itan  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  29,  19G5,  in 
Belleville,  Ontario,  Canada.  He  is  president 
of  the  Discount  Corporation  of  New  York. 
He  resides  at  993  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

McHugh,  John  V.,  Business  President,of 
20  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Merchants  and  Metais 
National  Bank  of  the  City  of  New  York; 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Mcllvaine,  J.  Gilbert,  President  of  the 
Arts  and  Crafts  Guild  of  Philadelphia.  He 
resides  at  235-237  South  Eleventh  Street, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Mcllwaine,  Archibald  Gr.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  57  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  London  anc 
Lancashire  Indemnity  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Mcllvaine,  William  D.,  Treasurer,  of  111 
West  Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  111.  was  born 
in  1856  in  Albany,  111.  He  was  associated 
with  the  Phelps,  Dodge,  Palmer  Company, 
and  with  the  John  V.  Farwell  Company,  in 
the  Credit  Departments.  He  is  now  presi 
dent  of  the  Mcllvaine  Adjustment  Com 
pany;  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Penn 
Mining  Company,  of  Cainpo  Seco,  Cal.;and 
treasurer  of  the  Montezuma  Brick  Works, 
of  Montezuma,  Ind.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club,  the  South  Shore  Coun 
try  Club,  the  Glen  View  Club,  and  the  Chi 
cago  Club  of  Charlevoix. 


Mclntosh,  Percival  J.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  26  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
arid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  United 
States  Industrial  Alcohol  Company.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  General  Gas  Appliance 
Company,  the  Imperial  Trust  Company,  the 
Montreal  Public  Service  Corporation,  the 
Montreal  Tramways  Company,  and  the  Ta- 
coma  Eastern  Railroad  Company. 

McKnight,  Charles,  Banker  and  Manu 
facturer,  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa,  was  born  Sept. 
2,  1863,  in  Sewickley,  Pa.  He  was  educated 
in  grammar  and  high  schools  of  Sewickley 
and  Philadelphia.  He  is  president  of  the 
Western  National  Bank  of  Pittsburgh,  the 
Carbon  Steel  Company,  Pittsburgh  Iron 
arid  Steel  Foundries  Company;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Westinghouse  Air  Brake  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Duquesne 
Club,  the  Pittsburgh  Club,  the  Allegheny 
Country  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
Recess  Club,the  Players.  Club  of  New  York; 
and  the  Metroplitan  Club  of  Washington, 
D.C.  In  1888  he  married  Miss  Eliza  C.  Wii- 
son ;  and  they  reside  at  Sewickley,  Pa. 

McLallen,  Walter  Field,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  March  10, 
1868,  in  Larwill,  Ind.  Since  1914  he  has 
been  vice-chairman  of  the  Federal  Reserve 
Bank  of  Chicago.  He  resides  in  Evanston, 
111. 

McLaren,  Keneth  K.,  Business  President 
of  37  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Corporation  Trust  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

McLaughlin,  Melvin  0.,  Lawyer  and  Con 
gressman,  of  York,  Neb.,  was  born  Aug.  8, 
1876,  in  Osceola,  liwa.  He  moved  with  his 
parents  to  Nebraska  in  1884;  spent  child 
hood  and  youth  on  the  farm, attending  com 
mon  schools  in  the  winter,  attended  the 
Lincoln  Normal  University  and  the  Peru 
State  Normal,  and  taught  school  for  seven 
years  near  Lincoln.  He  is  an  alumnus  of 
Iowa  Christian  College,  the  University  of 
Omaha,  Union  Biblical  Seminary  of  Day 
ton,  Ohio,  and  has  studied  law  under  the 
direction  of  Hugh  A.  Myers,  of  Omaha.  H3 
served  ten  years  in  the  ministry  of  United 
Brethren  Church.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
Congress  since  1919. 


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McLennan,  Hugh,  Engineer  and  Contrac 
tor,  of  30  North  Michigan  Avenue,  Chica 
go,  111.,  was  born  April  12,  1878,  in  Chicago 
111.  He  is  president  of  the  McLennan  Con 
struction  Company. 

McMahon,  Mrs.  H.  H.,  President  of  the 
Women's  Music  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  three  thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty 
three.  She  resides  at  942  Madison  Avenue, 
Columbus,  Ohio. 

McMaster,  William  Henry,Member  of  the 
Old  Colony  Club,  the  Masonic  Fraternity, 
and  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Sept.  17,  1875,  in  Centerville,  Ohio;  and 
received  a  thorough  college  education.  He 
is  now  president  of  the  Mount  Union  Col 
lege  of  Alliance,  Ohio.  In  1907  he  married 
Miss  Isabella  Thoburn  Mills  ;and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,and 
reside  at  1511  South  Union  Avenue,  Alli 
ance,  Ohio. 

McMillan,  Neill  Alexander,  Member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Club.  He  was  born  in  Cossa 
County,  Ala.  He  is  president  of  the  Amer 
ican  Union  Third  National  Bank.He  resides 
at  6500  Forsythe  Boulevard,  St.  Louis,Mo. 

McMillen,  Emerson,Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  April  16,  184*, 
in  Ewington,  Ohio.  He  opened  a  banking 
house  under  name  of  Emerson  McMill 
en  and  Company,  in  New  York,  making  a 
specialty  of  gas,  electric  and  street  railway 
stocks.  He  resides  in  Darlington,  Mahwah, 
N.J, 

McMullen,  Robert  M.,  Business  President 
of  522  Fifth  Avenue^  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Perfect  Vacuum  Can 
ning  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

McNally,  J.  E.,  Business  President,  of 
1670  Snider  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  J.  E.  McNally  Lumbe: 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

McNamee,  William  J.,  Catholic  Clergy 
man,  of  718  West  Adams  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  June  20,  1859,  in  Ireland,  be 
has  held  pastorates  in  Aurora  and  Joliet, 
111.  He  is  now  pastor  of  the  St.  Patrick 
Church  in  Chicago;  county  chaplain  of  the 
A.  0.  H.,  and  Ladies  Auxiliary  of  Cook 


County;  member  of  the  Morals  Commission 
of  Chicago;  and  president  of  Catholic  So 
cial  Center  Association. 

McNaught,  Roy  H.,  Business  President, 
of  101  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  ana 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  McNaught  Land  and  In 
vestment  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

McNeir,  George,  Director,  of  575  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Home  Life  Insurance  Company 

McQuillen,  William  F,,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  140  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Automobile 
Legal  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

McRickard,  James  P.,  Artist,  of  Thir.1 
Street,  Bayside,  L.I.,  he  is  a  member  of  tlr_- 
Salma  Club.  He  is  a  successful  and  not?ri 
artist ;  and  his  works  are  included  in  num 
erous  valuable  collections. 

McRoberts,  Samuel,  Director,  of  5  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  $  i!i- 
rector  of  the  American  Sugar  Refining 
Company  and  other  corporation,;. 

McTigue,  Andrew,  Director,  of  10  Mott 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Equitable  Title  Guaranty  and  Mort 
gage  Company  and  other  corporations. 

McVey,  John  R.,  Lawyer  and  Director,of 
40  Court  Street,  Boston,  M  ass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  n 
director  of  the  Bankers  Security  and  Mort 
gage  Company  and  other  corpora  lions. 

McVoy,  Martin,  Jr.,  Business  President, 
of  32  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  an.l 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  sNrie!ies.He 
is  president  of  the  Locke  Steel  Belt  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corpoititions. 

McWhiney,  Edgar  E.,  Secretary  Treas 
urer  and  Director,  of  60  Wall  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
identified  with  Henry  L.  Doherty  and  Com 
pany.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Empire  Oil  Purchasing  Company,  and  a 
half-a-dozen  other  corporations. 


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McWhirter,  Lucia  Frances  Smith,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born 
Oct.  1,  1859,  in  Perrysville,  Ind.  In  1897- 
3913  she  was  editor  of  The  Message.  In 
1911-13  she  was  president  of  the  Indian 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  She  resides 
at  1455  North  Pennsylvania  Street,  India 
napolis,  Ind. 

Mead,  Giles  W.,  Business  President,  of 
3D  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Linde  Air 
Products  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Header,  Alfred  Berton,  Retired  Business 
President,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Queen  City  Club,  the  Cincinnati 
Country  Club,  the  Commercial  Club,  the 
Optimists  Club,  and  other  organizations. 
For  many  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Meader  Furniture  Company ;  and  actively 
identified  with  business  affairs.  In  191£  he 
retired  from  active  business;  and  resides  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Meares,  Thomas  D.,  Member  of  Knight » 
of  Pythias.  He  is  City  Treasurer.He  resides 
at  408  Market  Street,  Wilmington,  N.C. 

Mebane,  B.  Frank,Banker  and  Manufact 
urer,  of  Spray,  N.C.,  was  born  Feb.  4,  1865 
in  Mebane,  N.C.  He  is  president  of  the  Im 
perial  Trust  and  Savings  Bank;  president 
of  Spray  Water  Company  of  Spray,  N.C. ; 
and  a  director  in  various  other  business 
concerns  and  organizations. 

Meder,  Leonora  Z.,  Lawyer  and  Sociolog 
ist,  of  408  Roslyn  Place,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  May  22,  1870,  in  Wayside,  Ky.  She 
was  the  first  woman  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
the  State  of  Kentucky;  and  the  first  wo 
man  juror  in  the  State  of  Illinois.  First 
Commissioner  of  Public  Welfare,  Depart 
ment  of  Public  Welfare  of  the  City  of  Chi 
cago;  and  president  of  the  Chicago  Educa 
tion  Club  and  Social  Service  Club  of  Illi 
nois. 

Medina,  Harold  R.,Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  34  Nassau  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Med 
ina  and  Sherpick ;  and  vice-president  of 
the  J.  A.  Medina  Company.  He  is  promin 
ently  identified  with  business  and  public 


affairs ;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Meech,  Gr.  Elsworth,President  of  the  Mid 
dlesex  Musical  Association,  with  a  member 
ship  of  four  hundred  men  and  women.  He 
resides  in  Mddletown,  Conn. 

Megeath,  Samuel  Addison,  Patron  of 
Music  and  Art,  of  2  West  Forty-fifth  Street 
New  York  City,  was  born  March  17,  1870, 
in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  attended  the  State 
University  of  Columbia,  Mo.  In  1889-92  he 
was  a  bank  clerk,  bookkeeper  and  store 
keeper  in  general  store  in  Mining  Camp, 
Wyo.,  and  then  was  in  the  wholesale  and 
retail  book  and  stationery  business  of  0- 
niaha,  Neb.,  in  1894-95.  He  is  president  of 
the  Galina  Signal  Oil  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  Fraternity; 
the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  the  New  York 
Athletic  Club,  the  Railway  Club,  the  New 
York  Railroad  Club,  the  Whitehall  Club, 
the  Knollwood  Club,  and  the  Maganasippi 
Club.  In  1896  he  married  Miss  Adelaide 
Miller;  and  .they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at  191  Park 
Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.Y. 

Meiklejohn,  Alexander,  Member  of  Am 
erican  Philosophical  Association.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Amherst  College.  He  resides 
at  Amherst,  Mass. 

Meilicke,  Carl  A.,  Manufacturer,  of  940 
Wrightwood  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., was  born 
Nov.  24,  1879,  in  Windom,  Minn.  For  one 
year  he  was  mayor  of  Hanley,  Canada ;  and 
later  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Fulda,  Minn.  He  is  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Meilicke  Calculator  Compa 
ny. 

Melton,  Wightman  Fletcher,  Educator 
and  Author,  of  Emory  University,  Ga.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and 
several  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  on 
Sept.  26,  1867  in  Ripley,  Tenn.;  and  has 
received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  Ph.D.  He 
has  been  president  of  Tuscaloosa  Female 
College;  and  is  now  senior  professor  ot 
English  at  Emory  College.  He  is  the  author 
of  Queen  of  the  Air,  and  other  works.  In 
1889  he  married  Miss  Oliver  Keller;  and 
they  have,,  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  Emory  University, 
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Meldrum,  Norman  S.,  Business  President 
of  24  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Caroll  Clinchfield  and 
Ohio  Railway,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Menely,  Charles  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  85  Clinton  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  Bridge  Operating 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Mercandante,  Joseph,  Business  President 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Green  Steamship  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Merkle,  Oscar  T., Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  3204  Sheridan  Road, 
Chicago,  111.  was  born  Jan.  28,  1860,  in  Pa 
ris,  111.  In  1885  he  graduated  from  the  De- 
Pauw  University  of  Greencastle,  Ind.  He 
is  president  of  the  Merkle  Broom  Company 
of  Paris,  111.  He  is  identified  with  the  Re 
publican  party;  and  has  held  several  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Merrick,  E.  D.,  Director  of  the  Merrick 
Free  Art  Gallery,  Museum  and  Library  .He 
resides  in  New  Brighton,  Pa. 

Merrill,  Edwin  G.,  Business  President,of 
52  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  York  Life  Insur 
ance  and  Trust  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Merrill,  Edwin  Godfrey,  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  21, 
1873,  in  Bangor,  Maine.  Since  1918  he  has 
been  vice-president  and  vice-chairman  of 
the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Central  Union 
Trust  Company. He  resides  in  Bedford  Hills 
N.Y. 

Merrill,  Joseph  Francis,  University  Pro 
fessor  and  Dean,  of  the  University  of  UtahJ 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah ;  and  a  member  of  ma 
ny  scientific,  technical  and  educational  so 
cieties.  He  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
the  University  of  Michigan,  and  the  degree 
of  Ph.D.  from  the  Johns  Hopkins  Universi 
ty.  He  is  professor  of  physics  and  electrical 
engineering,  and  director  of  the  School  of 
Mines  and  Engineering  of  the  University 


of  Utah.  He  is  president  and  director  of 
several  technical  and  educational  societies. 
In  1898  he  married  Miss  Laura  Hyde,  who 
died  in  1917.  He  later  married  Miss  Emily 
Traub.  He  has  a  family  of  four  sons  and 
three  daughters,and  resides  at  120  U  Street 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

Merrill,  Meldon  H.,  Business  President,ot 
50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Merrill  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Merriman,  Charles  H.,Business  President 
of  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Provid 
ence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lippitt 
Woolen  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Merriman,  H.  M.,  Director,  of  120  East 
Sixteenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Mercator  Navigation 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Merritt,  Hulett  Clinton,  Member  of  the 
California  Club.  He  was  born  on  Aug.  17, 
1872,  in  Duluth,  Minn.  He  is  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  United  Electric,  Gas  and 
Power  Company.  He  resides  in  Los  Angeles 
Cal. 

Mertz,  Charles  B.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of 
the  Willy  Corporation.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Meserve,  Frederick  H., Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  79  Leonard  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Farnsworth 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Basnahe- 
gan  Company,  the  Cowan  Woolen  Company 
also  the  Great  Falls  Woolen  Company,  the 
Madison  Woolen  Company,  the  Maine  Met 
als  Company,  the  Marion  Land  Company, 
and  the  Pondicherry  Woolen  Company. 

Messer,  Loring  Wilbur,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  March  1. 
1856,  in  Somersworth,  N.H.  Since  1888  he 
has  been  general  secretary  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  of  Chicago, 


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111.  He  is  a  director  of  the  United  Charities. 
He  resides  at  5729  Blackstone  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Messner,  Sebastian  Bebhard,  Clergyman, 
Archbishop  and  Author,  of  Milwaukee,Wis. 
was  born  Aug.  29,  1847,  in  Switzerland.  In 
1903  he  was  appointed  archbishop  of  Mil 
waukee,  Wis.  He  is  the  author  of  Outlines 
of  Bible  noledge  and  other  works.  He  re 
sides  at  2000  Grand  Avenue,  Milwaukee, 
V  v 

Metcalf,  G.  Pierce,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  the  Hospital  Trust  Build 
ing,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Hope  Club,  the  Agawam  Hunt  Club,  and 
the  Boston  Tennis  and  Racquet  Club.  He 
was  born  June  13,  1890,  in  Providence,  R.I. 
Since  1912  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
Wauskuck  Company,  of  which  he  is  assist 
ant  treasurer.He  is  president  of  the  Cheap- 
side  Land  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
Providence  Journal  Company  and  Rhode 
Island  Hospital  Trust  Company.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Rhode  Island  Hospital,  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or.  He  resides  at  132  Bowen  Street,  Provid 
ence,  R.I. 

Metcalf,  Houghton  P.,  Director,  of  the 
Hospital  Trust  Building,  Providence,  R.I;; 
and  a  member  of  the  Hope  Club,  the  Aga 
wam  Hunt  Club,  and  the  Boston  Tennis  and 
Racquet  Club.  He  was  born  in  1891  in 
Providence,  R.I.  Since  1914  he  has  been 
associated  with  Wauskuck  Company.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Jenckes  Spinning  Com 
pany,  the  Jenckes  Canadian  Company,and 
the  Narragansett  Electric  Lighting  Compa 
ny.  In  1917  he  married  Miss  Katharine 
Herrick;  mid  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  108 
Prospect  Street,  Providence,  R.I. 

Metcalf,  Jesse  H.,  Business  President,  of 
432  Hospital  Trust  Building,  Providence. 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Oakrand 
Worsted  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Metcalf,  Stephen  0.,  Business  President, 
of  412  Hospital  Building,  Providence,  R.I. , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Providence 
Journal  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


Metcalf e,  Ernest,  G.,  Director,  of  56  Pin- 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  oi' 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Waldo  Morgan  and  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Mettler,  John  Wyckoff,  Manufacturer,  ot 
New  Brunswick,  N.J.,  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  o.- 
Sept.  27,  1878,  in  Millstone,  N.J.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Interwoven  Stocking  Compn 
ny;  is  prominently  identified  with  busLiP.s* 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Metz,  Herman  A.,  Business  President,  of 
122  Hudson  Street,  New  York  City,  w:;< 
born  Oct.  19,  1867,  in  New  York  City.  Me 
was  educated  at  the  high  school  and  tho 
Cooper  Union  Evening  School ;  he  received 
the  degree  of  Sc.D.  from  the  Union  College 
of  Schenectady,  N.Y. ;  and  the  degree  ot 
LL.D.  from  Manhattan  College.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  H.  A.  Metz  Company,  manu 
facturers  of  dye  stuffs  and  chemicals ,  a  MO! 
also  president  of  the  H.  A.  Metz  Laborat 
ories,  and  the  Ettrick  Mills  of  Worce^tor; 
and  president  of  the  Consolidated  Color 
and  Chemical  Company  of  Newark,  N.J.  In 
1906-10  he  was  comptroller  of  the  City  of 
New  York.  In  1913-15  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Sixty-third  Congress.  He  is  a  Lieuten 
ant-Colonel,  Fourteenth  Infantry  National 
Guard  of  New  York.  He  resides  at  38  West 
Seventy-fourth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Metz,  Rudolph,  Business  President,  of 
25  broad  Stret  ''.  •  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  an-i  societies.  HP 
is  president  of  the  Inwood  Laiiil  and  Im 
provement  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Metzger,    Emanuel,    Business    President, 
of  10  West  Thirtieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  and  director  of  the 
Lurie    Company,   Incorporated.   He   is   pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  nas  held  many  position  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Meyer,  Alfred,  Director,of  44  Pine  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Mercantile  Oversea  Corporation  and  other 
corporations. 


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Meyer,  Fred  W.,  Treasurer  and  General 
Manager,  of  109  West  Canal  Street,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Rotary 
Club  of  Cincinnati,  the  Cincinnati  Motor 
Club,  and  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was 
born  Feb.  1,  3882,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and 
received  an  academic  education.  Since  1905 
he  has  been  with  the  Cincinnati  Process 
Engraving  Company,  of  which  he  is  treas 
urer  and  general  manager.  In  1907  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Hattie  E.  Ferree;  and  they  have 
two  daughters,  and  reside  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

Meyer,  John  H.,Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  Canton,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
treasurer  and  manager  of  John  H.  Meyer 
and  Company.  He  is  identified  with  The 
Springdale  Finishing  Company,  Incorpor 
ated,  of  Canton,  Mass.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs , 
and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Meyer,  V.  H.,  Business  President  and  a 
Corporation  Officer,  of  5518  Euclid  Avenue 
Cleveland,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  Cleve 
land  Advertising  Club.  He  was  born  in 
1883,  Green  Springs,  Ohio.  He  is  president 
of  the  Work-Rite  Manufacturing  Compa- 
tny;  and  a  director  of  four  other  corpora 
tions.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Kathryn 
Chandler;  and  they  have  a  family  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  1487 
East  One  Hundred  and  Eighth  Street, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Meyrowitz,  Philip,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  firm  of  Philip 
Meyrowitz,  extensively  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business.  He  is  interested  in  the 
Wall  Bond  and  Mortgage  Company;  and 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs. 

Michael,  C.  F.,  Business  President,  of 
Bucyrus,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Carroll  Foundry  Machine  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Michener,  Charles  C.,  Business  President, 
and  Director,  of  347  Madison  Avenue,Ne\v 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 


and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Silver 
Bay  Association ;  and  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs.  He  is 
also  president  of  the  Silver  Bay  School  for 
Boys;  and  a  director  and  trustee  of  other 
organizations. 

Micks,  Henry  Rathbone,  Manufacturer 
and  Business  President,  of  Seneca  Falls, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Maryland  Club 
of  Baltimore  and  other  organizations.  He 
was  born  July  25,  1854,  in  Clinton,  N.C. 
He  is  president  of  the  Rumsey  Pump  Com 
pany,  and  a  president  of  the  Seneca  Powei* 
Corporation.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Seneca 
Falls  Savings  Bank;  and  vice-president  and 
trustee  of  the  Johnson  Home.  He  has  been 
a  delegate  to  the  New  York  State  and  to 
the  National  Democratic  Conventions;  and 
in  1920  was  a  presidential  elector.  In  1876 
he  married  Miss  Ariana  Rumsey;  and  they 
have  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  re 
side  at  Seneca  Falls,  N.Y. 

Middeswart,  C.  C.,  Business  President, 
of  Noon  Oil  Company,  Marietta,  Ohio ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Noon  Oil  Company,  and 
other  corporations. 

Middlebrook,  Frederic  J.,  Business  Pre 
sident  and  Director,  of  7  Dey  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Middlebrook  and  Borland.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  American  Mortgage  Company, 
and  president  of  the  State  Investing  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Hormiguero 
Central  Corporation,  Kirkman  and  Son, 
Lloyds  Plate  Glass  Insurance  Company ,the 
Mercantile  Insurance  Company  of  America 
and  the  North  British  and  Mercantile  In 
surance  Company  of  London  and  Edin 
burgh. 

Middleton,  Albert  C.,  Business  President 
of  119  West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  New  York  Talk 
ing  Machine  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  Corporations. 

Middleton,  John  A.,  Director,  of  143  Lib- 
er*y  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  Atlantic  and  Charlotte  Air  Line 
Railway  Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Middyette,  D.  R.,  Member  of  the  Count 
ry  Club  of  Virginia,  and  the  Hermitage 
Club  of  Virginia ;  he  is  president  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club,  and  is  a  prominent  Mason  and 
Knight  Templar.  He  is  president  of  the 
Powhatan  Hotel  Company  of  Richmond, 
Va;  and  president  of  The  D.  R.  Midyette 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  resides  in  Rich 
mond,  Va. 

Milbank,  Albert  G.,  Lawyer,  Business 
President  and  Director,  of  49  Wall  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Masten  and  Nichols.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company,  the 
Oceanic  Investing  Company,  Saint  Bartho 
lomew's  Loan  Association,  the  American 
Piano  Company,  and  chairman  of  directors 
of  the  Borden  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Title  Guarany  and  Trust  Company. 

Milbank,  Isaac,  Business  President,  of 
Trust  and  Savings  Building,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Country 
Club  Park  and  other  corporations. 

Milburn,  John  G.,  Director,  of  54  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Railway  Express  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Milch,  Jacob,  Vice-president,  Treasurer 
and  Director,  of  32  South  Ninth  Street, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  ot 
the  Elbee  Chocolate  Company,  Incorporat 
ed.  He  is  a  director  of  Levine  Brothers,the 
Victor  W.  Milch  Company,  and  the  Ster 
ling  Chocolate  Company. 

Millard,  Everett  L.,  President  of  the  Mu 
nicipal  Art  League  of  Chicago.  His  address 
is  Art  Institute,  Chicago,  111. 

Miller,  Alfred  J.,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  17  Exchange  Place,  Provid 
ence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1877  in  Pro 
vidence,  R.I.  Since  1900  he  has  been  ident 
ified  with  the  Whitehead  Brothers  Compa 
ny,  of  which  he  is  treasurer.TIe  is  also  vice- 
president  of  the  Penn  Facing  Mills  Compa 
ny;  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 


Miller,  Alten  S.,  Business  President,  of 
165  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Hattsville  Gas  and  Elect 
ric  Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Miller,  Alvah,  Business  President,  of  52 
Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Craig-Becker  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Miller,  August  William,  Clerk  of  the  Cir 
cuit  Court,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  June  8, 
1861,  in  Chicago,  111.  For  two  terms  he  was 
alderman  in  the  Tenth  Ward;  three  terms 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Assessors  of 
Cook  County;  a  member  of  Local  Improve 
ments;  and  superintendent  of  Streets.  He 
is  now  clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court. 

Miller,  C.  0.  G.,  Business  President,  of 
519  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  San  Francisco 
Oakland  Terminal  Railways  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Miller,  Clarence  C.,  Insurance  Broker,of 
24  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Jan.  8,  1878,  in  Providence,  R.I. ;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Boston  Latin  School. 
Since  1897  he  has  been  in  the  life  insurance 
business.  He  is  general  agent  of  the  Perm 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Rockland  Trust  Company, 
and  a  director  of  the  Winchester  Co-opet- 
ative  Bank.  In  1905  he  married  Miss  Har 
riet  F.  Huffman;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside 
at  10  La  Grange  Street,  Winchester,  Mass. 

Miller,  Cyrus  C.,  Director,  of  302  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Bronx  Board  of  Trade  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Miller,  F.  Alden,  Business  President,  of 
349  West  Twenty-sixth  Street,  New  York: 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Colonia 
Securities  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 


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Miller,  Eugene  D.,  Vice-prsident,  Secret 
ary  arid  Treasurer,  of  Forty-third  Street, 
and  Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  Cityj 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  ( the  Beau-site 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  B.  L.  M. 
Bates  Corporation.  He  is  secretary,  treas 
urer  and  director  of  the  Armbow  Operating 
Corporation,  the  Bowman  Hotel  Corpora 
tion,  the  Commodore-Biltmore  Companv, 
the  Hotel  Ansonia  Corporation,  the  Pund- 
erford  Company,  and  the  Westchester-Bilt 
more  Corporation. 

Miller,  Francis  T.,  Business  President^  L 
450  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Helen  Keller  Film  Cor 
pora  ti  n,  and  «•  uU'e:4  or  in  other  cor-)  -ra 
tions. 

Miller,  G-ray,  Director,  of  1790  Broadway 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  01  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Foreign  Trade  Co 'position  an  I 
other  corporations. 

Miller,  H.  Allan,  Business  President,  of 
42  Broadway,  New  York  City,  aoa  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  and  chairman  of  fne  boni'd-  >)f  Di 
rectors  of  H.  Allan  Miller,  Incorporated  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  numerou  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Miller,  Herbert  Adolphus,  Member  of  -the 
Cleveland  City  Club.  He  was  born  June  5, 
1875,  in  Tuftonboro,  N.H.  Sin  \"  10  M  he 
has  been  professor  of  sociology  in  Oberlin 
College.  He  is  the  author  of  Tuft  School 
and  the  Immigrant.  He  resides  in  Obcrhn, 
Ohio. 

Miller,  J.  Rulon  Jr.,Director,  of  6  Church 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Kerbaugh-Empire  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Miller,  Leverett  S.,  Business  President,.)!' 
One  Hundred  and  Eightieth  Street  ana 
Morris  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  ana 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Kearny  Land  Company, 
and  a  director  of  other  corporations. 

Miller,  Maurice,  Lawyer,  of  1017  Dim« 
Bank  Building,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  on 


April  19,  1893,  in  Wilmington,  Del.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Vicksburg  High  School,and 
the  Detroit  College  of  Law.  Since  1918  he 
has  been  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  enlisted 
in  the  United  States  Marine  Corps  as  a 
private  and  was  discharged  as  a  sergeant. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Elks  Club.  In  1920 
he  married  Miss  Jessie  Mairetta  Coffman; 
and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at  1139 
Calvert  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Miller,  Maynard,  Business  President,  of 
134  West  Twenty-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  fo  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  and  director  of 
the  Maynard  Miller  Company,  Incorporat 
ed.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs ;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Miller,  Nathan  J.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Miller 
and  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Acme 
Packing  Company;  and  a  director  of  the 
Loft,  Incorporated;  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Miller,  Samuel  Haas,  Member  of  the 
Bankers  of  America  Club.  He  was  born  on 
Aug.  7,  1869,  in  Northumberland  County, 
Pa.  Since  1910  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Chase  National  Bank  of  New  York. He 
resides  in  Bound  Brook,  N.J. 

Miller,  William,  Business  President,  of 
92  West  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Saddle  River  Land  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Miller,  William  G.,  Director,  of  16  Bed 
ford  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Milliken,  Gerish  H.,  Business  President, 
of  79  Leonard  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Dallas  Manufactur 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Milliken,  Seth  Mellen,Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  7,  1836, 
in  Portland,  Maine.  Since  1892  he  has  been 
president  of  Deering,  Milliken  and  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  at  990  Madison  Avenue,Ncw 
York  City.  * 


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Mills,  Ogden,  Director  and  Trustee,  of  15 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Atehison,  Topeka  and  Santa 
the  Continental  Papsr  Company,  the  Crox 
Fe  Railroad  Company.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Steamship  Company, 
the  Carpet  Company,  the  Lackawana  Steel 
Company,  the  Mergenthaler  Linotype  Com 
pany,  the  Shredded  Wheat  Company,  and 
the  York  Haven  Paper  Company.  He  is 
trustee  of  the  New  York  Trust  Company. 

Mills,  William  Webster,  Member  of  the 
I'nion  League  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  27, 
1852,  in  Marietta,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of 
the  Ohio  River  Bridge  and  Ferry  Company. 
His  address  is  Marietta,  Ohio. 

Milnor,  Leland,  Topping,  Business  Prej-i 
dent,  of  129  Government  Square,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Business 
Men's  Club,  the  Kiwanis  Club,  and  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was  born  Dec. 
16,  1874,  in  Alton,  111.;  and  received  an 
academic  education.  Since  1917  he  has  been 
treasurer  and  president  of  the  Milner  Elec 
tric  Company.  In  1913  he  married  Mis.- 
Jane  Cooper  Pogue;  and  they  have  a  i'ciii,- 
ily  of  two  daughters,  and  reside  at  o3G 
Bryant  Avenue,  Clifton,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Milnor,  William  H.,  Business  President, 
of  261  Broadway,  New  York  City;  ami  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hardwood  Construction 
Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpoia- 
tions. 

Miner,  H.  Clay,  Business  President,  of 
1402  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H> 
is  president  of  the  Acme  Theatre  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Miner,  Maude  E.,  Member  of  the  Wo 
men's  City  Club.  She  was  born  June  2.-), 
1880,  in  Leyden,  Mass.  She  has  conducted 
institutes  of  the  New  York  School  oi'  Sociai 
Woik.  She  is  the  author  of  Slavery  of  Pro 
stitution.  She  resides  at  46  West  Ninti' 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Minford,  Lewis  W.,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  106  Wall  Street,  New  Yoik 
City ;  and  a  member  of  the  Down  Town  As 
sociation,  and  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Nov.  19,  1850,  in  Philadelphia, 


Pa.;  and  was  educated  at  Chaiiier's  in 
stitute.  He  is  head  of  the  firm  of  Minford, 
Lueder  and  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Thomas  Realty  Company.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  New  York  Coffee  Exchange  and  the 
New  York  Coffee  and  Sugar  Exchange  ;and 
a  trustee  of  the  Bible  Teachers  Training 
School.  He  is  prominent  in  business,  pub 
lic  and  social  affairs.  He  is  married;  and 
resides  in  Deal,  N.J. 

Mink,  Oliver  W.,  Director,  of  96  Ames 
Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Oregon  Short  Line  Railroad  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Minor,  George  H.,  Director,  of  50  Church 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  .member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Industrial  Center  Land  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Minot,  Joseph  Grafton,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  10  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Tudor  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Minrath,  Ferdinand  R.,  Secretary  and 
Director,  of  22  William  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  Hoadly,  Laut- 
erbach  and  Johnson.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Railroad  of  Porto  Rico,  the  Hos 
pital  Holding  Corporation,  the  Kineto  Com 
pany  of  America,  and  the  Urban  Motion 
Picture  Industries.  He  resides  at  519  West 
End  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Mitchel,  J.  H.,  Business  President,  of  lil 
Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Freeport  House  and  Home  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation?.. 

Mitchell,  C.  Stanley,  Business  President 
of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  le 
is  president  of  the  Central  Mercantile  As 
sociation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Mitchell,  Charles  Edwin,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  55  Wall  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  Republi 
can  Club,  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the  Uni 
versity  Club,  the  Recess  Club,  the  Bankers 
Club,  the  Lawyers  Club,  the  Links  Club,  the 


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National  Golf  Links  Club,  the  Riding  Club 
the  India  House  Club,  the  Piping  Rock 
Club,  and  the  Tuxedo.  He  was  born  Oct.  b, 
1877,  in  Chelsea,  Mass.;  and  received  the 
degree  of  B.A.  from  Amherst  College.  He 
is  president  of  the  National  City  Bank  of 
New  York  City.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
National  City  Safe  Deposit  Company,  the 
National  City  Realty  Corporation,  the  Na 
tional  City  Company,  and  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  International 
Banking  Corporation.  In  1899  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Rend,  of  Chicago,  111.;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  933  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York  City. 

Mitchell,  Clifford,  Scientist  and  Author, 
of  25  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Jan.  28,  1854,  in  Nantucket,  Mass. He 
is  professor  of  Clinical  Urinology  and  Re 
nal  Diseases  in  the  Hahmemann  Medical 
College;  and  is  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  the  author  of  Diseases 
of  Urinary  Organs,  and  other  works. 

Mitchell,  John,  Journalist,  Banker  and 
Statesman,  of  311  North  Fourth  Street, 
Richmond,  Va.,  was  born  July  11,  1863,  in 
Henricb  County,  Va.  He  is  editor  and  prop 
rietor  of  the  Richmond  Planet.  In  1901  he 
organized  and  founded  the  Mechanics  Sav 
ings  Bank,  of  which  he  is  president.  He 
served  two  years  on  the  Richmond  County 
Common  Council,  and  for  eight  years  was 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

Mitchell,  John  J.,  Business  President,  of 
Illinois  Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  Chicago; 
and  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Club,  the  Un 
ion  League  Club,  the  University  Club,  the 
Mid-day  Club,  the  Lake  Geneva  Country 
Club,the  Chicago  Automobile  Club  and  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club.  He  was  born  on 
Nov.  3,  1853,  in  Alton,  111. He  was  president 
of  the  Illinois  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  up 
to  1919,  when  he  became  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors.  He  owns  a  stock  farm 
of  six  hundred  acres  at  Lake  Geneva,  Wis. 
In  1890  he  married  Miss  Mary  Louise  Jew- 
,  ett  of  Bristol,  R.I. 

Mitchell,  Robert  L.,  Treasurer  and  Direc- 

f-tor,  of  299  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 

a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 


is  a  director  of  the  French  Broad  Manu 
facturing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Mitchell,  Sidney  Z.,  Business  President, 
of  71  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Electric  Bond  and  Share 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Mitchell,  W.  Wedyard,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  1808  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Keokuk  and 
Hamilton  Bondholders  Company,  and  a  di- 
rhetor  in  other  corporations. 

Mittenthal,  Jacob  A.,  Business  President 
of  41  East  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  president  of  the  Allied  Warehouse 
Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Moag,  Mrs.  James  A.,  President  of  the 
Harmonic  Club, with  a  membership  of  twen 
ty-five  women.  She  resides  at  1515  N.New 
Jersey  Street,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Moeller,  Henry,  Clergyman  and  Archbi 
shop,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  Dec. 
11,  1849,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since  1904  he 
has  been  archbishop  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
He  has  also  been  bishop  of  Columbus,  Ohio. 
He  resides  at  5418  Moeller  Avenue,  Nor 
wood,  Ohio. 

Monae-Lesser,  Mozart,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  44  West  Eighteenth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president,  medical  di 
rector  and  director  of  the  United  Cigar 
Stores  Company  of  America.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Moenig,  Clement,  Clergyman  and  Banker 
of  New  Hamburg,  Mo.,  was  born  Jan.  24, 
1862  in  Germany.  He  is  president  of  the 
Bank  of  New  Hamburg.  He  has  filled  sev 
eral  important  pastorates;  and  is  a  member 
of  various  patriotic,  religious  and  education 
clubs,  societies  and  organizations. 

Mollenhouer,  J.  Adolph,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  177  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Allied  Mut- 
uals  Liability  Insurance  Company, 


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Mohler,  A.  L.,  Retired  Railroad  Presi 
dent,  of  417  West  One  Hundred  and  Four 
teenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  in  1850  in  Ephrata,  Pa.  From  1886  lie 
was  engaged  in  the  railway  service;  and 
in  1911-16  was  president  of  the  Union  Pac 
ific  Railroad,  and  the  Oregon  Short  Line 
Railroad  Companies.  He  married  Miss  Jen 
nie  M.  Smith,  of  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa;  and 
they  have  one  daughter  living,  and  reside 
in  Milan,  Italy. 

Molloy,  Henry  P.,  Secretary  and  Director 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  International  Pavement 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Monetise,  Ellie  E.,  Business  President,  of 
107  West  Eighteenth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a,  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  Bubois  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Monks,  Frank  H.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  ,and  Director,  of  35  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
St.  Botolph  Club,  the  Brookline  Club,  and 
the  Thursday  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  9, 
1850,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  and  was  educated 
at  the  Boston  Latin  School,  and  at  Grey- 
lock  Institute.  He  is  president  of  the  Wo- 
burn  (las  Light  Company;  and  a  director 
of  the  East. Middlesex  Street  Railway  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Monks  Build- 
in-  Trust,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Estate  of 
J.  P.  Monks. .,He  married  Miss  Elisabeth  0. 
Crowell;  and%  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  4? 
Monmouth  Street,  •  Brookline,  Mass. 

Monks,  Lester  H.,  Director,  of  67  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Fisheries  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Monnette,  Orra  Eugene,  President  of  The 
Scribes  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Society 
of  Mayflower  Descendants,  Hugenot  Socie 
ty  of  America,  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution 
the  Order  of  Washington,  and  the  Society 
of  the  War  of  1812.He  is  a  successful  bank 
er  of  736  South  Hill  Street,  Los  Angeles? 


Cal.  He  was  born  April  12,  1873,  in  Bucy- 
rus,  Ohio;  and  was  educated  at  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  of  Delaware.  Since 
1912  he  has  been  president  of  the  Citizens 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank.  He  is  also  presi 
dent  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Public  Library;  and  prominent  in 
the  social,  business  and  public  affairs  ot 
his  city.  In  1895  he  married  Miss  Carrie 
Lucile  Jane  way.  In  1917  he  married  Helen 
Marie  Kull,  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  350  South  Oxford  Avenue, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Monro,  Hugh  R.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  209  West  Thirty-eighth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  L  j 
Niagra  Lithograph  Company,  and  the  Am 
erican  Desatype  Company,  Incorporated. 

Monroe,  Jules  Blanc,  Lawyer  and  Under 
writer,  of  Hibernia  Bank  Building,  New 
Orleans,  La. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston 
Country  Club,  the  New  Orleans  Club,  the 
Lawn  Tennis  Club,  the  Midwinter  Club, 
the  Leading  Bar  Associations,  and  many 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  March  3, 
1880,  inNew  Orleans,  La.;  and  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  and  LL.B.  from  Tulane  Un 
iversity.  He  is  general  counsel  and  a  direc 
tor  of  the  New  Orleans  and  Northeastern 
Railroad  Company  and  other  corporations. 
He  is  president  of  the  Broussard  Lard 
Company  and  of  other  concerns.  In  1908 
he  married  Miss  Mabel  Overton  Logan ;  and 
they  reside  at  1424  Louisiana  Avenue,New 
Orleans,  La. 

Montague,  Andrew  Jackson,  Trustee  of 
Society  for  American  Fellowship  in  French 
Universities.  He  was  born  Oct.  3,  186-.  i'i 
Campbell  County,  Ya.  He  has  been  Gov 
ernor  of  Virginia,  and  is  a  member  of  Con 
gress.  He  resides  at  1111  Grove  Avenue, 
Richmond,  Va. 

Montague,  Gilbert  Holland,  Lawyer  and 
Author,  of  450  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so- 
cieties.IIe  was  born  May  27,1880,  in  Spring 
field,  Mass.  He  is  the  author  of  Rise  a^i 
Progress  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company.  In 
1907  he  married  M'.ss  Amv  fc.  CoU'e-:  •«•  ••« 
they  reside  at  152  East  Thirty-seventh 
Heal  Estate  Company. 


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Montgomery,  James  Moore,Business  pre 
sident,  of  36  Spruce  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Sullolk  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Montgomery,  Richard  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  27  Pine  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  "of  the  Kingsbridge 
Real  Estate  Compan 

Moody,  E.  R.,Director,  of  2062  Richmond 
Terrace,  Port  Richmond,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Stapleton  Na 
tional  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Moody,  William  Lewis,  Jr.,  Member  of 
the  Artillery  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  25, 
1865,  in  Freestone  County,  Texas.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  president  of  the  American 
National  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  2618  Broadway,  Galveston,  Texas. 

Moon,  Mary  E.,  President  of  the  Iowa 
City  Fine^jVrts  Association.  She  resides  in 
Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Mooney,  Franklin  D.,  Business  President 
of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a, 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alpha  Steamship  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Mooney,  James  A.,  Director,  of  128 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies..  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Sure  Seal  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Moore,  Charles,  Chairman  of  the  Nation 
al  Commision  of  Fine  Arts.  He  resides  at 
1729  New  York  Avenue,  N.W.  Washington, 
D.C. 

Moore,  Charles  Cadwell,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born..  June 
12,  1868,  in  Alpine,  Schuyler  County,  N.Y.; 
and  received  a  thorough  technical  educa 
tion.  He  is  president  of  Charles  C.  Moore 
and  Company,  Engineers,  Incorporated, 
with  offices  in  the  Sheldon  Building,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  He  has  always  made  a  spe 
cialty  of  Motive  Power  and  Hydraulic 
Work.  He  resides  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Moore,  Clara  Z.  (Mrs.  Frederick  Moore), 
Member  of  the  Woman 's  Club.  She  was 
born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since  1902  she 


has  been  a  lecturer  of  self-expression  and 
health  at  the  Chautauqua  Institution  of 
New  York  City.  She  has  lectured  widely 
before  women's  clubs  and  at  colleges.  She 
is  the  author  of  Health  and  Self-Expres- 
sion.  She  resides  at  552  Riverside  Drive, 
New  York  City. 

Moore,  Dwight,  Business  President,  of 
560  West  Twenty-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Excelsior 
Wrapper  Company, 

Moore,  Edward  Jay,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  6,  1863,  in  Nor 
wich,  N.Y.  Since  1916  he  has  been  assistant 
general  superintendent  of  the  Anti-Saloon 
League  of  America.  In  1911  he  was  admit 
ted  to  the  Missouri  bar.  He  resides  in  West- 
erville,  Ohio. 

Moore,  Edward  Small,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  6, 
1881,  in  Chicago,  111.  In  1908-09  he  has 
been  vice-president  of  the  St.  Louis  and 
Santa  Fe  Railroad.  He  resides  in  Lake  For 
est,  111. 

Moore,  Edward  W.,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club.  He  was  born  July  1,  1864,  in  Cana 
Dover,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Lake 
Shore  Electric  Railway  .He  resides  at  11129 
Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Moore,  Eugene  M.,  Director,  of  119  West 
Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Harden  and  Dervy  Manu 
facturing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Moore, Eva  Perry,  (Mrs.  Philip  N.  Moore) 
Member  of  the  Wednesday  Club.  She  was 
born  July  24,  1852,  in  Rockford,  111.  Since 
1916  she  has  been  president  of  the  Nation 
al  Council  of  Women.  She  resides  at  3125 
Lafayette  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Moore,  F.  A.  R.,  of  St.  Cloud,  Minn., was 
born  in  1870,  in  Charlotte,  Mich.  He  is 
secretary,  treasurer  and  manager  of  the 
Northwest  Tablet  Company.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  St.  Cloud  Auto  Club;  secretary 
of  the  Kewanis  Club;  and  a  prominent 
Mason  and  Elk.  In  1895  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Carey,  of  Galesburg,  111.;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daught 
ers,  and  reside  at  402  Second  Avenue 
South,  St.  Cloud,  Minn. 


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Moore,  George  Sleming,  Scottish  Kite 
Mason,  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  Sover 
eign  Grand  Commander  for  the  Southern 
Masonic  Jurisdiction  of  the  Ancient  Ac 
cepted  Scottish  Rite  Masons. 

Moore,  Herbert  McComb,  College  Presi 
dent,  of  Lake  Forest,  111.  For  many  years 
he  has  been  prominent  in  educational  af 
fairs.  He  is  president  of  Lake  Forest  Un 
iversity  of  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Moore,  Mrs.  Howard  R;  President  ot 
the  Century  Club,  with  a  membership  of 
four  hundred  women.  She  resides  at  75 
Division  Street,  Amsterdam,  N.Y. 

Moore,  John  Howard,  Humanitarian,  Au 
thor,  was  born  Dec.  4,  1862,  in  Linden,  Mo. 
He  has  lectured  in  Missouri,  Kansas  and 
Iowa;  and  since  1898  has  been  a  teacher 
in  the  Chicago  high  schools.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Better  World  Philosophy;  The  Un- 
iversal  Kinship;  and  the  New  Ethics. 

Moore,  Joseph  Hampton,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  March  8, 
1864,  in  Woodbury,  N.J.  In  1920-21  he  was 
elected  mayor  of  Philadelphia,  and  resigned 
from  Congress.  His  address  is  City  Hall, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Moore,  William  H.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  Xew  York  City;  and  a  member  ot 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Cotton  Oil  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Moran,  C.  J.,  Banker  and  Director,  of  50 
Union  Square,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
identified  with  the  Textile  Banking  Compa 
ny  of  Union  Square,  New  York  City.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  industrial  and 
financial  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Moran,  John  A.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  68,  Van  Buren  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer,  manger  and  director 
of  the  Atlantic  Basin  Iron  and  a  director 
of  the  National  Meter  Company. 

Moran,  Joseph  F.,  Business  President,ot 
Imlay  and  Summit  Streets,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Point  Pleasant 


Land  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Morand,  Henry  C.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  206  roadway,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lEe 
is  a  director  of  the  Rock  Island  Southern 
Railway  Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Morehead,  John  Motley,  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  July  20,1866 
in  Charlotte,  S.C.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Leagsville  Woolen  Mills.  He  resides  in 
Charlotte,  N.C. 

Morgan,  Anne  Tracy,  Member  of  the  Co 
lony  Club.  She  is  actively  interested  in  the 
National  Civic  Federation.  She  was  first 
vice-president  of  the  American  Committee 
for  Devastated  France.  She  resides  at  290 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Morgan,  J,  Pierpont,  Director,of  23  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Aetna  Insurance  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Morgan,  Paul,  Beagary,  Member  of  the 
Worcester  Club.  He  was  born  May  7,  18G9, 
in  Worcester,  Mass.  He  is  president  of  the 
Morgan  Construction  Company.  He  resides 
at  21  Cedar  Street,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Morgan,  Truman  S.,  Business  President, 
of  119  West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so- 
cities.He  is  president  of  the  American  Con 
tractor  Publishing  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Morgan,  William  Fellowes,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  Arch  11,  Brooklyn  Bridge,N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Brooklyn 
Bridge  Freezing  and  Cold  Storage  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Morgan,  William  John,  Member  of  the 
City  Club  of  Milwaukee ;  member  of  the 
Madison  Club  and  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Dec.  13,  1883,  in  Charles- 
town,  Wis. ;  and  received  the  degree  of  LL. 
D.  from  the  University  of  Michigan;  He  is 
attorney-general  for  the  State  of  Wiscon 
sin,  with  headquarters  in  Madison.  In  1911 
he  married  Miss  Mary  Baker;  and  they 
have  two  sons,  and  reside  in  Milwaukee, 
Wis. 


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Morgan,  William  T.,  Manufacturer,  of 
735  South  Washtenaw  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 
was  born  Nov.  23,  1857,  in  New  York  Ci 
ty.  He  was  educated  at  Selleck's  Prepar 
atory  Academy  of  Nor  walk.  Conn,  nince 
1883  he  has  been  connected  with  the  Kay- 
mond  Lead  Company  and  its  successors.  He 
is  now  manager  of  Raymond  Lead  Works; 
and  a  director  of  the  United  Lead  Company 
of  New  York.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Athletic  Association  and  the  South 
Shore  Country  Club.  In  1907  he  married 
Mrs.William  Booth  ;and  they  reside  at  4959 
Lake  Park  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Morgenthau,  Henry,Memher  of  the  Cent 
ury  Club.  He  was  born  April  26,  1856,  in 
Mannheim,  Germany;  and  is  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  In  1905-13  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Henry  Morgen 
thau  Company.  He  resides  at  30  West  Sev 
enty-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Morgenthau,  Maximilian,  Real  Estate, 
Mortgage  and  Insurance  Dealer,  of  25  Pine 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  July  1, 
1878,  in  New  York  City.  In  1899  he  grad 
uated  from  the  University  of  Chicago. Since 
1899  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business  in  New  York  City.  He  is  president 
of  the  M.  Morgenthau,  Jr.,  Company ;  di 
rector  of  the  East  River  National  Bank; 
and  president  and  director  of  the  Stability 
Realty  Company.  He  is  ex-president  of  the 
Real  Estate  Association  of  flie  State  of 
New  York,  and  a  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  same;  and  is  active  in  va 
rious  real  estate  and  philanthropic  organ 
izations. 

Morgenthau,  Mengo,  L.,  Manufacturer 
Business  President  and  Director,  of  431 
Hudson  Street,  New  York  Citv;and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  The  Mirror,  Incorporated.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Morrell,  Samuel  B.,  of  Gloversville,  N.Y. 
He  is  president  of  the  Automobile  Club,  of 
Fulton  County,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the 
Gloversville  Auto  Glove  Company  ;and  pre 
sident  of  the  Glove  Manufacturers  Associ 
ation;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and. 
societies. 


Morris,  Arthur  A.,  Business  President^!' 
52  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Morris  Plan  Insurance 
Society,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Morris,  Edv/ard,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Club.  He  was  born  March  6,  1893, 
in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1916  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Morris  and  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  5217  Drexel  Boulevard,  Chicago, 
111. 

Morris,  Effingham  Buckley,  Member  or 
the  Philadelphia  Club, the  Rittenhouse  Club 
the  University  Club, the  Union  League  Club 
the  Racquet  Club  and  various  other  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  23,  1856, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  has  received  the 
degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  LL.B.  He  was 
general  attorney  for  the  Girard  Company 
until  his  election  to  its  presidency  in  1887. 
In  1879  he  married  Ellen  Douglas  Bur 
roughs;  and  they  reside  in  Ardmore,  Pa. 

Morris,  Ira  Nelson,  Diplomat  and  Author 
of  the  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  March  8,  1875,  in  Chicago,  111.  In 
1892  he  graduated  from  Philips  Academy 
of  Andover,  Mass. ;  and  in  1895  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Yale  University. 
He  retired  from  active  financial  affairs  but 
is  extensively  interested  in  many  banks, 
railways  and  corporations.  In  1913  he  was 

commissioner-general  to  Italy,  in  behalf  of 
the  Panama  Pacific  International  Exposi 
tion;  and  since  1914  E.E.  and  P.P.  of  the 
United  States  to  Sweden.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Academy  of  Political  Science,  Amer 
ican  Museum  of  Natural  History;  also  the 
Army  and  Navy  Club  of  New  York ;  the 
Quadrangle  Club  of  Chicago  and  the  Rane- 
lagh  Club  of  London.  He  is  the  author  of 
With  the  Trade  Winds  and  other  works. 

Morris,  Parker  D.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  294  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  R.  B.  Philips 
Manufacturing  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Morrison,  Clyde  A.,  of  Chicago,  111.  He  is 
president  of  the  Press  Club  of  Chicago. 


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Morris,  E.  G-.,  Business  President,  of  26 
Beaver  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  African  and  Eastern  Trad 
ing  Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  promin 
ently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  lias  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Morris,  W.  TM  Director,  of  1054  Grand 
Central  Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Chain  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Morrison,  Frank,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  lie  was  born  Nov.  23,  1859,  in  Frank- 
town,  Ontario,  Canada.  He  is  a  printer  by 
trade.  Since  1897  he  has  been  secretary  of 
the  American  Federation  of  Labor.  He  re 
sides  at  1216  Decatur  Street,  N.W.,  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Morrison,  George  F.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  Cilv; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Feb.  22,  1867.  in  Wells- 
ville,  N.Y.Since  1885  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  General  Electric  Company,and  of 
which  corporation  he  is  vice-presidenr  He 
is  also  a  director  of  the  China  General  Edi 
son  Company,  the  Edison  Electric  Appli 
ance  Company  of  Chicago;  and  a  half-a 
dozen  other  corporations.  In  1892  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Jennie  C.  Krauss;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  five  daughters, 
and  reside  at  77  Myrtle  Avenue,  Montclair 
N.J. 

Morrissey,  C.  James,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  70  State  Street,  Boston,  i\,ass.- 
and  a  member  of  various  clut/s  n".<l  so«-ie- 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Old  Colony 
Copper  Company  and  other  corpo  rat  ions. 

Morron,  John  R.,  Business  President,  of 
30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies  Ik1 
is  president  of  Atlas  Portland  Cement  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Morrow,  Dwight  Whitney,  Member  of 
the  Century  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  11, 
1873,  in  Huntington,  W.Va.  He  is  president 
of  the  Civic  Association  of  Englewood.  He 
resides  in  Englewood,  N.J. 

Morse,  Benjamin  W.,  Business  President 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and 


a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Wyman  Steamship 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Morse,  Clarence,  R.,  of  Zumbota,  Minn., 
was  born  May  1,  1880,  in  Pennsylvania.  He 
was  educated  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl 
vania;  and  since  1909  has  practiced  med 
icine.  He  is  president  of  the  Zumbota  Club. 

Morse,  Daniel  Parmelee,  Manufacture/ 
of  Duane  and  Hudson  Streets,  New  York 
City,  was  born  April  6,  1852,  in  Malone, 
N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Morse  and  Rog 
ers  Company;  president  of  Edwin  C.  Burt 
Company,  and  of  McElwain,  Morse  and 
Rogers.  He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Morse,  Edward  S.,  President  of  the  Pea- 
body  Museum.  He  resides  at  161  Essex 
Street,  Salem,  Mass. 

Morse,  Edwin  Kirkland,  Engineer,  of  34 
Conestoga  Building,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  was 
born  July  3,  1856,  in  Poland,  Mahoning 
County,  Ohio. He  was  formerly  transit  com 
missioner  and  consulting  engineer  for  the 
City  of  Pittsburgh  and  connected  with 
Jones  and  Laughlin  Steel  Company.  He  has 
built  many  sub  and  superstructures  for 
bridges  across  our  navigable  rivers.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Society  of  civil 
Engineers,  the  American  Institute  of  Con 
sulting  Engineers  and  was  president  of  the 
Western  Pennsylvania  Society  of  Engin 
eers.  He  is  married  and  has  a  family  of  two 
daughters. 

Morse,  James  R.,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Trading  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Morse,  Margaret  Fessenden>  Writer  and 
Author,  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  She  was 
educated  in  private  schools  and  Massachus- 
setts  Institute  of  Technology.  She  has  been 
a  member  of  the  executive  board  of  Boston 
Public  School  Association;  and  is  now  di 
rector  of  Boston  Animal  Reserve  League. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Women  's  City  Club 
of  Boston.  She  is  the  author  of  The  Spirit 
of  the  Pines;  On  the  Road  to  Arden ;  and" 
Scottie  and  His  Lady. 


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Morse,  George  F.,  President  of  the  Port 
land  Society  of  Art.  He  resides  at  Spring 
and  High  Streets,  Portland,  Maine. 

Morse,  Robert  C.,  Director,  of  43  Ex 
change  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Backer  Milling  Machine 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Morse,  Robert  C.,  Business  President,  of 
19  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Roxbury  Carpet  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Mortenson,  Benjamin  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  1319  Dime  Bank  Building,  Detroit 
Mich.,  was  born  March  15,  1874,  in  Roberts 
111.  He  was  educated  at  the  University  of 
Michigan.  He  is  proprietor  of  the  Benjamin 
F.  Mortenson  Company,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Mortenson  Land  Company, 
and  president  of  the  Baker  Tractor  Corpor 
ation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Detroit  Golf 
Club,  the  Red  River  Golf  Club,  the  Yacht 
Club,  the  Michigan  Union  Club,  the  Real 
Estate  Board,  the  Board  of  Commerce,  and 
the  University  of  Michigan  Club.  In  1900 
he  married  Miss  Kathryn  L.  Westmeyer; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  1997  West  Grand 
Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Mortimer,  George  T.,  Business  President 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Equitable  Office  Build 
ing  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Mortimer,  James  D.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  149  Broadway,New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Allis-Chalmers 
Manufacturing  Company,  a  director  of  the 
Straight  Air  Brake  Company,and  chairman 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  General 
Steel  Company. 

Morton,  Frank  E.,  Efficiency  Engineer,of 
208  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  Ill.,was 
born  May  1,  1866,  in  Warren  County,  Pa. 
He  is  efficiency  engineer  with  the  American 
Steel  and  Wire  Company,  specializing  in 
acoustics.He  resides  at  4867  Magnolia  Ave 
nue. 


Morton,  George  C.,  Business  President,of 
77  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Carpenter-Morton  Com 
pany  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Moseley,  Mercer  P.,  Business  President, 
of  128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  York  Securities 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Moses,  J.  Garfield,  Business  President,  of 
160  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Terwilliger  Floor  Manu 
facturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Moses,  Percival  R.,  Business  Presim-it, 
of  366  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  ami 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soeictn::. 
He  is  president  of  the  Engineering  Sn^or 
vision  Company,  and  a  director  in  otLrr 
corporations. 

Moskin,  Morris,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  73  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Automatic  Tic 
ket  Register  Corporation.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs  ;  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Moskowitz,  Belle  Israels  (Mrs.  Henry 
Moskowitz),  Member  of  the  Women's  City 
Club.  She  was  born  Oct.  5,  1877,  in  New 
York.  Since  1917  she  has  been  industrial 
counselor  of  the  grievance  board  of  the 
Dress  and  Waist  Manufacturing  Associa 
tion.  She  resides  at  147  East  Thirty-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Mosman,  William  A.,  Business  President 
of  85  Water  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Plymouth  Hardware 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Moss,  B.  Franklin,  Business  President,  of 
81  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Irving  Construction 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Moss,  Moses  J.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  12  East  Twelfth  Street,  New  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  Tie  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director 
of  Benjamin  S.  Moss  and  Company,  Incor 
porated. 

Mossman,  Frank  E.,  Member  of  the  Rot 
ary  Club,  Chamber  of  Commerce.  lie  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Morningside  College.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  South  western  College 
at  \Yinlield,  Kans.  He  resides  at  4005  M. 
S.  Avenue,  Sioux  City,  Iowa. 

Mott,  John  R.,  Member  of  the  Century 
Club.  He  was  born  May  25,  1865,  in  Liv 
ingston  Manor,  N.Y.During  the  World-War 
he  served  as  general  secretary  of  National 
War  Work  Council  of  Young  Men's  Christ 
ian  Association.  He  resides  in  Montclair, 
N.J. 

Moulton,  Benjamin  P.,  Business  Presi 
dent,,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of  10  Abbott 
Park  Place,  Providence,  R.I. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Squantum  Association,  the  Pom- 
ham  Club,  the  Century  Club,  the  Rhode  Is 
land  Country  Club,  Wannamoisett  Country 
Club,  the  Metacomet  Golf  Club,  and  the 
Pen  and  Pencil  Club  of  Rhode  Island.  He 
was  born  May  4,  1878,  in  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  in  1895  graduated  from  Bryant  and 
Straton  Business  Collegejn  1911  he  became 
half  owner  of  the  Remington  Printing  Com 
pany,  of  which  he  is  treasurer.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Providence  Baseball  Club,  Com 
missioner  of  Police,  past  president  of  the 
United  Typothetae  of  America,and  past  pre 
sident  of  the  Master  Printers  Association 
of  Rhode  Island.  He  is  president  of  the 
Weeden  Land  Company,  president  of  the 
Macoris  Light  and  Power  Company,  vice- 
president  of  the  Employers  Association  of 
Rhode  Island,  and  a  director  of  the  Lord 
Dry  Dock  Corporation  of  New  York  and  of 
other  corporations.  In  1900  he  married  Miss 
Carlotta  Flora  Barrett;  and  they  have  two 
daughters  living,  and  reside  at  50  Channing 
Avenue,  Providence,  R.I.;  and  maintain  a 
summer  home  at  Quonochontaug,  R.I. 

Moulton,  Carlotta  Flora  Barrett  (Mrs. 
Benjamin  P.  Moulton),  of  50  Channing 
Avenue,  Providence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  She  was  born 


May  1,  1878,  in  England.  In  1900  she  mar 
ried  Mr.  Benjamin  P.  Moulton;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  daughters  living, 
Dorothy  Barrett  Moulton  and  Ethel  Potter 
Moulton.  They  reside  at  50  Channing  Ave 
nue,  Providence,  R.I,  and  also  maintain  a 
summer  home  in  Quonochontaug,  R.I. 

Moulton,  Cheney  Mary,  Member  of  Wo 
men's  Club  of  Minneapolis,  Business  Wo 
men's  Club  of  Minneapolis,  Minneapolis 
Advertising  Club,  Woman's  Occupational 
Bureau.  She  is  director  of  the  Minneapolis 
School  Art.  She  resides  at  1912  Third  Ave 
nue,  South,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Moulton,  Forest  Ray,  Educator,  Astro 
nomer  and  Author,  of  6225  Woodlawn  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  April  29,  1872, 
in  Le  Roy,  Mich.  Since  1896  he  has  been 
professor  of  astronomy  at  the  university  of 
Chicago.  He  is  the  author  of  Celestial  Me 
chanics  and  Periodic  Orbits.  He  resides  at 
6225  Woodlawn  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Mountain,  William  W.,  Director,  of  52 
Yanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Genesee  County  Savings 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Movius,  John  Henry,  Banker  and  Real 
Estate  Dealer,  of  Lidgerwood,  N.D.,  was 
born  June  24,  1860,  in  Minnesota.  He  is 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Yeblen,  N.D. ;  and  prominently  identified 
with  social,  business  and  public  affairs  of 
his  city. 

Mowry,  Albert  Earl,  Surgeon,  of  25  East 
Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Sept.  26,  1873,  in  Mattoon,  111.  In  1890  he 
graduated  from  the  Decatur  High  School  of 
Illinois;  in  1898  graduated  from  the  North 
western  University  Medical  School  and  in 
1910  studied  abroad.  He  was  surgeon  to  the 
First  Illinois  Volunteer  Cavalry;  and  he 
served  throughout  the  Spanish-American 
War.  In  1899-1915  he  was  instructor  in  the 
Northwestern  University  Medical  School; 
and  became  professor  of  genito-urinary  and 
venereal  diseases  in  the  Chicago  Medical 
School.  He  is  now  secretary  of  Chicago 
Medical  School.  He  originated  sex  tabloids. 
During  the  World-War  he  was  captain  in 
(the  Medical  Corps,  United  States  Army. 


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Moyer,  Gabriel  H.,  President  of  the  Pat 
riotic  Order  of  the  Sons  of  America.  He  is 
an  attorney  at  law.  He  resides  at  756  Cum 
berland  Street,  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Moyses,  Emanuel,  Business  President,  of 
1  East  Thirty-third  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Moyses  and  Drey 
fus,  Incorporated;  and  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Mueller,  Jacob  E.,  President  of  the  Buf- 
alo  Orpheus,  with  a  membership  of  one 
thousand  and  thirty  men.  He  resides  at  97 
Dodge  Street,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

Mueller,  Oscar  Charles,  Lawyer,  of  Van 
Nuys  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  was  born 
Sept.  7,  1876,  in  Denver,  Colo.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Occidental  College  of  Los 
Angeles;  and  took  special  course  at  the 
University  of  Virginia.  He  was  one  of  the 
originators  of  the  annexation  project  of 
San  Pedro  to  Los  Angeles.  In  1918  he  was 
president  of  the  Los  Angeles  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  In  1917  he  was  president  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Bar  Association ;  and  the  same 
year  was  also  vice-president  of  the  Califor 
nia  Bar  Association.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  the  Republican  party;  and 
has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  California 
Club,  the  Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies. 

Muhlfeld,  John  E.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  fo 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Locomotive  Feed  Water  Heater 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Mullaily,  William  T.,  Business  President 
of  198  Broadway,  New  York  Qity;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president,  director  and  business  manager 
of  William  T.  Mullaily,  Incorporated.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business 

Muller,  Charles,  Business  President,  of 
334  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  the  Manhattan  Club.  He  was 
born  in  1881,  in  Lucerne,  Switzerland.  Since 
1918  he  has  been  vice-president  and  treas 
urer,  of  Sulzer,  Rudolph  and  Company,  In 
corporated,  Importers  of  Raw  Silk.  He 
was  manager  of  Sulzer,  Rudolph  and  Com 
pany,  Shanghai,  China. 


Muller,  William  A.,  Business  President, 
of  55  Kilby  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dorchester  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Mullgardt,  Louis  Christian,  Architect,  of 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  was  born  Jan.  18,  1866 
in  Washington,  Mo.  He  was  president  of 
the  San  Francisco  Society  of  Architects. He 
is  a  noted  architect  of  Honolulu,  H.I.  His 
offices  are  in  the  new  Davis  Building  on 
Merchant  and  Bishop  Streets. 

Mumford,  George  Saltonstall,  Director,of 
30  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Haverhill  Gas  Liprht 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Mumford,  Mary  Eno  (Mrs.  Joseph  Mum- 
ford),  Member  of  the  Civic  Club.  She  war? 
born  May  9,  1842,  in  New  Britain,  Conn. 
She  is  a  founder  of  the  General  Feder.it -'on 
of  Women 's  Clubs,  and  is  now  its  honorary 
vice-president.  She  resides  at  210  St.  Mark 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Munder,  N.T.A.,  Graphic  Arts  Artisan,of 
2325  Linden  Avenue,  Baltimore,  Md.  He 
makes  a  specaity  of  printing.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Handicraft  Club  of  Baltimore, 
Md. 

Munford,  Mary  Cooke  Branch,  Member 
of  the  Metropolitan  Club.  She  was  born  in 
Richmond,  Va.  Since  1908  she  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Co-operative  Education  As 
sociation  of  Virginia.  She  resides  at  503 
East  Grace  Street,  Richmond,  Va. 

Munroe,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  122  South  Michigan  Boulevard,  Chicago 
111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Club, 
the  Onwentsia  Club,  the  Saddle  and  Cycle 
Club,  the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  the 
Industrial  Club  of  Chicago,  the  City  Club 
of  Chicago,  and  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club. 
He  was  born  Feb.  9,  1875;  and  was  educat 
ed  at  the  Northwestern  University  Law 
School.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Peoples 
Gas  Light  and  Coke  Company;  and  is  also 
president  of  the  Ohio  Gas  and  Electric 
Company  and  other  corporations.  In  1907 
he  married  Miss  Rhea  Logan  ;and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,and 
reside  at  1234  Lake  Shore  Drive,  Chicago, 


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Munn,  John  P.,  Business  President,  of 
105  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  States  Life  In 
surance  Company  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Munson,  C.  La  Rue,  Business  President, 
of  IL'O  Broadway,  Xew  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He- 
is  president  of  the  Williamsport  Iron  and 
Nail  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Munson,  Charles  S.,  Director,  of  165 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Cuban  Air  Products  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Munson,  Frank  C.,  Business  President,of 
67  Wall  Street,New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Munalbro  Steamship  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Murlin,  Lemuel  Heibert,  President  of 
Boston  University.  He  resides  at  688  Boyls- 
ton  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Murphy,  Grayson  M.  P.,  Director,  of  52 
Broadway,  Nrew  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Cuba  Cnnc  Sugar  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Murphy,  Henry  Killam,  Architect,  of  331 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  oorn 
Aug.  10,  1877,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  In 
partnership  with  Richard  Henry  Dana,  Jr., 
during  1908-1921,  and  is  now  in  partner 
ship  with  Henry  J.  McGill,  and  Talbot  F. 
Hamlin,  under  the  firm  name  of  Murphy, 
McGill  and  Hamlin.  In  1920  he  married 
Miss  Ethel  Andrews  of  New  Haven,  Conn., 
and  they  reside  at  52  Washington  Mews, 
New  York  City. 

Murphy,  James  S.,  Business  President,of 
184  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Stickney  and  Poor  Spice 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Murphy,  W.  H.,  President,  of  the  Detroit 
Orchestral  Association.  He  resides  at  2248 
Penobseott  Building,  Detroit,  Mich. 


Murphy,  Star  J.,Business  President  of  26 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Everett  Timber  and  Investment 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Murray,  George  Welwood,  Director,  of  37 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Linseed  Company 

Murray,  James  R.,  Member  of  Detroit 
Golf  Club,  the  Lockmoor,  the  Ookland,  the 
Hills  Club  and  the  Detroit  Yacht  Club.  He 
is  identified  with  the  J.  W.  Murray  Man 
ufacturing  Company.  In  1918  he  married 
Miss  Eva  Mary  Ross ;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside 
at  1182  Boston  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Murray,  Thomas,  Director,  of  71  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Bridge  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Murray,  Thomas  E.,  Business  Preside*.!-, 
of  124  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Edison  Light 
and  Power  Installation  Company, 

Musil,  Louis  F.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Wall  Street,New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Urban  Water  Supply  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Musliner,  Silas,  Business  President,  of 
101  Gold  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Joseph  Musliner  Company, 
Incorporated;  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Myers,  Alexander,  President  of  the  Am- 
phion  Society.  He  resides  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

Myers,  Frank  K.,  President  of  the  Mus 
ical  Art  Club,  with  a  membership  of  five 
hundred  men  and  women.  He  resides  in 
Charleston,  S.C. 

Myers,  Franklin  J.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  45  John  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.IIe 
is  a  director  of  the  Underwriters  Building 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Naegely,  Henry  E.,  Lawyer,  Director, 
Jurist  and  Orator,  of  Saginaw,  Mich., 
was  born  March  16,  1869,  in  Saginaw, 
Mich.  He  was  educated  in  the  Saginaw 
schools  and  the  literary  department  of 
the  University  of  Mihcigan;  and  in  1894 
graduated  from  the  law  department  of 
the  University  of  Michigan.  He  has  been 
judge  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  assistant 
prosecuting  attorney  of  Saginaw  County 
and  city  attorney.  He  is  senior  member 
of  the  law  firm  of  Naegely  and  is  a  mem 
ber  and  former  president  of  the  Saginaw 
State  Bar  Association,  and  the  American 
Bar  Association.  He  is  one  of  the  most 
prominent  lawyers  of  Michigan;  and  is 
well  known  as  a  leading  orator  of  that 
state. 

Nagel,  Joseph  Darwin,  Physician  and 
Author,  of  106  East  Thirty-eighth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  20, 
1867,  in-Czecho,  Slavakia.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Diseases  of  the  Mind  and  Nervous 
System. 

Nally,  Edward  J.,  Business  President,  of 
233  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Radio  Corporation 
of  America,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Namm,  Benjamin  H.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  452  Fulton 
Street,  Brookline,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  A.  L.  Namm  and  Son;  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  organizations.  He  is  prom- 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  numerous  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Napier,  A.  Milton,  Business  President, 
of  16  East  Thirty-third  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Li  si:? 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
Corporations. 

Narele,  Reginald  G.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Atlas  Warehouse 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


Nash,  A.  Douglas,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  30  Beach  Street,  Flushing,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Flushing  Country  Club  Land  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Nash,  Warren  B.,  Treasurer  and  Direct 
or,  of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Exchange  Court 
Corporation  and  o  ther  corporations. 

Nasmyth,  George  William,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  July  9,  1882, 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  is  a  founder  of 
the  Trade  Union  College.  He  is  the  author 
of  Social  Progress  and  the  Darwinian 
Theory.  He  resides  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. 

Nast,  Cohde,  Business  President,  of  19 
West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Vogue 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 

Natanson,  Max  N.,  Real  Estate  Opera 
tor  and  Financier,  of  170  Broadway,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Dec.  29,  1886,  in 
New  York  City.  He  studied  law  at  the 
New  York  University.  Since  1907  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business 
New  York  City.  He  has  filled  numerous  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor ;  and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  various  social,  patriotic  and  fra 
ternal  organizations. 

Nathan,  Benjamin,  Business  President, 
of  60  Leonard  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  dubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  and  director  of  the  Na 
than  and  Cohen  Company,  Incorporated. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  busi 
ness  and  public  affairs  and  has  held  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Nathan,  Maud,  Member  of  the  Lyceum 
Club.  She  was  born  in  New  York.  In  1897- 
1917  she  was  president  of  the  Consumers 
League  of  New  York,  and  its  honorary 
president  ever  since.  She  resides  at  225 
West  Eighty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 
Nathan,  Paul,  Director,  of  521  West 
Twenty-third  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Automatic  Furnace 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

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Navaro,  Alfonso  De.,  Director,  of  23 
broadway,  Ney  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  New  York  and  New  Eng 
land  Cement  and  Lime  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Nawn,  Hugh,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
82  Savin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Shawmut  Steamship 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Nazimova,  Alia,  (Mrs.  Charles  Bryant), 
Actress,  of  1025  Lillian  Way,  Hollywood, 
Cal.,  was  born  June  4,  1879,  in  Yalta,  Cri- 
meria,  Russia.  She  began  as  leading  wo 
man  at  St.  Petersburg  in  prominent  roles 
in  1904,  1911  and  1914.  She  was  first  in 
Russian  repertoire,  and  afterward  in  Ib 
sen  productions.  She  has  been  closely  as 
sociated  with  moving  pictures,  and  at 
present  at  the  head  of  her  own  company. 

Nearing,  Scott,  Member  of  the  City! 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  6,  1883,  in  Mor 
ris  Run,  Pa.  He  has  been  professor  of 
social  science  and  dean  of  the  College  of 
Arts  and  Science  of  Toledo,  Ohio.  He  is 
the  author  of  Solution  the  of  Child  Labor 
Problem.  His  address  is  7  East  Fifteenth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Neely,  Robert  T.,  Business  President, 
of  108  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Rob- 
ard  Realty  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Neergaard,  Charles  Fe,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  1  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubi 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Man 
hattan  Storage  and  Warehouse  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Neill,  Sara,  President  of  the  Birming 
ham  Art  Club.  She  resides  in  Birrnnglmm, 
Ala. 

Neilson,  Jason  A.,  Business  President, 
44  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Merchantile  Oversea 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 


Nelson,  J.  Arthur,  Actor,  Production 
Manager  and  Author,  of  729  Seventh  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City,  was  born  in  1877  in 
Scranton,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  Prince 
ton  University.  In  his  stage  career  he 
starred  and  directed  in  New  York  City  and 
elsewhere;  and  is  the  author  of  several 
plays  and  books,  including  the  Photo  Play. 
His  screen  career  as  an  author,  star  and 
director  was  with  the  Universal  Series 
of  Comedies  entitled  Slim.  He  is  also  the 
author  and  director  of  Under  Fire  in 
Mexico,  Day  of  Reckoning  and  other  pro 
ductions.  He  is  director  general  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Federation  Producers  Ser 
vice,  Incorporated,  producers  of  the  In 
visible  Force  and  other  productions. 

Nelson  ,Lucy  F.,  President  of  the  Wo- 
mans  Choral  Society,  with  a  membership 
of  sixty  women.  She  resides  at  536  Ber 
gen  Avenue,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 

Nelson,  Nicholas  Joseph,  Interior  Dec 
orator,  of  614  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  July  17,  1867,  in 
Chicago,  111.  In  1890  he  became  associ 
ated  with  W.  P.  Nelson  Company,  decorat 
ors,  and  since  1905  has  been  sole  owner 
an  dpresident  of  the  Company  which  now 
has  a  branch  office  in  New  York.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  South  Shore  Country 
Club,  the  Chicago  Club  and  the  Builders 
Club.  He  res  ides  at  1020  Ardmore  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111. 

Nelson,  Nils  Anton,  of  30  North  LaSalle 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  15, 
I860,  in  Sweden. Since  1881  has  resided  in 
Chicago.  He  is  president  of  Scandia  Life 
Insurance  Company,  which  company  he 
assisted  in  organizing  in  1905.  He  is  a.  di 
rector  of  the  Svea  Building  and  Loan  As 
sociation,  Chicago  Cemetery  Association, 
Englewood  Hospital  Association,  the  Augu- 
stana  College  and  Theological  Seminary  of 
Rock  Island  of  Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Hamilton  Club,  and  the  Swedish  Club; 
and  has  been  knighted  with  the  Royal  Vasa 
Order  by  the  King  of  Sweden. 

Nesbit,  Wilbur  D.,  President  of  the  For 
ty  Club,  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 


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Nelson,  Walter  H.,  Coal  Merchant  and 
Business  President,  of  497  Union  Street, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  1858  in  Ro 
chester,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  the  New 
York  University.  Since  1877  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  coal  business;  and  is 
now  treasurer  of  the  Commonwealth  Fuel 
Company  of  New  York  City.  He  is  also  pre 
sident  of  the  Nelson  Realty  Company ;  and 
has  been  president  of  the  Brooklyn  Coal 
Exchange.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Univer 
sity  Club  of  New  York,the  Crescent  Athlet 
ic  Club  of  Brooklyn,  the  Kishawanna  Coun 
try  Club,  the  New  York  Athletic  Club,  the 
Hamilton  Club  of  Brooklyn,  and  the  Long: 
Island  Automobile  Club.  In  1883  he  married 
Miss  Emma  Sweetser;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  Helen,  now  Mrs.  L.  C.  Waterbu- 
ry;  and  they  reside  at  1617  Beverly  Road, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Neracher,  W.  A.,  Business  President,  of 
1  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Berkshire  Hills  Compa 
ny,  Great  Barrington,  Mass.;  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Nesbitt,  William  Burgess.,  Director,  of 
Union  Spuare,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Leonia  Heights  Land  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Neslen,  C.  Clarence,  of  Salt  Lake  City. 
Utah,  was  born  April  17,  1879.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Utah  School  for  the  Dear' 
and  Blind;  and  Mayor  of  Salt  Lake  City. 
Utah.  In  1905  he  married  Miss  Grace  Can 
non;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  313  Third 
Avenue,  Salt  Lake  City.  Utah. 

Neuman,  Frederick  F.,  Director,  of  2 
Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Parenta  Film  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Nevins,  Thomas  A.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Texala  Oil  and  Gas 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Nevius,  Franklin,  Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 


rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Fan-mount  Hotel  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Newcomb,  James  Francis,  Clergyman,  of 
14  Bedford  Road,  Summit,  N.J.,  was  born 
Feb.  24,  1885,  in  Kingston,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Boston  Latin  School,  St. 
Charles  College  of  Baltimore,  St.  Mary's 
Seminary  of  Belmont,  N.C.  He:  has  held 
pastorates  in  West  Virginia;  and  was  chap 
lain  at  Carleton  Academy.  He  is  now  rec 
tor  and  headmaster  in  Carleton  College  of 
Summit,  N.J.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sons 
of  the  Revolution  and  numerous  other  so 
cieties  and  organizations. 

Newcombe,  Andrew  B.,  Director,  of  156 
Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.C.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  North  River  Insurance 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Newcomer,  Waldo,  Member  of  the  Mer 
chants  Club,  the  Baltimore  Country  Club, 
the  Maryland  Country  Club,  the  Baltimore 
Athletic  Club  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  the  Bank 
ers  Club,  the  Recess  Club,  the  Railroad 
Club,  and  the  Lotos  Club  of  New  York.  He- 
was  born  Sept.  14,  1867,  in"  Baltimore,  Ma. 
He  is  president  of  the  National  Exchange 
Bank,  vice-president  of  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Company  and  vice-president  of  the  North 
ern  Central  Railroad.  He  resides  at  105 
West  Monument  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Newes,  Adrian  M.,  Member  of  the  Hamil 
ton  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  15,  1871,  in 
Medina,  Ohio.  Since  1917  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  University  School  of  Music 
and  other  Fine  Arts  of  Lincoln,  Neb.  lie 
resides  at  Eleventh  and  R  Streets,  Lincoln, 
Neb. 

Newgard,  Henry,  Electrical  Engineer,  of 
947,  Washington  Boulevard,  Chicago.  III.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  May  10,  1858,  in  Norway. 
For  Twelve  years  he  has  been  president  of 
Henry  Newgard  and  Company;  and  pro 
minent  in  business  and  public  affair* 

Newgass,  George  W.,  Treasurer  and  Ox- 
rector,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  e'uKs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  ^director  of  the  Enlightment 
Photoplays  Corporation  and  other  corpora 
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Newhall,  George  A.,  Business  President, 
of  Newhall  Building,  San  Franks'},  Gal.; 
and  a  member  of  vario-i*  dabs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  White  fnvest- 
ment  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Newhouse,  Edgar  L.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  socij;i,-s  He  is  a  n- 
rector  of  the  Nevada  Nort'i  •  n  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Newman,  Clifford  L.,  President  of  the 
Music  Festival  Association,  with  a  member 
ship  of  one  hundred  men.He  resides  in  Fat- 
erson,  N.J. 

Newman,  P.  M.,  Railroad  President,  of 
Williamsport,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  June 
3,  1861,  in  Pennsylvania.  Since  1883  he  has 
filled  various  positions  in  railway  service; 
lias  been  station  agent,  conductor,and  train 
dispatcher;  and  for  ten  years  was  assistant 
general  manager  of  the  Williamsport  and 
North  Branch  Railroad.  In  1904108  he  was 
general  manager,  and  since  1908  has  been 
president  of  the  Susquehanna  and  New 
York  Railway  Company,  and  of  the  Tiones- 
la  Valley  Railway. 

Newsome,  William,  Director,  of  131  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  or. 
the  Revere  Sugar  Refinery 

Newton,  Clarence  L.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  GO  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  Seaman  and  Cobb  Thread 
Mills  and  other  corporations. 

Newton,  Thomas  E.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  1077  Second  Avenue,'  De 
troit,  Mich.,  was  born  March  15,  1866,  in 
Lnvonia,  Mich.  He  was  educated  in  the  De 
troit  public  schools.  He  became  a  meat  mer 
chant  in  1887,  the  firm  incorporating  in 
1901  as  the  Newton  Beef  Company,  ot 
which  lie  is  president  and  treasurer.  Li 
1907  he  was  appointed  jury  commissioner 
by  Governor  Warner.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce.  He  is  iden 
tified  with  the  Republican  party;  and  has 
filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  ho 
nor.  His  special  recreation  is  driving;  and 
l.e  is  also  a  member  of  several  clubs  ana 
societies. 


Newton,  Donald  McG.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  12  John  Street,  New  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Canadian  Mac- 
Arthur  Pile  Company, and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Neyland,  Harry,  Artist,  of  391  County 
Street,  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  was  born  in 
1877  in  Erie,  Pa.  He  was  a  pupil  of  the 
Zanerian  Art  College,  Columbus,  the  Pratt 
Institute,  Brooklyn,  the  ASL  of  New  York 
and  studied  in  Paris  under  Baschet,  Ger- 
vais,  Laurens  and  Henry  Snell.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Providence  Artists  Club,thc 
New  Bedford  Artists  Club  and  director  of 
the  Swain  Galleries  and  Swain  Free  School 
of  Design,  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.  He  is  a 
successful  and  noted  artist;  and  his  works 
are  included  in  numerous  valuable  collec 
tions. 

Nicholas,  Harold  Wills,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Lockland,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Fox  Paper  Company; 
and  prominently  identified  with  business 
arid  public  affairs. 

Nichols,  Acosta,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Mexican  Coal  and  Coke 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Nichols,  Arthur  B.,  Director,  of  North 
Station,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Concord  and  Montreal  Railroad 
and  other  corporations. 

Nichols,  Charles  C.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  43  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Everett  Co-operative 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Nichols,  Edward  T.,  Business  President, 
of  32  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  i\ 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Northern  Securities 
Company  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Nichols,  Edward  Tattnall,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  10, 
1852,  in  Pensacola,  Fla.  He  is  president  of 
the  Northern  Securities  Company,  of  32 


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Nassau  Street,  New  York  City.  He  resides 
at  37  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Nichols,  Edward  W.,  Business  President 
of  15  Whitehall  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  United  Marine  Construc 
tion  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Nichols,  Henry  J.,  Treasurer  arid  Direc 
tor,  of  5  Court  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Winchester  Tannery 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Nichols,  Isabel  Mcllhenry  (Mrs.  H.  S. 
Prentiss  Nichols), Member  of  the  New  Cent 
ury  Club.  She  was  born  in  Wilmington, 
N.C.  She  is,  vice-president  of  the  Presbyt 
erian  Society  for  Home  Missions.  In  1913 
she  was  president  of  New  Century  Club. 
She  resides  at  346  Pelhem  Road,  German- 
town,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Nichols,  Roswell  S.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Quito  River  Mining  and 
Dredging  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Nichols,  William  H.,  Director,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Nichols,  William  H.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  25 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a, 
director  of  the  Nichols  Copper  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Nichols,  William  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Hamilton  Clu.  He  was  born  Jan.  9,  1852, 
in  Brooklyn  N.Y.  Since  1907  he  has  been 
chairman  of  the  board  of  the  General  Che 
mical  Company  of  25  Broad  Street,  New 
York  City.  He  resides  at  420  Park  Avenue 
New  York  City. 

Nicholson,  Samuel  Edgar,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  June  29,  1863,  in 
Elizabethtown,  Ind.  Since  1898  he  has  been 
secretary  of  National  Anti-Saloon  League. 
He  is  editor  of  The  American  Friend.  He 
resides  in  Richmond,  Ind. 

Nicholson,  Samuel  M., Member  of  the  Un 
ion  League  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  25,1861 


in  Providence,  R.I.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Industrial  Trust  Company,  of  Provid 
ence,  R.I.  He  resides  at  71  George  Street, 
Providence,  R.I. 

Nickerson,  William  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  41  West  First  Street,Boston,Mas6. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Alonquin  Club,  the 
University  Club,  the  Exchange  Club,  and 
the  Engineers  Club,  the  Masonic  Fraternity 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  the 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  other  organ 
izations.  He  was  born  Nov.  5,  1853,  in  Pro- 
vincetown,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Massachussetts  Institute  of  Technology  .He 
is. the  inventor  of  many  devices;  and  devel 
oped  the  Gillette  Safety  Razor.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Gillette  Safety  Razor  Compa 
ny  and  other  organizations.  In  1875  he 
married  Miss  Nellie  Rosalie  Partridge ;  and 
they  reside  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Nicklas,  Charles  Aubrey,  Engineer,Treas- 
urer  and  Director,  of  6  Church  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  treasurer,  comptroller, 
and  director  of  the  Bellwood  Engineering 
Company ;  and  is  also  a  director  of  the  Em 
pire  Engineering  Company,  the  Interlake 
Engineering  Company,  and  the  Kerbaugh- 
Empire  Company. 

Niedringhaus,  Frederick  G.,  Member  of 
the  St.  "Louis  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  21, 
1837,  in  Province  of  Westphalia,  Germany. 
He  is  president  of  the  National  Enameling 
and  Stamping  Company.  He  resides  at 
4532  Lindell  Boulevard,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Niekamp,  WiUiam  L.,  Member  of  the  St. 
Louis  Club,  the  Century  Boat  Club,the  Nor- 
mandie  Golf  Club,  the  Old  Colony  Club.and 
the  Iron  and  Steel  Institute  Engineers  As 
sociation.  He  was  born  Jan.  21  1877,  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  He  is  president  of  the  Beck  and 
Corbitt  Iron  Company;  and  a  director  of 
the  United  States  Bank  and  the  St.  Louis 
Screw  Company.  He  resides  at  7104  Del- 
mar  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Niewenhous,  Mathias,  Director,  of  316 
East  One  Hundred  and  Sixty-first  Street, 
NewT  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Rellett  Realty  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations. 


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Nieman,  Henry  C.,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  1801  North  Rock 
well  Street,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
1863,  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  and  private  schools  of  his  native 
city.  Since  1890  he  has  been  president  and 
treasuer  of  the  H.  C.  Nieman  and  Compa 
ny,  manufacturers  of  tables.  He  married 
Miss  Irene  Mayhew  Brant;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  4202  North  Kedvale  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Nissen,  Ludwig,  Business  President,  of 
128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ludwig  Nissen  and  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation.,-. 

Nixon,  Lewis,  Member  of  the  Union  Club. 
He  was  born  April  7,  1861,  in  Leesburg,Va. 
He  is  a  noted  shipbuilder;  and  is  now  sole 
owner  and  manager  of  the  Nixon  Nitration 
Works.  He  resides  at  22  East  Fifty-third 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Noble,  Henry  G.  S.,  Stock  Broker,  of  42 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  De  Coppet  and  Doremus. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  New  York  Quotation 
Company  ;a  director  of  the  New  York  Stock 
Exchange  Building  Company;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  governing  committee  of  the  New 
York  Stock  Exchange. 

Noel,  Joseph  Roberts,  Member  of  various 
Masonic  and  fraternal  organizations,  the 
Bankers  Club,  the  Union  Leaue  Club,  the 
Oak  Park  and  the  Oak  Park  Country  Club. 
He  was  born  March  3,  1872  near  Waco, 
Texas.  He  is  president  of  the  Noel  State 
Bank  and  of  the  Chicago  Association  of 
Commerce.  He  resides  at  406  Linden  Ave 
nue,  Oak  Park,  111. 

Nolan,  Daniel  E.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  588  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socle- 
ties.  He  is  president,  treasurer  and  a  direc 
tor  of  Helmann  and  Lichten;  and  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs. 

Nolan,  Edward  C.,  Banker,  of  Reading, 
Pa.,  was  born  Aug.  8,  1880,  in  Reading,Pa. 
He  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A?B.  from 


Villanova  College.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  First  National  Bank,  president  of  the 
Nolan  Real  P]state  Agency,  sole  owner  of 
Nolan  Brothers,  railroad  construction, 

Nolting,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  26  West  Seventh  Street,  Cincinnati,  0- 
hio;  and  a  member  of  the  New  England 
Historic  Genealogical  Society,  the  Masonic 
Fraternity,  the  Odd  Fellows,  and  q^her  org 
anizations.  He  was  born  Sept.  14,  1850,  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the 
Oskamp  Nolting  Company ;  and  a  stock 
holder  in,  various  other  business  enterpris 
es.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  and  has  filled  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor.  In  1874  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Amelia  Twatchman ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  five  daught 
ers,  and  reside  at  45  Parker  Street,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio. 

Nooman,  William  T.,  Member  of  the  Met 
ropolitan  Club.  He  .was  born  July  12,  1874, 
in  Beverly,  Minn.  Since  1910  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Buffalo,  Rochester  and 
Pittsburgh  Railway,  with  offices  in  Roches 
ter,  N.Y.  He  resides  at  Pittsford,  N.Y. 

Norek,  Alfred  W.,  Business  President,  of 
20  Warren  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Kayen  Realty  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Normand,  Mabel,  Popular  Screen  Artist, 
of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  was  horn  in  Boston, 
Mass.  Her  screen  career  has  been  with  the 
Vitagraph,  Biograph,  and  Keystone.  She 
headed  the  Mabel  Norman  Feature  Film 
Company,  as  star  in  Pat  Mickey, Micky  Gets 
Ready,  and  other  productions.  With  Gold- 
wyn  she  appeared  in  The  Venus  Model,  A 
Perfect  Thirty-six,  Sis  Hopkins,  The  Pest, 
Jinks,  Pinto,  The  Slim  Princess  and  other 
productions.  She  resides  in  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Norris,  Beverly  A.,  Director,  of  212  Con 
cord  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Building  Repair 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Norris,  Frederick  A.,  Director,  of  21J 
Concord  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  a  director  of  the  Emerson  and  Norr'iS 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Norris,  Samuel,  Business  President,  of 
1790  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Pacific  and  Idaho  North 
ern  Railway  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

North,  Edwin,  Business  President,  of  25 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Combined  Industries,  Incorpor 
ated,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

North,  Mrs.  Mary  M.,  Member  of  Nation 
al  Council  of  Women,  National  Woman's 
Relief  Corps,  Red  Cross,  Washington  Mon 
day  Club,  The  D  C  Natives,  League  of  Am 
erican  Pen  Women,  the  Women's  National 
Foundation,  Order  Easter  Star,  National 
Federation  College  for  Women.  She  is  an 
editorial  writer,  author,  poet,  correspond 
ent.  She  has  been  president  of  American 
Woman's  Press  Association,  secretary  of 
National  Council  Women,  chairman  Presses 
Womans  Relief  Corps.  She  resides  at  Herri- 
don,  Va. 

North,  Robert,  Secretary  and  Director,  of 
220  West  Forty-eight  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Federal 
Film  Exchange  of  America  and  other  coi- 
porations. 

Northrop,  Charles  P.,  Business  President 
of  31  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Merrieless  Corporation 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Norton,  Charles  D.,  Business  President, 
of  2  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  First  Security  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Norton,  Charles,  Dyer,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  IVfarch  12,  1871 
in  Oshkosh,  Wis.  Since  1918  he  has  been 
president  of  the  First  Security  Company 
of  New  York.  He  resides  at  2  West  Fifty- 
fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Norton,  E.  Hope,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ecuador  Breweries  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


Norton,  Lawrence  Adelbert,  Member  of 
the  Essex  County  Country  Club,  and  the 
New  England  Society  of  Orange,  N.J.  He  is 
a  successful  broker  and  banker  of  35  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City.  He  was  born  on 
Dec.  12,  1861,  in  Springfield,  Pa.;  and  re 
ceived  a  techncal  education.  He  is  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  L.  A.  Norton  and 
Company,  brokers  and  bankers.He  has  been 
president  of  the  New  England  Society  ot 
Orange,  a  trustee  of  the  Village  of  South 
Orange,  and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Ed 
ucation  of  the  City  of  Orange.  In  1889  he 
married  Miss  Grace  H.  Bulchins.  In  1902 
he  married  Miss  Louis  A.  Bulchins;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  arid  four 
daughters,  and  reside  at  330  Hartford  Road 
South  Orange,  N.J. 

Norton,  L.  J.,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  Napa,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  in 
Pulaski,  N.Y.  Since  1880  he  has  been  ident 
ified  with  Sawyer  Tanning  Company,  of 
which  he  is  now  president.  He  is  also  pre 
sident  of  the  South  Napa  Realty  Company, 
and  a  director  of  the  Bank  of  Napa.In  1901 
he  married  Miss  Catherine  E.  Skinner; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Napa,  Cal.. 

Notman,  George,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  99  John  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Dawson  Railway  and 
Coal  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Notz,  Felix,  Inventor  and  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  111  West  Washington  Street, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Dec.  27,  1869,  in 
Cannstatt,  Germany.  For  Five  years  he  was 
general  manager  of  the  Werner  and  Pfleid- 
erer  Company  of  Saginaw,  Mich.  Since 
1902  he  has  been  resident  of  Chicago.  He 
is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  American 
Oven  and  Machine  Company;  and  inventor 
of  machinery  for  bakers  and  confectioners. 

Noyes,  Frank  A.,  Director,  of  706  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Grain  Dealers  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 


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Noyes,  Frank  V.,  Business  President,  of 
Bank  Building,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Arlington,  Mass.  National 
Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Noyes,  Walter  D.,  Business  President,  of 
84  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass,;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and'  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Noyes,  Weller  H.,  Business  president  and 
Director,  of  17  East  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
dubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Tenafly;  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  New  York  County  National 
Bank,  and  a  director  of  the,  North  Shore 
Property  Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Manhattan  Sanitary  In 
spection  Association ;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Nugent,  William  W.,  Member  of  North 
American  Athletic  Club,  the  Chicago  Yacht 
Club,  and  the  Chicago  Association  of  Com 
merce.  He  was  educated  at  the  Victoria 
University  of  Coburg,  Canada^He  is  presi 
dent  of  William  W.  Nugent  and  Company, 
manufacturers  of  oiling  and  oil  filtering 
systems.  He  has  a  family  of  one  son  ana 
one  daughter;  and  resides  at  5728  Kenmore 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Nye,  James  W.,  of  25  East,  Washington 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  May  20,1848 
in  Randolph,  Chautauqua  County,  N.Y.  The 
night  of  the  great  Chicago  fire  he  assisted 
in  saving  the  abstract  books,  which  were 
the  sole  evidences  to  real  estate  titles  in 
Chicago.  For  ten  years  he  was  one  of  the 
five  directors  of  Hibbard;  Spencer,  Bartlett 
and  Company;  afterward  agent  for  Home 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York;  and  lat 
er;  business  manager  of  the  Chicago  Labor 
atory  and  a  director  of  the  Economic  Drug 
Company.  He  is  now  retired. 

Oakley,  F.F.,  Business  President,  of  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Modern  Woodmen,  and  other 
organizations.  He  was  born  in  1857,  in  Al 
bion,  Mich. ;  he  is  a  member  of  the  Cincin 
nati  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Since  1802  he 
has  been,  connected  with  the  Cincinnati 


Specialty  Manufacturing  Company,  of 
which  corporation  he  is  now  president.  In 
1879  he  married  Miss  Gracie  L.  Barnes; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  Beekman  Street, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Obermayer,  Charles  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  449  Fifth  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Fingerprint 
Machine  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Obermeyer,  Joseph,  Business  President, 
of  59  Stanvix  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Astoria  Holding  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

O'Brien,  Dennis  F.,  Director,  of  1482 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Douglas  Fairbank  Pictures 
Corporation  ando  ther  corporations. 

O'Brien,  Esmond  P.,  Director,  of  30 
Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Garfield  National  Bank  and 
other  corporations. 

O'Bric-ii,  Morgan  J.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  fie 
is  president  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

O'Brien,  Morgan  J.,  Jr.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Broadway  Safe 
Deposit  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

O'Brien,  P.  P.,  Sociologist  and  Commis 
sioner  of  public  works  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 
was  born  Dec.  5,  1860,  in  Ireland.  He  was 
educated  at  Notre  Dame,  Ind.  He  is  clerk 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Police  court ;  is  commis 
sioner  of  public  works;  a  director  of  the 
republican  league;  and  prominent  in  the 
Catholic  church.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Mary  T 
O'Brien,  is  the  retiring  president  of  (ho 
ladies  auxiliary  of  the  Ancient  Order  ot 
Hibernians. 


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Ochs,  Samuel  0.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  North  Ameri 
can  Bank;  and  a  director  of  the  American 
Industries  Representatives,  Incorporated. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

O'Connell,  James,  Member  of  the  Colum 
bia  Country  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  22, 
1858,  in  Minersville,  Pa.  Since  1913  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Commission  on  In 
dustrial  Relation.  He  resides  at  2126  First 
Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 

O'Connell,  Patrick  A.,  Lecturer,  Business 
President  and  Director,  of  155  Tremont 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  E.  T.  Slattery  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  of  the  International  Trust  Company, 
and  other  corporations.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Union  Institution  for  Savings;  and  ma 
ny  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

O'Connor,  D.  L.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Club  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Maratakka  Timber  Company, 
O'Connor  and  Company,  and  the  Tibiti 
Lumber  Company;  and  is  also  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  United  States  Overseas  Compa 
ny,  the  Seaboard  Export  Company,  and  the 
Guiana  Development  Corporation. 

O'Connor,  E.  A.,  Accountant  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  906  Majestic  Building, 
Detroit,  Mich.  He  was  educated  at  the  Un 
iversity  of  Detroit,  and  received  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Commercial  Science.  Since 
1920  he  has  been  president  of  O'Connor 
and  Smith,  Public  Accountants.  Ho  reticles 
at  1309  Harper  Avenue,  Detroit,  M:ch. 

Odell,  Jabez  T.,  Business  President,  of 
111  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  soc:eties.  He  is 
president  of  the  Marquette  and  Bessemer 
Dock  and  Navigation  Company. 

Odenheimer, Cordelia  Powell  (Mrs.  Frank 
Gillia  Odenheimer),  Member  of  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  in  Leesburg,  Loudoun 
County,  Va.  In  1915-17  she  was  president- 
general  of  the  U.D.C. ;  and  is  director  of 


the  Arlington  and  Shiloh  Monument.  She 
resides  at  The  Congressional,  Washington. 
D.C. 

O'Donohue,  Charles  A.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  808  Wall  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Aug.  16,  1859,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
He  is  president  of  the  O'Donohue  Estate. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  Kings  County  Trust 
Company  and  of  the  East  River  Savings 
Bank;  and  a  director  of  the  Union  Ferry 
Company,  and  various  other  corporations. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  leading  clubs  ani 
societies;  and  has  filled  .many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

O'Donohue,  James  J.,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  102  Produce  Exchange, 
New  York  City.  He  is  manager  and  di 
rector  of  the  Grain  Growers  Export  Com 
pany  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  w^ith  business  and  public  af 
fairs  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

O'Donohue,  Joseph  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director  of  262  West  Seventy- 
third  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  teh  Agatine  Shoe  Hook  and 
lyelet  Company,  and  vice-president  of  the 
General  Realty  and  Mortgage  Company, 
The  Evergreen  Cemetery,  ad  the  Frederick 
Southack  and  Alwyn  Ball,  Jr.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Eighth  Avenue  Railroad 
Company,  the  Ninth  Avenue  Railroad  Com 
pany,  the  United  States  Casualty  Compa 
ny,  and  other  corporations. 

Ogilvie  E.,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Cuba  Cane 
Sugar  Corporation,  the  Cuban  and  Pan- 
American  Express  Company,  the  Washing 
ton  Sugar  Company  and  the  Havana  Ter 
minal  Railroad  Company.  He  is  president 
nnd  director  of  a  dozen  other  corporations. 

0 'Gorman,  James  A.,  Director,  of  37 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  0 'Gorman, 
Battle  and  Vandiver.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  American  Trust  Company,  the  New 
York  Title  and  Mortgage  Company,  and 
other  corporations. 


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Ogren,  Charles  A.,  Business  President, 
of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H? 
is  president  of  the  General  Coal  Sales 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Ogsbury,  James  S.,  Secretary  and  Di- 
re<-tor,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
;md  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Auditing 
Machine  Company  and  other  corporations. 

O'Hara,  Francis  F.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  New  Boston  Fish  Pier,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Nevada 
Copper  and  Gold  Mining  Company  ani 
other  corporations. 

Ohl,  Edwin  Newton,  Member  of  the 
Pittsburgh  Golf  Club,  the  Duquesne  Club, 
and  the  Pittsburgh  Athletic  Association, 
all  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  was  born  Feb. 
3,  1850,  in  Ohltown,  Ohio.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Keystone  National  Bank  of  Pitts 
burgh,  Pa.;  and  a  director  of  the  Hanna 
Furnace  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He 
resides  at  the  Hotel  Schenley,  Pittsburgh, 
Pa. 

O'Keefe,  Patrick  F.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  45  Broomfield  Street^ 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Bos 
ton  City  Club,  the  Elks,  and  other  organ 
izations.  He  was  born  June  29,  1873,  in 
Boston,  Mass.  Since  1887  he  has  been  en 
gaged  in  the  advertising  business;  and  is 
president  of  the  P.  F.  O'Keefe  Advertis 
ing  Agency.  He  is  a  charter  member  of 
the  Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce.  In  1905 
he  was  Major  on  the  Governor's  Staff. 
He  married  Miss  Annie  J.  Harkins;  r*id 
reside  at  119  Washington  Street,  Dorches 
ter,  Mass. 

Olcott,  Eben  Erksine,  Mining  Engineer 
and  Banker,  of  322  West  Seventy-fifth 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  March  11, 
1854,  in  New  York  City.  He  was  educated 
at  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York; 
and  received  the  degree  of  E.M.  from  Co 
lumbia  University.  He  was  engaged  in 
mining  engineering  in  the  United  States, 
Venezuela,  South  America  and  Mexico. 
He  joined  Commodore  Van  Santvoord  in 


business  of  the  Hudson  Day  Line  of  steam 
ers,  and  upon  his  death  became  president, 
treasurer  arid  general  manager;  in  also 
president  of  the  Mary  Powell  Steamboat 
Company.  He  is  director  of  the  Lincoln 
Safe  Deposit  Company,  the  Lincoln  Na 
tional  Bank,  Catskill  Mountain  Railway 
Company,  Cairo  Railway  Company,  Otis 
Railway  Company,  and  the  Cairo  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  ha  i 
been  president  of  teh  American  Institute 
of  Mining  Engineers  and  president  of  the 
United  Engineering  Society. 

Olcott,  Harley  M.,  Director,  of  51  East 
Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Regal  Oil  and  Gas 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Olcott,  J.  Van  Vechten,  Director,  of  80 
Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem- 
a  director  of  the  Black  Band  Fuel  Com 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societites.  He  is 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Olds,  Ransom  Eli,  Manufacturer  a!!nd 
Banker,  of  Lansing,  Mich.,  was  born  June 
3,  1864,  in  Geneva,  Ohio.  In  1887  he  con- 
wheeled  horseless  carriage;  in  1890  or 
ganized  the  Gasoline  Engine  Works  to 
manufacture  his  new  invention,  the  Olds 
Gasoline  Motor,  or  first  internal  combus 
tion  motor  on  the  market;  in  1892  brought 
out  a  four-wheeled  automobile;  and  in 
1896  organized  the  Oldsmobile  Company. 
In  1905  he  then  organized  the  Reo  Motor 
Car  Company  and  has  always  been  its! 
president,  and  in  1908  he  organized  the 
Capital  National  Bank,  of  which  he  is 
president. 

Olesen,  Anna  Dickie  (Mrs.  Peter  Olesen), 
Member  of  the  Womens  Club.  She  was  born 
July  3,  1865,  in  Waterville,  Minn.  She 
has  been  a  patriotic  speaker  for  State  Safe 
ty  Commission  and  for  the  American  Red 
Cross  and  Liberty  Loans.  She  resides  in 
Cloquet,  Minn. 

Oliver,  Albert,  Business  President,  of  1 
East  Forty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
etites.  He  is  president  of  the  Silox  Pure 
Water  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
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Oliver,  David,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.,  was  born  in  Chicago,  111.  In 
1897-1901  he  was  associated  with  the  firm 
of  David  Oliver  of  Joliet,  111.,  and  in  LD01- 
07  was  secretary  of  the  Great  Westirn  Ce 
real  Company.  Since  1907  he  has  been  en 
gaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  and  is  also 
associated  with  the  International  Harves 
ter  Company  as  special  auditor  and  depart 
ment  manager.  In  1901  he  married  Mis ; 
Jessie  Utley;  and  they  have  two  daughters, 
and  reside  at  1034  Michigan  Avenue, 
Evanston,  111 

Oliver,  Herbert  Gr..  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  1  East  Forty-seventh  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Reed  Wires  Specialties  Corporation  and 
other  corporations. 

Oiler,  Antonio,  Business  President,  of 
180  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Antonio  Oiler  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Olmstead,  Frederick  Law,  President  of 
the  American  Society  of  Landscape  Arch 
itects.  He  resides  in  Brookline,  Mass. 

.Olmstead,  George  H.,  Business  President, 
of  the  Williamson  Building.  Cleveland. 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  Club, 
and  several  other  societies  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  National  Land  Company,  and 
a  director  of  the  Central  Nations'!  Rank 
Savings  and  Trust  Company,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  advisory  board  of  the 
Union  Trust  Company.  In  1872  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Ella  L.  Kelly;  and  thev  have 
one  son  and  reside  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Olpp,  William  F.,  Business  President, 
of  761  East  One  Hundred  Sixty-ninth, 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  i  ,  pres 
ident  of  the  Perfection  Homes  Co  npany, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Olyphant,  F.  Murray,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  32  Nassau  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bluff 
Point  Land  Improvement  Company  and 
other  corporations. 


Onderdonk,  Julian,  Painter,  of  San  An 
tonio,  Texas,  was  born  July  30,  1882,  in 
San  Antonio,  Texas.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  following  his  life  work  as  painter 
of  the  Southwest  of  Texas.  One  of  his 
paintings,  Springtime,  is  owned  by  the 
Dallas  Art  Association.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Salamagundi  Club  of  New  York 
and  the  Allied  Artists  of  America.  In 
1902  he  married  Miss  Gertrude  R.  Ship- 
man  ;and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  128  West 
French  Place,  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

O'Neal,  Mebelle,  Librarian,  of  Rock- 
ford,  111. ;  and  a  member  of  several  clubs 
and  societies.  She  is  librarian  of  Rock- 
ford  College,  111. 

O'Neill.  Matthew  J.,  Vice-president  and 
Director  ,of  140  Lafayette  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
aind  societies.  He  is  general  manager  of 
The  Industrial  Press.  He  is  also  vice- 
president  treasurer,  and  director  of  the 
Knox  Printing  Company,  Incorporated. 

Ong,  Eugene  W.,  Director,  of  131  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Northern  Railway  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Opdyke,  William  S.,  Director,  of  35  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Southern  Round  Bale 
Press  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Oppenheim,  Charles  J.,  Treasurer  an:l 
Director,  of  33  West  Thirty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Oppenheim,  Collins  Realty  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Oppenheimer,  Harry  D.,  Manufacturer, 
of  1020-1028  West  Thirty-sixth  Street, 
Chicago,  Til.,  was  born  Nov.  4,  1877,  in 
packing  industry;  and  since  1914  has  been 
New  York  City.  He  is  identified  with  meat 
president  of  the  Oppenheimer  Casing  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lake  Shore 
Country  Club,  and  the  Down  Town  Club. 
Fie  has  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter;  and  resides  at  4815  Ellis  Ave 
nue,  Chicago,  111. 


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Oppenheimer,  Louis,  Manufacturer,  of 
2700  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  wa^ 
born  Sept."  18,  1864,  in  Mannheim.  For 
some  years  he  was  a  resident  abroad,  with 
headquarters  in  London,  England.  Since 
187(5  he  has  been  connected  with  S.  Oppen 
heimer  and  Company;  and  is  now  vice- 
president  and  treasurer  of  that  concern. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Standard  Club,  and 
various  other  clubs  and  societies.  In  188S 
he  m  arried  Miss  Flora  Meiers;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  daughter;  and  reside 
at  1015  Hyde  Park  Boulevard,  Chicago, 
111. 

Orcutt,  Charles  Russell,  Botanical  Col 
lector  and  Author,  of  San  Diego,  Cal., 
was  born  April  27,  1864,  in  Hartland,  Vt. 
He  is  the  author  of  West  American  Sci 
entist,  and  also  of  American  Plants.  He 
has  devoted  thirty  years  to  the  Flora  of 
California  and  Mexico,  and  has  just  com 
pleted  the  third  volume  of  American 
Plants. 

Orcutt,  George  N.,  Director,  of  50  Church 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Now  York  Susquehanna  and 
Western  Railroad  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Orcutt,  W.  W.,  Business  President,  of 
Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Newlove  Oil 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ornes,  Frederick,  Journalist  and  Pub 
lisher,  of  Mount  Vernon,  Wash.,  was  born 
March30,  1871,  in  Manitowoc,  Wis.  For 
eighteen  years  he  was  editor  and  publisher 
of  the  Mount  Vernon  Argus;  and  is  now 
devoting  his  time  to  writing  about  the 
North  West  for  papers  and  magazines.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  Washington1 
State  Press  Association. 

'Orteig,  Eaymond,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  11  Fifth  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president,  traesurer, 
and  director  of  Raymond  Orteig,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  president  of  the  Vauban 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
organizations. 


Ortman,  Randolph,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  the  McCormick  Building, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  30  Church  Street,  New 
York  .City.  He  is  president  of  the  Ajax 
Forge  Company;  and  chairman  of  the 
Board  of  director  of  the  American  Man- 
gansese  Steel  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Forge  Company;  and 
a  director  of  the  American  Brake  Shoe 
Foundry  Company. 

Orvis,  Edwin  W.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Orvis 
Brothers  and  Company  of  New  York  City. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Greenwich  Safe 
Deposit  Company,  and  a  director  of  th  3 
Greenwich  Bank  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
He  resides  at  58  West  Eighty-ninth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Osann,  Frederick,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  245  Seventh  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  club; 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Frederick 
Osann  Company,  sewing  machines.  He  i  "> 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Osborn,  Edward  C.,  Director,  of  111 
Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Minnesota  Railway  Construc 
tion  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Osborn,  Edward  D.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Standarl 
Commercial  Trading  Corporation 

Osborn,  Frederick,  Director,  of  52 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Farmers  Loan  and  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Osborn,  Henry  Fairchild,  President  of 
the  American  Museum  of  Natural  His 
tory.  He  resides  at  Seventy-seventh  Street, 
and  Central  Park  West,  Borough  of  Man 
hattan,  New  York. 

Osborne,  Ernest  B.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
has  been  in  business  alone.  In  1872  he  was 
etie.s.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Choctaw 


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Osborne,  Lawrence  TV.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Hempstead 
Plains  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Osgood,  Etta  Haley  (Mrs.  Edward  S., 
Osgood),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  Jan.  21,  1853,  in  Chatham, 
N.H.  She  was  the  founder  and  first  pres 
ident  of  the  Civic  Club  of  Portland,  Maine. 
She  was  the  first  president  of  the  Maine 
Federation  of  Women's  Club,  and  is  now 
its  honorary  president.  She  resides  at  37 
West  Louden  Street,  Philadalphia,  Pa. 

Osgood,  Mrs.  Irene,  Member  of  the  So 
ciety  of  Authors,  the  Royal  Literary  Fund 
Society  and  president  of  the  Protection  of 
Wild  Birds,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  She  was  born  in  Virginia 
and  has  lived  principally  in  England  since 
a  girl;  but  yet  she  retains  her  American 
citizenship.  During  the  World-War  she 
maintained  hospitals  on  her  estate,  and  was 
mentioned  for  honors  in  the  Official  Ga 
zette.  She  is  the  author  of  several  stories, 
poems  and  plays.  She  resides  at  Guils- 
borough  Hall,  Northampton,  England. 

Osgood,  James  Willard,  Manufacturer 
and  Merchant,  of  Decatur,  111.,  was  born 
July  19,  1865,  in  Hillsdale  County,  Mich. 
He  is  president  of  teh  Osgood  and  Heimer 
Manufacturing  Company;  and  president 
of  the  Osgood  Dry  Goods  Company.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Country  Club,  the  De 
catur  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Fishing 
Club,  and  the  Elks  Club.  In  1893  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Belle  L.  Palme;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  three  sons;  and  reside  at  884 
West  William  Street,  Decatur  ,111. 

O'Shea,  Ambrose  L.,  Director,  of  38 
Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Car  Heating  and  Lighting 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

O'Shea,  Benjamin,  Business  President, 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societites.  He  is  president  of  the 
Union  Carbide  Sales  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporatons. 

Oster,  John  Edward,  Editor,  Lecturer 
and  Sociologist,  of  548  Riverside  Drive, 
New  York  City,  and  a  member  of  the  New 


York  Verdi  Club.  He  is  an  instructor  in 
politics,  economics  and  sociology  in  the 
College  of  the  City  of  New  York.  He  is 
now  editor  of  the  Harlem  Magazine,  the 
Metropolis  and  The  World  Courier;  and 
is  also  a  contributor  of  special  articles  to 
magazines.  He  isa  director  of  the  Dante 
League  of  America. 

Ostrowsky,  Abbo,  Member  of  the  Soci 
ety  of  Independent  Arts,  League  of  New 
York  Artists.  He  is  director  of  the  Edu 
cational  Alliance  Art  School.  He  resides 
at  197  East  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

0' Sullivan,  Joseph  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  31  Ferris  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Char 
coal  Company,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Otis,    Charles,    Business    President,    01 
67   Pearl   Street,   New  York  City;   and   a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    0..- 
is  president  of  the  Bond  Buyer,  and  .    di 
rector  in  other   corporations. 

Otis,  Frank,  Business  President,  of  -203 
Merchants  Exchange,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
He  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  M.A. 
from  the  University  of  California.  He  is 
a  prominent  lawyer;  and  since  1919  has 
been  Mayor  of  Alameda,  Cal.  For  four 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Cali 
fornia  State  Legislature.  He  has  been 
resident  of  the  California  Building  Loan 
League.  In  1880  he  married  Miss  Lucretia 
L.  Mastick;  and  has  a  family  of  two  sons; 
and  resides  at  1606  Santa  Clare  Avenue, 
Alameda,  Cal. 

Otis,  Joseph  Edward,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  March  5,  1867, 
in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  president  of 
the  Chicago  Morris  Plan  Bank.  He  resides 
at  1441  North  State  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Otis,  Philo  Adams,  Patron  of  Music 
and  Art,  of  10  South  LaSalle  Street,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  born  Nov.  24,  1846,  in  Ber 
lin  Heights,  Ohio.  He  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Chicago  in  1867,  and  in  1868 
graduated  from  the  Western  Reserve  Col 
lege  of  Hudson,  Ohio.  He  was  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  Real  Estate  Business 
until  his  fathers  death  in  1895;  and  since 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Apollo  Musical 


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Club,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1890- 
93.  Since  1894  he  has  been  secretary  to 
the  trustees  of  the  Thomas  Orchestra,  now 
the  Chicago  Symphony  Orchestra.  He  is 
now  a  popular  member  of  the  Chicago 
Club,  the  University  Club,  and  the  Mid 
lothian  Club.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Alice  J.  Sanford,  of  Bridgeport,  Conn. ; 
and  they  reside  at  1709  Prairie  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

Ottaway,  Elmer  James,  Publisher  and 
Journalist,  of  St.  Clair,  Mich'.,  was  born 
June  18,  1871,  in  Flushing,  Midi..  He 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Michi 
gan.  He  is  president  of  the  Times-Herald 
Company  of  Port  Huron,  Mich.  jHe  is 
president  of  the  St.  Clair  River  Country 
Club;  a  member  of  the  Detroit  Athleti? 
Club,  the  Bankers  Club  of  Detroit,  and 
the  Port  Huron  Golf  and  Country  Club. 

Ottley,  Passie  Fenton  (Mrs.  John  King 
Ottley),  member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  in  Columbus,  Miss.  She  is 
a  founder  of  the  Federated  movement 
of  the  organized  women  in  Georgia.  She 
resides  on  Peachtree  Road,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Otto,  Albert  T.,  Business  President,  of 
101  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Albert  Otto  and  Sons, 
Incorporated;  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Ottoman,  Wiliam,  Business  President, 
of  91  State  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.:  and 
a  member  of  the  Erie  Lithograph  and 
Printing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Outerbridge,  Eugenius  H,  Director,  of 
11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  United  States  Steamship 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Oveson,  Raymond  H.,  Lawyer,  and  Di 
rector,  of  15  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Match  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Owen,  Frank,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the  W.B. 
Dick  and  Company,  Incorporated. 


Owen,  Ralph,  Business  President,  of  90 
Chambers  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Automatic  Light  arid 
Power  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Oxnard,  Benjamin  A.,  Member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec. 
10,  1855,  in  New  Orleans?  La.;  and  received 
an  academic  education.  He  is  president 
of  the  Savannah  Sugar  Refining  Corpor 
ation,  of  Savannah,  Ga. ;  and  is  a  direc 
tor  and  identified  with  several  other  cor 
porations.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  affairs  of  the  South;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Packard,  Clinton  J.,  Business  President, 
of  46  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  Societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Neighborhood  Amuse 
ment  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Packard,  Lester  R,,  Director,  of  200  De 
vonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  United  States  Oil  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Packard,  Warren,  Business  President,  of 
1200  West  Seventy-sixth  Street,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  City  Club,  the 
Cleveland  Athletic  Club,  the  Cleveland  Au 
tomobile  Club,  the  Cleveland  Aviation  Club 
and  is  thirty-two  degree  Mason  and  Shrin- 
er.  He  was  born  Oct.  5,  1892,  in  Warren, 
Ohio ;  and  is  the  son  of  W.D.  Packard,  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Packard  Motor  Car 
Company.  Since  1919  he  has  been  president 
of  the  Packard  Engineering  Company.  Dur 
ing  the  World- War  he  served  as  an  Ensign 
in  the  Naval  Flying  Corps.  In  1920  he  mer- 
ried  Miss  Dorothy  A.  Braden;  and  they 
reside  at  1278  Lakeland  Avenue,  Cleveland 
Ohio. 

Packer,  Joseph  E.,  Director,  of  50  Church 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Corning  and  Painted  Post  Street 
Railway  and  other  corporations. 

Paddock,  Robert  Lewis,  Clergyman  and 
Bishop,  of  Hood  River,  Ore.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Dec.  24,  1869,  in  New  York  City;  and  was 


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educated  at  Trinity  College,  and  at  the 
Berkeley  Divinity  School.  In  1907  he  was 
consecrated  bishop  of  the  Protestant  Epis 
copal  Church  for  the  District  of  Eastern 
Oregon. 

Paepcke,  Hermann,  Lumberman,  of  11 
West  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111., was 
born  Feb.  12,  1851,  in  Germany.  Since  1881 
he  has  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business 
in  Chicago.  He  is  now  president  of  Paepcke 
Leicht  Lumber  Company;  and  president  of 
the  Chicago  Mill  and  Lumber  Company.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  As 
sociation,  and  the  Mid-day  Club,  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Chicago  Lincoln  Club, the 
Skokie  Country  Club  and  the  South  Shore 
Country  Club. 

Page,  Edward  B.,  Director,  of  101  Park 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Hoosac  Valley  Lime  Company,  In 
corporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Pagenstecher,  Albrecht,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  30  East  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Keith 
Paper  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Pagenstecher,  Albrecht,  Jr.,Business  Pre 
sident,  of  30  East  Forty-second  Street,New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Tan 
ning  Extract  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pagenstecher,  Gustav,  Business  President 
of  30  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Pagenstecher 
Real  Estate  Corporation,  and  vice-president 
of  the  Fuel  Briquet  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Manufacturers  Paper  Compa 
ny,  the  Muskegon  Extract  Company,  the 
Shawmut  Manufacturing  Company,  and  the 
Tanning  Extract  Company. 

Pagenstecher,  Rudolf,  Business  President 
of  30  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Shawmut 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pain,  Henry  J.,  Business  President,  of  18 
Park  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 


of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Pain's  Fre  Works,  Incorporated; 
and  is  prominent  in  business  and  public  af 
fairs. 

Paget,  Charles  W.,  Director,  of  511  West 
One  Hundred  Twelfth  Street,  Ntw  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Chile  Fruit 
and  Packing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Paine,  Augustus  G.,  Jr.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Armstrong  For 
est  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Paine,  Charles  J.,  Business  President  of 
199  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  an-! 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Houghton  Copper  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation. 

Paine,  Eustis,  Director,of  200  Fifth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Highland  Paper  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Paine,  F.  W.,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
82  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  of  East  Butte  Copper  Mining 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Paine,  Gibson,  Business  President,  of  200 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Castanes  Paper  Company, 

Paine,  R.  E.,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  119  Main  Street,  Houston,  Texas; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Standard  Rice 
Company  of  New  York,  Incorporated,  with 
offices  at  19  Leonard  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty.  He  is  also  identified  with  the  business 
and  public  affairs  of  Houston,  Texas;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Paine,  Robert  Treat,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  9,1866,  in  Waltham 
Mass.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Boston 
Association  for  the  Relief  and  Control  of 
Tuberculosis;  and  president  of  the  Robert 
Gould  Shaw  Association,  a  colored  settle 
ment  house.He  resides  at  55  Commonwealth 
Avenue,  Boston,  Mass, 


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Palache,  Whitney,  Business  President,  ot 
114  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
number  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Commercial  Union  Fire 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Palen-Klar,  Adolphe  J.  Von  der,Mechan- 
ical  and  Civil  Engineer,  of  130  Montague 
Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born  in  Berlin, 
Germany.  He  was  educated  at  the  Russian 
Legation,  Dorpat  University,  and  at  Riga 
Polytechnic;  and  later  engaged  in  the  eng 
ineering  business  in  Riga,  Russia.  In  1904 
1908  he  was  a  member  of  the  National 
(Jujird  of  New  York,  being  honorably  dis 
charged  in  1898.  He  has  traveled  extensive 
ly  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  National  Geographic  Society; 
New  York  Botanical  Garden  J  American  Poll 
itical  Science  Association;  the  Crescent 
Athletic  Club;  the  Oxford  Club,  the  Na 
tional  Arts  Club  and  the  Montauk  Club; 
and  a  member  of  other  scientific  and  social 
organizations. 

Palisser,  Melvin  G-.,  Business  President, 
of  1  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Astoria  Heights  Land 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Palitz,  Bernard  A.,  Director  and  Trustee 
of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  manager  and  director  of  the  Baron  Do 
Hir^-li  Fund.  He  died  March  2,  1922,  in 
New  York  City. 

Palitz,  S.,  Pharmacist,  of  71  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  proprietor  of  the 
An-adr  Drug  Store;  and  prominent  in  bus 
iness  and  pubilc  affairs. 

Palmer,  Bradley  W.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  was  born  June  28,  1806, in  Wilkes-Barre 
Pa.;  and  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and 
A.M.  from  Harvard  College  and  Harvard 
Law  School.  Since  1891  he  has  practiced 
law  in  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  is  a  member  of 
the  law  firm  of  Storey,  Thorndike,  Palmer 
and  Dodge.  He  is  counsel  and  director  ot 
the  Gillette  Safety  Razor  Company,  and 


of  the  United  Fruit  Company.  lie  is  un 
married;  and  resides  at  318  Beacon  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Palmer,  Carleton  H.,  Business  President, 
of  Beekman  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Lowell  M.  Palmer  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Palmer,  George  Q.,  Business  President,of 
140  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  States  Food  Pro 
ducts  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Palmer,  Leslie  R.,  Business  President,of 
10  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Commonwealth  Secur 
ities  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Palmer,  William  Pendleton,  Member  of 
the  Union  Club.  He  was  born  June  17,1861, 
in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  the 
Newburgh  and  South  Shore  Railroad  Com 
pany.  He  resides  in  Euclid  Heights,  Cleve 
land,  Ohio. 

Pam,  Max,  Business  President,  of  71 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  West  Virginia  Water  and  Elec 
tric  Company  of  Chicago,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Pancoast,  William  Glover,  of  39  South 
Front  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was  born 
Oct.  3,  1866,  in  Woodbury,  N.J.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  South  Jersey  Institute.  Since 
1886  he  has  been  connected  with  the  Wool 
business  and  is  now  president  of  the  firm 
of  William  G.  Pancoast  and  Company,  In 
corporated.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union 
Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Cape  May  Golf 
Club  and  the  Cape  May  Yacht  Club.  In 
19(M  he  married  Miss  Amelia  T.  Kunitz, 
and  they  have  a  family  of  four  daughters 
and  reside  at  193  Evergreen  Avenue,Wood- 
bnry,  N.J. 

Panopulo,  George  J.,  Manufacturer  and 
Director,  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Fourteenth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Eastern  Cuba  Salt  Company,  Incor- 


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porated;  manager  of  the  Parfumerie  Ed. 
Pinaud;and  prominent  in  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs. 

Pardee,  John  H.,  Business  President,  of 
43  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Electric  Rail 
way  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Paris,  John  W.,  Member  of  the  Flushing 
Club,  Real  Estate  Broker,  of  141  West 
Thirty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  March  9,  1860,  in  Renessalaer,  Ind.He 
was  educated  in  the  Purdee  University  of 
Lafayette,  Ind.  He  is  president  of  the  Pa- 
ris-Hencken  Company,  the  John  W.  Paris 
and  Son,Incorporated ;  secretary  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Kissma  Park  Corporation,  and 
the  Park  Terrace  Company.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Bay  Side  Yacht  Club  and  the 
Flushing  Country  Club.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Queens  Bor 
ough,  the  Real  Estate  Board  of  Long  Island 
and  the  State  Association  of  Real  Estate 
Boards.  In  1893  he  married  Miss  Frances 
Johnstone,  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  Flush 
ing,  New  York  City. 

Parish,  Le  Grand,  Business  President,  of 
17  East  Forty-second  Street.  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Arch  Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Parker,  Charles  G.,  Business  President,of 
250  West  Fifty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Whitney 
Duplicating  Check  Company,  and  president 
of  the  La  Chalfonte  Catering  Corporation. 
He  is  also  treasurer  and  director  of  the  E. 
M.  Skinner  Organ  Company  of  Boston, 
Mass. 

Parker,  Chauncey  D.,  Business  President 
of  150  Congress  Sttreet,  Boston,  Mass.  ;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Norwood  Gas  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Parker,  Frederick,  Business  President,  of 
50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  president  of  the  Hanson  and  Parker,Lim- 
ited,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Parker,  George  S.,  President  of  the  A- 
pollo  Club, with  a  membership  of  two  hund 
red  and  twelve.  He  is  president  of  The 
Parker  Pen  Company,  makers  of  the  Geo. 
S.  Parker  Lucy  Curve  Fountain  Pen.  He 
resides  in  Janesville,  Wis. 

Parker,  Herbert,  Lawyer  and  Trusted,  of 
Barristers  Hall,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Clark  University 

Parker,  Louis  H.,  Director,  of  66  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  United  States  Mutual  Casualty  In 
surance  Company  of  New  York  and  other 
corporations. 

Parker,  0.  C.,  of  30  West  Broadway, 
Ariz.,  was  born  Jan.  8,  1860,  in  Paris,  Tenn. 
Since  1896  he  has  been  president  and  man 
ager  of  the  Parker  Undertaking  Company; 
and  is  also  president  of  the  Harp-Parker 
Company,  brokers  and  investors.  In  1917- 
20  he  was  mayor  of  Tuscon,  Ariz.  He  is 
president  of  the  Arizona  Good  Roads  As 
sociation;  and  a  member  of  the  Old  Pueblo 
Club,  the  Golf  Country  Club,  the  Kewanis 
Club,  and  the  Masons  and  Elks.  In  1894 
he  married  Miss  Honorene  M.  McDonald; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  daughters, 
and  reside  at  715  North  Park  Avenue,  Tuc 
son,  Ariz. 

Parker,  Robert  M.,  Business  President,of 
117  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Sugar  Refin 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Parker,  Samuel  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc- 
tor,of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Merchants  Na 
tional  Bank  of  Boston  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Parker,  Willis  Allen,  Member  of  the  Har 
vard  Club.  He  was  born  April  28,  1875,  in 
Vienna,  111.  Since  1919  he  has  been  direc 
tor  of  the  Commuity  Service  of  New  H'lvon 
Conn.  He  resides  at  185  Church  Street, A"  c- A 
Haven,  Con. 


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Parkhurst,  Frank  Ellsworth,  Member  of 
the  City  Club  and  various  other  fraternal 
and  patriot  organizations.  He  was  born  on 
Oct.  26,  1862,  in  Gorliam,  Maine;  and  was 
educated  at  Phillips  Academy  at  Andover, 
Mass.  For  a  while  he  was  engaged  in  mer 
cantile  pusuits;  and  is  now  a  member  ol 
the  Local  Agency  of  Thompson  Derr  and 
Brother,  general  insurance  agents.  He  has 
been  active  in  business  and  social  affairs. 
He  resides  in  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa. ;  and  main 
tains  a  home  at  the  Towers,  Trouts  Neck, 
Maine. 

Pankhurst,  Thomas  S.,  President  of  the 
Toledo  Federation  of  Art  Societies.  He  re 
sides  in  Toledo,  Ohio. 

Parks,  Elton,  Director,  of  60  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Racket  Brook  Coal  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Parlin,  Albert  N.,  Director,  of  53  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  ot 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Fourth  Atlantic  National  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Parmelee,  Charles  Roome,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  47  West  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Parmele  Pharmical  Com 
pany,  president  of  the  Chinosol  Company; 
and  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs. 

Parmly,  Jahial,  Business  President  ot 
658  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  ,  treasurer  and  trustee  of  Willcox 
and  (Jibbs  Sewing  Machine  Company. 

Parson,  Hubert  Templeton,  Merchant,  ot 
Woolworth  Building,  New  York  City,  was 
born  Sept.  18,  1872,  in  Toronto,  Can.  He 
is  president  and  general  manager  of  Wool- 
worth  Five  and  Ten  Cent  Stores. 

Parsons,  Fannie  Griscom  ,  (Mrs.  Henry 
Parsons),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  Sept.  23,  1850,  in  New  York. 
In  1902  she  founded  the  bureau  of  Child 
ren's  School  Farms,  department  of  parks, 
New  York  City.  She  resides  at  29  West 
Fifty-sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 


Parsons,  Frank  H.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  60  Wall  .Street,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  a  director  ol  the  C.  H.  Parsons  Company 

Parsons,  Frank  R.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  47  Charles  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Central  Club, the  Pom- 
ham  Club,  and  the  Rhode  Island  Country 
Club.  He  was  born  in  Waterbury,  Conn.  He 
is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Interna 
tional  Braid  Company;  and  a  director  of 
the  Tubular  Woven  Fabric  Company,  and 
the  Electrical  Products  Company.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Agnes  Selinger;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  in  Provid 
ence,  R.I. 

Parsons,  Joseph  Lester,  Life  member  of 
the  New  York  Historical  Society,  and  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revol 
ution,  the  Essex  County  Country  Club,  the 
Montclair  Athletic  Club,  the  Bankers  Club, 
and  the  Drug  and  Chemical  Club.  He  is  a 
successful  insurance  official  of  110  William 
Street,  New  York  City.  He  was  born  in 
Montclair,  N.J.;  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Montclair  and  under  priv 
ate  tutors.  He  is  vice-president  of  Crum 
and  Forster.  He  is  a  director  of  the  North 
River  Insurance  Company,  United  States 
Fire  Insurance  Company,  the  New  Bruns 
wick  Insurance  Company,  the  International 
Insurance  Company,  the  Essex  Title  Guar 
anty  and  Trust  Company,  and  the  Jewelers 
Circular  Publishing  Company.  He  married 
Miss  Lucille  Frances  Myers;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,and 
they  reside  at  88  High  Street,  Montclair, 
N.J. 

Parsons,  Leavitt  C.,  Business  President, 
of  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Moving  Pictures  Appliance 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Parsons,  Philip  Archibald, Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  9,  1879,  in 
Hamilton,  111.  In  1Q12-18  he  was  director 
of  the  University  Settlement.  He  is  the 
author  of  Responsibility  for  Crime.  He  re 
sides  at  425  Waverly  Avenue,  Syracuse, 
N.Y. 


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Parsons,  Robert  W.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Florida  East  Coast  Railway 
and  other  corporations.  He  resides  in  New 
York  City. 

Parsons,  Walter  W.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  44  Beaver  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-chairman  of  the  Amer 
ican  Marine  Insurance  Syndicate.  He  is  al 
so  vice-president  of  the  American  Mutual 
Insurance  Company,  a  director  of  the  Bank 
of  New  York,  a  director  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Marine  Underwriters,  and  a 
member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the 
Life-Saving  Benevolent  Association  of  New 
York. 

Parsons,  William  Barclay,  Director,  of 
84  Pine  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Fulton  County  Gas  and  El 
ectric  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Partos,  Nicholas  C.,  Realtor  and  Business 
President,  of  321  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Partola 
Distributing  Company,  the  Partola  Manu 
facturing*  Company,  the  Partola  Service 
Corporation,  the  Partos  Pharmacy,  and  the 
Partos  Realty  Corporation. 

Parusis,  Nicholas,  Business  President,  ot 
165  West  Thirty-first  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  West  Twen 
ty-fifth  Street  Corporation,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Pastene,  Charles  A.,  Director,  of  152 
Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Chamber  of 
Commerce  and  other  corporations. 

Pastene,  Charles  A.,  Business  President 
of  71  Fulton  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  P.  Pastene  and  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Patch,  A.  Warren,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  17  North  Market  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  Member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Maiden 
Trust  Company  and  other  corporations. 


Paterno,  Joseph,  Realtor,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  601  West  One  Hundred  and  Fif 
teenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Paierno  Brothers,  Incoi- 
porated.  He  is  president  of  the  Michael 
Realty  Company,  president  of  the  884  West 
End  Avenue  Corporation,  president  of  the 
Melrose  Avenue  Real  Estate  Corporation, 
and  treasurer  and  director  of  Campagna 
Construction  Company. 

Paterson,  Thomas  M.,  Financial  Repres 
entative  and  Director,  of  the  American  Na 
tional  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Pacific  Union  Club, 
and  the  Famil}'  Club  of  San  Francisco.  lie 
was  born  Aug.  11,  1883,  in  Maryborough, 
Queensland,  Australia.  Since  1902  he  has 
been  connected  with  important  banking  in 
stitutions  on  the  Pacific  coast;  and  is  now 
the  representative  of  the  Equitable  Trust 
Company  of  New  York  for  Pacific  Coast 
states.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Globe 
Mutual  Building  and  Loan  Association.  In 
1907  he  married  Miss  Alia  Tyler  Mastick; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
1809  San  Jose  Avenue,  Alameda,  Cal. 

Patigan,  Haig,  Sculptor,  of  923  Polk 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  was  born  Jan. 
22,  1876,  in  Van,  Armenia.  His  principal 
works  are :  Historic  Ancienne,  McKinley 
monument,  Diana,  Vanity,  Electric  Power, 
Invention,  Imagination,  Genii  of  Machinery 
Gen.  Frederick  Funston,  Pediment  of  Met 
ropolitan  Life  Building  of  San  Francisco, 
and  Allegoric  Figures  and  Tynpanum  for 
Memorial  Museum  of  San  Francisco.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Bohemian  Club,  the  Na 
tional  Sculpture  Society,  American  Feder 
ation  of  Arts,  Societe'  Des  Artistes  Franc- 
ais,  and  a  member  of  the  International  Ju 
ry  of  Awards,  Panama  Pacific  Internation 
al  Exposition,  in  1915.  In  1908  he  married 
Miss  Blanche  Hollister,  of  Courtland,  Cal., 
and  they  reside  at  898  Francisco  Street, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Patterson,  Charles  A.,  Director,  of  Du 
Pont  Building,  Wilmington,  Del.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  E.  I.  Du  Pont  de  Nem 
ours  and  Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Patten,  Edwin  Packer,  of  33  Degraw 
Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer 
of  the  International  Provision  Company; 
and  a  director  of  the  Riverside  Estates 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Patterson,  Edward  C.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Pattei- 
son  and  Ridgway.  He  is  also  secretary, 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Iberville  Lum 
ber  Company;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Patterson,  Hanna  Jane,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Nov.  5,  1879 
in  Smithton,  Pa.  In  1912-15  she  was  state 
chairman  of  the  Women's  Suffrage  Party 
of  Pennsylvania.  She  resides  at  509  South 
Linden  Avenue,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Patterson,  John  B.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  39  Barclay  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
P.  A.  Ringler  Company.  He  is  also  secret 
ary  and  director  of  the  Wyanock  Publish 
ing  Company,  Incorporated. 

Patterson,  John  Henry,  Manufacturer 
and  Financier,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  was  born 
Dec.  13,  1844,  near  DaVton,  Ohio.  He  work 
ed  as  boy  in  his  father's  saw  and  grist  mill. 
He  studied  at  the  Miami  College  of  Oxford, 
Ohio,  and  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from 
Dartmouth  in  1867.He  was  collector  of  tolls 
in  Miami  Canal  in  1876-70;  in  retail  coal 
business  in  Dayton,  and  later  was  interes 
ted  in  coal  mining  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio. 
He  was  manager  of  the  Southern  Ohio  Coal 
and  Iron  Company  for  several  years.  He 
lias  made  the  perfection  and  introduction' 
of  cash  registers  his  life  work;  identified 
with  the  National  Manufacturing  Company 
of  Dayton  in  1882;  and  was  director  in 
1883;  organized  the  National  Cash  Register 
Company  in  1884;  lias  since  been  president 
and  manager  of  co-operation  between  emp 
loyer  and  employe.  He  is  a  lecturer  and 
writer  on  labor  questions  and  municipal 
and  legislative  reform. 


Patterson,  Lemuel  B.,  Business  President 
Banker,  and  Financier,  of  76  Monroe  Street 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan,  24,  1869,  in 
Roodhouse,  111.  He  was  associated  with 
Swift  and  Company  in  various  positions 
from  1886  to  1903;  and  vice-president  ot" 
the  National  Packing  Company  in  1903- 
12;  and  since  identified  with  various  indus 
tries  in  a  financial  way.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Fort  Dearborn  National  Bank,  Drovers 
National  Bank,  Drovers  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank,  Woodlawn  Trust  and  Savings  Bank, 
and  the  Live  Stock  National  Bank,  Sioux 
City,  Iowa ;  and  a  director  of  a  number  oth 
er  Chicago  Industries. 

Patterson,  Mrs.  Lindsay,  Member  of  the 
Acorn  Club.  She  was  born  in  Tazewell, 
Tenn.  She  served  as  state  chairman  of 
North  Carolina  For  Relief  in  Belgium.  She 
resides  at  Bramlette,  Winston-Salem,  N.C. 

Patterson,  Lloyd  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Steel  Foundries  and  other  corporations. 

Patterson,  Rufus  L.,  Business  President 
of  511  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  American  Machine 
and  Foundry  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Patterson,  Stuart  H.,  Director,  of  140 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Combustion  Engineering  Com 
pany  and  in  other  corporations. 

Paterson,  William  Brown,  Member  of  the 
Aldine  Club.  He  was  born  May  4,  1873,  in 
Brownsville,  Pa.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
executive  assistent  to  the  community  Mo 
tion  PictureBureau  of  New  York  City.  He 
is  the  author  of  Modern  Church  Brother 
hoods.  His  address  is  46  Twenty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Pattison,  A.  Eugene,  Director,  of  20  Ex- 
Change  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies..  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Staten  Island  Beach  Land 

Pattison,  Gardner,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  ia 
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president  of  the  Pattison  and  Browns,  In 
corporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Paul,  Alice,  Member  of  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  Jan.  11,  1885,  in  Moorestbwn, 
N.J.  Since  1917  she  has  been  chairman  of 
the  National  Women's  Party.  She  resides 
in  Washington,  D.C. 

Paul,  Eugene  H.,  Director,  of  52  William 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Young  Men's  Hebrew  Association  of 
Brooklyn  and  other  corporations. 

Paul  Manette  Baker,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Delaware 
County,  Ohio.  In  1900  she  was  admitted  to 
the  bar;  and  is  a  lecturer  on  the  principles 
of  law.  She  is  the  owner  of  the  Madame 
Mountford  Collection  of  costumes  from  the 
Holy  Land.  She  resides  at  2007 'Columbia 
Road,  Washington,  D.C. 

Paul,  Winston,  Business  President,  of  52 
Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Domestic  Electrical  Supply  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated;  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Payne,  Enoch  George, Sociologist  and  Au 
thor  of  3650  Shaw  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
was  born  Dec.  25,  1877,  in  Barren  County, 
Gy.  He  has  been  principal  of  the  Paducah 
High  School.  Since  1910  has  been  professor 
of  sociology  in  Harris  Teachers  College. 

Peabody,  Francis,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  104  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Nashua  Man 
ufacturing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Peabody,  Francis  Stuyvesant,  Member  ot 
the  Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  July  24, 
1859,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is  president  of  the 
Peabody  Coal  Company.  His  address  is  332 
South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Peabody,  George  Foster,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City-, 
<an<l'>a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties".  He  is  president  of  the  Broadway  Real 
ty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Peabody,  Lucy  Evelyn,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Jan.  1,  1865, 


in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  She  devoted  many 
years  to  securing  the  passage  of  an  act 
by  congress  setting  aside  Mesa  Verde  Park 
in  Colorado  as  a  National  Park,  including 
the  most  interesting  ruins  of  Cliff  Dwellers 
in  America.  She  resides  at  the  Paramount 
Apartments,  Denver,  Colo. 

Peabody,  Lusy  Waterbury  (Mrs.  Henry 
W.  Peabody),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
City  Club.  She  was  born  March  2,  1861,  in 
Belmont,  Kan.  In  1889-1919  she  was  vice- 
president  of  the  Board  of  Women's  Baptist 
Foreign  Missionary  Societies.  She  resides 
in  Beverly,  Mass. 

Peabody,  W.  Rodman,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  70  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Turners  Falls  Power 
and  Electric  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Pearce,  Edward  Douglas,  Manufacturer 
and  Banker,  of  Providence,  R.I.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Hope  Club,  the  Franklin 
Society,  and  other  organizations.  He  was 
born  Feb.  24,  1849,  in  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Har 
vard  University.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Providence  Institution  for  Savings.  In  1885 
he  married  Miss  Isabelle  V.  Seagrave. 

Pearce,  Edward  E.,  Business  President, 
of  57  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Fire  Insurance  Salv 
age  Corps,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Pearmain,  Alice  Whitemore  Upton  (Mrs. 
Sumner  B.  Pearmain),  Member  of  the  Chil- 
ton  Club.  She  was  born  July  5,  1863,  in 
Jaft'rey,  N.  H.  She  is  a  trustee  of  Wellcsiey 
College.  In  1892-97  she  was  a  director  of 
the  Massachussetts  Infant  Asylum.  She  re 
sides  at  388  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Pearre,  Sifford,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  59  John  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  New  Amsterdam  Cas 
ualty  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Pearson,  A.  C.,  Director,  of  239  West 
Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Associated  Business 
Papers  and  other  corporations. 


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Pearson,  Raymond  Allen,  Member  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  the  Association  of 
Land  Grant  Colleges,  Sub-Committee  on 
Animal  Nutrition  of  National  Research 
Council,  and  others.  He  is  president  of  the 
Iowa  State  College  of  Agriculture  and  Me 
chanic  Arts.  He  has  been  New  York  State 
Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  and  Assistant 
Secretary  of  Agriculture.  He  resides  in 
Ames,  Iowa. 

Pease,  Ernest  M.,  Business  President,  of 
15  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  mid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Alpha  Man 
ufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Peaslee,  Edward  H.,  Business  President, 
of  '250  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Safe  De 
posit  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations 

Peau,  Julius  W.,  Director,  of  Grand 
Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Railroad  Co-operative  Build 
ing  and  Loan  Association  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Pechin,  Edward  V.,Manufacturing  Chem 
ist,  of  The  Green  way  Boulevard,  St.  Charles 
Pa.,  was  born  July  20,  1864,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  \va«  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  state.  He  is  secretary 
and  director  of  H.  K.  Mulford  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  is  identified  with  various 
other  business  affairs  of  his  city.  In  Sum 
mer  he  resides  in  Twin  Lakes,  Conn. 

Pecker,  diaries,  Business  President,  of 
299  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie  is 
president  of  the  Gracepek  Trading  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Peck,  Annie  Smith,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man  's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Providence, 
R.I.  Since  1890  she  has  published  lectures 
with  Sterropticon.  She  is  a  distnguished 
mountain  climber;  and  was  the  first  woman 
to  ascend  Orizaba  Mountain.  She  is  the  au 
thor  of  a  Search  for  the  Apex  of  America. 
Her  address  is  at  the  Pond  Lyceum  Bureau 
New  York  City. 


Peck,  Edwin  Hatfield,  Coffee  Importer 
and  Broker,  of  28  Old  Slip,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Nov.  8,  1855,  in  New  York  City. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
New  York  City.  He  is  sole  member  of  the 
E.  H.  and  W.  J.  Peck;  first  vice-president 
of  the  Rye  National  Bank ;  second  vice-pre 
sident  of  Mt.  Vernon  Trust  Company;  pre 
sident  of  the  Oil  Slip  Realty  Company;  di 
rector  of  the  Coal  and  Iron  National  Bank 
and  the  Mutual  Trust  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of 
Art;  the  Union  League  Club,  the  New  York 
Athletic  Club,  the  Republican  Club,  the 
Down  Town  Association,  the  Lower  Wall 
Street  Club  and  the  Business  Men's  Repub 
lican  Club.  He  resides  at  128  Cottage  Ave 
nue,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.Y. 

Peck,  Paul  Noble,  Member  of  the  Cosmos 
Club,  the  American  Statistical  Association, 
the  Taylor  Society, treasurer  of  the  General 
Society  of  the  War  1.812,  and  president  of 
the  Washington  Society.  He  is  assistant  in 
Mathematical  Research  United  States  Bu 
reau  of  Efficiency.  He  has  been  assistant 
professor  of  mathematics  at  the  George 
Washington  University,  and  principal  of 
the  Washington  Collegiate  School.  His  ad 
dress  is  1718  Twenty-second  Street,  N.W., 
Washington,  D.C. 

Peck,  William  Hazen,  Business  President 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Howard  Realty  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Peckham,  Gr.G.G-.,  Business  President,  of 
1903  West  Nineteenth  Street,  Cleveland,  0- 
hio;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  Club,  the 
Cleveland  Athletic  Club,  Shaker  Heights 
Country  Club,  and  the  Seaview  Golf  Club. 
He  was  boj-n  Aug.  1,  1874,  in  Troy,  Ohio. 
Since  1913  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Ohio-Buick  Company.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Standard  Equipment  Company,  pre 
sident  of  the  Ohio-General  Motor  Truck 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Central 
National  Bank  Savings  and  Trust,of  Cleve 
land,  Ohio.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Eliza 
beth  Finch;  an<{  they  have  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  15700  South  Park  Boulevard, 
Shaker  Village,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


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Peirce,  Arthur  Winslow,  Educator,  of 
Franklin,  Mass.,  was  born  June  3,  1860,  in 
Arlington,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at  Tufto 
College.  Since  1897  he  has  been  head  mas- 
terof  the  Dean  Academy  of  Franklin,Mass. 
He  is  at  director  of  the  Franklin  Bank  of 
Franklin,  N.H. ;  and  has  filled  numerous  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Boston  City  Club.  In  1893  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Lydia  P.  Ray;  and  they  reside 
in  Franklin,  Mass. 

Peirce,  Henry  Faison,  was  born  Sept.  12, 
1874,  in  Warsaw,  N.C.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Carolina,  and  of  the 
Eastman  Business  College  of  Poughkeepsie, 
N.Y.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Country  High 
way  Commission.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  M.  K.  Moore  Tab  Company;  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Bank  of  Warsaw;  and  is  also 
president  of  the  Bank  of  Turkey,  N.C.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  Odd  Fellows 
and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  In  1899  he 
married  Miss  Annie  Noel;  and  they  reside 
in  Warsaw,  N.C. 

Peirce,  Silas,  Business  President,  of  59 
Commercial  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Silas  Peirce  and  Com 
pany,  Limited,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Peirce,  Thomas  W.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  30  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Ridgway  Brick 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Peixotto,  Ernest,  President  of  the  Mac- 
Dowell  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  resides 
at  137  East  Sixty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Pell,  Ogden  T.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  1060  Amsterdam  Avenue,  New  York  Ci- 
t^;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Brooklyn 
and  Jamaica  Railway  Company 

Pellen,  Henry  Edward,  Member  of  the 
Century  Club.  He  was  born  April  26,  1828, 
in  Canterbury,  England.  He  organized  the 
bureau  of  Charities  in  New  York  City ;  and 
has  been  active  in  organizing  night  re 
fugees  coffee  houses,  and  the  first  tenne- 
ment  house  reform  movement  in  America. 
He  resides  at  Sharon,  Conn. 


Pendergast,  J.  Lynch,  Member  of  the  Me 
tropolitan  Club  of  New  York  City,  the 
Down  Town  Association,  the  Society  of  the 
War  of  1812  of  New  Jersey,  the  Cherry 
Valley  Golf  Club,  the  Garden  City  Club,the 
New  York  Southern  Society,  and  the  Mary 
land  Society  of  New  York.  He  is  a  success 
ful  banker  of  32  Liberty  Street,  New  York 
City.  He  was  born  Nov.  1,  1854,  in  Balti 
more,  Md.  ;and  was  educated  at  the  George 
town  University  of  Washington,  D.C.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  States  Deposit 
Company  of  New  York  City.  He  is  a  regent 
of  the  Georgetown  University;  and  presi 
dent  of  the  New  York  Alumni.  He  is  a 
widower;  and  has  one  daughter,  Miss  Adel 
aide  Pendergast;  and  they  reside  at  14 
Henderson  Place,  New  York  City. 

Pendleton,  Ellen  Fitz,  Member  of  Lyc 
eum  Club,  London  Cosmopolitan  Club,  New 
York  College  Club,  Boston,  American  As 
sociation  of  University  Women.  She  is  pre 
sident  of  Wellesley  College.  She  has  been 
Instructor  and  associate  professor  of  ma 
thematics  ;  secretary  and  dean  of  Wellesley. 
Her  address  is  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley 
Mass. 

Pendleton,  Frederick  Starr,  Insurance 
Broker,  of  153  Montague  Street  and  Broad 
way,  Brooklyn,  N.Y,  was  born  June  8, 186? 
in  Stonington,  Conn.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Stonington,  Conn. 
He  started  in  a  small  agency  office  in  1885 
and  is  now  head  of  the  present  firm.  He  is 
senior  partner  of  Pendleton  and  Pendleton , 
director  of  the  Metropolitan  Casualty  In 
surance  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Brooklyn  Institute  of  Art  and  Sciences,  the 
National  Geographic  Company,  and  also  a 
member  of  the  Knickerbocker  Field  Club, 
the  Brooklyn  Club  and  Rotary  Club.  He  re 
sides  at  708  East  Nineteenth  Street,  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y. 

Pendleton,  Joseph  S.,  Member  of  the  Un 
iversity  Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Berkshire 
County  Club  of  Reading,  and  the  Old  Colo 
ny  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  was  born  in 
1893  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  president 
of  the  Reading  Industrial  Loan  Company. 
He  resides  at  415  Douglas  Street,  Reading, 
Pa. 


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Pennybacker,  Mrs.  Percy  V.,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  May  7, 
1861,  in  Petersburg,  Ya.  Since  1917  she  has 
been  president  of  the  Chautauqua  Women's 
Club  of  the  Chautauqua  Assembly  of  New 
York.  She  is  the  author  of  History  of  Te 
xas.  She  resides  at  2606  Whitis  Avenue, 
Austin,  Texas. 

Penrose,  Spencer,  Mining  Engineer  and 
Capitalist,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Nov.  2,  1865,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  Harvard  College.  He  is  secretary  of 
tlic  United  States  Sugar  and  Land  Compa- 
hy,and  of  the  Beaver  Land  and  Irrigation 
Company;  and  is  a  director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Colorado  Springs  and  va 
rious  other  railroad,  financial  and  industri 
al  corporations.  In  1903-04  he  served  as  col 
onel  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Peabody  of 
Colorado.  He  is  a  founder  of  the  Utah  Cop 
per  Company,  and  president  of  the  Midland 
Terminal  Railroad  Company.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Peoxotto,  Sidney  S.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  May  9,  1866,  in  New 
York  City.  He  is  the  orginator  of  self-sup 
porting  travel  tours  for  boys.  He  resides  at 
452  Guerrero  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Pepper,  W.  M.,  Business  President,  of  5 
Nassau  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Empire  Tire  and  Rubber 
Company,  Trenton,  N.J. ;  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pepperman,  W.  Leon,  Director  of  165 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Brooklyn  and  North  River 
Railroad  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Perin,  George  L., Clergyman  and  Business 
President,  of  11  East  Newton  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Frank 
lin  Square  House,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Perine,  Harvey  G.,  Director,  of  17  State 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Baltimore  Steamship  Company 
and  other  corporations, 


Perkins,  Angle  Vilette  Warren,  Member 
of  the  Women's  Club.  She  was  born  Nov. 
6,  1858,  in  Danielson,  Windham  County, 
Conn.  She  is  actively  interested  in  educa 
tion,  missions  and  women's  clubs;  and  in 
1907-09  was  president  of  the  Knoxviile 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association.  She 
is  the  author  of  Our  Year  Abroad.  She  re 
sides  at  1547  West  Clinch  Avenue,  Knox 
viile,  Tenn. 

Perkins,  Charles  Elliott,  Member  of  the 
Chicago  Club,  was  born  Feb.  21,  1881,  in 
Burlington,  Iowa.  He  is  president  of  the 
Colorado  and  Southern  Railway  Company. 
He  resides  in  Burlington,  Iowa. 

Perkins,  Charles  E.,  Director,of  669  Kent 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  ot 
various  clubs  and  societies  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Irving  National  Bank 

Perkins,  John  Forbes,  Director,  of  199 
Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Submarine  Signal  Com 

Perkins,  Thomas  Nelson,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Allouez  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Perley,  Allen  P.,  of  Williamsport,  Pa.,He 
is  president  of  the  West  Branch  National 
Bank,  Fourth  and  Pine  Streets,  Williams- 
port,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  the  Lycoming 
Auto  Club. 

Perot,  T.  Morris,  Business  Man,  of  605 
Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  a 
member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Phi 
ladelphia  Cricket  Club,  and  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution.  He  was  born  May  6,  1872,  m 
Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Delancey  School  and  at  a  business  College. 
Since  1893  he  has  been  connected  with  The 
Francis  Perot's  Sons  Malting  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  president.  He  is  also 
president  of  the  Seaside  House  for  Invalid 
Women.  He  is  also  treasurer  and  manager 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Society  for  the  Pre 
vention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals.  In  1905  he 
married  Miss  Mary  Gummey;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  132  Bethlehem  Pike, 
Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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Perrin,  Sidney  T.,  Director,  of  75  Maiden 
Lane,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  Horn  Silver  Mines  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Perry,  Clarence,  Arthur,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  March  4,  1872,  in 
Truxton,  Cortland  County,  N.Y.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Board  of  Educa 
tional  Extension.  He  resides  at  Forest  Hills 
Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Perry,  Harvey  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Westerly,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  the  Har 
vard  Club  of  Rhode  Island,  and  the  Colon 
ial  Club  of  Westerly.  He  was  born  in  1881 
in  Westerly,  R.I.  Since  1917  he  has  been 
president  of  the  C.  W.  Campbell  Company ; 
and  is  a  director  of  the  Washington  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations. He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Westerly  Board  of  Trade,  and 
a  trustee  and  treasurer  of  the  Wheeler 
School  and  Library  of  North  Stoning'ton, 
Conn.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Lydia  T. 
Sharpless;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  re 
side  in  Westerly,  R.I. 

Perry,  Jeremiah,  Pharmacist  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  63  Park  Row,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  and  director  of 
the  C.  J.  Perry  Company,  proprietors  of 
Perry's  Pharmacy.  He  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  public  and  business  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Perry,  John  H.,  Business  President,  of 
225  West  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  .the  American 
Press  Association.  He  is  prominently  iden- 
tifiied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Perry,  Lycus  D.,  Director,  of  740  East 
One-Hundred  and  Thirty-sixth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Lud- 
wig  Piano  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Persons,  Richard  S.,of  East  Aurora,  N.Y. 
He  was  educated  at  Cornell  University.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bank  of  East  Aurora. 
He  is  president  of  th(>  Ea^+  Aurora  G»tf 
Club.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Pearl  Wil 
liamson;  and  they  have  a  family  of  three 
sons,  and  reside  in  East  Aurora,  N.Y. 


Persons,  William  Frank,  Member  of  the 
Harvard  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  3,  1876, 
in  Brandon,  Iowa.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
director  of  the  administration  League  of 
Red  Cross  Societies.  He  resides  in  Geneva, 
Switzerland. 

Pestrup,  H.,  Director,  of  1100  Myrtle 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Allied  Underwriters  at  New 
York,  and  Chicago  Lloyds  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Peters,  Edward  M.,  Director,  of  141  Milk 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  West  and  Dodge  Company,  In 
corporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Peters,  Harry  T.,  Business  President,  ol 
1  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Fairbanks  Company  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Peters,  Marian  Phelps  (Mrs.  Theodore 
Peters),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She 
was  born  Sept.  10,  1868,  in  Teaneck  Grange 
Englewood,  N.J.  She  is  interested  in  social 
and  philanthropic  wok.  She  resides  at  Tea- 
neck,  Englewood,  N.J. 

Peters,  Ralph,  Business  President,  of  319 
Pensylvania  Station,  New  York  City;  ana 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Glen  Cove  Railroad 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Peters,  Robert  D.,  Lawyer  and  Statesman 
of  Knox,  Ind.,  was  born  March  25,  1862,  in 
Greenville,  Tenn.  He  was .  educated  in  the 
public  and  private  schools;  and  studied  law 
in  the  law  offices  of  Agnew  and  Borders  of 
Winumac,  Ind.  In  1882  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar;  and  in  1908  was  admitted  to 
practice  in  Supreme  Court.  In  1912-15  he 
was  prosecuting  attorney  for  the  forty- 
fourth  judicial  district.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  City  and  Bar  Associations;  and  has 
filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Peters,  Theodore  J.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  1  West  Fifty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Woodlawn  Cemetery;  vice-president  of 
the  Virginia  Coal  and  Coke  Company;  vice- 


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president  of  the  Estate  of  William  Walter 
Phelps,  Incorporated.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Associated  Land  Company. 

Peters,  Thomas  Kinnwood,Memher  of  the 
M.P.D.A.  lie  was  born  in  Norfolk,  Va.; 
and  was  educated  in  Los  Angeles  and  Mex 
ico,  lie  was  an  artist  in  early  life;  and  be 
gan  screen  career  tin  1898  for  Pathe  and 
Paul  of  London,  with  the  Bison,  Selig,  Fox, 
World,  and  Famous  Players.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Technique  of  Cinematograph.  He 
resides  at  1128  Randall  Court,  Los  Angeles 
Cal.  He  is  also  identified  with  the  Austin 
Film  Library,  Incorporated. 

Petersen,  Harold  M.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
iics.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  direc 
tor  of  the  Bay  Steamship  Company  ot 
America,  Limited. He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 

Peterson,  Frank  B,  Business  President, ot 
71  MJI in  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  sole  owner  of  the  Frank  B.  Peterson 
Company, wholesale  growers  for  thirty-four 
years  up  to  1919.  He  is  president  of  the 
Red  Salmon  Canning  Company,  president 
of  the  Naknek  Packing  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Peterson,  Herman  A.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  537  East  Sixty-ninth  Street,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  ofv  arious  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  Hammond  Typewriter  Com 
pany. 

Pettine,  Giuseppe,  Teacher  and  Composer 
of  708  Lederer  Building,  Providence,  R.I. 
He  is  assistant  editor  of  The  Cadenza  and 
orchestra  director  for  concert  and  dancing. 
He  is  musical  director  of  the  Rhodes-n-the- 
Pawtuxet.  In  April  1921  he  married  Miss 
Omelia  Capone,  and  they  reside  at  446 
Broadway,  Providence,  R.I. 

Pettis,  C.  D.,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  14  East  Sixtieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
American  Brake  Shoe  and  Foundry  Com 
pany,  vice-president  of  the  American  Land 


and  Building  Company,  and  vice-president 
of  the  American  Malleables  Company.  He 
is  president  of  the  Southern  Foundry  and 
Machine  Company,  and  chairman  of  its 
board  of  directors. 

Peyser,  Samuel  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  244  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director 
of  he  Excello  Shirt  Company,  Incorporated. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Pfafflin,  Mrs.  Charles  A.,  President  of 
the  Indianapolis  Matinee-Musicale,  with  a 
membership  of  three  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  women.  She  resides  at  1844  Pennsylva 
nia  Street,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Phelan,  James  J.,  Banker  and  Trustee, 
of  60  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socieiees. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  banking  firm  of 
Hornblower  and  Weeks.  He  is  president  of 
the  Connecticut  Valley  Logging  and  Driv 
ing  Company,  and  president  of  the  Connec 
ticut  Valley  Lumber  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  International  Trust  Company, 
the  Massachussetts  Bonding  and  Insurance 
Company,  the  United  States  Smelting,  Re 
fining  and  Mining  Company,  and  the  Union 
Mills,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
board  of  managers  of  the  Children's  Hos 
pital. 

Phelps,  George  B.,  Business  President,  of 
149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  .various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Phillips  Land  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Philbrook,  Howard  G.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  147  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Graften-Caledo- 
nia  Power  ompany,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Phillip,  Emanuel  Lorenz,  Business  Man 
and  Governor,  of  Railway  Exchange,  Mil 
waukee,  Wis..  was  born  March  25,  1861,  in 
Sauk  County,  Wis.  He  has  been  a  farmer, 
school  teacher,  station  agent  and  train  dis 
patcher;  and  in  1893-1903  was  in  the  lum 
ber  business  in  Philipp,  Miss.  Since  1897  he 


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has  been  president  of  the  Union  Refriger 
ator  Transit  Company.  In  1909-14  he  was 
peace  commissioner  for  the  City  of  Milwau 
kee;  and  was  Governor  of  the  State  of  Wis 
consin  for  the  term  of  1915-19  and  was  re- 
elected  for  the  term  of  1919-21.  He  is  the 
author  of  Political  Reform  in  Wisconsin 

Philips,  George  W.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  59 
Wall  Street,  New  ork  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Hudson  Equipment  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Philips,  Isaac  L.,  Business  President,  of 
829  East  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Frackville  Manufacturing  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Philips,  William  P.,  Director,  of  54  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Cuba  Cane  Sugar  Corporation  and 
other  corporations. 

Phillip,  Peter,  Member  of  the  Birchwood 
Country  Club.  He  was  born  April  16,  1853, 
in  Rogers  Park,  Chicago,  111.  He  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  Rogers  Park  Improvement 
Association.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Phillip  State  Bank.He  resides  at  1808  Limt 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Phillips,  Charles  G-.,  Business  President, 
of  231  West  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  -York 
City;  and  a,  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Economy 
Real  Property  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Phillips,  Elliott  S.,  Director,  of  10]  Ful 
ton  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Devoe  and  Reynolds  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Phillips,  Ellis  L.,  Business  President,  of 
50  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Long  Island  Lighting 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Phillips,  Frank  N.,  Business  President,of 
Phillipsdale,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
American  Electrical  Works  and  other  cor 
porations. 


Phillips,  James  Duncan,  Vice-president 
and  Treasurer,  of  4  Park  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  Club, 
the  Boston  Club,  Harvard  Club  of  Boston, 
the  Harvard  Club  of  New  York,  the  Univ 
ersity  Club  of  Chicago,  and  the  Eastern 
Yacht  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  5,  1876,  in 
San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  in  1897  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard  College. 
Since  1898  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
Houghton  Miffin  Company,  publishers  and 
owners  of  the  Riverside  Press,  of  "which 
corporation  he  has  been  director  since  1908 
treasurer  since  1915,  and  vice-president 
since  1922.  In  1907  he  married  Miss  Nannie 
J.Borden ;  and  they  now  reside  in  Topsfield, 
Mass. 

Phillips,  Lee  A.,  Business  President,  of 
Pacific  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Pacific  Finance  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Phillips,  Louis  A.,  Business  President,of 
354  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alliance  Oil  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Phillips,  May,  Secretary,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  14  East  Thirty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary,  treas 
urer  and  director  of  S.  Phillips  and  Sons, 
Incorporated. 

PMllips,  Milton  Wesley,  Manufacturer 
of  222-226  Shepard  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Since  1907  he 
has  been  vice-president  of  the  American 
Numbering  Machine  Company  of  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Denomin 
ator  Adding  Machine  Company  of  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y.  He  is  a  member  of  the  TIempstead 
Country  Club.  In  1909  he  married  Miss 
Florence  M.  Patton  of  Alburgh,  Vt.;  and 
they  reside  in  Hollis,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Phillips,  W.  Vernon,  Business  President, 
of  Etten  Phillips  and  Sons  Company,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Etten- 
ger-Phillips  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 


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Phipps,  Lawrence  Cowle,  Member  of  the 
University  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  30,1862, 
in  Washington  County,  Pa.  In  1904  he 
founded  the  Agnes  Memorial  Sanatorium 
for  the  Treatment  of  Tuberculosis,  in  Den 
ver,  Colo.  He  is  a  member  of  the  United 
States  Senate  for' the  term  of  1919-25.  He 
resides  at  1154  East  Colfax  Avenue,  Den 
ver,  Colo. 

Phoenix,  Lloyd,  Member  of  the  Union 
Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  7,  1841,  in  New 
York  City.  He  served  in  the  Navy  during 
the  Civil  War.  He  is  the  owner  of  the 
Yacht  Intrepid.  He  has  always  been  inter 
ested  in  social  and  philanthropic  work.  He 
resides  at  21  East  Twentythird  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Physioc,  Wray,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  in  1890,  in  Col 
umbia,  S.C.;  and  was  educated  in  Virginia. 
In  his  early  career  he  was  a  scenic  artist. 
Then  for  two  years  he  was  with  Pathe 
Freres,  producer  of  Roy  Norton  series,  and 
Hearts  of  Oak.  For  three  years  he  was  a 
director  of  the  American  Biograph,  produc 
er  of  the  Gulf  Between;  and  with  Sel/nic, 
The  Blond  Vampire.  His  address  is  61  Lex 
ington  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Pickard,  Ward  W.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Cassoday  Oil  Corporation,  and 
other  corporations. 

Pickman,  Dudley  L.,  Business  President, 
of  914,  Exchange  Building,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
tics.  He  is  president  of  the  Newmarket 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pierce,  Byron  Ainsworth,  Business  Pre 
sident!,  of  21  Eddy  Street,  Providence, 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Hope  Club,  the 
Agawam  Hunt  Club,  the  University  Club, 
the  Noon  Day  Club,  the  Sons  of  the  Amer 
ican  Revolution,  the  Rhode  Island  Histor 
ical  Society,  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  April  12,  1880,  in 
Altmar,  N.Y. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Phillips  Academy  of  Andover  and  at  Yale 
University.  He  is  president  of  the  George 
E.  Darling  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Converse  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 


Providence  Boys  Club,  and  a  member  of 
board  of  governors  of  the  Providence  Un 
iversity  Club.  He  resides  at  the  Ninden, 
123  Watermann  Street,  Providence,  R.I. 

Pierce,  Charles  Ingalls,  Mine  Operator, 
of  122  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.  For :  several  years  he  was  engaged  in 
the  manufacturing  busiess.  He  is  president 
of  the  Big  Creek  Colliery  Company ;  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Union  League,  the  Chicago 
Club,  and  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club.  He  re 
sides  at  1337  Astor  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Pierce,  Clay  Arthur,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  Pierce  Oil  Corporation, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pierce,  Henry  Clay,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  iie 
is  president  of  the  Pierce  Investment  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation*. 

Pierce,  Henry  H.,  Director  of  49  Wail 
Street,  New  York  City;  <tnd  a  member  ot 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  National  Steel  Car  Corporation  and 
other  corporations. 

Pierce,  Roger,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
135  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Lyman  Mills 

Pierce,  Valentine  Mott,  Physician  and 
Manufacturer,  of  663  Main  Street,  Buffalo 
N.Y.  In  1891  he  received  the  degree  of  M. 
D.  from  the  University  of  Buffalo.  He  was 
formerly  president  of  the  Proprietary  As 
sociation  of  America;  and  is  now  president 
of  the  World's  Dispensary  Medical  Asso 
ciation  at  Buffalo.  He  is  also  president  of 
the  Pierce  Glass  Company,  president  of  the 
Pierce  Natural  Glass  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Pierce,  Walworth,  Business  President,  of 
69  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  S.  S.  Pierce  Company. 

Pierce,  Winslow  S.,  Director,  of  37  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direr- 
tor  of  the  Wabash  Railway  Company  and 
other  corporations. 


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Piercy,  Albert  I.,  Director,  of  422  West 
Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  Piercy  Contracting  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Pierrepont,  Robert  L.,  Director,  of  37 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Hanover  Fire  Insurance 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Pierson,  James,  Director,  of  233  Brodway 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Eagle  Pipe  Supply  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Pierson,  J.  Frederick,  Jr.,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  30  Pine  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socle- 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Montauk  Fish 
eries,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Pierson,  Lewis  E.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  March  12,  1870,  in  New  Jersey. 
He  is  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  Irving  National  Bank.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Manufacturers  Export 
Association,  the  Childs  Company,  the  Elec 
tric  Bond  and  Share  Company,  and  the 
Merchants  Refrigerating  Company.  He  is 
a  trustee  of  the  Brooklyn  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association;  and  a  director  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the  United 
States  of  America.  He  resides  at  93  Eighfti 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Piez,  Charles,  Manufacturer  and  Capit 
alist,  of  910  Michigan  Boulevard,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  in  1866  in  Germany.  He  grad 
uated  from  the  School  of  Mines  of  Colum 
bia  College  of  New  York.  Since  1889  he  has 
been  associated  with  the  Link  Belt  Compa 
ny,  of  which  he  is  now  president.  He  is  al 
so  president  of  the  Electric  Steel  Company 
and  the  Illinois  Manufacturers  Casualty 
Company,  and  director  of  the  Drexel  State 
Bank  and  the  Chicago  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  University  Club;  and  a  member 
of  the  Union  League  Club  of  Philadelphia. 


Pihl,  Carl  M.,  Business  President,  of  50 
Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Yarm  Light  and  Power 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Pillsbury,  Albert  E.,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  6  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  United  States  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Pillsbury,  Charles,  Stinson,  Member  of 
the  Minneapolis  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  6, 
1878,  in  Minneapolis,  Min.  He  is  president 
of  the  Sargent  Land  Company.  He  resides 
at  100  East  Twenty-second  Street,  Minnea 
polis,  Minn. 

Pillsbury,  E.  S.,  Business  President,  of 
Standard  Oil  Building,  San  Francisco  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  an;l  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Richmond  Belt 
Railway  Company  and  other  corporation!:. 

Pillsbury,  H.  D.,  Director,  of  Standard 
Oil  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Home  Long  Distance 
Telephone  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Pilsbry,  Frank  Wilson,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  53  West  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chi 
cago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Chicago, 
Athletic  Association,  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Edgewater  Golf  Club,  the  Exmoor 
Country  Club,  and  the  Anandale  Golf  Club 
of  Pasadena,  Cal.  He  was  born  May  16, 
1867,  in  Zanesville,  Ohio ;  and  received  a 
technical  education.  He  is  president  of  the 
New  York  Products  Corporation  of  Chica 
go  ;  and  vice-president  of  the  Westerlin 
and  Campbell  Company.  In  1889  he  married 
Miss  Ada  S.  Mullin,  of  San  Francisco;  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  the 
Parkway  Hotel,  Chicago,  111. 

Pilsbry,  Mrs.  Frank  W.,  President  of  the 
Lake  View  Musical  Society,  with  a  mem 
bership  of  five  hundred.  She  resides  at  the 
Parkway  Hotel,  Chicago,  111. 

Pinkerton,  D.  M.,  President  of  the  Nelson 
Gallery  of  Art.  He  resides  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo. 


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Pillsworth,  Thomas  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  175  Remsen  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Miles  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pinanske,  Nathan,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  101  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Tie 
is  a  director  of  the  Shawmnt  Theatre  Com 
pany  an  other  corporations. 

Pincus,  Alexander  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di- 
rector,  of  200  West  Fiftieth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Grec- 
ly  Square  Leasing  and  Improvement  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Pincus,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  200 
West  Fiftieth  Street,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Simpson-Fox  Realty 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Pine,  John  B.,  Business  President,  of  63 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Gramercy  Park  Associa 
tion  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pirce,  James  A.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  ot 
Turks  Head  Building,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Rhode  Island 
Electric  Protective  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Pirrung,  G.  F.,  Business  Manager,,  of 
Ravenswood,  Chicago,  111.  He  was  educated 
in  the  Chicago  public  schools,  and  at  the 
University  of  Michigan.  Since  1902  he  has 
been  general  manager  of  the  Pirrung  Man 
ufacturing  Company.  He  resides  at  4452 
Greenview  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Pitz,  John  F.,  Business  President,  of  288 
Scholes  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  meiit- 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  Pitz  and  Weber  Iron  Foun 
dry,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Piva,  Celestino,  Director,  of  46  Union 
Square  East,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Italian  Press  Publishing  As 
sociation  and  other  corporations. 

Pizzini,  Andrew  J.,Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 


rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Railway  Improvement  Company 

Plantinga,  Pierre,Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  1900  Euclid  Avenue, 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec.  21, 
1871,  in  Bolsward,  Netherlands.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  identified  with  business 
affairs;  and  is  president  of  the  Gas  Mach 
inery  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Platt,  Edward  C.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  253  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Exchange 
National  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Platt,  Rutherford  Hayes,  Lawyer  and 
Railroad  President,  of  414  East  Broad 
Street,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  Sept.  6, 
1853,  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
of  his  city  and  state;  and  has  filled  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  president  of  the  Colum 
bus  and  Jenia  Railroad  Company  of  Col 
umbus,  Ohio;  and  is  interested  in  various 
other  corporations.  During  the  World- War 
he  was  chairman  of  the  Local  Draft  Board 
Number  Three,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Plaut,  Herman,  Business  President,  of 
434  East  Twenty-third  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lighting 
Fixture  Association,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Plew,  James  E.,  Treasurer  of  323  South 
LaSalle  Street,  was  born  in  1862  in  Illinois. 
He  is  treasurer  of  the  Chicago  Towel  Com 
pany;  treasurer  of  the  Robert  M.  Cutting 
Company;  and  president  of  the  Sears  San 
itary  Baking  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  the  Aero  "Club 
and  the  Oak  Park  Country  Club. 

Poague,  Charles  Martin,  Business  Man 
and  Bank  President,  of  East  Sixty-third 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Aug.  23, 
1856,  in  Xehia,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at 
Kenyon  College.  He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs.  He  is 
president  of  firm  of  McKay  and  Poague. 
He  married  Miss  Catherine  W.  Smith;  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  5100 
Kimbark  Avenue,  Chicago,  HI. 


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Plimpton,  Herbert  M.,  Director,  of  60 
Congress  Street,Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
director  of  the  Holliston  Mills  and  other 
corporations. 

Polhemus,  John  H.,  President  of  the  Pre 
sidio  Golf  Club.  He  was  born  in  1878  in 
Seattle,  Wash.;  and  in  1899  he  graduated 
from  the  Stanford  University.  He  is  a  suc 
cessful  importer  and  exporter  of  149  Cali 
fornia  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
vice-president  of  his  firm.  In  1907  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Jane  Wilshire;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Walnut 
and  Jackson  Streets,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Pollard,  Harry  Gilmore,  of  Lowell,  Mass. 
He  is  connected  with  the  Central  Savings 
Bank  of  Lowell,  Mass.  He  is  president  of 
the  Vesta  Country  Club. 

Pollock  Walter  B.,  Business  President,  of 
Beaver  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  New  York  Products  Ex 
change,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Pomeroy,  Daniel  E.,  Director,  of  16  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  International  Agriculture  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Pond,  Henry  W.,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Sound  Power  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pond,  William  Spencer,Member  of  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  Music  and  Art.  He  is 
historian  of  the  Amphion  Society.  His  ad 
dress  is  Northern  Life  Building,  Seattle, 
Wash. 

Poole,  Frederic,Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  May  15,  1863,  in  Yorkshire, 
England.  He  has  lectured  widely  in  the 
United  States,  Europe  and  China;  and  also 
gives  oriental  dramatic  Recitals.  He  resides 
at  5307  North  Thirteenth  Street,  Logan, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Poor,  Ruel  W.,  Business  President,  of 
200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  president  of  the  Garfield  National  Bank, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pope,  Amy  Elizabeth,Member  of  the  Wo 
man's  Club.  She  was  born  June  30,  1869, 
in  Quebec,  Canada.  In  1914-20  she  was 
visiting  instructor  to  Schools  of  Nursing, 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  She  is  the  author  of 
Practical  Nursing.  She  resides  at  2202  Ca 
lifornia  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Pope,  Benjamin,  Director,  of  774  Albany 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Pope  Lumber  Company 

Pope,  Charles,  Manufacturer  and  CapiU- 
ist,  of  208  North  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago 
111.  He  was  president  of  the  Charles  Pope 
Glucose  Company;  and  a  director  in  otliev 
corporations.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Charles  Pope  Beet  Sugar  Factory  of  River- 
dale,  111.,  with  offices  in  Chicago,  111. 

Pope,  Christopher  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  8  West  Fortieth  Street,New  Yorl: 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Frank  A. 
Munsey  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Pope,  George  A.,  Business  President,  of 
Kohl  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bank  of  Burlingame  and 
other  corporations. 

Pope,  Gustavus  D.,  President  of  the  So 
ciety  of  Arts  and  Crafts.  He  resides  at 
25  Watson  Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Poppenheim,  Mary  B.,  Member  of  the 
the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution, 
the  Vassar1  Alumnae  Association,  the 
South  Carolina  Historical  Society,  and 
the  Ladies  Benevolent  'Society.  She  is 
president  of  the  General  United  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy.  She  resides  at  31 
Meeting  Street,  Charleston,  S.C. 

Poppler,  Irma  Erwin  (Mrs.  J.  A.),  Mem 
ber  of  various  musical  clubsand  societies. 
She  has  attained  success  as  a  pianist.  She 
is  the  wife  of  Mr.  J.  A.  Poppler,  president 
of  the  Poppler  Piano  Company.  She  re 
sides  in  Grand  Forks,  N.D. 

Porter,  Chester  P.,  President  of  the  Wor 
cester  Oratorio  Society,  with  a  member 
ship  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  and 
women.  He  resides  at  Worcester,  Mass. 


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Porter,  Alexander  Jeffrey,  Manufactur 
er,  of  Niagara  Falls,  N.Y.,  was  born  June 
29,  1863,  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.Y.  In  1893 
he  became  treasurer  and  subsequently  pres 
ident  of  the  Natural  Food  Company,  which 
company  is  now  world-wide  known  as  the 
Shredded  Wheat  Company,  of  which  lie  is 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  with 
hcaduqarters  of  the  corporation  in  Niagara 
Falls,  N.Y.  He  is  also  director  of  the  Ni 
agara  River  and  Eastern  Railway;  and  a 
director  of  the  Bank  of  Niagara,  and  other 
corporations.  For  eleven  years  he  was 
commissioner  of  the  New  York  State  Res 
ervation  at  Niagara,  and  other  corpora 
tions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Niagara  Club. 
the  Niagara  Country  Club,  and  the  Buf 
falo  Country  Club.  In  1894  he  married 
Miss  Margaret  Maud  Langmuir  of  Tor, 
onto,  Canada;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  three  daughters  now  living; 
and  resides  in  winter  in  Niagara  Falls, 
and  in  the  summer  months  in  Lewiston 
Heights,  N.Y.,  in  his  home  known  as  Pen- 
jerrick  House. 

Porter,  Florence  Collins,  Member  of  tho 
Woman's  City  Club.  She  was  born  Aug. 
14,  1853,  in  Caribou,  Maine.  In  1909  she 
was  president  of  the  Los  Angeles  County 
Equal  Suffrage  League;  and  in  19V2  was 
been  a  member  of  the  Republican  Women's 
a  presidential  elector.  Since  1918  she  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Republican  Womem 
National  Executive  Committee.  She  is  the 
author  of  Maine  Men  and  Women  in 
Southern  California..  She  resides  in  South 
Pasadena,  Cal. 

Porter,  Mrs.  Gene  Stratton,  Journalist, 
Illustrator  and  Author,  of  Geneva,  Ind., 
was  born  in  1868,  in  Wabash  County,  Ind. 
She  is  the  author  and  illustrator  of  The 
Song  of  the  Cardinal  and  other  works. 

Porter,  George  D.,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  1421  Walnut  Street,  Phil 
adelphia,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  the  Art 
Club,  the  Philadelphia  Cricket  Club,  the 
City  Club,  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  Sept. 
8,  1875,  near  Vinton,  Iowa;  and  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Temple  University  of  Phila 
delphia.  Since  1917  he  has  been  vice-pres 


ident  and  treasurer  of  R.  H.  Dollings 
Company.  Fir  six  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Philadelphia  City  Council.  In  1897 
he  married  Miss  Margaret  Mayhew;  and 
they  have  one  son ;  and  reside  at  591  (i 
Wayne  Avenue,  Germantown,  Pa. 

Porter,  Luther  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  435  East  Twenty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  J.  J.  Little  and  Ives  Company. 

Porter,  Washington  T.,  Trustee  of  the 
Public  Public  Library.  He  is  an  attorney- 
at-law  of  the  Fourth  National  Bank  Build 
ing,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  born  Feb. 
22,  1850;  and  was  educated  in  the  Chick- 
ering  Institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Since 
1891  he  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Public  Li^- 
brary  of  Cincinnati.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Cincinnati  Southern  Railroad;  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Alder 
men.  In  1871  he  married  Miss  Flora  Rofr- 
inson;  and  they  have  a  family  of  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Porter,  William  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  3, 
1861,  in  Middlebury,  Vt.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Compa 
ny.  He  resides  at  45  East  Sixty-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Porter,  William  H.,  Director,  of  23  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  o|f 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Pere  Marquette  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Porter,  William  S.,  President  of  the  Oak 
land  Art  Association.  He  resides  in  Oak" 
land,  Cal. 

Post,  Alice  Thatcher,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  June  8, 
1853,  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1906-13  she  was 
managing  editor  of  the  Woman's  Peace 
Party.  She  resides  at  2513  Twelfth  Street, 
Washington,  D.C. 

Potter,  Charles  H.,  Business  President, 
of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  C.  W.  Chadwick  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
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Potter,  Delbert  Maxwell,  Mining  Engi 
neer,  of  Clifton,  Ariz.;  and  a  mem)  er  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
Dec.  25,  1863,  in  Canton,  Ohio.  He  is 
president  of  the  Southern  National  High 
ways  Association. 

Potter,  E.  Clifford,  Business  President, 
of  30  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  meber  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Montana 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Potter,  Edward  0.,  Vice-president  and 
Director  ,of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Brook 
lyn  Eastern  Terminal;  and  vice-president 
of  the  Appletree  Farm,  Incorporate;!. 

Potter,  Edwin  A.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  140 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
'of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  China,  Japan  and  South 
America  Trading  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Potter,  Eliphalet  N".,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  5  Nassau  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  club-i  nirl 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Potter  Brothers  Company.  He 'is  a  director 
of  the  Atlantic  Fruit  Company  and  a  di 
rector  of  Poor's  Publishing  Company.  H° 
is  prominenty  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Potter,  Frederick  G.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  30  East  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Star 
Holding  Company,  and  a  director  in  oilier 
corporations. 

Potter,  George  Milton,  Member  of  the 
Alton  Rotary  Club.  He  is  president  of 
the  Shurtleff  College.  He  resides  at  3021 
Leverett  Avenue,  Alton,  111. 

Potter,  James  Brown,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  59  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Manchester 
Land  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Potter,  Eobert  S.,  Director,  of  40  Water 
Clrcet,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 


various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Foreign  Credit  Corporation 
and  other  corporatons. 

Potter,  William  C.,  Director,  of  140 
Broadway,  New  York  Ciey;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Agricultural  Products  Cor 
poration  an  dother  corporations. 

Potterto,  Alfred  B.,  Business  President, 
of  67  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Tottenville  Natioir.il 
Bank,  and  a  director  in  various  other  cmbs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Tot- 
tenvilla  National  Bank,  and  a  director  in 
various  other  corporations. 

Potts,  Charles  E.,  Business  President, 
of  81  Franklin  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Linen  Fabrics 
Importing  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Potts,  Eobert  Joseph,  Civil  Engineer  and 
Contractor,  of  the  Amicable  Building,  Wa 
co,  Texas.  He  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  Strawn  College,  and  the  degrees  of 
B.S.  and  C.E.  from  the  Texas  Agricultural 
and  Mechanical  College.  He  is  now  a  suc 
cessful  consulting  engineer  and  contractor; 
and  a  director  of  the  Texas  Road  Builders 
Association.  He  has  been  pivsidi-nl  <:!'  th." 
Texas  Section  of  the  American  Society  of 
Civil  Engineers.  In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Esther  Bornwell  Davis;  and  they  have  t\,  > 
sons  and  reside  in  Waco,  Texas. 

Potts,  William  B.,  Director,  of  111 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Exchange  Court  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Pouch,  Alonzo  B.,  Business  President,  of 
17  State  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H^ 
is  president  of  the  American  Dock  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pouch,  Arnold  C.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor.,  of  17  State  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Wharf 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Pouch,  William  H.,  Business  President, 
of  17  State  Street,  New  York  City;  and 

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a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies, 
lie  is  president  of  the  Marine  Power  Sales 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 

Poucher,  Frank  C.,  Business  President, 
of  381  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
''ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Atlantic  City 
Sewerage  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Powel,    De    Veaux,    Business    President, 
20  Broadway,  New  York  City;  an  da  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  is 
president   of   the   Poxvelton   Bar.';-?   Compa 
ny  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Powell,  Joseph  W.,  Business  President, 
of  Quincy,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Fore  River  Shipbuilding  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Powell,  Omar,  Business  President,  of  220 
Brodway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Allen  Kelly  Company  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Powers,  Augustin  J.,  Business  President, 
of  137  West  Thirty-seventh  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pow- 
<  rs  Photo  Engraving  Company, 

Powers,  Mrs.  Frederick  W.,  President 
of  the  Grand  Rapids  Art  Association.  She 
resides  at  the  Monument  Square  Build 
ing,  Monroe  Avenue,  North  east,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 

Powers,  Patrick  A.,  Director,  of  1600 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Motion  Picture  Realty 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Foylison,  Charles  Ford,  Member  or  the 
Civic  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  26,  1865,  in 
Pluckemin,  N.J.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
an  organizer  and  general  secretary  of  the 
National  Chill  Welfare  Association.  His 
address  is  70  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Pratt,  Addison  S.,  Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  N( :w  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
v:rt:ou>  flubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Mexican  Sun  Oil  Company 
an.l  other  corporations. 


Pratt,  Charles  A.  B.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Greeley  Square  Hotel 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 

Pratt,  Charles  M.,  Director  ,of  26  Broad- 
wey,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Self-Winding  Clock  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Pratt,  E.  G.,  Lawyer,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer,  of  Title  nlsurance  Building,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May  2, 
1874,  in  Shanghai,  China.  Since  1904  he 
has  been  a  resident  of  California;  and  is 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Janeway, 
Beach  and  Pratt,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Southern  Califor 
nia  Iron  and  Steel  Company,  and  treasur 
er  of  the  Steel  and  Iron  Investment  Com 
pany.  He  has  one  son ;  and  resides  at  303 
South  New  Hampshire  Street,  Los  Angel 
es,  Cal. 

Pratt,  Frederick  B.,  Business  President, 
of  215  Ryerson  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Chelsea  Fibre 
Mills,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Pratt,  George  D.,  Director,  of  26  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Sherman  and  Sons  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Pratt,  George  Dupont,  Business  Man 
and  Welfare  Worker,  of  New  York  City, 
wsn  born  Aug.  10,  1869,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
Tie  is  treasurer  and  trustee  of  Pratt  Insti 
tute;  and  director  of  the  Thrift.  Since 
101.r)  he  has  been  commissioner  of  eon- 
?-<rvat'on  of  the  State  of  New  York. 

Pratt,  Harold  I.,  Director,  of  26  Broad 
way,  NTew  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societes.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Express  Compariy  and 
o'Ver  corporations. 

Pratt,  John  Barnes,  Publisher,  of  30 
Irving  Place,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Oct.  lo,  1865.  Since  1883  he  has  been  con 
nected  with  the  firm  of  A.S.  Barnes  and 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  member 


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of  the  Founders  and  Patriots  of  America 
Club,  the  Booksellers  League  of  New  York 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  In 
1907  he  married  Miss  Mabel  C.  Dodge; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter,  and  reside  in  MontalrJr, 
N.J. 

Pratt,  John  T.,  Business  President,  and 
Director,  and  Trustee,  of  7  East  Sixty-first 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Joint  Securities  Association, 
and  president  of  the  Thornapple  Gas  and 
Electric  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Finance  and  Trading  Corporation,  the  J. 
G.  White  Management  Corporation,  the 
National  Weekly  Corporation,  and  half-a- 
dozen  other  corporations.  He  is  a  trustee 
of  the  Pratt  Institute. 

Pratt,  Samuel,  Business  President,  of  1 
West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  United1 
Advertising  Company,  an  da  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pray,  James  Sturgis,  Member  of  the 
American  Society  of  Landscape  Archi 
tects,  the  American  City  Planning  Institu 
tion,  the  Appalachian  National  Club,  and 
the  National  Parks  Association.  He  is  a 
Charles  Eliot  professor,  and  chairman  of 
the  Harvard  University  School  of  Land 
scape  Architecture.  He  lias  been  president 
of  the  Society  of  Landscape  Architects, 
and  trustee  of  the  American  Academy  in 
Rome.  He  resides  at  50  Garden  Street, 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Prentice,  Alfred  Carlyle,  Member  of  the 
Board  of  Governors  of  The  West  Club 
of  New  York  City,  The  Pyrimid  Lodge  of 
Masons,  and  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  was 
born  Feb.  18,  1875,  in  Adams  Centre,  N.Y. ; 
and  was  educated  at  the  Alfred  University, 
Columbia  Universty,  and  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons.  He  is  vice-pres 
ident  of  the  New  York  Physicians  Mutual 
Aid  Association;  and  secretary  of  the$ 
Medico-Surgical  Society  of  New  York.  He" 
is  the  president  of  the  Indian  Riv°r  Fruit 
of  the  Indian  River  Fruit  Company,  and 
Company.  He  is  the  author  of  Physiology 
und  Hygiene  and  numerous  other  medical 


books.  In  1897  he  married  Miss  Lily  S. 
La  Forge;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one 
son  and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  220 
West  Seventy-eighth  Street,  New  York 
City. 

Prentice,  Bernon  S.,  Director,  of  115 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Phillips  Petroleum  Com.- 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Prentice,  Mrs.  J  .H.,  President  of  the 
Bellingham  Woman's  Music  Club,  with  a 
mefbership  of  one  hundred  women.  She 
resides  at  222  North  Forest  Street,  Bal- 
lingham,  Wash. 

Prentice,  Thomas  J.,  Merchant,  of  De- 
catur,  111.,  was  born  April  10,  1870,  in 
Hamilton,  Mo.  For  many  years  he  was 
secretary  of  the  Scruggs-Vandervoort- 
Barney  Dry  Goods  Company  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  He  is  president  of  teh  Linn  and 
Scruggs  Dry  Goods  and  Carpet  Company. 
In  1892  he  married  Miss  Minnie  B.  John 
son;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  reside  at  34.1  West  Decatur  Street, 
Decatur,  111. 

Prentis,  Russell  E.,  Director,  of  52  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Lloyds  Plate  Glass  Insur 
ance  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Prentiss,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Tie 
is  president  of  Henry  Prentiss  and  Com 
pany,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
and  has  held  various  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Presbrey,  Edward  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City: 
and  a,  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  pi'esident  of  the  Investigation 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Prescott,  Charles  J.,  Director  ,of  1!  J 
Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  For 
many  years  he  has  been  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  is  n~»w 
connected  with  the  Proctor  Ellison  Com 
pany.  He  has  held  various  positions  of 


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trust  and  honor;  and  is  a  member  of  sev 
eral  organizations. 

Prest,  William  M.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  Tremont  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
Heis  a  director  of  the  State  Street  Trust 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Preston,  Elwyn  G.,  Director,  of  69  Tre 
mont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Second  National  Bank  of 
Boston  and  other  corporations. 

Preston,  Frances  Folsom,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  July  21, 
1864,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  In  1917-18  she 
was  secretary  of  the  committee  on  the  Na 
tional  Security  League.  She  resides  in 
Princeton,  N.J. 

Previtali,  Gusiseppe,  Business  President, 
of  127  East  Fifty-seventh  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Hey 
day  Amusement  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Price,  Alan  D.,  Secretary  of  the  West 
Palm  Beach  Chamber  of  Commerce;  and 
a  member  of  the  American  Legion  and 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  Oct.  16, 
1884.  in  Elkton,  Md. ;  and  was  educated  at 
the  University  of  Maryland,  the  Univer 
sity  of  Lyons,  studied  languages,  political 
economy,  social  economics,  and  graduated 
in  law  in  1904.  He  has  been  advertising 
manager  for  a  publishing  company;  Amer 
ican  vice-consul  and  served  with  the  Uni 
ted  States  Army  Expeditionary  Forces. 
In  1920  he  married  Miss  Hilda  A.  Abbott; 
and  they  reside  at  West  Palm  Beach,  Fla. 

Price,   Charles  B.,   Director,   of  511   At 
lantic;  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  rnem 
her  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  is 
a    director    of    the    Salem    Electric    Light 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Price,  Edgar  F.,  Business  President,  of 
30  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City:  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Union 
Carbide  Company,  and  a  director  of  other 
corporations. 

Price,  Edward  Valentine,  Merchant 
and  Manufacturer,  of  Market  and  Van 
Buren  Streets,  Chicago,  111.,  was  borii 


March  9,  1856,  in  Savannah,  Mo.  In  1873 
he  went  West;  taught  country  school  and 
worked  as  a  cowboy  in  Oregon.  He  drove 
a  stage  on  the  Western  Overland,  and 
worked  in  silver  mines  in  Nevada.  He 
then  traveled  for  wholesale  clothing  man 
ufacturers  for  twelve  years.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  Ed.  V.  Price  and  Company,  whole 
sale  tailors.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Athletic  Association,  the  Exmoor 
Country  Club,  the  Union  League  Club,  and 
the  Chicago  Press  Club.  In  1884  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Emma  Sharp  of  Pueblo,  Colo.; 
and  they  reside  in  Highland  Park,  111. 

Price,  Floyd,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
21  East  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  D.  and  L.1 
Building  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Prior,  Parley  A.,  Director,  of  621  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  McCrory  Stores  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Price,  Raymond  B.,  Business  President, 
of  1133  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rubber  Regenerating 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor 
ations. 

Price,  Silas  Eber,  Clergyman  and  Col 
lege  President,  of  Ottawa,  Kan.;  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was 
born  Feb.  28,  1860,  in  Newark,  Ohio. 
Since  1906  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Ottawa  University  of  Kansas. 

Price,   Thomas,   Secretary  and  Director, 

*r  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;   and  a 

member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He 

i*  a  director  of  the  Union  Land  Company 

and   other   corporations. 

Price,  Victor,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor,  of  119  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  vice-president  of  and  direc 
tor  of  the  New  York  Merchandise  Compa 
ny,  importers  and  manufacturers  of  fan 
cy  goods  and  small  wares.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business,  public  and 
social  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
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Prichitt,  Hugh  K.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  GO  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  member  of  Priclritt  and 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Ajaz 
Rubber  Company,  the  Caddo  Central  Oijl 
a.nd  Refining  Corporation,  the  National 
Conduit  and  Cable  Company,  the  Redden 
Motor  Truck  the  Transcontinental  Oil 
Company,  arid  of  Weber  and  Heilbronner. 

Prime,  William  C.,  Director,  of  2  Hec 
tor  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  United  States  Collecting 
Service  and  other  corporations. 

Prince,  Alan  Charles,  Manufacturer 
and  Business  President,  of  2145  Franklin 
Street,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  Aug.  22, 
1889,  in  Sandwich,  Ontario,  Canada.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Detroit  Church  Acad 
emy,  and  at  the  Ridley  College  of  St. 
Catharines,  Ont.  Since  1913  he<  has  been 
president  and  general  manager  of  the 
United  Forge  and  Machine  Company.  For 
many  years  he  was  Cost  Accountant  of  the 
Groat  Lakes  Engineering  Works.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Windsor  Club,  the  Essex 
County  Golf  Club,  and  the  Country  Club. 
In  1910  he  married  Miss  Florence  Reaome, 
daughter  of  the  Hon.  J.  0.  Reaome;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Windsor,  Ont. 

Prince,  Frederick  H.,  Directqr,  of  Ames 
Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Chicago  Junction  Railway 

Prindville,  John  J.,  Business  President, 
of  4  Post  Office  Square,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bankers 
Building  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations.  He  resides  in  Boston, 
Mass. 

Pritchard,  Hugh  F.,  Business  President 
of  41  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  ft 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  York  and  Hast 
ings  Steamboat  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Pritchard,  William  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  32  East  Twenty-third 'Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 


and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Auto- 
phone  Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Proctor,  Frederick  F.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  156  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  F.  F.  Proctors 
Yonkers  Grand  Theatre  Company,  Icorpor- 
ated  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Prosser,  Seward,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  May  1,  1871,  in 
Buffalo,  N.Y.  Since  1914  he  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Bankers  Trust  Company.  He 
resides  in  Englewood,  N.J. 

Prouty,  Almond  S.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  382  West  Broadway, 
New  York  City,  was  born  July  13,  1875. 
He  is  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  J.  L. 
Prouty Js  Sons;  director  of  the  New  York 
Fur  Auction  Sales  Corporation;  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Brookhaven  Estates.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  New  York  Raw  Fur 
Merchants  Association. 

Pryor,  Samuel  F.,  Business  President,  of 
233  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Remington  Arms  and 
Ammunition  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pulleyn,  John  J.,  Business  President,  of 
51  Chambers  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Emigranat  Industri 
al  Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Pulliam.  L.  J.,  Business  President,  of 
Springfield,  III.,  was  born  March  (),  1881, 
in  Glenarm.  HI.  He  was  educated  in  Spring 
field,  111.  Since  1915  he  has  been  operating 
coal  mines  in  Central  Illinois;  and  is  now 
president  of  the  Illinois  Coal  Association, 
the  Union  League  Club  of  Chicago,  and 
Old  Colony  Club.  He  is  a  thirty-second 
degree  Mason.  In  1908  he  married  Miss 
Mabel  Shieff;  and  they  reside  at  1020 
South  Seventh  Street,  Springfield,  111. 

Purdy,  W.  Frank,  President  of  the  Art 
Alliance  of  America.  He  resides  at  10 
East  Forty-seventh  Street,  Manhattar. 
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Pullum,  Howard  J.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  129  Front 
Street,  New  York  City:  and  a  member  oC 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary 
and  director  of  the  West  India  Sugar  Fi 
nance  Corporation.  He  is  president  of  the 
Sugar  Merchants  .Incorporated,  lie 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Palma  Sugar 
Company,  and  of  a  dozen  other  corpora 
tions.  He  resides  on  Riverside  Drive,  New 
York  City. 

Purdy,  Lawson,  Member  o  the  Cury 
rector  of  the  Lynn  (las  and  Electric,  Coin- 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  13,  1803,  in  Hyde 
Park,  N.Y.  Since  1917  he  lias  been  general 
director  of  the  Charity  Organization  Soci 
ety  City  of  New  York. 

Purinton,  Cha  les  S.,  Director,  of  ;,5  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  isa  di- 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Putnam,    George,    Director,    of"   50    Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.    He  isa  di 
rector  of  the  Woodward  iron  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Pynchon,  George  M.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Firm  of  Pyn 
chon  and  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Cosmopolitan  Shipping  Company,  the  Fed 
eral  Export  Corporation,  and  the  Gallaiule! 
Aircraft  Corporation.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  .of  trust  and 
honro. 

Pyne,  M.  T?ylor,  Jr.,  Businuss  President, 
of  25  West  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Steel 
Equipment  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Pyne,  Percy  R.,  Business  Preside] it,  oT 
20  Exchange  Place,  Xew  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Deer  Range  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Quealy,  Patrick  J.,  Operator  and  Banker, 

of  Kemmerer,  Wyo. ;  and  a  member  of  the 

Alta   Club,  and   the   Rock    Mountain   Club 

of  New  York.  He  was  born  March  17,  1857, 

in  Ireland;  ad  received  a  business  college 


education.  He  organized  and  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Kern- 
merer  and  of  other  banks  and  corporations. 

Quimby,  Louis  S.,  Banker  and  Director, 
of  754  Broaway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societes.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Columbia  Bank, 
and  a  director  of  the  Irving  Safe  Deposit 
Company.  He  is  prominently  idenified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Quinn,  John,  Business  President,  of  33 
Nassau  .Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Key  Inves'.ment  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Quinn,  Martin  J.,  Business  President,  of 
80  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He.  is 
president  of  the  Commercial  Acetylene 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Quinn,  Peter,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  511  Canal  Street,  New  York  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  Foc:eties.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Central  Brewing  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations 

Quinn,  Thomas  J.,  Business  President,  of 
3()9  East  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Bronx  National  Bank  of  the  City 
of  New  York,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Quinton,  Cornelia  Bentley  Sage,  Member 
of  the  National  Institution  of  Social  Sci 
ences,  the  school  Art  League;  and  in  1918 
was  elected  vice-president  of  the  School 
Art  Association.  She  is  also  a  honorary 
associate  member  of  the  Guild  of  Bo  ton 
Artists.  She  was  born  in  1880  in  Buffalo, 
N.Y. ;  and  has  received  diploma  for  studies 
in  Latin,  French,  English  and  Spanish.  In 
1904  she  received  a  prize  in  the  painting 
class  of  the  Art  Students  League  of  Buffa 
lo,  N.Y.  In  1911  she  was  appointed  presi 
dent  of  the  Buffalo  Society  of  Artists,  and 
the  same  year  was  appointed  honorary 
president  of  teh  Guild  of  Allied  Artists. 
She  is  present  organizing  all  the  exhibitions 
for  the  Albright  Art  Gallery.  Her  address 
is  The  Buffalo  F'ne  Arts  Academy,  Al 
bright  Art  Gallery,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 


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Rabell,  William  H.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  113  West  Fifty-first 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  ot" 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Independent  Movie  Supply  Compa 
ny.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Mathews 
Lighting  Company  of  New  York,  and  pre 
sident  of  the  William  H.  Rabell  Enter 
prises. 

Rabenold,  Ellwood  M.,  Director,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City,  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Atlantic  Paper  and  Pulp  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Rabiner, Herbert  H., Treasure]-  and  Direc 
tor,  of  725  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  treasurer  and  a  director  of  S.  Nai- 
tove  and  Company,  Incorporated. He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Rackeman,  Charles  S.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  75  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Or 
iental  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rackeman,  Felix,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  75  Ames  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Northwestern  Leather 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Radley,  Emma  M.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  1517  Broadway,  New  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  She  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Hotel  Astor,  Incoporated.  She  is  identified 
Avith  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Radway,  William  S.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  23  Beach  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties,  lie  is  treasurer,  director  and  general 
manager  of  The  Credit  Reporting  Company 
of  New  England.  He  is  executor  of  the  Es 
tate  of  Eldore  M.  Aldrich,  and  trustee  of 
the  Heirs  of  Cyrenus  Aldrich  of  Worcester, 
Mass.  He  is  president  of  the  National  As 
sociation  of  Mercantile  Agencies. 

Raffetto,  Joseph  L.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  408  West  Thirteenth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 


clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary,  treas 
urer  and  director  of  the  Blublaze  Motor 
Specialties  Corporation;  and  vice-president 
of  the  firm  of  G.  R.  Raffetto. 

Rainey,  Paul  J.,  Business  President,  of' 
52  Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Matlock  Coal  and 
Iron  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Ramsay,  Dick  S.,  Director,  of  295  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Brooklyn  City  Railroad  Company 

Ramsey,  George,  Business  President,  of 
900  Ocean  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Leslie  Chemical  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ramsperger,  Herman  G-.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  400  Allaire  Avenue,  Leonia,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  H.  G.  Ramsperger 
and  Company;  and  prominent  in  business 
and  public  affairs. 

Rand,  R.  LF.,  Director,  of  Terminal 
Building,  New  York' City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Staten  Island  Midland  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rand,  Waldron  H.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  the  Union  Club,  the  New  Rid 
ing  Club,  the  Harvard  Club,  and  the  Brae 
Burn  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  8,  1876,  in 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  was  educated  at  the 
Boston  Law  School,  and  at  Harvard  Univ- 
ersity.  Since  1898  he  has  been  engaged  in 
business  in  the  City  of  Boston;  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Suffolk  Bar.  He  is  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Security  Safe  Deposit  Com 
pany;  and  vice-president  and  secretary  of 
the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company.  In 
1899  he  married  Miss  Gertrude  M.  Mackay; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in 
Newton  Center,  Mass. 

Randall,  Charles  Hiram,  Prohibitionist 
and  Congressman,  of  Los  Angeles,  CaJ., 
•was  born  July  23,  1865,  in  Auburn,  Neb. 
Since  1915  he  has  been  a  member  of  Con 
gress,  and  is  now  serving  his  term  of  1919- 
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Randall,  William  B.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  66  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Security  Trans- 
ferand  Register  Company.  He  is  president 
of  tlie  Electro-Coach  Corporation,  and  pre 
sident  of  the  \Vin\vah  Park  Realty  Compa 
ny.  Tie  is  vice-president  of  the  Guantanamo 
City  Land  and  Development  Company,  and 
vice-president  of  the  Consolidated  Nevada- 
Utah  Mines  Corporation.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Coal  and  Iron  National  Bank  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  and  of  half  a  do/en  oth 
er  corporations. 

Randolph,  Harrison,  Educator  and  Col 
lege  President,  of  170  Rutledge  Avenue, 
Charleston,  S.C.,  was  horn  Dec.  8,  1871,  in 
New  Orleans,  La.  He  was  educated  at  the 
University  of  Virginia.  He  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  mathematics  in  the  University  of 
Arkansas,  since  1897  he  lias  been  president 
of  the  College  of  Charleston.  In  1919-20  he 
was  spec!;)!  assistant  in  the  Department  of 
State,  of  Washington,  D.C.  In  1911  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Louise  Wagener,  and  they  reside 
at  179  Rutledge  Avenue,  Charleston,  S.C. 

Rankin,  Jeanette,  Member  of  the  Mis- 
soule  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Juns 
11,  1880,  in  Missoula,  Mont.  In  1909  she 
was  a  social  worker  in  Seattle,  Wash.  In 
1917-19  she  was  a  member  of  Congress  for 
Montana,  being  the  h'rsf  woman  ever  elec 
ted  for  the  United  States  Congress.  She  re 
sides  in  Missoula,  Mont. 

Ransbottom,  F.  M.  Business  President, 
of  Zanesville,  Ohio4,  and  a  member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies:  He  is  president 
of  the  American  Clay  Produce  Company 

Rantoul,  Neal,  Director,  of  50  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Sturtevant  Aeroplane  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Raphel,  Edward  M.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Kmrit  Trading  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rapp,  Charles  G., Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-fifth 


Street  and  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Harlem 
Branch  of  the  Chelsea  Exchange  Bank.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Carpet  Clean 
ing  and  Weaving  Company;  and  is  promin 
ent  .in  business  and  public  affairs. 

Rapp,  John  W.,  Business  President,  ot 
415  First  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Corina  Investing  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Raskob,  John  J.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  the  Du  Pont  Building,  Wilming 
ton,  Del. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Wilmington 
Club,  the  Wilmington  Country  Club,  the 
Detroit  Club,  the  Detroit  Athletic  Club, 
the  Bankers  Club,  the  Metropolitan  Club, 
and  the  Manufacturers  Club.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Du  Pont  American  Indus 
tries,  the  E.  I.  Du  Pont  de  Nemours  ana 
Company  of  Wilmington,  the  General  Mo 
tors  Corporation,  and.  the  General  Motor 
Acceptance  Corporation  of  New  York.  He 
is  also  a  director  of  the  American  Surety 
Company,  the  Chatham  and  Phoenix  Nat 
ional  Bank  of  New  York,  the  Chevrolet 
Motor  Company  of  Delaware,  the  Christia 
na  Securities  Company  of  Wilmington,  and 
the  Mercantile  Trust  and  Deposit  Company 
of  New  York.  In  1906  he  married  Miss  He 
lena  Springer  Green;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  three  sons  and  eight  daughters;  and 
reside  at  Archmore,  Claymont,  Del. 

Rascovar,  Harry,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  14  Stone  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president,  treasurer  ana 
director  of  Albert  Frank  and  Company.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  ana 
public  affairs;  and  lias  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Ratshesky,  Abraham,  Business  President 
of  30  Court  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  States  Trust 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Ravenel,  Mazyck  P.,  President  of  the 
American  Public  Health  Association.  He 
resides  in  Columbj  Mr- 


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Rau,  Alfred  M.,  Business  President,  ot 
505  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Washington  Arch  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Ravenel,  W.  de  C.,  of  Washington,  D.C., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  administrative  assistant  of  the 
Smithsonian  Institution  of  United  States 
National  Museum  of  Washington,  D.C. 

Rawl,  Herbert  F.,  Business  President,  of 
51  Chambers  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president,  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Christmas  Club,  a  corporation.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Ray,  Charles,  Member  of  the  M.P.I). A. 
He  was  born  in  1891  in  Jacksonville,  111.; 
and  was  educated  in  Illinois  and  at  the  Los 
Angeles  Polytechnic  School.  For  nearly  five 
years  he  was  engaged  in  music  and  drama 
in  stock  companies  and  vaudeville.  He  be 
gan  his  screen  career  with  the  Ince-Pera. 
He  has  appeared  in  String  Beans,  the  Cow 
ard,  the  Girl  Dodger,  Greased  Lightning, 
Paris  Green,  and  Forty-five  Minutes  from 
Broadway.  He  now  appears  in  the  Charles 
Ray  productions,  and  has  produced  Forty- 
five  Minutes  from  Broadway,  Peaceful  V al 
ley  and  others.  lie  resides  in  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 

Ray,  Louis  D.,  Vice-president  ;uid  Direc 
tor,  of  311  West  Eighty-third  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  and  a  di 
rector  of  The  Berkeley  School. 

Raymer,  Charles  Dean,  Bookseller  and 
Bibliographer,  of  1330  First  A venue.Soattle 
Wash.,  was  born  in  1860  in  Rook  Island, 
111.  In  1885  he  established  the  first  of  eight 
Raymer 's  Old  Book  Stores  in  Minneapolis, 
Minn.  Since  1907  he  has  been  manager  of 
Farmer's  Old  Book  Store  in  Seattle,  Wash. 
He  has  been  the  nominee  from  alderman  to 
mayor  on  the  socialistic  ticket.  He  is  .1 
member  of  all  the  Masonic  bodies. 

Raymond,  Bernard,Director,  of  517  West 
One  Hundred  Thirteenth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 


societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Raymond 
Engineering  Corporation  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Raymond,  H.  E.,  Director,  of  1780  Brou«  - 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the 
Uiiio1:  League  Club  and  other  clubs  and  ^e- 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  B.F.  Good 
rich  Company.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Raymond,  Harry  H.,  Business  President 
;md  Director,  of  Pier  36,  North  River,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Mai- 
lory  Steamship  Company,  and  president  of 
the  Clyde  Steamship  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Gulf  and  Southern  Steamship 
Company,  the  International  Shipping  Cor 
poration,  the  Irving  National  Bank,  the 
New  York  and  Cuba  Mail  Steamship  Com 
pany,  and  the  New  York  and  Porto  Rico 
Steamship  Company. 

Raymond,  Josephine  Hunt  (Mrs.  Jerome 
Hall  Raymond),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  in  Kaneville,  111.  Since 
1915  she  has  been  a  lecturer  for  women's 
clubs  University  extension  societies  and 
similar  organizations.  She  resides  at  748 
Judson  Avenue,  Evanston,  111. 

Raymond,  Maud  Mary  Wotring  (Mrs. 
Paula  Raymond),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  June  29,  1867,  in  Van 
\Yert,  Ohio.  In  1910  she  was  chairman  of 
the  Women's  National  Foreign  Missionary 
Jubilee,  held  in  Denver,  Colo.  She  is  (he 
author  of  The  Kings  Business.  She  resides 
at  1370  California  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Rea,  Paul  M.,  President  of  the  American 
Association  of  Museums.  He  resides  at  the 
Park  Museum,  Providence,  R.I. 

Rea,  Samuel,  Member  of  the  Century 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  21,  1855,  in  Holli- 
daysburg,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  the  Phila 
delphia,  Baltimore  and  Washington  Rail 
road.  He  resides  in  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa. 

Rea,  Samuel,  Business  President,  of  85 
Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Grand  Rapids  and  Indiana 
Railway  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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Rea,  Samuel  Gr.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
.iiid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
lirs.  Me  is  president  of  the  Universal  Car 
Manufacturing  Company.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Imperial  Appliance  Company, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Pressed  Steel 
Manufacturing  Company. 

Read,  Charles  0.,  Business  President,  of 
Slater  Trust  Building.  Pawtucket,  R.T.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  River  Spinning 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Read,  John  A.,  Director,  of  261  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  United  States  Realty  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Read,  Thomas  Thornton,  Metallurgical 
Engineer,  Educator  and  Author,  of  300  Rit- 
tenhouse  Street,Washington,  D.C.,was  born 
Feb.  10,  1880,  in  Monmouth  County,  N.J. 
Since  1919  he  has  been  chief  of  the  Inform 
ation  Bureau  of  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Mines.  He  is  the  author  of  Recent  Cop 
per  Smelting,  Mineral  Production  and  He- 
sources  of  the  Chinese  Empire.  He  resides 
in  Washington,  D.C. 

Read,  William  T.,  Business  President,  or 
15  AVilliam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Copete  Mining  Company 

Ream,  Robert  C.,  Business  President,  of 
•1  Xassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ream,  •  "\Vrighton  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rearick,  Allan  C.,  Director,  of  71  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Reber,  John,  Manufacturer  and  States 
man,  of  Pottsville,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  on 
Feb.  1,  1858,  in  Schuylkill  County,  Pa.  For 
a  number  of  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Sixty-sixth  and  Sixty-seventh  Congres 
ses,  his  present  term  ending  in  1923.  He 
married  Miss  Susan  Ida  Faust;  and  they 


have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  512  West  Market  Street, 
Pottsville,  Pa. 

Rebman,  Francis  J.,  Business  President, 
of  141  West  Thirty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Rebrnan 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified  \\itii 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Redfield,  Heman  J.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  239  West  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Feder 
al  Printing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Redfield,  Tyler  L.,  Business  President,  ot 
311  West  Forty-third  Street,  New  York  Ci- 
o.,  Uni:  -;n  if)  snoi.u?A  jo  .laquiaui  t?  put?  '.A'1) 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Redfield  Pub 
lishing  Company,  Incorporated,  and  ;;  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Redington,  Williain  Henry,  Manufactur 
er,  of  Congress  and  Peoria  Streets,  Chicago 
111.,  was  born  in  1851  in  Fredonia,  N.Y.  In 
1868  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Sanfor.l 
Manufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  ot 
AM-itii.g  inks,  of  which  lie  is  now  president. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  Li'.-ru1  Huh, 
the  Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the  Ev- 
anstoii  Club,  the  Glenvi^vv  (.i.'»!f  Club  r!ie 
Loyal  Legion,  and  the  Chicago  Historic?*! 
Society.  In  1875  he  marru-i  ?liss  I'm >•*•<:•; 
A.  Lull;  and  they  have  i  fa.  ;,  of  <*ne 
daughter,  and  reside  at  1222  Ridge  Avenii'j, 
Evanston,  111. 

Reed,  Horace,  Member  of  the  Bu^alo 
Club,  the  Country  Club  and  the  Rotary 
Club.  He  was  born  Eel).  8,  1870,  in  Mans 
field,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Niagara 
Lithograph  Company,  and  president  of  the 
H.  L.  Reed  Company.  Pie  resides  at  94  Oak 
land  Place,  Buffalo',  N.Y. 

Reed,  Mrs.  Lyman  C.,  President  of  the 
Fine  Arts  Club  of  New  Orleans.  She  resides 
in  New  Orleans,  La. 

Reed,  Philip  L.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  248  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Scotia  Worsted 
Mills  and  other  corporations. 


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Reed,  William  E.,  Business  President,  of 
1164  Broadway,  New  York  City;  ami  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Allandalc  Knitting 
Mills,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  director  of 
Jacob  Dreyfus  and  Sons,  and  a  direcL'-v  in 
the  Liberty  Underwriters  Company  of  N-ew 
York. 

Reeder,  R.,  Business  Man,  of  847  West 
Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a 
member  of  various  club,;  and  societies.  For 
many  years  he  has  been  identified  with  Hie 
International  Tailoring  Company;  and  is 
prominently  identified  v,  ith  business  ana 
public  affairs. 

Reeder,  Rudolf  Rex,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  5,  1^59,  in  Lebanon 
Warren  County,  Ohio,  Oilier:  1900  he  has 
Leen  superintendent  of  the  Nisv  York  Or 
phanage.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Historical 
Development  of  School  Readers.  He  resides 
at  Hastings-on-Hudson,  N.Y. 

Reeth,  John  0.,  Director,  of  125  Harris 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Transport  Power  Service  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Reeves,  Francis  Webster,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  10,  1836,  in 
Bridgeton,  N.J.  Since  1859  he  has  been 
head  of  the  wholesale  grocery  firm  of  Ree 
ves,  Parvin  and  Company.  He  resides  in 
Germantown,  Pa. 

Regan,  Thomas  J.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Fulton  Chain  Rail 
way  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Relier,  Herman,  Business  President,  ot 
251  North  Henry  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
:nid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  United  States 
Mult  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Reid,  Charles  W.,  Banker,  of  Wichita 
Falls,  Texas;  and  a  member  of  the  Musko- 
gee  Town  and  Country  Club,  the  Elus,  and 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  Jan.  31. 
1880,  in  Little  River  Countv,  Ark.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  University  of  Arkan 
sas.  In  1908-10  he  was  president  of  the 
First  State  Bank  of  Muskogee.  In  1914  he 


moved  to  Wichita  Falls,  organized  the  Na 
tional  Bank  of  Commerce,  which  in  1920 
was  merged  with  the  City  National  Bank, 
of  which  he  was  vice-president  until  1922, 
when  he  retired  to  take  cliarge  of  his  per 
sonal  business.  In  1908  he  married  Miss 
Anna  May  Priest,  of  Texarkana,  Ark.;  and 
they  reside  in  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. 

Reid,  Daniel  G.,  Director,  of  598  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Continental  Insurance  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

R<eid,  John  A.,  Director,  of  149  Broadway 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Diehl  Manufacturing  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Reid,  William  C.,  Business  President,  of 
Provost  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Pie 
is  president  of  New  York  Lumber  Trade 
Association,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Eeilley,  Mrs.  J.  Eugene  (Laura  Holmes 
Keilley),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  Nov.  28,  1861,  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  She  is  chairman  of  the  Woman's  Com 
mittee  Council  for  National  Defense.  She 
resides  at  400  Park  Avenue,  Charlotte,  N.C/ 

Reilly,  John,  Jr.,  President  of  the  Amer 
ican  Numismatic  Society.  He  resides  HI 
Broadway  betwen  One  Hundred  Fifty-flit  n 
and  One  Hundred  Fifty-sixth  Streets,  Man 
hattan,  N.Y. 

Reilly,  John  D.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  a  director  of  the  Seattle  Construction 
and  Dry  Dock  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Reimann,  V.,I)irector,  of.50  Broad  Street 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
A.  O.  Anderson  and  Company,  Incorporat 
ed,  and  other  corporations. 

Reiner,  Rudolf,  Jr.,  Bu'siness  President, 
of  2814  Atlantic  Avenue;  Brooklyn,  N.Y., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Brownsville 
Coal  and  Ice  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 


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Rainhardt,  Amelia  Henry,  Member  of 
Dante  Society  Colonial  Dames.  He  is  Pre 
sident  of  the  Mills  College.  He  lias  been 
Instructor  in  English  at  the  University  of 
Idaho;  lecturer  in  English  at  the  I'nivci-- 
sity  of  California.  Mis  address  is  Mills  Col 
lege,  Cal. 

Rainhardt,  Charles,  Business  President, 
of  750  Flushing  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Broad 
way  Theatre  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Reis,  Benjamin,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  804  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Solar  Textile  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Reis,  Charles  L.,  Business  President,  of 
G71  Briggs  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  chibs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Richmond  Hill  Invest 
ment  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Reis,  F.  Jr.,  Business  President,  of  550 
California  Street,  San  Francisco,  (Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Pacific  States  Sav 
ings  and  Loan  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Reis,  W.  B.,  Business  President,  of  Mer 
chants  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Eldorado 
Oil  Works  and  other  corporations. 

Reisenhus,  Peter  P.,  Manufacturer,  of 
2121  Churchill  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  May  16,  1859,  in  Denmark.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  American  Glove  Company; 
president  of  the  American  Tanning  Compa 
ny ;  and  director  of  Noel  State  Bank.  He  is 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Reiss,  Jac  M., Secretary  and  Treasurer,  of 
13  Montauk  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  S.  Weis- 
glass  and  Company,  manufacturers  of  brass 
and  iron  beds.  He  is  also  secretary  and  di 
rector  of  the  United  States  Bed  Company; 
and  is  prominent  in  business  and  public 
affairs. 


Reiss,  Jacob  L.,  Business  President,  of 
107  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  International  Tailoring 
Company  of  Chicago,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Remick,  Frank  W.,  Business  President, 
of  115  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Boston  Stock- 
Exchange,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Remick,  Joseph,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  8  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cohannet  Mills  and  oth 
er  corporations.  He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Remington,  Franklin,  Business  President 
of  120  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  the  Waterproofing  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Remington,  Harold,  Lawyer  and  Author, 
of  141  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born 
in  Quincy,  111.  He  was  educated  in  the  Mi 
chigan  University.  In  1^)8-1910  he  was  re 
feree  in  bankrupcy,  arid  he  is  an  authority 
on  Bankruptcy  law.  He  is  the  author  of 
Treatise  on  the  Bankruptcy  Laws  of  the 
United  States,  and  other  works.  In  1893  he 
married  Miss  May  Robertson;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  New  York 
City. 

Remmel,  Valentine,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  March  10,  1853,  in  Pitts, 
burgh,  Pa.  At  all  times  he  was  active  in  th? 
trades  union  movement;  and  has  been  a 
candidate  for  Congress  and  vice-president 
on  the  Socialist  Labor  Party  Ticket.  He 
resides  at  75  Arlington  Avenue,  Pittsburgh 
Pa. 

Rentrop,  Bernard,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  132  Willowby  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  anil 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Continent 
al  Barik  of  New  York  and  other  corpora 
tions.  ; 

Reuter,  George  P.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of;  79  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  ^member  of  var'ous  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Classic  Pro 
ducts  Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Requa,  John  J.,  Business  President,  of 
1193  Atlantic  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Requa  Manufacturing, 
Incorporated,  druggists'  specialties.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Revillon,  John  M.,  Business  President,  of 
26  West  Thirty-fifth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the,  Revillon 
Freres,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Reyburn,  Samuel  W.,  Business  President 
of  Fifth  Avenue,  and  Thirty-eighth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Lord  and  Taylor,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Reynolds,  Alfred,  Secretary  of  the  Pre 
sidio  Golf  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Milit 
ary  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  was 
born  March  2,  1849,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  graduated  from  the  United  States  Mil 
itary  Academy  at  West  Point.  Since  1870 
he  has  been  in  the  United  States  Army; 
and  now  holds  the  rank  of  Colonel,  retired. 

Reynolds,  Earle  H.,  Banker,  of  122  South 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
on  May  33,  1887,  in  Hastings,  Neb.  He  is 
president  of  the  People's  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank.  He  has  filled  numerous  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  a  member 
of  several  clubs  and  societies. 

Reynolds,  Earle  H.  (Mrs.),  President  of 
the  Junior  League  Club,  of  Chicago,  111. 

Reynolds,  Edward,  Business  President,of 
253  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Mutual  Investment  Credit 
Union,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Reynolds,  Frank  James,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  14  Stone  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Albert  Frank  and 
Company,  and  vice-president  of  the  Hamil 
ton  Press.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Central 
News  of  America,  and  a  director  of  the 
New  York  News  Bureau  Association. 


Reynolds,  George  McClelland,  Member  of 
the  Chicago  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  15, 
1865,  in  Panora,  Iowa.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Continental  and  Com 
mercial  National  Bank.  He  resides  at  1444 
Lake  Shore  Drive,  Chicago,  111. 

Raynolds,  H.  Newell,  Business  President 
of  565  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Marsala  Company,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Reynolds,  Jackson  E.,  Director,  of  2  Wall 
Street,  New  York  ity ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Southern  Railway  Company  anS  oth 
er  corporations. 

Reynolds,  John  W.,  Secretary  and  Dim- 
tor,  of  67  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  ami 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary  of  the  Munson  Steamship  Lir.e 
and  other  corporations. 

Reynolds,  W.  D.,  Cattleman  and  Bank  or, 
of  100i/2  Main  Street,  Fort  Worth,  Texas, 
was  born  April  22,  1846,  in  Alabama.  He 
is  vice-president  of  Reynolds  Cattle  Com 
pany;  is  president  of  Cisco  Cotton  Oil 
Company;  and  a  director  of  Fort  Worth 
National  Bank  and  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Stamford,  Texas. 

Reynolds,  Walter  S.,  Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  County  Court  House,  Providence, 
R.I.,  was  born  Sept.  21,  1869,  in  Glocester, 
R.I.  He  was  educated  at  the  Mount  Pleas 
ant  Academy  of  Providence,  and  the  Pro 
vidence  High  School;  and  in  1893  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Brown  University. 
In  1896  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  and 
practiced  law  in  Providence  until  1904. 
Since  1904  he  has  been  elected  annually 
clerk  of  the  Superior  Court,  In  1898-99  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  State 
Senate.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Wannamoi- 
sett  Country  Club,  the  Economic  Club  and 
the  Congressional  Club;  and  resides  at  225 
Lenox  Avenue,  Providence,  R.I. 

Rhea,  John  A.,  Secretary,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  461  Eighth  Avenue,  New  Yo^k 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasu  4ei'  and  di 
rector  of  the  Varplex  Art  Company,  own 
ers  of  the  Yerplex  Process 


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Rhinock,   Joseph  L.,   Vice-president,    Di 
rector  and  Treasurer,  of  233  West    Forty 
fourth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  -:U';M 
her  of   various   clubs   and   societi'.s.    He    i* 
seeietar..   and  h\-a>uivr  of  the  Shi.bert  En 
terprises,  the  Sain.  S.  and  Lee  Shubert,anci 
Hie  Shubert  Theatrical  Company.   Ho  is  al 
so  vice-president  of  Loe\v 's  The  •(  .-i-jsl    Kn- 
terprisess,  and  other  theatrical   companies. 

Rhoads,  Lcvi  S.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
fit'  11.  iiro  •' \<Ci'.y  New  York  t.'it;;  and  a 
member  of  varioiis  cri  H  and  so* -id  ies.  Ilo 
is  a  director  of  tiie  Bertfic..!  Ife.iUy  Conipa- 
ny  and  otiKM1  coiporati "»":"••. 

Rhodds,  Esther  M.  Kendig,  Member  of 
Mus'ra;  Art  Society,  Lar.  •-.!  -..^r  Wednes 
day  Club,  Harisburg,  fv  r  ^  C'v  Lmca^- 
ter.  She  is  direction  md  soloisi  ot  il.e 
First  Methodist  Church  at  Lancaster,  presi 
dent  and  directress  of  the  Lyric  Club.  She 
has  been  president  of  the  Musical  Art  So 
ciety  at  Lancaster,  directress  at  the  Beth 
lehem  Lutheran  Choir  at  Harrisburg;  and 
several  other  choirs  at  Lancaster.  She  re 
sides  at  232  Charlotte  Street,  Lancaster ,Pa. 

Rhodes,  Charles  C.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  755  Water  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Fidelity  Ware 
house  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rice,  Charles  D.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  814  Main  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  treasurer  and  director  of  H.  D.  Foss  and 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Bay  State  Freezer  Company,  the  Daniel 
Duane  Company,  the  Merchants  Co-operat 
ive  Bank,  the  Rice  Chocolate  Company,  and 
the  University  Paper  Box  Company.  He  is 
a  trustee  of  the  North  Avenue  Savings 
Bank  of  North  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Rice,  Charles  G.,  Business  President,  of 
Shawmut  Bank  Building,  Boston,  Mass.: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  United  Slates 
Smelting,  Refining  and  Mining  Exploration 
Company,  and  a  director  in  oilier  corpora 
tions. 

Rice,  Elwood  E.,  Business  President,  of 
358  Fifth  Avenue,-  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rice  Leaders  of  the 


World  Association.  He  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 

Rice,  Fred  B.,  Business  President,  of  10 
High  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Atlas  Shoe  Company  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Rice,  Isaac  L.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  dubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Car  Lighting  and. Power  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Rice,  John  G.,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
55  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Tennessee  Eastern  El 
ectric  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rice,  Neil  W.,  Director,  of  55  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  ot" 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Niagara  Mining  Company  and 
oilier  corporations. 

Rico,  S.  Nelson,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a.  director  of  the  Opera  House  Realty 
Company  and  oilier  corporations. 

Rich,  William  T.,  Director,  of  200  Tiigh 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  (he  I'liion  (Jlass  Company 

Richard,  George  N.,  Vice-president  ami 
Director,  of  29  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  mem  her  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties,  lie  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  C.  B. 
Richard  and  Company,  established  in  1847. 
lie  is  vice-president  of  the  Atlantic  Ship 
ping  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Wash 
ington  Steamship  Corporation,  and  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs. 

Richard,  Harold  C.,  Business  President. 
and  Treasurer,  of  378  (Irand  Street,  New 
York'  City;  and  a.  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  The  State 
Bank;  and  president  of  The  State  Safe 
Deposit  Company.  He  is  treasurer  and  di- 
rector  of  the  Metropolitan  Sewing  Machine 
Corporation;  and  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs, 


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Richards,  C.  A.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  00  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
niemhc-r  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
i:  a.  director  of  the  Rosin  and  Turpentine 
Export  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Richards  Edwin  M.,  Director,  of  111  De 
vonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  New  England  Coal  and  Coke 

Rfc^ards,  George,  Member  of  the  Army 
a-.nd  Navy  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Chevy 
Chase  dul).  He  was  born  Feb.  6,  1872.  He 
Jm-;  been  president  of  the  Sons  of  the  Ke- 
volution  in  the  District  of  Columbia;  and 
general  treasurer  of  the  General  Society  ot" 
the  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  He  is  head  of 
the  paymasters  department  of  the  Marine 
Corps.  He  resides  at  West  Irving  Street, 
C!;evy  Chase,  Md. 

Richards,  J.  T.,  Manufacturer  ,  of  932 
Washington  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Xov.  15,  1848,  in  Tuscola,  111.  In  1899- 
.1911  lie  was  vice-president  of  the  National 
Casket  Company;  and  since  1911  has  been 
president  of  the.  Chicago  Casket  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club. 
In  1S74  he  married  Miss  Louise  M.  Dim- 
mitt;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons. 

Richards,  James  L.,  Business  President, 
of  111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  Tie  is  president  of  the  Massachusetts 
Gas  Companies,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Richards,  Janet  Elizabeth,  Member  of 
the  Twentieth  Century  Club.  She  was  born 
in  Granville,  Ohio.  She  is  a  life  member  ot" 
the  National  Women's  Suffrage  Associa 
tion .  She  resides  at  The  Wyoming,  Wash 
ington  D.C. 

Richards,  Leslie  S.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  80  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Argentine  Mercantile 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

ftidhards,  0.  E.,  Sociologist,  of  the  Calv- 
ert  Building,  Baltimore,  Md.;~and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  'clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Educators  Associa 
tion.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


Richards,  Ralph  Reid,  Member  of  the 
Hamilton  Club,  the  Elks  Club  of  Chicago, 
111.,  the  Fellowcraft  Club  of  Detroit,  Cleve 
land  and  Minneapolis,  and  is  a  32nd  degree 
Mason.  He  was  born  March  5,  1876,  in  Chi 
cago,  111.  He  is  general  manager  of  the  Ri 
chards  Audit  Company.  He  resides  at  7409 
Woodward  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Richards,  Mrs.  Waldo,  Member  of  the 
Cosmopolitan  Club.  She  was  born  in  Gard 
iner,  Maine.  She  is  a  noted  reader  and  in 
terpreter  of  literature,  appearing  largely 
before  Drawing  room  audience.  She  is  the 
Compiler  of  Songs  of  Joy  and  Vision.  She 
resides  at  39  West  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New 
York  City. 

Richards,  Willis  B.,  Business  President, 
of  71  Broaway,  New  York  City;  av.d  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  soeieti',,.  !1^ 
is  president  of  the  Northern  Hotel  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Richardson,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  27.  1841,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa,  In  1885-87  he  was  tTie 
first  president  of  The  Land  Title  and  Trusi 
Company  of  Philadelphia.  He  is  the  author 
of  numerous  brochures  advocating  political 
reform  and  international  arbitration.  He 
resides  at  1307  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Richardson,  Charles  0.,  Director,  of  03 
Franklin  Street, Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Gluck  Mills  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Richardson,  Charles  Williamson,  Physi 
cian  and  Author,  of  1317  Connecticut  Ave 
nue,  Washington,  D.C. ;  and  a  member  of 
the  Cosmos  Club,  the  Chevy  Chase  Club, 
the  University  Club,  and  the  Army  and  Na 
vy  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  22,  1861,  in 
Washington,  D.C.;  and  received  the  degree 
of  M.D.  from  the  George  Washington  Un- 
iversity,  and  also  the  same  degree  from  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1891  he 
has  been  professor  of  laryngology  and  oto 
logy  at  the  George  Washington  Universi 
ty.  He  is  a  past  president  of  the  American 
Otologieal  Society  and  other  organizations. 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Amy  Elizabeth 
Small,  of  Washington,  D,C, 


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Richardson,  Christopher,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  143  West  Forty-second  Street, New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  lie  is  president  of  the  AVil- 
liam  Simpson,  [ncorporated,  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Richardson,  Granville  A.,  Business  Man 
and  Director,  of  50  Church  Street,  Xoiv 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  lie  is  chairman  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Blossburg  Coal  Company 
the  Hillside  Coal  and  Iron  Company,  Mor 
ten  and  Company,  the  Xew  York  Susque- 
lianna  and  Western  Coal  Company,  the 
Northwestern  Mining  and  Exchange  Corr.- 
pany,and  the  Pennsylvania  Coal  Company. 
He  resides  at  181  Upper  Mountain  Avenue, 
Montclair,  N.J. 

Richardson  Lee,  of  Alpena,  Mich.,  wa  ; 
born  in  1H9.'{  in  Alpena,  Mich.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  Amherst  College  and  at  the  Un 
iversity  of  Michigan.  Since  1920  he  has 
been  with  the  Richardson  Lee  Hardware 
Stores;  and  is  an  olTicial  of  (he  Kichardsoi. 
Lumber  Company.  He  is  president  of  the 
Alpena  Country  Club.  Tn  1019  he  mai'ricd 
Miss  Margaret  Henderson;  and  they  reside 
442  State  Street,  Alpena,  Mich. 

Richardson,  William,  Director,  of  225 
Commonwealth  \venue,  Boston,  Mass.;  anM 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. Ho 
is  a  director  of  the  Commercial  \Vh:iri' 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Richmond,  Charles  Alexander,}!  em  I  r  ol 
Century  Club,  Xew  York,  Princeton  Cli-'i. 
Xe\v  York.  He  is  president  of  the  I'nion 
College.  He  has  been  pastor  at  the  Madison 
Avenue  Presbyterian  Church  of  Alban\ 
N.Y.  H^s  address  is  Union  College,  Schen- 
ectady,  X.Y. 

Richmond,  Joshua  B.,  Business  President 
of  200  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  a  member  of  various  clu'n  n;'.d  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  \Vest  Point 
Manufacturing  Company,  a;>d  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Richmond,  Mary  Ellen,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Aug.  5,  3801, 
in  Belleville,  111.  Since  1909  she  has  been 
director  of  the  Charity  Organization  de 
partment  o£  the  Russell  Sage  Foundation. 
She  is  the  author  of  The  Good  Labor  in 


the  Modern  City.    She  resides  at  150  East 
Thirty-fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Richard,  Abraham  L.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  76  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Blum  and 
Koch  Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Rickard,  George  L.,  Business  President, 
of  Madison  Avenue  and  Twenty-sixth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Madison  Square  Garden  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
'msiness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  l-i  nor. 

Rickards,  William  Thomas,  Financial 
Broker,  of  324  Forest  Avenue,  Evanston, 
111.,  was  born  Aug.  19,  1849,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  For  twenty  years  he  was  a  part 
ner  in  the  firm  of  W.  T.  Rickards  and  Com 
pany.  He  i  sa  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  Glenview  Club  and  various  other 
clubs  and  societites. 

Rickert,  Charles  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  an  da  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societites.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Rickert 
Realty  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rickert,  Edward  J.,  Business  President, 
of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Douglas- 
Manor  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporators. 

Rickert,  Thomas  A.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  April  24,  1876,  in  Chi 
cago,  111.  Since  1904  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  United  Garment  Workers  of 
America.  In  1919  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Tinted  States  Industrial  Conference.  He 
resides  at  The  Morrison  Hotel,  Chicago, 

Ricketts,  Louis  D.,  Business  President, 
of  25  H  road  way,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Arixona  Oil  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
Ricks,  Jessie  J.,  Director,  of  30  East 
Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Clendenin  Gasoline 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Riddick,  Wallace  0,,  Member  of  the 
Rotary  Club  of  Raleigh,  the  American  As 
sociation  of  Engineers,  the  Raleigh  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce.  He  is  president  of  the 
North  Carolina  State  College  of  Agricul 
ture  and  Engineering.  His  address  is  State 
College  Station,  Raleigh,  N.C. 

Ridenour,  0  .J.,  Business  President,  of 
279  Broadway,  New  York  City  j  and  a  mem» 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  to,h  Southern  Phosphate  Cor- 
pora^ion,  and  A  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rider,  Fremont,  Business  President,  of 
241  West  Thirty-seventh  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Grand 
View  Development  Company, 

Ridley,  John  Roy,  Business  President, 
of  126  Columbia  Street,  West,  Detroit, 
Mich.,  was  born  in  1883,  in  Ontario,  Can 
ada.  He  was  educate;!  at  the  Ridgetown 
Collegiate  Institute.  Since  1911  he  lins 
been  president  of  the  Detroit  Steam  Car 
pet  Cleaning  Works;  and  is  also  president 
of  the  C.  A.  Barber  Company  of  Detroit 
and  other  corporations.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Detroit  Rotary  Club,  the 
Essex  County  Golf  and  Country  Club  and  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge.  In  1907  he 
married  Miss  Florence  May  Chilver;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  679  Burlingame 
Avenue,  Detroit,  Mi  eh. 

Riedel,  Carl  R.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  19  Whitehall  Street,  N-w  York  Cib-; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties  He  is  a  director  of  the  Robins  Dry 
Dock  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ricgel,  Benjamin  D.,  Business  President 
of  8,  West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty,  and  a  member  of  various  ^lubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Domes!  i« 
Mills  Paper  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Riesenfeld,  Norman  S.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  160  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Broad  Street 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
( .3  porations. 


Riggles,  Thomas  A.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  110  West  Thirty-second  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Charles  G.  Willoughby  Corporation, 
with  which  concern  he  has  been  identified 
for  a  quarter  of  a  century. He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af- 
airs ;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  resides  at  60  Roosevelt  Ave 
nue,  East  Orange,  N.J. 

Riggs,  Lawrason,  President  of  Peabody 
Institute  of  the  City  of  Baltimore.  He  re 
sides  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Riker,  John  J.,  Business  President,  of  19 
Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Electro-Chemical  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Riker,  Samuel,  Jr.,  Director,  of  19  Cedar 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Continental  Insurance  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Riley,  Charles  E.,  Business  President,  ot" 
161  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Booth  Manufactur 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Riley,  Frank,  President  of  the  Apollo 
Club,  with  a  membership  of  seventy-five 
active  men,  and  five  hundred,  men  and  wo 
men.  He  resides  at  Portland,  Ore. 

Riley,  Leonard  W.  He  is  president  of  the 
McMinnville  Colleg-e.  He  resides  at  1351  St. 
John  Street,  McMinnville,  Ore. 

Riley,  Thomas  James,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  14,  1870,  in  Len- 
exa,  Johnson  County,  Kan.  Since  1912  he 
has  been  general  secretary  of  the  Bureau 
of  Charities  of  Brooklyn,  N.  -Y.  He  is  the 
author  of  The  Higher  Life  of  Chicago.  He 
resides  at  69  Schermerhorn  Street,  Brook- 
lyn,  N.Y. 

Rinckhoff,  William  P.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Avenue  A  and  Fifty-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Artificial  Ice  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

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Kindge,  Samuel,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  4  Winthrop  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Ware  Woolen  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Ring,  Welding,  Business  President  of  3.1 
Stone  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Eastern  Loading  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ringler,  Frederick  A.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  39  Barclay  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president,treasurer  and 
general  manager  of  the  F.  A.  Ringler  Com 
pany,  designers,  photo-engravers  and  elec- 
trotypers.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Maid 
en  Lane  Savings  Bank,  and  the  Metropolit 
an  Realty  Company;  and  is  a  director  of 
the  Graphic  Arts  Realty  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  Wysnock  Publishing  Com 
pany,  Incorporated.  He  resides  at  1316 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Ringling,  John,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  Madison  Avenue  and  Twenty- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Madison  Square  Garden 
Corporation.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
Ringling  and  Oil  Field  Railroad;  president 
of  the  Oklahoma,  New  Mexico  and  Pacific 
Railway;  vice-president  of  the  Madison 
Square  Garden  Sporting  Company;  and  a 
director  of  the  Chatham  and  Phoenix  Na 
tional  Bank  of  New  York. 

Rionda,  Manuel,  Business  President,  of 
112  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Regla  Coal  Companv, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Rionda,  Manuel  E.,  Business  President, 
oS'  112  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rosario  Cigar  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Rios,  Rafael,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  International  Coal  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Ripiey,  Alfred  L.,  Business  President,  of 
28  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 


ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Merchants  National  Bank, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ris,  Bernard,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor,  of  80  Lafayette  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Hallen- 
beck-Hungerford  Realty  Corporation.  He  is 
secretary  and  director  of  the  Hungerford 
Securities  Company;  and  secretary  and  di 
rector  of  the  U.  T.  Hungerford  Brass  and 
Copper  Company.  He  resides  at  913  Park 
Place,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Risley,  Alice  Gary,  Member  of  National 
Association,  Army  Nurses,  Civil  War.  She 
is  National  President  of  the  Army  Nursers 
of  the  Civil  War  for  sir  years.  She  resides 
at  408  South  Ninth  Street,  Columbia,  Mo. 

Ritter,  Mrs.  Emil  W.,  President  of  the 
Illinois  Federation  of  Music  Clubs.  She  re 
sides  at  1640  Shervin  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Ritterbush,  Hugo  H.,  Business  President 
of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rust  Realty  Corporation 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Robb,  Russell,  Director,  of  147  Milk 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Eastern  Texas  Electric  Company 
and  other  companies. 

Robbins,  Ira  B.,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  anda  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Levant  TOransportation  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Robertson,  Frank,  Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  New  Capitol  Building,  Jackson, 
Miss.,  was  born  April  30,  1882.  He  was  ed- 
rcated  at  the  University  of  Mississippi;  in 
1917-19  was  assistant  attorney-general; 
and  since  1920  has  been  attorney-general 
of  Mississippi  In  1916  he  was  a  niemoer 
of  the  Mississippi  State  Legislature.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Woodmen  of  the  World; 
and  a  prominent  Mason.  In  1910  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Lucy  L.  Wilson,  of  Sunbury, 
Ohio;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter;  and  reside  in  Jackson, 
Miss. 

Roberts,  Herbert  Rufus,  Member  of  the 
International  Longfellow  Society.  He  ia 


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dean  of  the  Norwich  University  He  has 
been  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  North- 
field,  Vt.  He  resides  at  Northfield,  Vt. 

Roberts,  Howell  W.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  123  William  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Interna 
tional  Sprinkler  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Roberts,  James  A.,  Business  President, 
of  256  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Shoal  Harbor  Indus 
tries  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Roberts,  John,  Packer,  of  the  Union 
Stock  Yards,  Chicago,  111..";  and  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club,  and  is  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Mason.  He  was  born  Jmi" 
14,  1866,  in  Ireland;  and  in  1881  located  in 
Chicago,  .111.  In  1895  he  organized  the 
firm  of  Roberts  and  Oake,  packers,  and 
was  president  of  that  corporation  up  to 
1917.  In  1917-19  he  served  in  the  World 
War,  retiring  with  rank  of  Lieutnant  Col 
onel.  In  1901-16  he  was  vice-president  of 
Miller  and  Hart,  and  since  1920  has  b^en 
president  of  that  corporation. 

Roberts,  John  W.,  Member  of  varion ; 
clubs  and  societies,  and  president  of  the 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  New 
York,  with  headquarters  at  Springfield, 
Mass. 

Roberts,  Joseph  B.,  Director,  of  256 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  isa  di 
rector  of  the  American  Carbide  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Roberts,  Joseph  B,  Direr  tor,  of  250 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Carbide  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Roberts,  W.  J.,  Busines  President,  of 
30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Traylor  Engineering 
and  Manufacturing  Company 

Robertson,  Frank,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  78  Murray  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 


eties.   He  is  a  director  of  the  Eureka  Pack 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Robertson,  James  Brooks  Ayers,  Lawyer, 
Jurist  and  Governor,  of  Oklahoma  City, 
Okla.,  was  born  March  15,  1871,  in  Keokuk 
County,  Iowa.  In  1911  was  attorney  of  Lin 
coln  County;  in  1900-02  he  was  connly 
attorney;  and  in  1909-10  he  was  judge  of 
the  tenth  judicial  district  of  Oklahoma.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Capitol  Com 
mission;  and  a  member  of  the  Supreme 
Court  Commission.  He  was  a  candidate 
for  Democratic  nomination  for  Governor 
of  Oklahoma  in  1914.  In  1915  he  was 
elected  Grand  Sire  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge 
of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  now  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Oklahoma  for  the  term  of 
1919-23. 

Robertson,  Louis  J.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  41  Spruce  Street,  New 
York  City,  the  City  Athletic  Club,  the 
Woodmere  Club,  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Robertson  Leather  Company.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  L.  F.  Robertson  and  Son,  and 
president  of  the  Hide  and  Leather  Realty 
Company.  He  ils  a  director  of  the  Mer 
chants  and  Shippers  Insurance  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Exchange 
National  Bank.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Federation  of  Jewish  Charities,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Society  for  the  Welfare 
of  the  Jewish  Deaf. 

Robertson,  Norman  T.,  Insurance  Pres 
ident,  of  80  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Fire  Insurance  Company,  the  Continental 
Insurance  Company,  and  the  Fidelity  Phe- 
nix  Insrrarice  Company. 

Robe:t3  n;  William,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies,  and  president  of  the 
Great  Northern  Building,  of  20  West  Jack 
son  Boulevard,  Chicago,  I¥f:  He  has  filled 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is 
prominent  in  th»e  social,  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs  of  his  city. 

Robinson,  David  M.,  Director  of  the  John 
Hopkins  University  Museum  of  American 
Oriental  and  Classical  Archaeolgy.  He  re 
sides  at  Thirty-second  Street  and  Charles, 
Baltimore,  Md. 


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Robinson,  G.  Wilse,  Physician,  of  3001 
Lydia  Avenue,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  and  a 
member  of  the  leading  medical  associa 
tions,  and  numerous  clubsand  societies.  He 
was  born  Aug.  1,  1871,  in  Appleton  City, 
Mo.;  and  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from 
the  Beaumont  Hospital  Medical  College! 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is  superintendent  of 
the  Puritan  Sanitarium;  and  professor  of 
physiology  and  neurology  at  the  University 
Medical  College  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Robinson,  George  B.,  Business  Manager 
and  Director,  of  415  Broome  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
dubs  and  societiets.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  New  York  Law  Publishing  Company. 
He  resides  in  Bedford  Hills,  N.Y. 

Robinson,  H.  M.,  Business  President,  of 
Boston  Building,  Pasadena,  Cal. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Los  Angeles,  and  other  corporations. 

Robinson,  Harry  E.,  Director,  of  80 
U  road  way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Fairfield  Timber  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Robinson,  John  J.,  Business  President, 
of  233  Broadway,  New  Yrork  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Robinson,  Leonard  George,  Member  of 
the  Harvard  Club.  He  was  born  March  11, 
1875,  in  Russia.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Cosmopolitan  Bank  of 
New  York.  He  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Robinson,  Richard  H.  M.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  30  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
ami  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci- 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Merchants 
Shipbuilding  Corporation,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Puobinson,  T.  Russell,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  200  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.,  :;nrl  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Buckeye 
Light  and  Power  Company  and  of  other 
Corporations. 


Robinson,  Watson  B.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Chesebrough  Building 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Robinson,  John  A.,  Physician,  of  North 
Michigan  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
July  26,  1855,  in  Richland,  Ind.  In  1880  he 
received  the  degree  of  M.D.  fro1.}!  Kir  h 
Medical  College.  He  is  professor  of  medi 
cine  at  the  Rush  Medical  College.  He  is 
president  of  the  Illinois  State  Board  of 
Health ;  and  president  of  the  Medical  Staff 
Tribune  Con  vale  cent  Hospital. 

Rochester,  Paul  A.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  Eleventh  Avenue  and  Twen 
tieth  Street,  Whitestone,  N.Y.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Arlington  Refri 
gerating  Company  of  Arlington,  Vt.;  and 
vice-president  of  Bond  and  Welsh, 

Rockefeller,  John  D.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  26 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  direc 
tor  of  the  China  Medical  Board  and  other 
corporations. 

Rockefeller,  Percy  A.,  Director,  of  26 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rockefeller,  William,  Director,  of  26 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Anaconda  Copper  Mining 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Rockhill,  Joseph,  Business  President,  of 
1008  Atlant'c  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  General  Insulate 
Company,  manufacturers  of  hard  rubber 
substitutes.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  public  and  business  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Rockwood,  Nash,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  527  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societites. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Rockwood 
;  n:l  Lark;  and  secretary  and  a  director  of 
Ilie  Four  Hundred  and  Eighty-two  Broad 
way  Corporation. 


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Rode,  Raymond  Frederick,  Business  Man 
and  Director,  of  200  William  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  Rode 
mid  Brand.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Rogers,  John  H.,  Business  President,  of 
700  Front  Street,  Norfolk,  Va.;  and  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Rogers  and  Compa 
ny  ;  and  is  president  of  John  Tannor  and 
Company,  of  Norfolk,  Va. 

Roe,  Alexander  V.,  Director,  of  520  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Virginia  Iron,  Coal  and  Coke 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Roe,  Clinton  T.,  Busines  President,  of 
50  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hayford  Realty  Corpor 
ation,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Roebling,  Ferdinand  William  J.,  Direc 
tor  of  117  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  John  A. 
Roebling: 's  Sons  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Roessing,  Jennie  Bradley  (Mrs.  Frank 
Mysler  Roessing),  Member  of  the  Twenti 
eth  Century  Club.  She  was  born  May  11, 
1881,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  In  1912-16  she 
was  president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Wo 
men's  Suffrage  Association.  She  resides 
at  5506  Harriet  Street,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Rogers,  Dudley  P.,  Business  President, 
of  50  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Androscoggin  Pulp  Com 
pany,  an  da  director  in  other  companies. 

Rogers,  Gutavis  A.,  Business  President, 
of  67  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Attateka  Improvement 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rogers,  Henry  H..  Direr-tor,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Virginian  Railway  Company 
and  other  corporations. 


Rogers,  Hubert  E.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Wall  Street,  Exchange 
Building  Association,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Rogers,  James  Hotchkiss,  Musician  and 
Composer,  of  612  Euclid  Avenue,  Cleve-( 
land,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  music  in 
Berlin  and  Paris.  He  is  organist  of  the 
First  Unitarian  Church,  and  of  the  Euclid 
Avenue  Temple.  He  is  music  reviewer  of 
the  Cleveland  Plaindealer.  He  is  the  com 
poser  of  nearly  two  hundred  songs  and  two 
cantatas.  The  Man  of  Nazareth  and  Tl.-e 
New  Life.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  Alice 
Hall;  and  they  have  one  son  and  one 
daughter  and  reside  at  2056  Cornell  Road, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Rogers,  John  Raphael,  Inventor,  <>i  24 
Ryerson  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born 
Dec.  11,  1856,  in  Roseville,  111.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  International  Typograph  Com 
pany. 

Rogers,  Platt,  President  of  the  Denver 
Art  Association.  He  resides  in  Denver,  Col. 

Rogers,  Preston  P.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  5  West  Thirty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  an  da  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  ,  vice-president 
and  director  of  James  McCreery  and  Com 
pany.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
may  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Rohan,  James  V.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  Racine,  Wis. ;  was  born 
in  1867,  in  Racine,  Wis.  He  is  a  successful 
manufacturer  and  president  of  the  Belle 
City  Incubator  Company.  He  is  also  pres 
ident  of  the  Elks  Building  Association; 
and  president  of  the  Soldiers  Memorial 
Committee.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Board  of  Park  Commissioners.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Somerset  Club,  the  Elks 
Club,  and  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club.  In 
1904  he  married  Miss  Laura  A.  Keempfer; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  929  Main  Street,. 
Racine,  Wis. 

Rolfe,  Mrs.  Josephine  J.,  President  of 
the  Music  Club.  She  resides  at  48  South 
Street,  Concord,  N.H. 


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Roller,  Frank  W.,  Business  President, 
of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Roller-Smith  Company; 
and  prominent  in  business  and  public  af 
fairs. 

Rollins,  Edward  W.,  Business  President, 
of  200  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  E.  H.  Rollins 
and  Sons,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rolph,  James,  Ship  Owner  and  Merchant, 
of  288  San  Jose  Avenue,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  was  born  Aug.  23,  1869,  in  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of 
San  Francisco.  He  became  mayor  of  that 
city.  He  now  resides  at  288  San  Jose  Ave 
nue,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Ralp,  James  Jr.,  Business  President,  of 
60  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  varioui  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Mission  Bunk 
and  other  corporations. 

Rome,  Granville  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  375  Futon  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Long  1s- 
and  Real  .Estate  Board  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Rooney,  William  S.,  Director,  of  85  De 
vonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Lake  Copper  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Roos,  Charles  G.,  Member  of  the  Moving 
Picture  Directors  Association.  He  was  born 
in  1882  in  Canada;  and  was  educated  at 
the  Gat  High  School,  studying  chemistry 
and  still  photographer.  He  was  with  the 
Pathescope  of  Canada,  making  educational 
subjects  and  Canadian  National  Pictorals. 
His  studio  address  is  Pathescope  of  Can 
ada,  Limited,  156  King  Street,  West,  Tor 
onto,  Canada,  He  resides  at  1457  Dundais 
Street,  West,  Toronto,  Canada.. 

Roosevelt,  George  E.,  Director,  of  30r 
Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  arid  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Broadway  Improvement 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


Root,  Elihu,  President  of  the  Century 
Association.  He  resides  at  7  West  Forty- 
third  Street,  Manhattan,  N.Y. 

Root,  Henry  A.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  1  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  ami  a 
member  of  various  cubs  and  societies.  Ha 
is  a  director  of  the  Workingmens  Co-Oper 
ative  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Root,  Robert  Cromwell,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  .He  was  born  June  11,  1858,  in 
Springford,  Oxford  County,  Ontario,  Can 
ada.  He  is  a  lecturer  on  peace  topi<( ;  ri 
various  educational  institutions.  He  re  'cles 
in  Berkeley  Cal. 

Ropes,  James  Hardy,  Educator  and  Cler 
gyman,  of  13  Follen  Stree,t,  Cambridge, 
Mass.;  was  born  Sept.  31,  186 J,  in  Salem 
Street,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  was  born  Sept. 
31,  1866,  in  Salem  Mass.  Since  1898  he  has 
been  an  instructor  and  professor  at  the 
Harvard  University.  He  is  the  author  of 
The  Apostolic  Age  in  the  Light  of  Modern 
Criticism^  and  other  works.  In  1897  lr.» 
married.  Miss  Alice  Lowell,  and  they  have 
a  family  @f.  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  13  Follen  Street,  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

Ropes,  Leverette  Smith,  Consulting  Min 
ing  Engineer,  of  Helena,  Mont. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  July  21,  1868,  in  Ishpeming,  Mich. 
In  1893  he  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
Michigan  College  of  Mines.  Since  3905  he 
has  been  engaged  in  engineering  in  Mon 
tana.  In  1908-10  he  was  engaged  with  the 
General  Land  Office  as  miner  inspeatoi. 
Me  is  also  manager  of  the  Interrnountain 
Engineering  Development  Company.  In 
1894  he  married  Miss  Eleanor  Deal,  of 
Franklin,  N.C.,  and  they  have  a  family  oT 
two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside  in 
Helena,  Mont. 

Rosberg,  John  H.,  Manufacturer,  of  630- 
656  North  Kedzie  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  in  Malmo,  Sweden.  Since  1885 
he  has  been  in  the  manufacturing  business 
of  high  grade  cabinet  work;  and  is  the 
sole  owner  of  Jessen  and  Rosberg.  lie  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  In  188:' 
he  married  Miss  Kersten  Holmgren;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  six  sons,  and  rc.dde 
at  2549  Logan  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 


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Rose,  William  R.,  Business  President,  of 
128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Thirty-fifth  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue  Realty  Corporation,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Rosen,  Charles,  Member  of  the  Salama- 
gundi  Club  and  the  National  Academy  of 
Design;  and  is  a  life  member  of  the  Na 
tional  Arts  Club  of  New  York  City.  He 
resides  in  New  Hope,  Pa. 

Rosen,  Walter  T.,  Business  President,  of 
25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Broad-Exchange  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Rosembaum,  Charles,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  of  23  Cliff  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  a  director 
of  Cooper  and  Cooper,  Incorporated;  and 
is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs. 

Rosenmaub,  Solomon  G-.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  2070  West  Twenty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
National  Cloak  and  Suit  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Rosenfield,  Milton  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  132  West  Forty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societites.  He  is  president  of 
the  Atlantic  Restaurant,  Incorporated,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Rosenheim,  A.  F.,  President  of  the  Muni 
cipal  Art  Commission.  He  resides  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Rosenthal,  Moritz,  Banker  and  Lawyer, 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  May  4,  1866,  in  Dixon,  111.  In  1893 
be  was  assistant  states  attorney  of  Illinois; 
LSI)  1-07  assistant  United  States  attorney; 
and  in  1907-11  counsel  for  the  Standard 
OH  Company  in  their  d;s  olut;o  >  rmH,  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Industrial  securities 
Company:  and  a  director  of  the  Pierce  Oil 
Corporation. 

Rosenthal,  Stephen  B.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  cubs  and  soci- 


ities.  He  is  a  director  of  the  City  National 
Securities  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rosenthal,  Wiliam  W.,  Merchant  of  L?4 
West  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  in  1867,  in  Philadephia,  Pa.  He  was 
grand  Marshal  of  the  School  Children's 
Parade  to  welcome  General  U.  S.  Grant 
upon  his  return  to  Philadelphia  after  his 
tour  around  the  world.  He  has  served  two 
terms  in  the  Pennsylvania  Legislature  and 
was  a  delegate  to  the  convention  which 
nominated  Benjamin  Harrison  for  Presi 
dent.  Since  1900  he  has  been  engaged  in 
business  i  iiChicago;  and  is  now  head  of 
the  firm  of  W.  W.  Rosenthal  and  Company, 
physicians  supplies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Third  Ward  Lincoln  League;  president 
of  the  Assembly  Club;  president  of  the 
Philadelphia  Club.  He  is  secretary  of  the 
Hyde  Park  Lodge  Number  989  A.F.  and 
A.M.  and  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Elks. 

Rosenwasser,  Harry,  Busness  President, 
of  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  Hubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Brownsville-South  Realty  Company; 
and  vice-president,  treasurer,  director  and 
-  manager  of  Rosenwasser  Brothers,  Incor 
porated.  Heresides  at  the  Hotel  Majestic, 
West  Seventy-second  Street,  at  Central 
Park  New  York  City. 

Rosett,  Max,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  475  Tenth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Carey 
Printing  Company,  Incorporated,  with 
v/hich  is  consolidated  the  Dittman  Color 
Printing  Company.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  niany  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.. 

Ross,  Charles  J.,  Director,  of  233  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  cubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Marconi  Telegraph  Cable  Company 

Eoss,  Denmaa  Wado,  Educator  and  Auth 
or,  of  24  Craigie  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass., 
was  born  Jan.  10,  1853,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
He  is  the  author  of  A  Theory  of  Pure  De 
sign,  A  Book  in  Drawing  and  Painting, 
Fauches  at  Harvard,  and  other  works. 


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Boss,  Edward  Alsworth,  Member  City 
(Muh  Me  was  horn  Dec.  12,  18o(),  in  Yir 
den,  II.  Since  1895  he  has  been  editor  of 
the  American  Journal  of  Sociology.  He  is 
the  author  of  Social  Control,  lie  resides  in 
Madison,  Wis. 

Ross,  Frank,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
148  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  soeietie  :.  11  • 
is  a  director  of  the  Heal  Estate  Co-opera 
tive  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Ross,  Mrs.  Gertrude,  President  of  the 
Dominant  Club,  with  a  membership  of  sev 
enty-five  women.  She  resides  at  1000  South 
Avardo  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Ross,  Letitia  Roane  Dowdell  (Mrs.  Ben 
nett  Battle  Ross),  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  in  Chambers  County, 
Ala.  In  IflOO  she  was  president  of  the  \la- 
bama  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  She 
resides  in  Auburn,  Ala. 

Ross,  Walter  L.,  Railroad  President,  of 
Toledo,  Ohio,  was  born  Jan  1,  1807,  in 
Bloomihgton,  111.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Toledo,  St.  Lou's  and  Wes 
tern  Railroad,  The  Clover  Leaf  Route  and 
is  now  Receiver  for  that  corporation. 

Rosseter,  John  H.,  Business  President,  ot 
332  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Sperry  Flour  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Rossiter,  Clinton  L., Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  30  Yesey  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Albany  South 
ern  Railroad  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Rossiter,  Edward  L.,  Director,  of  3509 
Grand  Central  Terminal,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Rochester  VA- 
ectric  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Roth,  William  P.,  Business  President,  of 
120  Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  United  States 
Petroleum  Company  of  California  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Rotherosen,  Isidore,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  76  Greenwich  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 


cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Gold  Metal 
Malt  Extract  Company 

Rothstein,  L.  L.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  2  West  Thirty-third  Street,  Ne\v 
York  Cit\  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Nat 
ional  Butchers'  and  Drovers  Bank.  He  is 
associated  with  the  Marion  Dress  Company 
of  New  York  City;  he  is  prominently  ident 
ified  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Rothstein,  Max,  Business  President,  Di 
rector  and  Treasurer,  of  129  West  Twenty- 
ninth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  inein- 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  i;s 
president  of  the  Rothstein  and  Nelson  Real 
ty  Company,  Incorporated. He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  al- 
fairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  an<J  honor. 

Rothwell,  Bernard  J.,  Business  President 
of  608  Chamber  of  .Commerce,  Boston. 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.' He  is  president  of  the  Bay  State 
Milling  Company, 

Roth  well,  James  E.,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  400  Boylston  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Bing- 
ham-New  Haven  Gold  and  Copper  Compa 
ny,  president  of  the  Massachusetts  Zinc 
Company,  and  a  vice-president  of  the  Utah 
Metal  and  Tunnel  Company.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  Meigs  and  Company,  Incorporated: 
and  a  trustee  of  the  New7  England  Conserv 
atory  of  Music. 

Rowe,  Allan  Winter,  Chemist,  of  295 
Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass., was 
born  on  July  31,  1879,  in  Gloucester,  Masx 
In  3901  he  received  the  decree  of  B.S.  from 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technolo 
gy;  in  1904  the  degree  of  M.S.  f-o-n  t!;e 
Wesleyan  University,  and  in  190(1  the  de 
gree  of  Ph.D.  from  Gottingen.  He  is  labor 
atory  chief  in  the  Evans  Memorial  Hospit 
al,  and  chemist  in  the  Massachusetts  II oiu, 
Hospital.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Physical  Society,  the  American  Elecbro- 
cheur  Society,  Society  of  American  Bact 
eriologist,  the  Chemist  Society  of  London, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 


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Rowe,  Frederic  W.,  Business  President, 
of  355  Kingston  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soc.c- 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Browning  Tract 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Rowe,  Louis  Earle,  Director  Art  Museum 
of  II  Waterman  Street,  Providence,  R.I., 
was  born  June  19,  1882,  in  Providence,  R.I. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Association 
of  Art  and  Manual  Training  Teachers,  Am 
erican  Federation  of  Art  Museum  Direc 
tors  Association. 

Rowe,  Louis  H.,  Business  President,  of 
165  Broadway,  Newr  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Lincoln  Coal  Company 
Nanty-Glo,  Pa.;  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Rowland,  Adoniram  Judson,  Clergyman 
and  Author,  of  4423  Spruce  Street,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.,  was  born  Feb.  9,  1840,  in  Val 
ley  Forge,  Pa.  Since  1905  he  has  been  sec- 
reeary  of  American  Baptist  Publication  So 
ciety.  He  is  the  author  of  A  Handbook  on 
the  Pentateuch.  In  1920  he  died,  and  left 
a  wife  and  a  family  of  four  sons  and  three 
daughters, .and  they  reside  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Rowley,  Francis  Harold,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  July  25,  1854,  in 
Hilton,  N.Y.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
American  Humane  Education  Society.  He 
is  the  author  of  The  Humane  Idea.  He  re 
sides  at  1569  Beacon  Street,  Brookline, 
Mass. 

Rowley,  Harry  C.,  Business  President,  of 
115  Buckingham  Road,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  president  of  Montgomery  Coffee  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Royce,  Frederic  P.,  Business  President, 
of  147  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Haverhill  Gas  Light 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tion:-?. 

Rubens.  Horatio  S.,  Business  President, 
of  27  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cuba  Distilling  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


Rubenstein.  Jack  L.,  Business  President 
of  215  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ardsley  Textile  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Rubin,  J.  Robert,  Secretary  and  Director 
of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  United  Theatres  Equip 
ment  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Rubino,  Henry  A.,  Business  President,  of 
79  Wall  Street.  New  York  City:  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Royal  Metal  Furniture 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corDora- 
tiona. 

Rudnick,  Joseph,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  40  Court  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Jan.  10,  1869,  in  Russia;  and 
since  1849  has  been  a  resident  of  Boston, 
Mass.  He  is  a  director  of  the  City  Develop 
ment  Company,  the  Commonwealth  Invest 
ment  Company,  the  Norfolk  Development 
Company,  and  the  Progressive  Realty  As 
sociation.  He  is  president  of  the  Benoth 
Israel  Sheltering  Home,  president  of  the 
Temple  Israel  of  Nantasket,  a  trustee  of 
the  Traders  Building  Trust,  and  a  director 
of  the  Beth  Israel  Hospital.  He  is  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Home  for  Jewish  Children, 
and  a  director  of  the  Federated  Jewish 
Charities  and  other  organizations.  He  is  a 
widower;  and  has  a  family  of  six  daught 
ers. 

Rueckert,  Frederick,  Lawyer,  Jurist  and 
Trustee,  of  87  Weybosset  Street,  Provid 
ence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
mid  societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  21,  1855, 
in  Providence,  R.I.  Since  1905  he  has  been 
Justice  of  the  District  Court  of  the  Sixth 
Judical  District  of  Rhode  Island.  He  is  a 
Trustee  of  the  Providence  Public  Library, 
a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 
of  Rhode  Island,  and  a  member  of  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Rhode  Island  College  of 
Education.  He  married  Miss  Ella  Louise 
Renft;  and  they  reside  at  7  Marlborough 
Avenue,  Providence,  R.I. 


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Ruediger,  Ernest  Henry,  Educator  uml 
Physician,  of  Bismarck,  N.D.,  was  born  011 
April  12,  1875,  in  Fountain  County,  Wis. 
He  has  been  assistant  in  the  Bibliological 
Bureau  of  Science  in  Manila,  associate  pio- 
fessor  of  pathology  and  bacteriology  in  the 
University  of  Philippines;  and  is  now  path 
ologist  at  the  Bismarck  Hospital  of  Bis 
marck,  N.D.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Medical  Association  and  various  other 
scientific  and  medical  associations. 

Rueff,  Clement,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  1  East  Forty-seventh  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president,  treasur 
er  and  director  of  Jansen,  Incorporated. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of,  trust  and  honor. 

Renter,  Ernest  L.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  165  Terrace  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Charter  Choco 
late  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Renter,  Henry  A.,  Business  President,  of 
165  Terrace  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Charter  Chocolate  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
Ruger,  Henry  W.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  12  East  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  arid 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Taylor 
Textile  Manufacturing  Company 

Ruggles,  Daniel  B.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  73  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  New  England  Tray 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ruhlender,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  ork  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Kansas  City,  Fort  Scott 
and  Memphis  Railway  Company  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Rule,  Arthur  R.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  140  edar  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Mutual  Service 
Corporation;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs. 


Ruperti,  Justus,  Business  President  and 
Treasurer,  of  115  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Gas  Prod 
ucer  and  Engineering  Corporation;  and 
president  of  Charles  Hardy  and  Iiuperti, 
Incorporated;  and  a  director  of  G.  Amsinck 
and  Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Atlantic  Mutual  Insurance  Com 
pany,  and  a  United  States  trustee  of  the 
London  Assurance  Corporation,  of  London, 
England. 

Ruprecht,  Frederick  K.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  86  Worth  Street,  New 
York  City-;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Converse 
and  Company,  the  Anglo-American  Cotton 
Products  Corporation,  the  Consolidated 
Textile  Corporation,  the  Defender  Manu 
facturing -'Company, the  Georgia  Fibre  l:om- 
pany,;and  the  Kelsey  Textile  Corporation; 
and  vice-president  of.  the  Textile  Alliance 
Export  Corporation.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  Pilot  Cotton  Mills 
of  Raleigh,  N.C.;  and  a  director  of  the 
Chase"  Securities  Corporation,  and  of  a  no- 
zen  other  corporations. 

Ruppert,  George  E.,  Business  President, 
of  1639  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Modern  Food  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Ruppert,  Jacob,  Business  President,  of 
226  West  Forty-second  Street,  New  York- 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
eocisties.  He  is  president  of  the  Astoria 
Silk  Works,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Rush,  Thomas  E.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  22  William  Street,  Ne  v  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Inieriial'o:-- 
al  Motor  Truck  Corporation;  lie  is  prom 
inently-identified  with  business  and  puHi" 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Russell,  Mrs.  Harry  A.,  President  of  the 
Portland  Society  of  Arts  and  Crafts.  She 
resides  at  664  Congress  Street,  Portland, 
Maine. 


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Russell,  Archibald  Douglas,  Director  and 
Trustee,  of  20  Exchange  Place,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bronx 
Trucking  Corporation,  and  a  director  of  the 
Greater  New  York  Cold  Storage  Company. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Fulton  Trust  Com 
pany  of  New  York,  and  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Russell,  Frederick,  Business  President, 
of  51  Sixth  Street,  Hunters  Point,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Russell 
Foundry  and  Machine  Works,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Russell,  J.  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
18  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass7.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cambridge  Electric 
Light  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Russell,  J.  Porter,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  18  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  American  Mica  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Russell,  John  B.,  Business  President,  of 
21  East  Fourtieth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties,  fie  is  president  of  the  Musoloplione 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Russell,  Joseph  B.,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  259  Summer  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
arid  societies.  He  was  born  Oct.  24,  1852,  in 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  and  private  schools  of  his  native  ci 
ty.  He  is  president  of  the  West  End  Street 
Kail  way  Company;  and  vice-president  of 
tiie  Boston  Real  Estate  Exchange.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Boston  Consolidated  Gas 
Company,  the  Boston  Wharf  Company,  the 
Conveyancers  Title  Insurance  Company, 
the  National  Shawmut  Bank,  the  Chicago 
Wilmington  and  Franklin  Coal  Company, 
and  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hart 
ford  Railroad  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Lovejoy's  Wharf  Trust,  the  Massachus- 
setts  Gas  Company,  and  the  New  England 
Fuel  and  Transportation  Company.  In  1880 


he  married  Miss  Lillian  H.  Temney;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Russell,  Joseph  B.,  Jr.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  108  Water  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  Algonquin  Club, 
the  Exchange  Club,  the  Country  Club,  the 
Dedham  Club,  and  the  Dedham  Country 
and  Polo  Club.  He  was  born  in  1884,  in 
Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  is  a  graduate  of 
Harvard  University.  Since  1907  he  has  been 
with  the  firm  of  O'Brien,  Russell  and  Com 
pany,  insurance.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Massachusetts  Gas  Companies.  In  1909  he 
married  Miss  Jacquelyri  J.  Kelley;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  daughters,  and 
reside  in  Dedham,  Mass. 

Russo,  Thomas  S.,  Lawyer  and  Bank  Pre 
sident,  of  Broad  and  Morris  Streets,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  the  Circolo 
Italiano,  the  CircoloDante  Alighieri,  the 
Italian  Federation,  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  was  born  Dec.  22,  1883,  in  Italy: 
and  was  educated  in  the  law  school  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.A.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
practicing  law.  He  is  president  of  the  Mer 
cantile  State  Bank;  and  prominent  in  bus 
iness,  public  and  social  affairs.  In  1918  he 
married  Miss  Katharine  Frommer,  of  Pitts 
burgh,  Pa.;  and  they  reside  at  16,45  South 
Broad  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Rutter,  Robert  Lewis,  Member  of  the 
Spokane  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  31,  1867, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1916  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Spokane  and  P^astern 
Trust  Company.  He  resides  in  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Ryan,  Harris  Joseph,  Member  of  the  Am 
erican  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  be 
ing  vice-president  in  1896-98.  He  was  born 
Jan  8,  1866,  in  Powells  Valley,  Pa.;  and 
was  educated  at  the  Baltimore  City  College, 
the  Bannon  Valley  College,  and  Cornell  Un 
iversity.  Since  1905  he  has  been  professor 
of  Electrical  Engineering  in  the  Lelana 
Stanford  Jr.  University.  He  is  the  author 
of  Textbook  of  Electrical  Machinery.  In 
1888  he  married  Catherine  E.  Forenbaugh; 
and  they  reside  at  Stanford  University,Cal. 


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Ryan,  Frederick  B.,  Business  President, 
of  410  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Queens  Park  Realty 
Company. 

Ryan,  Thomas  F.,  Director,  of  858  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Guaranty  Trust  Company  of  New 
York;  and  a  director  of  The  Carolina, 
Ciinchtield  and  Ohio  Railway  Company.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  married;  and  re 
sides  at  8  East  Sixty-seventh  Street,  Mew 
York  City. 

Ryerson,  Edward  Larned,  President  of 
the  Chicago  Club  in  1915-17;  a  member  of 
Hie  Liyversity  Club,  the  Saddle  and  Cycle 
Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Onwentsia  Club, 
the  Shore  Acres  Club  and  the  Old  Elm  Club 
all  of  Chicago ;  and  is  also  a  member  oi  the 
University  Club  and  the  Lenox  Club  of 
New  York  City,  the  Santa  Barbara  Club 
of  California  and  the  National  Golf  Links 
Club  of  America.  He  was  born  Nov  21, 
1854,  in  Chicago,  111.;  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  Ph.  B.  from  the  Yale  University. 
Since  1876  he  has  been  in  the  wholesale 
iron  and  steel  business,  established  by  his 
father;  was  president  in  1888-1911,  and  is 
now  chairman  of  its  board  of  directors. 
Since  1914  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Newberry  Library.  In  1879  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Pringl;  and  they  reside  in  Lake  for 
est,  111. 

Ryerson,  Mrs.  Martin  T.,  President  of 
The  Art  Institute  of  Chicago.  She  resides 
in  Chicago,  111. 

Ryle,  Arthur,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  255  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  or: 
William  Ryle  and  Company.He  is  president 
Sanquoit  Silk  Manufacturing  Company,  lie 
is  a  director  of  the  Erie  and  Kalama/oo 
Railroad  Company,  the  New  England  Spun 
Silk  Company,  and  the  Paterson  Safe  De 
posit  and  Trust  Company.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 


Sabin,  Charles  Hamilton,  Member  of  the 
Fort  Orange  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  124, 
1868,  in  -Williamstown,  Mass.  Since  1915 
lie  has  been  president  of  Guaranty  Trust 
Company  of  New  York.  He  resides  at  14 
East  Sirty-second  Street,  New  York  City.. 

Sabin, 'Charles  H.,  Business  President,  of 
140  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Asia  Banking  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sachs,  Arthur,  Director,  of  60  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Columbia  Trust  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Sachs,  Walter  E.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Wall,Street,New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Goldman,  Sachs  and 
Company.  He  is  president  of  the  N.  and  L. 
Realty  Corporation.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Brown  Shoe  Company  of  St.  Louis,  the 
Lawyers  Title  and  Trust  Company,  the 
May  Department  Stores  Company,  and  of 
Robert  Reis  and  Company. 

Saff ord,  Charles  L.,  Manufacturer,  of  205 
Yv'est  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  III.,  was 
born  Aug.  21,  1869,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is 
secretary  of  the  Advance  Manufacturing 
and  Supply  Company  of  Chicago,  111.,  aim 
since  1893  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Safford  Stamp  Company.  He  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  International  Stamp  Manu 
facturing  Association.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Athletic  Association  and  the 
Exrnoor  Country  Club.  In  1900  he  married 
Miss  Nellie  Dutch;  and  they  reside  at  5843 
Kenmore  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Safford,  Robert  E.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  82  Beaver  Street,  New  York  City, 
arid  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  Tie  is  a  director  of  the  Mexican  Lead 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sage,  William  H.,  Business  President,  of 
331  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Halesite  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 


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Salembier,  Albert  R.,  Director,  of  135 
Madison  Aevnue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Puritan  Silk  Corpora 
tion,  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa.;  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Salmon,  Wilmer  Wesley,  Member  of  the 
Buffalo  Club,  the  Genesee  Valley  Club,  the 
Country  Club  of  Rochester,  the  League 
(In)),  the  Railroad  Club,  and  the  Transport 
ation  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  was  born 
Dec.  4,  18C6,  in  Townsend,  Del.  Since  1904 
lie  has  been  president  of  the  General  Rail 
way  Signal  Company.  In  1889  he  married 
Miss  Belle  C.  Klink,  of  Carlisle,  Pa.;  and 
the.  reside  at  Beechmont,  New  Rochelle, 
X.Y. ;  and  342  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Saltonstall,  Richard  M.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Shawmut  Bank  Building,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  E.  Howard 
Clock  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Salzman,  Morris,  Business  President,  of 
861  Manhattan  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socle- 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  M.  Salzman 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Sammet,  Harry,  Business  President,  of 
141  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Temmas  Realty  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  coi- 
porations. 

Sample,  Frank  L.,  Business  President,  of 
465  Washington  Street,  New'  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Alamo  Petrol 
eum  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Samstag,  Henry  F.,  Business  President, 
of  1200  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Samstag  and  Hilder  Broth 
ers,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
has  held  several  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or. 

Samuels,  Julius,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  122  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 


He  is  Treasurer  and  Director  of  J.  Samuels 
and  Brothers,  Incorporated.  He  is  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs  of  his 
city,  and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Samuels,  Martin,  Vice-president,  of  119 
West  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Cromwell  Pro 
duction  Company,  the  Five  Seventy  Corpo 
ration,  and  the  Oldfour  Realty  Corporation. 

Samuels,  Maurice  Victor,  Playwright  and 
Author,  of  the  Lambs  Club,  New  York  City, 
was  born  Oct.  3,  1874,  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  He  was  educated  at  the  Uniyei$ity  of 
California.  He  is  the  author  of  the  Floren 
tines;  The  Conflict;  The  Wanderer,  aM 
other  plays.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lamb:; 
Club. 

Samuels,  Otto  A.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  217  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societu' •-. 
He  is  director  of  the  Federal  Fur  Dyeing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sanborn,  Mrs.  C.  A.,  President  of  the 
Janesville  Art  League.She  resides  at  Janes- 
ville,  Wis. 

Sanborn,  E.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Vera  Cruz  Coal  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sanchez,  Nellie  Van  de  Grift,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Nov.  24, 
1856,  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  She  has  been 
engaged  in  historical  research  and  trans 
lation  of  original  Spanish  documents.  She 
is  the  author  of  Spanish  and  Indian  Place 
Names  of  California.  She  resides  at  2231 
Union  Street,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

Sanders,  Charles  C.,  Business  President, 
of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Scotch  Cove  Oyster  and 
Clam  Company,  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Sanderson,  Edwin  N.,  Business  President 
of  52  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Deming  Ice  and 
Electric  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations* 


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Sanders,  William  B.,  President  of  the 
Chamber  Music  Society.  He  resides  at  3133 
Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Sanderson,  Henry,  Director,  of  80  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Atlas  Line  Steamship  Company 

Sandison,  George  Henry,  welfare  work 
er  arid  editor  of  04  Bible  House,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Jan.  4,  1850,  in  Aberdeen, 
Scotland.  He  is  editor  of  the  Christian  Her_ 
aid;  and  president  and  associate  founder 
of  the  Christian  Herald  Chidren's  Home  of 
Nyack,  N.Y. 

Sands,  Alexander  H.,  Business  President, 
of  511  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Orlando  Water  Pow 
er  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Sands,  Robert  M.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Mexican  Petroleum  Cor 
poration  of  Louisiana  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Sanford,  Edmund  C.,  Member  of  the  Am 
erican  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science,  and  of  the  American  Psychological 
Association.  He  is  a  professor  of  Psycholo 
gy  and  Education.  In  1909-20  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Clark  College.  His  address 
is  ('lark  university,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Sanger,  William  Gary,  Lawyer,  Publicist 
mid  Statesman,  of  Sangerfield,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  May  21,  1853,  in  New  York;  and 
received  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  LL.B. 
anil  LL.D.  He  served  in  the  Spanish  Amer 
ican  War  as  a  lieutenant-colonel;  and  in 
1901-03  was  assistent  secretary  of  war.  He 
was  a  trustee  of  Hamilton  College ;  and  has 
held  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  was  the  author  of  several  works  on  mil 
itary  subjects.  During  the  World-War  he 
was  director  of  Military  Relief.  He  has  a 
family  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters; 
arid  his  wodow,  Mrs. Ethel  Cleveland  Dodge 
Sanger,  resides  in  Sangerfield,  N.Y. 

Sargent,  Charles  S.,  Business  President, 
of  Warren  and  Cottage  Streets,  Brookline, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 


societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Boston  and 
Albany  Railroad,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Sargent,  Charles  S.,  Jr.,  Director,  of  18 
Broad  Street,  New  ork  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Associated  Dry  Goods  Corpo 
ration  and  other  corporations. 

Sargent,  Edwin  W.,  Lawyer,  Banker,  of 
t^it'lh  and  Broadway,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,was 
horn  Aug.  15,  in  Oregon,  Wis.  In  1874  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  Iowa 
City  Law  School.  He  is  vice-president  and 
attorney  of  the  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust 
Company  of  Los  Angeles;  and  is  a  director 
of  the  Hellman  Commercial  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Bankers  Association  and  of  various 
other  clubs  and  societies. 

Sargent,  Walter,  Member  of  the  Quadr 
angle  Club,  of  Chicago,  the  Chicago  Society 
of  Artists.  He  is  professor  art  education 
at  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  has  been 
state  director  of  Art  Education,  in  Mas- 
sachussetts.  He  resides  at  5717  Kenwood 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Sargent,  William  Edward,  Educator,  of 
Hebron,  Maine,  was  born  May  23,  1856,  in 
Sanford,  Maine.  He  received  the  degrees  of 
A.B.  and  A.M.  from  the  Bowdoin  College, 
and  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  LL.D.  from 
Colby  College  In  1878-80  he  was  principal 
of  the  Freeport  School;  and  since  1885  has 
been  principal  of  the  Hebrew  Academy. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Republican  party 
and  a  prominent  Mason. 

Sartain,  William,  Educator  and  Artist, 
of  140  West  Fifty-seventh  Street,New  York 
Oily,  was  born  Nov.  21,  1843,  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  was  educated  in  the  Bonnets 
Atelier  and  the  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts  of 
Paris.  He  was  professor  of  drawing  in  the 
Art  Students  League.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  National  Academy  Design.  He  resides 
in  New  York  City. 

Sartoni,  J.  F.,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  He  is 
president  of  the  Los  Angeles  Country  Club 
at  Beverly  Hills,  Cal. 

Satterlee,  Ernest  K.,  Business  President, 
of  056  Eighth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Franklin  Savings  Bank, 


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Saulsbury,  H.  Wilson,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  71  West  Twenty-third  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Pencil 
Supply  Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Saunders,  William  L.,  Director,  of  11 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  International  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Savage,  Linnaeus  Tyndall,Business  Presi 
dent,  of  31  East  Seventeenth  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Nov.  5,  1873,  in  Beloit 
Wis.  He  was  educated  at  the  University 
of  Minnesota.  Since  1900  he  has  been  en 
gaged  in  the  manufacturing  business  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  president  of  the  Am 
erican  Art  Sign  Company;  and  president 
of  the  Animate  Toy  Company,  Incorporat 
ed.  In  1907  he  married  Miss  Mae  B.  Ben- 
iH't ;  and  the  have  a  family  of  two  children, 
and  reside  at  157  Raymond  Avenue,  South 
Orange,  N.J. 

Sawtell,  Frank  M.,  Lawyer  and  Director. 
of  84  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Maiden  Morris  Plan 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sawyer,  Duane,  Saxophone  Soloist,  of 
1443  Park  Place,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born 
in  1884,  in  Sharon  Wis.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Detroit  Yacht  Club.  In  1909  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Rada  Huff,  and  they  reside  at 
3154  Third  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Sawyer,  Frederic  R.,  Director,  of  45  Milk 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Second  National  Bank  of  Maiden 
and  other  corporations. 

Sawyer,  Henry  B.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  147  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Fort  Madison  Elec 
tric  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sawyer,  Homer  E.,  Director,  of  1790 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Mechanical  Rubber  Company 
and  orlier  corporations. 


Saxe,  Albert,  Business  President,  of  11 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Ninty-Sixth  Street,  West  Gar 
age,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Saxon,  William,  Mechanical  Engineer,  ot 
West  Fourteenth  and  South  Robey  Streets 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  July  6,  in  Christian 
Norway.  He  has  been  machinist,  draughts 
man  and  foreman  with  various  concerns. 
For  twenty-five  years  he  was  superintend 
ent  of  the  Miehle  Printing  Press  and  Man 
ufacturing  Company ;  and  is  vice-presi- 
det  and  superintendent  of  the  same  compa 
ny.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  So 
ciety  of  Mechanical  Engineers. 

fciayer,  George  Jacob,  Merchant  and  Fin 
ancier,  of  900  Fulton  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  April  23,  1864,  in  Two  Rivers, 
Wis.  He  is  president  of  the  lirm  of  Wolf, 
Sayer  and  Heller,  Incorporated,  but  "hers 
supplies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Club,  South  Shore  Country  Club, 
the  Germania  Club  and  the  Wisconsin  So 
ciety;  and  is  a  director  of  the  German  Hos 
pital. 

Sayles,  Robert  W.,  Business  President,  of 
510  Turks  Head  Building,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  American  Academy  of 
Arts  and  Sciences,  the  Geological  Society 
of  America,  ad  the  Washington  Academy 
of  Science.  He  was  born  Jan.  29,  1878,  in 
Pawtucket,  R.I.  Since  1903  he  has  been 
secretary  of  the  Baltic  Mills  Company.  He 
is  curator  of  the  Harvard  Geological  Mus 
eum,  a  director  of  the  Seismological  Socie 
ty  of  America,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Baltic  Mills  Company.  In  1904  he  married 
Miss  Adelaide  K.  Burton;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Boston,  Mass. 

Saylor,  George  H.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  57  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Powers  Accounting 
Machine  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sayre,  Edwin  H.,  Business  President,  of 
58  Hudson  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hudson- Worth  Corpoi- 
ation,  and  a  director  in^  other  corporations. 


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Sayre,  Morton  Smith,  of  Lakeport,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Clear  Lake  Gun  Club, 
the  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Order  of 
the  Eastern  Star,  the  Daughters  of  Rebe- 
kah,  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 
He  was  born  in  1847;  and  was  educated  at 
Alfred  University  of  New  York.  In  1889- 
1902  he  was  district  attorney;  and  sinct 
1902  he  has  been  superior  judge  of  Lake 
County,  Cal.  He  is  president  of  the  Bank  oC 
Lake,  and  president  of  the  Utopia  Quick 
silver  Mining  Company.  He  served  La  tlie 
Civil  War.  In  1907  he  married  Miss  Maude 
M.  Swayze;  and  they  reside  in  Lakeport, 
Cal. 

Scales,  John,  Educator,  Journalist  and 
Author,  of  Dover,  N.H.,  was  born  Oct.  o, 
1855,  in  Nottingham,  N.H.  In  1883-1900  he 
was  editor  of  the  Dover  Daily  Republican; 
and  since  1900  has  been  engaged  as  editor 
of  A  History  of  Dover.  He  was  assistant 
<  •!  lor  i  A  History  of  Ncu  Hampshire, 
published  in  1910.  He  has  bc«-;n  ;.  iru.-teo  of 
the  State  Normal  School. 

Scarff,  Paul  B.,  Director,  of  222  Fulton 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  so  •  Hi  ^  H^  is  a  direr- 
tor  of  the  Hudson  Trust  Corrp\"y  and  oth 
er  coiporations. 

Schaad,  Herman  B.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  29  West  Forty-Second  Street,  New 
ork  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Whee- 
lock  Piano  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions.  ; 

Schaefer,  Henry,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  66  Beaver  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Sie£ried,  Gruner 
and  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Guard 
ian  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank,  and  a  di 
rector  of  Hagedorn  and  Company;  and  a 
trustee  of  the  National  Insurance  Company 
of  Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Schaeffer,  J.  Louis.,  Business  President, 
of  7Hanover  Square,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bank  of  Nassau  County 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Schaeffer,  George,  Director,  of  147  Wset 
Thirty-Sixth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  fl 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  Hencken  Schaeffer  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Schalkenbach,  Robert,Business  President 
of  210  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Realty  Redemption 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Sc1  all,  William,  Business  President,  of 
45  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Colonial  Bank 
San  Juan,  Porto  Rico,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Schaller,  Russell  R.,  Director,of  109  East 
Fourteenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Astoria  Homestead 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Schatzken,  Samuel,  Business  President, 
of  150  Bleecker  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  1381  Franklin 
AvcMiue  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Schechter,  Jacob,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  25  West  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of 
the  Anglo-American  Jmport  and  Export 
Company,  and  of  the  Schechter  and  Black 
Waist  and  Dress  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Berkshire  Hills  Company,  the  Na 
tional  Editorial  Service,  and  of  the  Sonora 
Shops,  Incorporated. 

Scheff,  Jonas  S.,  Business  President,  of 
19  East  Twenty-first  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president,  treasurer  and  a 
director  of  J.S.  Scheff  and  Company,  In 
corporated,  manufacturers  and  sole  distrib 
utors  of  Liongrade  silks  and  satins. 

Schein,  George,  Lawyer,  of  111  West 
Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
July  4,  1888.  He  is  secretary  and  a  member 
of  the  staff  of  the  American  Hospital  and 
Training  School  for  Nurses;  a  member  of 
the  Lawyers  Association  of  Illinois;  the 
Chicago  Association  of  Commerce;  arid  a 
member  of  the  Press  Club  and  the  Edge- 
Water  Beach  Yacht  Club. 


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Schell,  Philip  L.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  45  East  Seventeenth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Geroiania 
Mills  and  other  corporations. 

Schelling,  Ernest  Henry,  Pda'i.st  an.l 
Composer,  of  Bar  Harbor,  Maine,  was  born 
July  26,  1876  in  Belvidere,  N.J.  He  was 
educated  in  Paris,  France  and  Stuttgart, 
Germany.  He  has  been  on  many  tours  with 
the  Boston  Symphony  and  with  the  Chica 
go  and  Plihdelphia  Orchestras  and  many 
foreign  orchestras.  He  is  the  composer  of 
Fantastic  Suite  for  piano  and"  orchestra 
and  numerous  others.  He  served  in  the  Un 
ited  States  Army  in  1917-1926  and  was 
commissioned  major  of  Infantry.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Institute,  Century 
Club,  the  Players  Club,  and  decorated  by 
the  French  government,  the  Legion  of  Hon 
or.  He  married  Miss  Lucia  IIov/c  Draper, 
and  they  reside  at  Bar  Harbor,  Maine. 

S3henk,  Edwin  Saxton,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  10, 
1867,  in  Brooklyn,  N..  Since  1904  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Citizens  National 
Bank.  He  resides  at  24  East  Fifty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Schenk,  Edwin  S., Director,  of  270  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Manhattan  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Sel;enk,  Nicholas  M.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  1493  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Borough  The 
atre  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sc!:enstrom,  William,  Business  President 
of  764  Couit  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ohio  Welding  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Schermerhorn,  W.  D.,  Member  of  the 
Rotary  Club.  He  is  identified  with  the  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs  of  Mitchell,  S.D. 
He  is  a,  member  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  Rotary  Club^-He  resides  in  Mitchell, 
S.D. 

Scheuer,  Arnold  L.,  Director,  of  43  Ex 
change  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 


ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Atlantic  Port  Railway  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Schieffelin,  William  Jay,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  170  William  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  the  City 
Club,  the  Century  Club,  St.  Nncholas  So 
ciety,  the  Military  Order  of  Loyal  Legion 
and  other  organizations.  He  was  born  on 
April  14,  1866,  in  New  York  City;  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  Ph.B.  from  the  School 
of  Mines  of  Columbia  University ;  and  the 
degrees  of  Ph.D.  from  the  University  of 
Munich.  Since  1889  he  has  been  identified 
with  Sehieffelin  and  Company,  wholesale 
druggists;  and  since  1906  has  been  presi 
dent  of  that  corporation.  In  1910  he  was 
president  of  the  National  Wholesale  Drug 
gists  Association.  He  served  in  the  Spanish 
American  War.  In  1891  he  married  Miss 
Louise  Shepard;  and  they  reside  in  New 
York  City. 

Schief,  Mortimer  L., Member  of  the  Lotos 
Club.  He  was  born  June  5,  1877,  in  New 
York.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a  partner  in 
the  banking  firm  of  Kuhn,  Loeb  and  Com 
pany,  of  New  York.  He  resides  at  932  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Schiff,  Mortimer  L.,  Director,  of  52  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Railway  Express 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Schiffman,  C.  S.,  Director,  of  885  Flat- 
bush  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Flatbush  Bond  and  Mort 
gage  Companyr  Incorporated  and  other  org 
anizations. 

Schilling,  Jacob  H.,  Business  President, 
of  137  East  Twenty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Schilling 
Press;  and  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs. 

Schinasi,  Leofl,  Business  President,  of 
1790  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Importers  and  Export 
ers  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations, 


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Sclrindler,  A.  D.,  Business  President,  of 
Mai  four  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  sc  cieu  so. 
IIo  is  president  of  the  Seisun  Land  Uo**ipa- 
nv  and  other  corporations. 

Schinzel,  George  M., Secretary  and  Treas 
urer,  of  f>'JO  West  Twenty-seventh  Street, 
Xe\\  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies,  lie  is  secretary  and  di 
rector  of  the  Stev.art  (llass  Company,  In 
corporated;  and  secretary  and  director  of 
the  Stuxvcsant  Heights  Realty  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Ividgewood  National 
Bank;  and  prominent  in  l)usiness  and  pub 
lic  affairs. 

Schriner,  CLarles  G.,  Business  President 
of  79  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Tremont  Mining  Compa 
ny  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Schleicher,  Francis  J.,  Director,  of  17 
Struce  Street,  Ne\v  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Central  Permanent  Build- 
in;;  and  Loan  Association  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Schlesinger,  Max  A.,  Business  President, 
of  44  Beaver  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  International  Photo 
Play  Distributors,  Incorporated,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Schleusner,  Philip,  Director,  of  709  Sixtn 
Avenue,  Xe\v  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies,  lie  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Perth  Amboy  Chemical  Works 
and  other  corporations. 

Schley,  Evader  B.,  Business  President, 
of  90  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ml  Potosi  Mining  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Schley,  Kenneth  B.,  Director,  of  96 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Howe  Sound  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Schley,  Reev(,  Director,  of  57  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Atlas  Truck  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 


Schmidlapp,  Carl  J.,  Director,  of  57 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Writing  Paper 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Schmidt,  Louis,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  133  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  director  of  the  Hammacher, 
Schlemmer  and  Company,  hardware,  tooio, 
supplies  and  piano  materials.  He  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Schmidt,  Theodore  A.,Business  President 
of  1050-1058  Fullerton  Avenue,  Chicago,Ill. 
was  born  March  2,  1857,  in  Berlin,  Germa 
ny.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Milwaukee  and  San  Francisco.  He  is 
treasurer  and  general,  manager  of  the  Car- 
(jueville  Litographing  Company;  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Theo.  A.  Schmidt  Lithograph 
ing  Company.  He  is  a  Mason  and  Shriner. 
In  1895  he  married  Miss  Anita  M.  Wristen ; 
and  they  reside  at  1062  Columbia  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

Schmidt,  Wilaam  H.,  Business  President 
of  190  Bowery,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Sicilian  Asphalt  Paving 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Schmidtmann,  Waldemar,  Director,  of 
342  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Eastern  Limestone 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Schmitt,  John  L.,  Retired  Merchant,  of 
1751  Columbia  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Dec.  4,  1863,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  wa;i 
formerly  a  member  of  D.  H.  Arnold  Com 
pany,  clothiers  trimmings,  New  York  and 
Chicago. 

Scbmitz,  Nicholas  J.,  Real  Estate  Dealer 
of  512-14  West  North  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 
was  born  June  2,  1870,  in  Chicago,  111.  He 
is  head  of  the  firm  of  Nicholas  J.  Schmitz, 
real  estate,  loans  and  insurance,  successors 
to  Ernest  and  Schrnitz,  established  in  1874. 
Since  1903  he  has  been  secretary  of  the 
German  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company 
of  North  Chicago,  Incorporated  in  Febru- 


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ary,  1867.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Cook 
County  Real  Estate  Board,  Knights  of 
Columbus  and  Germania  Club. 

Schmuck,  William  P.,  Business  President, 
of  51  East  Forty-Second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies. He  is  president  of  the  Tubes'Real- 
ty  and  Terminal  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Schneider,  Anthony,  Director,  of  111 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  American  Cigar  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Schniewind,  Henry,  Jr.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  149  Madison  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Huntingdon  Specialty  Company;  president 
of  the  No.  149  Madison  Avenue  Company  j 
president  of  Sunbury  Converting  Works, 
and  president  of  the  Susquehahna  Silk 
Mills. 

Schoepf,  William  Kesley,  Member  of  the 
Cincinnati  Country  Club.  He  was  born  on 
May  20,  1864,  in  Ft.  Delaware,  Del.  Since 
1913  he  has  been  president  of  the  Cincin 
nati  Car  Company.  He  resides  at  622  Oak 
Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Schoff,  Hannah  Kent  (Mrs.  Frederic 
i!thoff),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She 
was  born  in  Upper  Derby,  Pa.  In  1901-11 
she  was  president  of  the  Philadelphia  Juv 
enile  Court  and  Probation  Association.  She 
is  the  author  of  The  Wayward  Child.  She 
resides  at  3418  Baring  Street,  Philadelphia 
Pa. 

Schofield,  Mary  Lyon  Cheney,  Member  of 
the  Chilton  Club.  She  was  born  on  Dec.  24, 
1868,  in  New  Britain,  Conn.  In  1902  she 
was  the  donor  of  the  Golf  Club  House  at 
Peterborough,  N.H.  Since  1919  she  has  been 
a  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire  School 
for  Feeble  Minded. She  resides  at  East  Hill, 
Peterborough,  N.H. 

Schofield,  William  B.,  Director,  of  32 
Nassau  Street,  New  ork  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Hudson  Af alley  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


Scholer,  G-ustav,  Director,  of  10  Jumel 
Terrace,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Hudson  Trust  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Scholl,  William  L.,  Business  President, 
of  339  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Scholl  Manufacturing 
Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Schonbrun,  Michael,  Business  President, 
of  31  Coenties  Slip,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  The  Marine  Works,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Schrafet,  George  F.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  160  Washington  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  United 
States  Trust  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Schrenck,  Otto  Von,  Business  President, 
of  50  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Food  Trade  Publishing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Schroeder,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  President  of  the 
Schubert  Club,  with  a  membership  of  twen 
ty  women.  She  resides  at  687  Exchange 
Street,  Kenosha,  Wis. 

Schuler,  Hans,  Sculptor,  of  5  East  La 
fayette  Avenue,  Baltimore,  Md.,  was  born 
May  25,  1874,  in  Alsace-Loraine.  His  work 
Adriane,  is  owned  by  the  Walters  Gallery 
of  Baltimore,  Md.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  Maryland  Instit 
ute,  and  of  tjie  Charcoal  Club.  In  1905  he 
married  Miss  Paula  Schneider ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  at  7  East  Lafayette  Avenue, 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Schulte,  David  A.,  Business  President,  of 
384  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Mutual  Profit  Coupon  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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uitz,  William  A.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  220  West  Nineteenth  Street,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Cent 
ury  Cork  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Schulz,  Otto,  Manufacturer,  of  711  Mil 
waukee  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
Aug.  15,  1870,  in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1886 
he  has  engaged  in  the  piano  business.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Morgan  Park  Academy 
and  at  Bryant  and  Stratton's  Business  Col 
lege.  Since  1899  he  has  been  president  of 
the  M.  Schulz  Company,  manufacturers 
of  pianos.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Mag 
nolia  Talking  Machine  Company  ;and  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Brink- 
erhoff  Piano  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  Athletic  Association,  the  Ev- 
anston  Golf  Club,  the  Press  Club,  and  the 
City  Club.  In  1899  he  married  Miss  Emma 
Jung;  and  the  have  a  family  of  four  sons 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  6106  Ken- 
more  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Schumacher,  Frederic  W.,  President  of 
the  Columbus  Gallery  of  Fine  Arts.  He  re 
sides  at  492  East  Broad  Street,  Columbus, 
Ohio. 

Shumann,  Charles  H.,  Business  President 
of  280  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Coco-Tar  Products  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Schurman,  George  W., Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  96  Broadway,  New  York  City , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Brear- 
ley  School,  Limited.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Schurman,  Jacob  Gould,  late  President 
Cornell  University.  He  is  United  States 
Minister  to  China.  He  has  been  president 
of  Cornell  University  at  Ithaca,  N.Y.  He 
resides  in  Peking,  China. 

Schutrum,  Peter  C.,  Business  President 
of  17  East  Forty-Second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Southern 
New  York  Power  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 


Schurz,  Carl  R.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  15  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Atmos  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Schwab,  Charles  M.,  President  of  the 
Music  Service  League  of  America.  He  're 
sides  at  111  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Schwalbe,  Harry  C.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  6  West  Forty-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Electric  Theatre  Supply  Company, 
Incorporated.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer 
and  director  of  the  First  National  Exhib 
itors  Circuit,  Incorporated;  and  is  also 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Novelty  Am 
usement  Company. 

Schwartz,  Arnold  A.,  Business  President 
of  209  West  Thirty-Eighth  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Art 
Color  Printing  Company, 

Schwartz,  Frederic,  Manufacturer,  of  224 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem- 
bzer  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Robert  Find- 
ley  Manufacturing  Company,  Incorporated, 
manufacturers  of  ligthing  fixtures  and 
brass  goods. 

Schwartzenbacb,  Robert  J.  F.,  Business 
President,  of  470  Fourth  Avenue,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Schwar- 
xenbach,  Huber  and  ompany ;  and  president 
of  the  Middletown  Throwing  Company,  In 
corporated.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board 
'  of  managers  of  the  Silk  Association  of  Am 
erica.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Schwartzenbach,  Robert,  J.  F.,  Business 
President,  of  470  Fourth  Avenue,New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies  He  is  president  of  Schwartzenbach 
Huber  and  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Middletown  Throwing  Company,  Incorpor 
ated.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  man 
agers  of  the  Silk  Association  o-f  America. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 


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Schwartzler,  Otto  J.,  Business  President, 
of  1100  Brook  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Standard  Litho 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Schwatt,  Isaac  J.,  Educator  and  Author, 
of  1226  South  Fifty-eigth  Street,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  was  born  June  18,  1867,  in  Rus 
sia.  He  is  a  professor  of  mathematics  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania. 

Schwensen,  Louis  C.,  Business  President, 
of  268  Forty-first  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Safety  Hinge 
Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Schweppe,  Charles  Hodgdon,Director  and 
Banker,  of  209  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  born  Nov.  18,  1880,  in  Alton, 
111.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Club, 
the  University  Club,  the  Midday  Club,  the 
Saddle  and  Cycle  Club,  the  Onwentsia  Club, 
the  Old  Elm  Club,  the  Shoreacres  Club,  the 
Recess  Club,  the  Harvard  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Somerset  Club,  the  Tennis  and 
Racquet  Club,  and  the  Harvard  Club  of 
Boston.  Since  1913  he  has  been  a  partner 
of  the  firm  of  Lee,  Higginson  and  Compa 
ny.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Illinois  Trust 
and  Savings  Bank;  a  director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Lake  Forest,  111. ;  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Simmons  Company,  of  Kenosha, 
Wis. ;  and  a  director  of  the  Chicago  Home 
for  the  Friendless.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Northwestern  University  of  Evanston,  111.; 
a  trustee  for  the  Lawrence  Hall  for  Boys, 
of  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  trustee  of  St.  Luke's 
Hospital,  of  Chicago,  111.  In  1913  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Laura  Shedd;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  in  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Scbwerin,  Clarence  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  50  East  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Black- 
lick  Water  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Schwerin,  Lorenz  R.,  Business  President 
of  15  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Casein  Manufacturing 


Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Scofield,  Frederic  C.,  Business  President 
of  67  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Pioneer  Steamship 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Scofield,  William  Bacon,  Sculptor,  of 
Worcester,  Mass.,  was  born  Feb.  8,  1864,  in 
Hartford,  Conn.  He  is  Sculptor  of  the  Good 
and  Bad  Spirit,  in  bronze  at  the  Worcester 
Art  Museum.  He  resides  at  39  Elm  Street, 
Worcester,  Mass. 

Scott,  Albert  L.,  Business  President,  of 
60  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Tulle  Compa 
ny  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Scott,  Emmett  Jay,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  13,  1873,  in  Huston 
Texas.  In  1917-19  he  was  special  assistant 
to  the  secretary  of  war  to  advise  on  mat 
ters  affecting  negro  soldiers.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  The  American  Negro  in  the  World 
War.  He  resides  at  239  Florida  Avenue, 
Washington,  B.C. 

Scott, Frederick  Hossack,Dry  Goods  Mer 
chant,  of  300  West  Adams  Street,  Chicago, 
111.  was  born  April  10,  1879,  in  Ottawa,lll. 
In  1900  he  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
Princeton  University.  In  1900-01  he  was  en 
gaged  in  the  retail  dry  goods  business  in 
Ottawa  ;since  1901  has  been  connected  with 
Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  and  Company,  and 
since  1913  a  member  of  the  firm.  In  1917  he 
was  vice-president  of  the  Interstate  Divi 
sion  of  the  Chicago  Association  of  Com 
merce.  In  1917-20  he  was  president  of  the 
State  Association  of  Illinois  Young  Men's 
Christian  Associations;  and  in  1918-19  wras 
treasurer  of  the  National  War  Work  Coucii 
of  the  Young  Men 's  Christian  Association. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the 
Chicago  Club,  the  Industrial  Club,  the  Glen 
ViewT  Club,  the  Saddle  and  Cycle  Club,  and 
the  Indian  Hill  Club.  He  resides  in  Hub- 
bard  Woods,  111. 

Scott,  Holton  H.,  Director,  of  60  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
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^uv,«o,  George  W.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  the  Crocker  Building,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the  Boh 
emian  Club,  and  the  Commercial  Club.  He 
is  president  of  the  Scott  and  Yan  Arsdale 
Company,  and  president  of  the  Scott  In 
vestment  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Alameda  National  Bank,  the  Alameda  Sav 
ings  Bank,  the  Alameda  Sugar  Company, 
the  Commercial  Bank  of  Ukiah,the  Crocker 
National  Bank,  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Calexico,  the  Hall-Scott  Motor  Car  Compa 
ny,  and  the  Irvine  and  Muir  Lumber  Com 
pany  of  Willits.  He  resides  at  1723  Central 
Avenue,  Alameda,  Cal. 

Scott,  Henry  T.,  Business  President  of 
Shreve  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Crocker  Estate  Compa 
ny -and  other  corporations. 

Scott,  John  William,  Merchant,  of  300 
West  Adams  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
March  24,  1870,  in  Otawa,  111.  In  1889  he 
entered  the  service  of  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott 
and  Company,  and  is  now  member  of  that 
firm. 

Scott,  Julia  Green,  Member  of  the  \\  o- 
man's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Danville,  Ky. 
In  1909-13  she  was  president-general  of  the 
National  Societies  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution.  She  was  chairman  of 
tin-  IVaco  Committee  of  the  Washington 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  She  resides 
in  Bloomington,  111. 

Scott,  Rufus  W.,  Director,  of  25  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Atlantic  National  Bank  of  the 
City  of  New  York  and  other  corporations. 

Scouler,  Guy,  Refiner  and  Manufacturer, 
of  Forty-fourth  Street  and  Western  Boule 
vard,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  in  November 
1880,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was  formerly 
purchasing  agent  and  sales  manager  for  the 
Union  Petroleum  Company  of  Philadelphia. 
He  is  now  manager  of  the  Union  Petroleum 
Company;  and  is  a  director  of  the  Wells- 
ville  Refining  Company  and  the  Union  Pip;} 
Line  Company. 

Scoville,  Robert,  Director,  of  34  Nassau 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  Ox 


various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Salisbury  Iron  Corporation  and 
other  corporations. 

Scribner,  Arthur  H.,  President  of  the 
Grolier  Club.  He  resides  at  47  E.  60  Street, 
Manhattan,  N.Y. 

Scribner,  Samuel  A.,  Business  President, 
of  701  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Baltimore  The 
atre  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  co;- 
porations. 

Scripps,  William  Edmund,  Publisher  and 
Patriot,  of  157  LaFayette  Street,  Detroit, 
Mich.,  was  born  May  6,  1882.  in  Detroit, 
Mich.  He  was  educated  in  preparatoi  y 
schools  and  Michigan  Military  Academy. 
He  is  vice-president  and  manager  of  the 
Evening  News  Association  of  Detroit;  sec 
retary  and  treasurer  of  James  E.  Scripps 
Corporation;  president  of  Scripps  Motor 
Company,  manufacturers  of  marine  gasol 
ine  engines;  and  vice-president  of  Scripps 
Booth  Company  of  Detroit,  manufacturers 
of  automobiles.  He  is  a  member  of  the  As 
sociated  Press,  and  the  Detroit  Boar<!  of! 
Commerce.  He  is  a  member  of  the  D«>tr>it 
Curling  Club,  the  Detroit  City  Club,  the  De 
troit  Ya  -ht  Club,  the  Detroit  Athletic  Club 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  In 
1901  he  married  Miss  Nina  A.  Downey,  of 
Detroit,Mich.,  and  they  reside  at  598  Trum- 
bull  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Scudder,  Wallace  M.,  President  of  the 
Music  Festival  Association.  He  resir.os  at 
215  Market  Street,  Newark,  N.J. 

Seaberg,  Hugo,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Dec.  15,  1869, 
in  Borgholm,  Sweden.  He  was  educated  at 
the  Borgholm  College;  and  in  1892  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar.  Since  1887  he  has  resid 
ed  in  Colfax  County,  N.M. ;  he  is  the  owner 
of  the  Seaberg  Hotel  of  Raton,  the  largest 
hotel  in  New  Mexico.  He  is  identified  with 
the  Republican  party;  and  was  actively  en 
gaged  in  the  last  two  presidential  election 
campaigns  at  National  Headquarters.  In 
1893  he  married  Miss  Lottie  V.  Mills;  a:ia 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  Rat 
on,  N.M. 


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Seabury,  Elmer  F.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  49  Westminster  Street,  Prov 
idence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  the  Turks 
Head  Club,  the  Central  Club,  the  Brov/n 
Club,  the  Eastside  Tennis  Club,  and  the 
Economica  Club.  He  was  born  Sept,  9,1875, 
in  Tuverton,  R.I.  Since  1892  he  has  been 
identified  with  the  Industrial  Trust  Com 
pany,  of  which  he  is  now  vice-president.  In 
1900  he  married  Miss  Annie  Usher  Reed; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
220  Morris  Avenue,  Providence,  R.I. 

Seager,  John,  Business  President,  of  37 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre  i- 
dent  of  the  Gerard  Ozone  Process  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Seaman,  Francis  V.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  ti 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  James  C.  McGuire  and 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Seaman,  Joseph  H.,  Director,  of  28  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Bronx  Traction  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Seaman,  William  I.,  Business  President, 
of  20  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City;  anc 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Staten  Island  Beacn 
Land  Improvement  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Sears,  Francis,  Director,  of  50  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Lanett  Mills  and  other  corporation.-;. 

Sears,  Francis  P.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,,  of  77  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Workingman  's 
Loan  Association  an  other  corporations. 

Sears,  Horace  S.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  93  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Dixie  Cotton 
Mills  and  other  corporations. 

Sewing,  W.,  Member  of  the  Columbia 
University  Club,  the  Chinese  Students  Club 
and  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  the  pre 
sident  of  the  Chinese  Ind.  Imp.  Associa 


tion;  and  resides  at  145  Harrison  Avenue, 
Boston,  Mass. 

Secor,  John  Alstyne, Mechanical  Engineer 
and  Inventor,  of  1108  Indiana  Avenue,  La- 
Porte,  Ind.,  was  born  June  28,  1847,  in  New 
York  City.  He  was  educated  in  New  York 
City.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  So 
ciety  of  Agricultural  Engineers.  He  mai- 
ried  Miss  Georgina  E.  Carpenter,  and  re 
sides  in  LaPorte,  Ind. 

Sedgwick,  Ellery,  Business  President,  ol 
8  Arlington  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Atlantic  Monthly  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
He  resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Seekamp,  John  F.,  Business  President,  of 
163  Reinsen  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Sup-El  Development 

Seelig,  Alfred  E.,  Business  President,  of 
352  West  Thirteenth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  L.  J.  Wing 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Seerley,  Homer  Horatio,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa,  was  born  on 
Aug.  13,  1848,  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  was 
educated  at  the  State  University  of  Iowa. 
Since  1886  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Iowa  State  Teachers  College,  and  is  now 
president  of  the  Natural  Council  of  Educ 
ation  N.E.A.  He  is  the,  author  of  History 
and  Civil  Government  of  Iowa,  The  Coun 
try  School  Geography  of  Iowa.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.the  Con 
gregational  Church,  the  Commercial  Club, 
and  various  other  educational  associations. 
In  1878  he  married  Miss  Clara  E.  Taaddle; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa. 

Sefton,  Edwin,  Business  President,  of 
323  East  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies,  lie  is  president  of  the  La  Mira 
Chemical  Company,Incorporated ;  and  vice- 
president  of  Harriet  Hubbard  Ayer,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Thomas  Laboratories,  Incorporated;  and 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
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Seger,  Charles  B.,  Business  President,  ot 
1790  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  States  Rubber 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Seibert,  William  H.,  Director,of  2  Rector 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Anderson  Mills  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Seigle,  William  R.,  Business  President,  of 
Madison  Avenue  and  Forty-first  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
New  York  Compressing  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Seit2,  Frank  A.,  Business  President,  of 
15  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Frank  A. 
Seitz  Realty  and  Construction  Company 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Selden,  Edwin  Van  Deusen,  Oil  Producer 
of  Oil  City,  Pa.,  was  born  Dec.  23,  1858, 
in  Lawrenceville,  Allegheny  County,  Pa.  He 
a  descendant  of  Colonel  Samuel  Selden, 
who  was  captured  by  the  British  at  the 
Battle  of  Long  Island,  and  died  in  prison 
in  1778.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
and  private  schools  of  Meadville,  Pa.;  and 
at  the  Episcopal  Acadenmy  of  Philadelphia 
Pa.  He  is  a  well-known  oil  refiner  and  pro 
ducer;  is  connected  with  the  Crystal  Oil 
Works  of  Oil  City,  Pa.;  president  of  the 
Oil  City  Oil  Exchange;  and  has  filled  var 
ious  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
has  been  quartermaster  of  the  Sixteenth 
Regiment  National  Guard  of  Pennsylvania; 
and  in  1898  became  colonel  of  the  Twenty- 
first  Regiment  Infantry.  He  is  lieutenant- 
colonel  and  inspector  of  rifle  practice  for 
the  Pennsylvania  Division  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  National  Guard.  In  1901  he  married 
Miss  Cornelia  Fuller  Earp;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  four  sons  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  in  Oil  City,  Pa. 

Seligman,  Henry,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  54  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  J.  and 


W.  Seligman  and  Company.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Foreign  securities 
Company,  the  American  Hide  and  Leather 
Company,  the  Columbia  Gas  and  Electric 
Company,  the  Montana  Power  Comp;i?\. 
and  the  Syracuse  Gas  Company. 

Sells,  Elijah  Watt,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies,  was  born  March  1,  185S 
in  Muscatine,  la.  He  established  the  firm  of 
Haskins  Sells.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Haskins  and  Sells,  Certified  Public  Ac 
countants,  of  37  West  Thirty-ninth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Selwyn,  Edgar,  Business  President,  ot 
229  West  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  ana 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Selwyn  and 
Company,  president  of  the  sehvyn  Realty 
Corporation,  and  president  of  the  Twin 
Theatres  Corporation.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Goldwyn  Pictures  Corporation ;  and 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs. 

Semijle,  Lorenzo,  Business  President,  of 
!3  Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member"  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  thp  Garner  and  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Senior,  Walter  R.,  Business  President,  ot 
505  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  957  Park  Avenue  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Senor,  Louis  H.,  Business  President,  of 
162  West  Twenty  third  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Keystone 
Yarn  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Series,  Frank  R.,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  44  Cedar  Street,  New  York  C'tv;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Frank  A.  Weeks  Man 
ufacturing  Company  and  other-  corpora 
tions. 

Session,  Odson  0.,  Consulting  Kngiiu'ci, 
of  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
bornDec.  23,  1871,  in  Louisville,  Ky.  He  is 
president  of  the  Session  Engineering  Com 
pany  ;  and  vice-president  of  the  Chicago 


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Rolling  Mills,  Ind.  During  the  World-War 
he  was  western  executive  for  the  United 
States  Shipping  Board,  with  headquarters 
in  Chicago.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  American 
Institution  of  Electrical  Engineers,  of  th"J 
American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  of  the 
American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers, 
of  the  Union  League  Club  of  Chicago,  of 
the  Mid-day  Club  of  Chicago,  a  thirty-sec 
ond  degree  Mason  and  Shriner.  He  married 
Helen  Potter  of  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  thev 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  5022  Sheridan  Road,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Seward,  Frederic  K.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Mitchell  Vance 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sexton.  George  H.,  Business  President, 
of  31  N.^uu  Street,  New  Yoi'K.  City,  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  ;ui<~!  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  Almaden  Company, 
Incorporated,  quicksilver  mines.  Ho  is  also 
president  of  the  Confidence  Gold  Mines, 
and  president  of  the  New  Almaden  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated. 

Seymour,  Edmund,  Business  President.of 
45  Wall  Street.New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Washington  Land  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Seymour,  Frederick,  Business  President, 
of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Aero  Pulverizer  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Seymour,  Gordon  H.,  Business  President 
of  92  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Fitch  Advertising  Com- 
panv  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Seymour,  R.  W.,  Business  Manager,  of 
•North  Sutton,  N.H.,  was  born  July  12,  1&35 
in  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Manor  School  of  Stamford,  Conn.;  and  at 
the  Abbott  School  of  Farmington,  Maine. 
Since  1918  he  has  been  proprietor  of  Ilun- 
toon  House.  He  is  president  of  the  Hun  Loon 
House  Club.  He  is  prominent  Mason  and 
Odd  Fellow  and  a  member  of  several  other 


clubs  and  societies.  He  married  Miss  Mary 
R.  Kelly,  and  resides  at  Huntxmn  House, 
North  Sutton,  N.H. 

Shaffer,  E.  H.,  President  of  the  MooiU 
Glee  Club,  with  a  membership  of  ninety 
men.  He  is  connected  with  the  First  Nat 
ional  Bank,  and  resides  in  Mobile,  Ala. 

Shahan,  Thomas  Joseph,  Educator  anil 
Author,  of  Washington,  D.C.,  was  born  on 
Sept.  11,  1857,  in  Manchester,  N.H.  He  was 
educated  in  Montreal.  Rome,  Paris,  and  in 
Berlin.  He  is  the  Rector  of  the  Catholic 
University  of  America,  in  Washington, D.C. 
He  is  the  author  of  The  Beginnings  of 
Christianity,  The  Middle  Ages,  and  other 
works.  His  address  is  The  Catholic  Univer 
sity  of  America,  of  Washington,  D.C. 

Shakman,  William  A.,  Business  President 
of  11  East  Eighty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Perrin- 
Keyser  Company,  Montreal,  Canada,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Shallcross,  Cecil  F.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  76  William  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  United  States  manager 
of  North  British  and  Mercantile  Insurance 
Company,  Limited,  of  London  and  Edin 
burgh.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Common 
wealth  Insurance  Company  of  New  York, 
the  Mercantile  Insurance  Company  of  Am 
erica,  and  the  Pennsylvania  Fire  Insurance 
Company. 

Shanklin.  William  Arnold,  Member  of 
the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  University 
Club  of  New  York,  and  the  University  Club 
of  Middletown.  He  is  president  of  the  Wes- 
leyan  University.  He  resides  in  Middletown 
Conn. 

Sharp,  Arthur  R.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  77  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Mason  Machine 
Works  and  other  corporations. 

Sl^attuck,  Edwin  P.,  Business  President, 
of  42  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  United  States  Grain 
Corporation  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 


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Shattuck,  Henry  L.,  Lawyer,  Trustee  and 

Statesman,  of  82  Devonshire  Street,  Boston 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  Oct.  12,  1879,  in 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  received  the  degrees  of 
A.B.  and  LL.B.  from  Harvard  College.  For 
many  years  lie  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  in  Boston,  Mass.;  and  is  a 
director  of  the  New  England  Trust  Compa 
ny,  and  is  vice-president  of  the  Boston 
Legal  Aid  Society.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts ;  and  president  of  the 
North  Bennet  Street  Industrial  School.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Massachussetts  State 
Legilature;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Shaw,  Albert,  Business  President,  of  30 
Irving  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  dubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Review  of  Reviews  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Shaw,  David,  Business  President  of  44 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Golden  Rule  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Shaw,  Earle  T.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  347  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Clinch  Valley 
Coal  and  Iron  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Shaw,  Edgar  W.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  275  West  p]xchange  Street,  Providence, 
R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Hope  Club,  the 
Agawam  Hunt  Club,  and  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Nat 
ional  Protection  Company.  He  is  Counsel 
and  secretary  of  the  General  Fire  Extin 
guisher  Company,  and  a  director  of  Silv 
ersmith's  Company  and  other  corporations. 
He  married  Miss  Rosalind  Fleming;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  21  John  Street,Pro- 
vidence,  R.I. 

Shaw,  W.  Warren,  Voice  Specialist  and 
Composer,  of  1710  Chestnut  Street,  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  the  Univ 
ersity  of  Vermont.  He  is  the  composer  of 
The  Thomas  Moore  Song  Cycle,  and  of  ma 
ny  other  songs;  and  is  the  author  of  The 


Lost  Vocal  Art,  his  scientific  work  on  the 
singing  voice  now  in  its  third  edition.  For 
many  years  he  has  been  leading  tenor  in 
various  grand  opera  companies.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Art  Club,  and  the  New  Eng 
land  Society  of  Pennsylvania.  In  1908  he 
married  Emma  Suelke,  a  prominent  Phila 
delphia  Church  Soprano;  and  they  reside 
at  The  Wellingford  Apartments,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. 

Shaw,  Henry  S.,  Business  President,  of 
78  Chauncy  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Eastern  Machinery  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Shaw,  James  F.,  Business  President,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Charles  Richman  Pictures 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Shaw,  Mary,  President  of  the  Gamut 
Club.  She  resides  at  42  West  Fifty-eighth 
Street,  Manhattan,  N.Y. 

Shaw,  Robert  Alfred.Merchant  and  Man 
ufacturer,  of  21  Burling  Slip,  New  York 
City,  was  born  July  10,  1865,  in  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.  For  fifteen  years  he  was  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  National  Aniline  and  Chemical 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Polytechnic  Institute  of  Brooklyn,  and 
trustee  of  the  Philharmonic  Society  of  New 
York.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Arts, 
the  Bankers  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club,  the 
Chemists  Club,  the  Nassau  Country  Club, 
and  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  resides  at 
343  Carl  ton  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y, 

Shea,  F.  M.,  Director,  of  90  West  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Chorcha  Petroleum  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Shea,  Francis  A.,  Business  President,  of 
.502  Harrison  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Randolph  Shoe  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Shaefer,  Arthur  Whitcomb,  Mining    En 
gineer,  of  Pottsville,  Pa.;  and  a  member  o£ 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member 
...of  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engi 
neers. 


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Shearer,  John  B.,  Director,  of  60  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  New  England  Oil  Refining  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Shearman,  Frank  E.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Shearman  Place,  Jamestown,  N.Y., 
was  born  Dec.  12,  1857,  in  Jamestown,NA . 
Since  1886  he  has  been  general  manager, 
and  is  now  president  and  manager  of  the 
Shearman  Brothers  Company,  manufactur 
ers  of  upholstered  furniture.  He  is  also  pre 
sident  of  the  Maddox  Table  Company.  He 
is  hospital  commissioner  of  the  Jones  Gen 
eral  Hospital  of  Jamestown,  N.Y.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  the  Maccabees. 
In  1883  he  married  Miss  Catherine  L.  Der- 
ry;  and  they  have  a  family  of  four  sons 
and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at  65  Lib 
erty  Street,  Jamestown,  N.Y. 

Shearman,  Lawrence  H.,  Director,  of  / 
Hanover  Square,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  an  1  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Grace  Steamship  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Sheehan,  Charles  A..  Business  President 
of  7  East  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Fulton 
Publishing  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Sheets.  Elmer  A.,  Business  President,  of 
20  Grand  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Elmer  A.  Sheets  Com 
pany,  Yonkers,  N.Y.,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Sheffield,  Benjamin  R.,  Miller  and  Bank 
er,  of  916  Flour  Exchange,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  was  born  Dec.  23,  1860,  in  Aylesford 
Nova  Scotia.  He  is  president  of  the  Shef 
field  Elevator  Company,  Sheffield  Mill  and 
Elevator  Company,  Security  Bank  of  Fari- 
bault,  Minn.,  Security  Bank  of  Ellendale, 
Minn.;  and  is  vice-president  of  the  Crown 
Elevator  Company.  For  two  terms  he  was 
mayor  of  Faribault,  Minn. 

Shefield,  George  V.,  Business  President, 
of  46. Cliff  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fiast  National  Bank  of 


Pompton  Lakes,  N.J. ;  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Sheldon,  Alexander  J..Merchant  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  68  Thomas  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies. He  wras  born  in  1862  in  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y. ;  and  received  an  academic  educ 
ation.  He  is  president  of  the  H.  J.  Sheldon 
Company;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Shelley,  Edward  H.,  Business  President, 
of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Tide  Water  Hardwood 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other'corpo- 
rations. 

Shelley,  Patrick  J.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  Fourteenth  Street  and  Boulevard, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  Ihe 
Island  City  Electric  Company 

Shelton.  F.  P.,  Sociologist,  of  78  Pros 
pect  Park  West,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Shenton,  Herbert,  Newhard,  Member  of 
the  Columbia  Club.  He  was  born  July  9, 
1884,  in  Pottstown,  Pa.  Since  1920  he  has 
been  executive  secretary  of  the  United 
States  Bituminous  Coal  Company.  He  has 
been  a  teacher  of  sociology,  since  1912  in 
the  Columbia  University.  His  address  is 
Columbia  University,  New  York  City. 

Shepard,  Finley  J.,Director,of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Automatic  Train  Control 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Shepard,  Harriet  Elma,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Jan.  16,  1853 
in  Fort  Hunter,  N.Y.  In  1909-10  she  was 
president  of  Missouri  Federation  of  Wo 
men  's  Clubs.  She  is  a  honorary  member  of 
the  Sorosis  Club.  She  resides  at  1403  Ben- 
ton  Avenue,  Springfield,  Mo. 

Shepherd,  Owen,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Portland  Wood  Hand 
ling  Company  and  other  corporation*, 


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Shepard,  Helen  Miller,  Member  of  the 
Woman 's  Club.  She  was  born  June  20,  1868 
in  New  York.  She  has  made  many  notable 
gifts,  including  the  Library  Building  to  the 
New  York  University  in  1895,  and  the  Hall 
of  Fame  to  thesame  Institution  in  1900. 
She  donated  one  hundred  thousand  dollars 
in  the  United  States  Government  for  war 
purposes  in  1898,  and  gave  personal  atten 
tion  to  the  care  of  sick  soldiers  during  the 
Spanish  American  War.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  the  Russell  Sage  Founda 
tion.  She  resides  in  Lyndhurst,  Tarry  town, 
X.Y. 

Shepherd,  Fred  M.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  24,  1878,  in  Ot- 
tumwa,  Iowa.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Em 
pire  National  Bank  of  Lewiston.  Idaho.  He 
resides  at  1316  N.H.  Avenue,  N.W.,  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Shepley,  George  L.,  Insurance  Broker,  of 
17  Custom  House  Street.  Providence.  R.I.. 
was  born  Oct.  11,  1854,  in  Dover.  N.H. Since 
his  youth  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  insur 
ance  business.  He  is  president  of  the  Stark 
weather  and  Shepley,  general  agents  for 
the  Rhode  Island  Insurance  Company:  and 
are  also  United  States  managers  for  the 
Union  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Paris 
and  other  companies.  He  wras  a  member  of 
the  Military  Staff  of  governor  Dyer,  with 
the  rank  of  colonel.  In  1902  he  served  as 
Lieutenant-Governor  of  the  State  of  Rhode 
Island.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Insur 
ance  Association  of  Providence.  He  resides 
in  Providence,  R.I. 

Sheridan.  H.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City:  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Union  Development 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Sherman,  Arnold  W.,  Trustee,  of  15  Day 
Street,  New  York  City:  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  trustee 
of  the  Brooklyn  City  Dispensary, 

Sherman,  Eugene  B.,  of  Shaw  Block 
Boise,  Idaho,  wras  born  in  lowe  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  the  Northwestern  University  and 
at  the  University  of  Nebraska.  Since  1908 
he  has  been  a  wholesale  lumber  dealer;  and 
is  now  mayor  of  Boise,  Idaho.  In  1895  he 


married  Miss  Maria  Shaw;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  at  704 
West  Eighteenth  Street,  Boise,  Idaho. 

Sherman,  George  C.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  116  West  Thirty-second 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  Sherman  and  Lebair,  president  of  the 
Universal  Tobacco  Machine  Company,  pre 
sident  of  Sherman  and  Bryan,  and  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Outdoor  Advertising 
Bureau.  He  is  also  director  of  McLean  and 
McLean,  Incorporated;  and  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Sherman,  Isaac  Lmcoln,Retired  Business 
Man  and  Director,  of  Newport,  R.I. ;  and  a 
member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
Newport,  R.I.;  and  numerous  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  was  born  in  1859;  and  received 
an  academic  education.  He  is  president  of 
the  Agricultural  Council  of  Rhode  Island, 
president  of  the  Patron's  Fire  Relief  Asso 
ciation  of  Rhode  Island,  and  president  of 
the  Newport  County  Agricultural  Society. 
He  is  director  of  the  Aquidneck  National 
Bank  of  Newport,  R.I.  In  1916  he  retired 
from  active  business.  In  1881  he  married 
Miss  Annie  E.  Corry ;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  one  son  and  one  daughter,  and  reide 
in  Middletown,  R.I. 

Sherrard,  R.C.,  Member  of  the  United 
Order  of  Foresters,  of  North  LaSalle  Street 
Chicago,  111.  He  is  Supreme  Ranger  of  the 
United  Order  Foresters. 

Sherwood,  Edgar  C.,  President  of  the 
Spokane  Musical  Art  Society.  He  resides  at 
403  Norfolk  Block,  Spokane.  Wash. ' 

Sherwood,  James  W.,  Member  of  the 
Portland  Press  Club,  the  Acacia  Club,  the 
A.K  and  A.M.,  and  the  Moose  Club.  He  is 
state  manager  of  the  Maccabees.  He  resides 
at  906  Tillamook  Street,  Portland.  Ore. 

Shibley,  George  Henry,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  4,  1861,  in 
Randall.  WTis.  Since  1901  he  lias  been  presi 
dent  of  the  People's  Rule  League  of  Amer 
ica.  He  is  the  author  of  Outline  of  Social 
Evolution.  He  resides  at  1869  Wyoming 
Avenue,  Washington,  D.C. 

Shields.  Edwin  W.,  President  of  the  Fine 
Arts  Institute.  He  resides  at  1020  McGee 
Street,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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Shields,  James  D.,  Business  President,  of 
200  Fifth  Avenue.  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Salem  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Shields,  Walter  Gr.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  200  Fifth  Avenue.  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  first  vice-president  of  the 
Standisli  Worsted  Company,  manufacturers 
of  high  grade  cloth.  He  is  also  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Salem  Feltex  Company  of  Sal 
em,  N.J.,  and  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Harrey  Salem  Company. 

Shillady,  John  B.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  1,  1875,  in  County 
Down,  Ireland.  Since  1918  he  has  been  sec 
retary  of  the  National  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  the  Colored  People.  He  re 
sides  in  Mount  Vernon,  N.Y. 

Shinan,  David,  Business  President,  of  87 
Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
President  of  the  Rednal  Securities  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Shine,  Francis  Eppes.Physician  and  Sur- 
veon,  of  Bisbee,  Ariz.,  was  born  Jan.  13, 
1871.  in  St.  Augustine,  Fla,  In  1901-02  .he 
was  instructor  of  surgery  in  the  medical  de 
partment  of  Cornell  University.  He  is  chief 
surgeon  to  the  El  Paso  and  Southwestern 
Railroad;  and  chief  surgeon  to  the  Copper 
Queen  Consolidated  Mining  Company  of 
Bisbee.  Ariz.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  Ameri 
can  College  of  Surgeons. 

Shipley,  William  S.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  Second  Avenue  and  Forty- 
first  and  Forty  second  Streets,  New  York 
City:  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Shipley  Construction  and 
Supply  Company,  He  is  president  of  the 
Canadian  Ice  Machine  Company  of  Toron 
to,  Canada;  and  a  director  of  the  Mechan 
ics  Ba'nk. 

Shipman,  Vera  Brady,  Mrs.  Melville  P. 
Shipman,  Musical  Editor  and  Composer,  of 
Salina  Daily  Union,  Salina,  Kansas,  was 
born  in  Salina.  Kansas.  She  was  educated 
in  Chicago.  She  is  Sunday  Feature  editor 
literary  and  musical,  of  the  Salina  Daiiy 


Union  and  is  correspondent  of  the  Musical 
America  of  1\  w  York  City.  She  is  the  com 
poser  of  Twenty  Little  Songs  for  Children 
also  Po  Lil  Lamb  and  Lil  Back  Sheep,songb. 
In  1913  she  married  Mr.  Melville  P.  Ship- 
man;and  they  have  a  family  of  two  daught 
ers,  and  reside  in  Salina,  Kansas. 

Seipp,  Frederick  B..  Member  of  the  Cii 
Club.  He  was  born  JH;-.  b,  1868.  in  SvaF- 
ham,  Norfolk  County,  Englan-1  In  1917-18 
he  was  treasurer  of  the  Young  Men 's 
Christian  Association  with  the  American 
Expeditionary  lorce  in  Fi.  «••  .  !!«•  is  rlic 
author  of  Field  and  Work  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association.  He  resides  at 
5859  North  Cumberland  Avenue.  Pittsburgh 
Pa. 

Shoemaker,  Cornley,  Member  of  the  City 
Club,  and  vice-president  of  the  Boosters 
Club  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was  born  on 
Feb.  25,  1873,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa,  He  is 
vice-president  of  Walter  Wheatlev  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  of  the  Sixth  National 
Bank.  He  resides  at  1704  North  Eighteenth 
Street,  Philadelphia.  Pa, 

Shoup,  Oliver  H.,  of  Colorado  Springs, 
Col.,  was  born  Dec.  13,  1896  in  Champaign 
County,  111.  He  was  educated  at  Colorado 
Springs  public  schools  and  at  Colorado  Col 
lege  of  Colorado.  Through  the  efforts  of  a 
group  of  men  including  Karl  Schulyer,  B. 
H.  Hopkins,  Verner  Z.  Reed  and  French 
Capitalists,  the  development  of  the  oil  field. ' 
in  Wyoming  was  started.  He  was  the  first 
president  of  the  Mid-West  Oil  Company, 
and  in  January.  1914,  became  first  presi 
dent  of  the  Mid-West  Refining  Company. 
He  retired  to  private  life  in  March  1916. 
He  is  engaged  in  stock  raising  and  in  the 
agricultural  development  of  Colorado,  own 
ing  a  ranch  north  of  Colorado  Springs.  He 
was  director  of  the  El  Paso  County  Third 
Liberty  Loan  and  War  Savings  Stamps 
Committe.  He  was  governor  of  the  State  of 
Colorado  for  the  term  of  1919-21.  He  is  a 
director  and  vice-president  of  the  Colorado 
Savings  Bank  of  Colorado  Springs;  a  di 
rector  of  the  Grand  Valley  National  Bank 
of  Grand  Junction,  Col.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  El  Paso  Club,  the  Broadmoor  Golf  Club 
the  Colorado  Springs  Club,  the  Denver 
Athletic  Club  of  Denver;  and  the  Rooky 


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Mountain  Club  of  New  York.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  In 
1901  he  married  Miss  Anetta  Small  of 
Franklin.  Ind.;  and  they  have  three  sons 
and  one  daughter. 

Shoup,  Paul,  Business  President,  of  65 
Market  Street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
i>  president  of  the  Amalgamated  Oil  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Shove,  E.  P.,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
25  Broad  Street.  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Cripple  Creek  Central 
Railway  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Shubert,  Jacob  J.,  Business  President,  of 
233  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
ity:  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Wintergar- 
den  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Shubert.  Lee,  Business  President,  of  233 
West  Forty-fourth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Grand  Opera 
House  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Shumway,  Franklin  P.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  453  Washington  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Franklin 
P.  Shumway  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Shurly,  Burt  Russell,  Physician  and  Col 
lege  Dean,  of  370  Seminole  Avenue,  Detroit 
Mich.,  was  born  July  4,  1871,  in  Chicago, 
111.  In  1895  he  received  the  degree  of  M.D. 
from  the  Detroit  College  of  Medicine.  He 
is  dean  of  the  Detroit  College  of  Medicine 
arid  Surgery.  During  the  Spanish-American 
War  he  was  acting  assistant  surgeon  in  the 
United  States  Army  and  in  the  United 
States  Navy;  and  in  1917-19  in  service  in 
France.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Detroit 
Club,  the  University  Club,  and  numerous 
other  clubs  and  societies. 

Shute,  Eben,  Treasurer  and  Trustee,  of 
180  Longwood  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  in  1838,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  and 


was  educated  at  the  Boston  English  High 
School.  Since  1865  he  has  been  with  the 
American  Tract  Society,  the  American 
Sunday  School  Union,  the  Massachusetts 
Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to 
Animals,  and  the  American  Humane  Educ 
ation  Society,  and  is  treasurer  of  the  two 
last  named  societies.  In  1878  he  married 
Miss  Nancie  Jones  Morgan;  and  they  had 
a  family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters, and 
reside  at  1091  Center  Street,  Newton  Cent, 
er,  Mass. 

Shuttle-worth,  Charles  H.,  Director,  of 
474  West  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  George  A.  Fink  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Shuttleworth,  Walter  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  474  West  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member,  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  W.  E.  Shuttle- 
worth  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Shwitzer,  Samuel  D.,  Business  President 
and  Treasurer,  of  1639  Broadway,  New 
York  City:  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  acting  president  of  the 
Nulock  Manufacturing  Corporation.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs:  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Siebecker.  L.  J.,  President  of  the  Scran- 
ton  Liederkranz,  with  a  membership  of  five 
hundred  men.  He  resides  at  531  Madison 
Avenue,  Scranton.  Pa. 

Siebert,  William,  Director,  of  168  Mont 
ague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  South  Broooklyn  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations 

Siebrecht,  William  H.,  Jr.,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  Bridge  Plaza,  Long  Island 'City. 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lockwood 
Realty  Company, 

Siegel,  Abraham  E.,  Business  President,, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  781  East  Fifth 
Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of 
the  Interstate  Aluminum  Trading  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  HIP 
Adventure  Films,  the  Timely  Films,  ana 
the  Timely  Topics. 


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Siegel,  Alexander  B.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  Cork  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Anglo-American  Secur 
ities  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Sieimmd,  Henry  L,  J..  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  29  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Siemund  Mar 
ine  Electric  Welding  Company.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Silverthorne,  Frank  H.,  Inventor  and 
Manufacturer,  of  1906  Seaman  Avenue, 
Inwood,  New  York  City,  was  born  May  23, 
1879,  near  Pleasant  Prarie,  Iowa.  Sin^g 
1898  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  in  Alabama,  Arkansas  and  Louisi 
ana.  He  has  been  an  officer  and  director 
in  the  Barn  well  Lumber  Company  of  Barn- 
well,  S.C. ;  and  ir  various  other  vices,  bot 
tle  attachments  and  rafite  composition  pro 
ducts. 

Silverthorne,  Spencer  V.,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  5  West  Thirty-fourth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  James  McCreery  and  Com 
pany.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs:  and  has  filled 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Silvestro,  John.  Business  President,  of 
Queens  Boulevard  and  Fisk  Avenue.  Win- 
field,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Lakewood  Pines  Developement  Com- 
ranv.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs:  arid  has  held 
revcral  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Simmons,  Charles  H.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  110  Centre  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  John 
Simmons  Company.  He  is  also  president  of 
the  Powhatan  Brass  and  Iron  Works,  the 
Simmons  Pipe  Bending  Works,  the  Sim 
mons  Realty  and  Construction  Company, 
and  the  Vulcan  Rail  and  Construction 


Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Essex 
Foundry  of  Newark,  N.J. ;  and  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs. 

Simmons,  Leonard  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Manager,  of  29  Broadway,  New 
York  City:  and  a  member  of  various  ciub^ 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  C.  B.  Richard  and  Company,  ne 
is  president  of  the  Atlantic  Shipping  Com 
pany,  the  Cyril  Holding  Corporation,  the 
Greek  American  Line,  the  June-Bell  Com 
pany,  the  Nat- Sim  Corporation,  the  Otto 
man-American  Line,  and  a  dozen  other  or 
ganizations. 

Simmons,  Frank  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  110  Centre  Street.  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Vulcan 
Rail  and  Construction  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Simmons.  John  S.,  Director,  of  110  Cen 
tre  Street,  New  York  City:  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  John  Simmons  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Simmons,  Joseph  I,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  110  Centre  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Simmo^  i 
Realty  and  Construction  Company  ana 
other  corporations. 

Simmons,  W.  B.,  Business  President,  of 
310  West  Erie  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Dec.  16,  1884,  in  Chicago,  HI.  He  was 
educated  at  Yale  University  and  at  Hamrl- 
ton  College.  He  is  president  of  the  Futur 
ist  Company  of  Chicago,  111.;  president  of 
Francis  T.  Simmons  and  Company;  and 
vice-president  of  the  Marathon  Underware 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Universi 
ty  Club  of  Chicago,  and  the  Manhattan 
Club  of  New  York.  In  1912  he  married 
Miss  Dorothy  McCoy;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  daughter;  and  reside  in  Rye, 
N.Y. 

Simmons,  William.  Business  President, 
of  44  Whitehead  Street.  New  YorK  Uity; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Simmons' 
Transportation  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 


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Simon,  Emil  J.,  Radio  Contractor,  ol  15 
Park  Row,  New  York  City,  was  born  Oct. 
25,  1888,  in  New  York  City.  He  ha*j  been 
chief  engineer  of  the  Wireless  Improve 
ment  Company;  radio  engineer  of  the  Na 
tional  Electric  Signaling  Company;  engi 
neer  with  the  DeForest  Radio  Telephone 
Company  and  the  North  American  Wire 
less  Corporation.  He  is  now  radio  con 
tractor  to  the  United  States  War  and  Na 
vy  Department. 

Simon,  Herbert  M.,  Director,  of  50  Pine 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Electric  Consumers  Audit  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Simonds,  R.  Gould,  Director,  of  100 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Bush  Terminal  Buildings 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Simons,  David  S..  Business  Man  and  Di- 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  identified  with  busi 
ness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  nu 
merous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Simons,  George  Albert,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  Washington,  D.C.,  was  born 
March  19,  1874,>in  La  Porte,  Ind.  For  four 
years  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Mis 
sion  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  He  is  editor  of  Methodism  in  Rus 
sia,  published  quarterly ;  and  associate  edi 
tor  of  Methodism  in  Europe.  He  is  man 
ager  of  the  Russian  Methodist  Book  Can- 
cern.  He  is  the  author  of  some  religious 
books  in  English  and  Russian.  In  1915-16 
he  was  president  of  the  Russian  Committee 
of  the  American  Red  Cros. 

Simons,  May  Wood,  Member  of  the  Wo- 
mans  Club.  She  was  born  at  Baraboo,  Wis. 
She  was  the  first  woman  to  receive  votes 
in  the  Socialist  Party  Convention  for  nom 
ination  for  vice-president  in  1908.  She  is 
the  author  of  Woman  and  Social  Problem. 
She  resides  at  621  Bartlett  Avenue.  Mil 
waukee,  Wis. 

Simonton,  Ida  Vera,  Member  of  thp 
Pittsburgh  Woman's  Press  Club.  She  was 
born  Sept.  13,  1880,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  She 


is  staff  lecturer  on  savage  Africa  for  the 
Board  of  Education  of  New  York  City.  She 
is  president  of  the  Woman's  Military  Re 
serve  of  the  United  States.  She  is  the  au 
thor  of  Hell's  Playground.  She  resides  at 
330  West  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Simpson,  Frank  L.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  73  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  United  States  Fountain 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Simpson,  John  R.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Samson  Electric  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Simpson,  Josephine  Sarles  (Mrs.  David 
F.),  Member  of  the  Lafayette  Club.  She 
was  born  Feb.  14,  1862,  in  Necedah,  Wis. 
She  is  president  of  the  Minneapolis  Equal 
Suffrage  Association.  She  resides  at  The 
Plaza,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Simpson,  Ralph  H.,  Iron  and  Steel  Con 
tractor,  of  166  West  Randolph  Street,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  born  in  180  in  Appleton, 
Wis.  He  is  president  of  the  Ralph  H.  Simp 
son  Company  of  Chicago;  president  of  the 
Simpton-Frisch  Company;  and  president 
of  the  Simpson-Clark  Glass  Company  of 
Chicago. 

Simpson,  William  L.  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Cotton  Exchange,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  American  and 
Foreign  Marine  Insurance  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Simpson,  William  M.,  Treasurer  ana  ui- 
rector,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  American-Phil 
ippine  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sims,  John  Francis,  Educator,  College 
President  and  Banker,  of  Stevens  Point, 
Wis.;  and  a  member  of  the  Madison  Club, 
and  other  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born 
April  21,  1862,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.;  and  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin, 
and  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  president  of  the  State 
Normal  School  at  Stevens  Point,  Wis.-  ancl 
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Simson,  Louis  M.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  880  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Broadway  and  Sev 
enth  Avenue  Realty  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Sinclair,  Donald  G.  0.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  11  East  Twenty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societites.  He  is  president  ot  the 
Kings  County  Grand  Jury  Association  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sinclair,  Harold  A.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  160  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Milligan  and  Higgins  Glue  Company.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Sinclair,  Harry  F.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  45  Nassau  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societites.  He  is  chairman  of  the  board 
of  director  of  the  Sinclair  Consolidated 
Oil  Corporation.  He  is  president  of  the 
Sinclair  Panama  Oil  Corporation,  presi 
dent  of  the  Sinclair  Central  American  Oil 
Corporation,  and  president  of  the  Com- 
pania  de  Minerales  Cubanos. 

Sinclair,  James  Herbert,  Educator  and 
Congressman,  of  Kemnare,  N.D.,  was  born 
Oct.  9,  1871,  near  St.  Marys,  Ontario.  He 
came  with  his  parents  to  North  Dakota  in 
3883  and  grew  to  manhood  on  the  family 
homestead  in  Griggs  County,  and  been  a 
resident  of  the  State  ever  since.  He  re 
ceived  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Griggs  County  and  at  the  State  Normal 
School  of  Mayville,  being  a  graduate  of  the 
latter.  He  taught  school  for  a  number  of 
years  and  was  granted  a  professional  life 
certificate.  He  has  held  various  township 
and  county  offices  and  served  two  terms 
in  the  State  Legislature.  He  was  elected 
to  the  sixty-sixth  Congress  as  a  Non-parti 
san  Republican  for  the  term  of  1919-21. 
Works,  and  of  Witherbee,  Sherman  and 
rector,  of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Lacka- 
wanna  St:el  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 


the  Ajax  Forge  Company,  the  American 
Forge  Company,  the  National  Bridge 
Works,  and  of  Witherbee,  Sherman  and 
Company. 

Sisson.  Ellsworth.  Business  Man,  of  73 
Dyer  Street.  Providence,  R.I.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Turks  Head  Club,  and  the 
Metacomet  Golf  Club.  He  resides  in  Crans 
ton,  R.I. 

Sisson,  Francis,  Director,  of  140  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Current  Literature  Publishing  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Sisson,  Francis  Hinckley,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  June  14, 
1871,  in  Galesburg,  111.  Since  1917  he  ftas 
.been  vice-president  of  the  Guaranty  Trust 
Company,  of  New  York.  He  resides  on 
Park  Hill,  Yonkers,  KY. 

Skidmore,  A.  J.,  President  of  the  Orphe 
us  Club,  with  a  membership  of  sixty  men. 
He  resides  at  917  Lake  Street,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah. 

Skinner,  William,  Member  of  the  Met 
ropolitan  Club.  He  was  born  June  12,  1857, 
in  Northamton,  Mass.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Pacific  Bank,  of  New  York.  He  re 
sides  in  Holyoke,  Mass. 

Skinner,  William,  Director,  of  45  East 
Seventeenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Irving  National  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Slade,  Emma  Maleen  Hardy,  Welfare 
Worker,  of  332  West  Eig'hty-seventh 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  Jan.  11, 
1847,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  She  is  the  president 
of  the  United  States  Daughters  of  1812, 
for  the  State  of  New  York. 

Slade,  George  Theron,  Railway  Official, 
of  435  Summit  Avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
was  born  Jan.  22,  1871.  in  New  York  City. 
He  attended  St.  Paul's  School  of  Concord, 
N.H. ;  and  in  1893  graduated  from  iaie 
University.  In  1893  he  entered  railway 
service  as  a  clerk  of  the  Great  Northern 
Railway;  later  became  time-keeper  and  as 
sistant  road  master;  was  chief  clerk  and 
assistant  superintendent  of  the  Eastern 
Railway  of  Minnesotta;  in  1897-99  he  was 
superintendent  of  the  Great  Northern  Rail- 

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way;  m  1899-1903  was  general  superin 
tendent  of  the  Great  Northern  Railway.  In 
1907-09  he  Avas  general  manager;  in  1909- 
1,3  third  vice-president:  and  since  1913  has 
hceii  first  vice-president  of  the  Northern 
pacific  Railroad.  He  is  a  member  'of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  the 
Colonial  Wars.  In  1918  he  was  granted 
leave  of  absence  and  servoa  as  colonel  in 
the  Transportaion  Corps  of  the  Uintec1 
Stales  Army,  and  was  in  active  service  in 
1918-19  in  France. 

Slater,  G-eorge  A.,  Business  President, 
of  17()  Bi-oadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Slater,  Slieken,  White 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Slattery,  Peter  A.,  Business  President, 
of  108  Lawrence  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  other  corpora 
tions. 

Slaughter.  Charles  W..  Director  ,01  yO 
Third  Avenue.  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  St.  Lawrence  Condensed 
Milk  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Slaughter,  John  Willis,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  10,  1878,  m 
Camp  Hill,  Ala.  In  1917-19  he  was  editor 
oj:  The  Public.  He  is  now  a  lecturer  on 
civics  and  philanthropy  at  the  Rice  Insti 
tute  of  Houston,  Texas.  He  resides  at  1113 
Kenwood  Avenue,  Houston,  Texas. 

Slayden,  James  Luther,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  June  1,  1853,  in 
Craves  County,  Ky.  In  1897-1919  he  was 
a  member  of  Congress.  He  is  president  of 
the  American  Peace  Society.  He  resides  in 
San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Slee.  J.  Noah  H.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties  He  is  president  of  the  Three  in  One 
Oil  Company.  He  is  a|lso  a  director  of  the 
Ketna  Refining  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Sleeper,  Albert  E.,  Merchant,  Banker 
and  Governor,  of  Bad  Axe,  Huron  County, 
Mich,  was  born  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  Bradford, 


Vt.  He  was  educated  at  the  Bradford 
Academy  and  came  to  Lexington,  Mich.,  in 
the  fall  of  1884.  For  several  years  he  en 
gaged  in  merchantile  pursuits  and  as  a 
traveling  salesman  but  has  been  actively 
engaged  in  the  banking  and  real  estate 
cial  State  Bank  of  Marlette,  Citizens  Bank 
of  Ubly,  the  Clark  and  McCaren  Wholesale 
Grocery  Company  of  Bad  Axe  and  is  also 
identified  in  several  other  prosperous  bus 
iness  concerns.  He  was  trustee  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Library  Board.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  State  Legislature;  and  in 
1909-13  he  was  State  treasurer.  Since  1917 
he  has  been  Governor  of  the  State  of  Mich 
igan. 

Sloan,  Alfred  P.,  Jr..  Business  President, 
of  224  AVest  Fifty-seventh  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societites.  He  is  president  of  the  Gen 
eral  Motors  Building  Corporation,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Sloan,  Augustus  K.,  Business  President, 
of  15  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  an.l 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Sloan  and  Company, 

Sloan,  Charles  H.,  Lawyer,  and  States 
man,  of  Geneva.,  Neb.,  was  born  May  2, 
1863,  in  Monticello,  Iowa.  In  1884  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  B.Sc.  from  the  Iowa 
State  Agricultural  College.  In  1884-87  he 
was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Fairmont, 
Neb.  In  1887-91  he  practiced  law  in  Fair 
mont;  and  since  1891  in  Geneva,  Neb.;  and 
is  a  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Charles  H.  and  F.  W.  Sloan.  In  1890-94 
he  served  two  terms  as  County  attorney; 
in  1894-96  was  a  member  of  the  Nebraska 
State  Senate:  and  in  1911-19  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Nebraska  State  Senate;  and 
in  1911-19  he  was  a  member  of  the  sixty- 
f.econd,  sixty-third,  sixty-fourth  and  sixf  •'- 
fifth  Congress  from  the  fourth  distri'-,f  of 
Nebraska  as  a  Republican.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Geneva  State  Bank;  and  is  a  Mason. 
Knight  of  Pythias,  Woodman  and  Elk. 

Sloan,  M.  S.,  Business  President,  of  360 
Pearl  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Amsterdam  Electric  Lierht. 
Heat  and  Power  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 


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Sloan,  Samuel,  Business  President,  of  22 
William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies-  He 
is  president  of  the  Cayuga  and  Su'snn  eh  an 
na  Railroad  Company,  and  a  director  m 
other  corporations. 

Sloane  , William,  Business  President,  of 
575  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City:  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  W.  and  J.  Sloan,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Slocum,  Joseph  J.,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  .r-.Jnbs  n,n  I 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Minne 
sota  Railway  Construction  Company.  Ho 
is  president  of  the  Minnesota  Railway 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Gold  Car 
Heating  and  Lighting  Company,  the  Iowa 
Central  Railway  Company,  the  Manhattan 
Railway  Company,  and  the  Metropolitan 
Trust  Company  of  the  City  of  New  York. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  New  York  Trust 
Company;  and  is  prominent  in  business, 
public  and  social  affairs. 

Slocum,  Thomas  W.,  Director,  of  11 
Thomas  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  John  P.  King  Manu 
facturing  and  other  corporations. 

Slocum,  Thomas  W.,  Business  President, 
Ojf  110  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Downtown 
Dry  Goods  Association,  and  a  director  in 
various  other  corporations. 

Slocum,  William  H.,  Director,  of  55  Kil 
by  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.    He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Central  Wharf  and  Wet  Dock 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Sloss,  Arthur  J.,  Business  President,  of 
47  Ann  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  in 
president  of  the  Amsco  Realty  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sloss,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  310 
Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societites.  He 
.is  president  of  the  National  Metals  and 
Chemicals  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 


Smadbeck,  Warren,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  71  West  Thirty-fifth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New 
Jersey  Water  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Small,  Frederick  P.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  65  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties. 

Small,  J.  Frank,  Physician,  of  161  East 
Market  Street,  York,  Pa.  ,was  born  July 
1865  in  York,  Pa.  He  was  educated  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1889 
he  has  practiced  medicine  in  York,  Pa. ; 
and  is  president  of  the  York  County  Medi 
cal  Society.  He  is  president  of  the  York 
Motor  Club.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  An 
na  Howell;  and  resides  at  161  East  Mar 
ket  Street,  York  ,Pa. 

Smiley,  Daniel,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  29,  1855,  in  Vas- 
salboro,  Maine.  Since  1912  he  has  been  a 
member  of  jthe  United  States  Board  of  In 
dian  Commissioners.  He  resides  at  Canyon 
Crest  Park,  Redlands.  Cal. 

Smith,  Alfred  Gilbert.  Business  Presi- 
den,  of  Piers  Thirteen  and  Fourteen,  East 
River,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  New  York  and  Cuba  Mail 
Steamship  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Smith  Alfred  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Grand  Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Detroit  River  Tunnel 

Smith,  Allen  A.,  Business  President,  of 
71  Morten  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Winner  Company ;  and 
a  director  of  the  Ballar  and  Greenfe,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs ;  and  has  held 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Smith.  Arthur  J.,  Clergyman,  of  Room 
5949  Grand  Central  Terminal,  New  York 
City,  was  born  Aug.  1,  1865,  in  Ro'binson, 
P.Q.,  Canada.  'Since  1908  he  has  been  Gen 
eral  Secretary  of  the  Evangelistic  Com 
mittee  of  New  York  City,  and  resides  in 
New  York  City. 


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Smith,  Arthur  M.,  Business  President, 
of  116  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societes. 
He  is  president  of  M.  P.  Smith  and  Sons 
Company,  Incorporated;  and  a  director  of 
1lic  Manufacturers  Liability  Insurance 
Company  of  New  Jersey.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  filled  numerous  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  He  resides  at  452  Har 
rison  Street,  East  Orange,  N.J. 

Smith,  Barton,  Lawyer  and  Statesman, 
of  the  Smith  and  Baker  Building,  Toledo, 
Ohio;  and  a  member  of  the  Peninsular 
Society,  the  Masons  and  the  Knight  Tem 
plars;  and  is  a  charter  member  of  the  To 
ledo  Museum  of  Art.  He  was  born  June  2, 
1852,  in  Toledo,  Ohio;  and  received  the 
degrees  of  B.  S.  and  LL.B.  from  the  Uni 
versity  of  Michigan.  In  1877  he  married 
Miss  May  Searles,  of  Kendall  County,  111.; 
;uid  they  reside  at  406  Woodruff  Avenue, 
Toledo,  Ohio. 

Smith,  Charles  Gaston.  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  2343  Washington  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Common 
wealth  Trust  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Smith,  Charles  M..  Business  President. 
Treasurer,  and  Director,  of  149  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  the  owner  of 
Henry  H.  Adams  and  Company;  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Colonial  Iron  Company.  He 
is  prominently  identified  with  business, 
public  and  social  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Smith,  Clarence  M.,  Director,  of  704 
Market  Street.  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  American  (jo'd 
Dredging  Company  and  other  corporation?, 

Smith.  Courtland,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  March  7,  18S4. 
in  New  York.  He  is  president  of  the  Ameri 
can  Press  Association.  He  resides  at  Tr- 
vington-on-Hudson.  N.Y. 

Smith,  David.  A.,  Member  of  varioi^ 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  the  president 
Bishop  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 


Latter-Day  Saints,  of  the  Mormon  Church, 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  He  has  taken  a 
prominent  part  in  the  religious,  education 
al,  and  civic  welfare  of  his  city  and  state; 
and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  is  president  of  the  Mormon 
Tabernacle  Choir,  with  a  membership  of 
three  hundred  men  and  women.  He  resides 
at  990  Lincoln  Street,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah. 

Smith,  E.  A.  Cappelen,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societites.  He  is  a. 
director  of  the  Chile  Copper  Company 

Smith,  Edgeworth,  Business  President, 
of  1  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societites.  He  is  president  of  the  Edge- 
worth  Smith,  Incorporated,  and  a  director 
vanious  other  corporations. 

Smith,  Edmund  Kirby,  Banker  and  Com 
missioner,  of  Shreveport,  La.,  was  born 
Feb.  25,  1871,  in  Hernado,  Miss.  He  was 
educated  in  public  schools.  In  1888  he  en 
tered  the  employ  of  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Orlando.  Fla.;  moved  to  Texar- 
kana,  Ark.,  and  to  Texas  in  1894.  He  en- 
ganized  the  State  National  Bank  and  State 
Savings  and  Trust  Company ;  and  since 
1914  has  been  president  of  the  Commercial 
National  Bank  and  State  Savings  ana 
Trust  Company;  and  since  1914  has  been 
president  of  the  Commercial  National  Bank 
of  Shreveport,  La.  For  three  years  he  was 
Class  A  director  of  the  Federal  Reserve 
Bank  of  Dallas,  Texas,  district  number  11, 
and  director  of  the  Kansas  City,  Shreve 
port  and  Gulf  Railway  Company.  In  1914 
he  was  a  member  of  the  National  Currency 
Association  of  Louisiana  and  Mississippi ; 
was  president  of  the  Arkansas  Bankers 
Association:  is  a  member  of  the  Louisiana 
Loan  Commission  and  of  the  American 
Bankers  Association.  He  is  president  of 
Shreveport  Golf  Club  and  the  Country 
Club. 

Smith.  Edward  G..  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Green  River  Water 
Works  Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Smith,  Elliott  C.,  Business  President, 
Treasurer  and  Director,  of  115  Broadway, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  an:l 
director  of  the  Middle  West  Gas  and  Elec 
tric  Company,  the  Grey  stone  Securities 
Company,  the  Hardin-Hyandot  Lighting 
Company,  the  Rogers  Light  and  Water 
Company,  the  Save-U-Gasoline  Company, 
and  the  Springdale  Light  and  Power  Com 
pany. 

Smith,  Eugene  Hanes,  Educator  and 
Dentist,  of  283  Dartmouth  Street.  Boston, 
Mass.,  was  born  Oct.  23.  1853,  in  Old i own, 
Maine.  He  was  educated  at  the  Allen  High 
School  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and  in  187-1 
graduated  from  Harvard  Dental  School. 
For  two  terms  he  was  president  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Dental  Science:  and 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Dental  Asso 
ciation,  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Socivty 
and  the  New  York  Institute  of  Stomatol 
ogy.  He  is  a  contributor  to  numerous  pro 
fessional  papers  to  the  Proceedings  of 
Dental  Societies  and  scientific  publica 
tions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Club, 
the  University  Club,  the  Harvard  Union 
Club,  the  Oakley  Country  Club  and  the 
Harvard  Club  of  Boston,  Mass.  In  187(5  he 
married  Miss  Carrie  Maria  Shaw,  of  Marl 
boro,  Mass. 

Smith,  Forrest  S.,  Director,  of  the  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce.  Boston,  Mass.:  ani  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Salem  Electric  Light 
Company  and  other  corporations 

Smith,  Francis  E.,  Banker  and  Trustee, 
of  111  Devonshire  Street.  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Moors 
and  Cabot,  bankers.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Richmond  Radiator  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  of  the  United  Lierht  and  Railways 
Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Massachu 
setts  Chocolate  Realty  Trust.  In  1903  he 
married  Miss  Elsie  Cora  David;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Winchester,  Mass. 

Smith,  Francis  Marion,  Capitalist,  of 
Oakland,  Cal.,  was  born  Feb.  2,  1846,  in 
Richmond,  Wis.  In  1876-82  he  was  in  the 
mining  business  as  prospector  and  devel 


oper  of  mines.  In  1872  he  discovered  Teal 's 
Marsh  borax  mines  in  Nevada ;  is  president 
of  the  Realty  Syndicate  of  Oakand,  Cal. 
In  1904  and  1908  he  was  a  presidential 
elector;  and  is  prominently  identified  with 
the  Republican  party. 

Smith,  Frederick  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  50  State  Ttreet,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Quincy  Mutu 
al  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Smith,  Frederick  P.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Broadway.  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Utilities  Securities  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions.  '^ 

Smith,  Freeborn  G.,  Business  President, 
of  115  Broadway,  New  York  City;  ana  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Webster  Piano  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Smith,  George  F.,  Director,  of  364  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Italian  Discount  and  Trust  Company 

Smith,  George  Pratt,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  207  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Smith- Ward 
Brake  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Smith,  George  S.,  Business  President,  of 
50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  England  Company 
Power  System,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Smith.  Gilbert  M.,  Business  President 
and  Manager,  of  332  East  Twenty-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  i-lubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent,  treasurer,  director  and  manager  of 
the  Manhattan  Brass  Company.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  United  Metal  Manufac 
turing  Company  of  Norwich,  Conn.;  and 
prominent  in  business  and  public  affairs. 

Smith,  Herbert  N.,  Director,  of  50  Con 
gress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Mexican  Iron  and  Steel  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Smith,  Hoke,  Journalist,  Publisher  and 
United  States  Senator,  of  Atlanta,  Ga., 
was  born  Sept.  2,  1855,  in  Newton,  N.C.  In 
1893-96  he  was  secretary  of  the  interior 
on  President  Cleveland's  staff.  In  1907-09 
he  was  Governor  of  the  State  of  Georgia. 
Since  1911  he  has  been  United  States  Sen 
ator,  his  present  term  ending  in  1921. 

Smith,  Howard  C.,  Business  President,  of 
45  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Associates  Land  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Smith,  Howard  W.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor  of  115  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Eight  State  Street 
Realty  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Smith,  James  A.,  President,  of  the  Apol 
lo  Club,  with  a  membership  of  ninety  men. 
He  resides  at  424  Grand  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 

Smith,  James  A.,  Business  President,  of 
895  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Lion  Yarn  Company  of 
Philadelphia,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Smith,  L.  Bertrand,  Business  President, 
of  35  McDonough  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Flobert  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Smith,  Landon  P.,  Business  President,  of 
114  Coit  Street,  Irvington,  N.J.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Smith  and  Semenway  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  tool  manufacturers  of 
Irvington,  N.J.  He  is  also  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  American  File 
Sharpener  Company;  and  vice-president  of 
the  Irvington  Manufacturing  Company. 

Smith,   Laurence,   A.,   Manufacturer  and 


ssautsug 

Boulevard,  Detroit,  Mich.  He  was  born  on 
March  30,  1873,  in  Ashland,  Mich.  He  was 
educated  at  Ypsilanti,  Mich.  Since  1920  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Laurence  Smith 
Paper  Goods  Company.  For  twelve  years 
he  has  been  president  and  general  manager 
of  The  Union  and  Twine  Company,  of  De 


troit.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Detroit  Club, 
the  Detroit  Golf  Club,  the  Detroit  Athletic 
Club,  the  Players  Club,  the  Detroit  Boat 
Club,  and  the  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce. 
In  1904  he  married  Miss  Frances  Barnum; 
and  they  have  a  son,  and  reside  at  48  Glad 
stone  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Smith,  Lawrence  B.,  Manufacturer  and 
Director,  of  H  and  Fourth  Streets,  South 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Lawrence  B.  Smith  Company,  manufactur 
ers  of  Silverware.  He  is  well  known  metai 
work  artisan;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston 
Society"" of  Arts  and  Crafts.  He  is  promin 
ently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Smith,  Lyman  D.,  Director,  of  34  Pine 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem'x  •  n' 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di>;.v 
tor  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Coal  S-ue*  Com 
pany-  and  other  corporations. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Maud  Whedon,  Musician,  <>!' 
Winterset,  Iowa ;  member  of  the  Women  'H 
Relief 'Corps,  the  Fortnightly  Club,  and  va 
rious  other  clubs  and  societies.  Since  1917 
she  has  been  instructor  of  the  Iowa  Wo 
man's- Relief  Corps.  She  resides  in  Winter- 
set,  Iowa. 

Smith,  0.  P.,  Electrical  Engineer  and 
Business  Man,  of  608  South  Dearborn 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  in  1875  in 
Danville,  Va.He  is  head  of  O.P.  Smith  Com 
pany;  and  district  manager  for  the  Hert- 
ner  Electric  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  the  Automatic  Electrical  Device  Com 
pany  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Smith,  Ormond  G.,  Publisher  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  Seventh  Avenue  and 
Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  u 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  Street  and  Smith  Cor 
poration,  publishers.  He  is  president  of  (lie 
Ainslie  Magazine  Company,  and  president 
of  the  Ormorge  Realty  Corporation. 

Smith,  R.  Lawrence,  Business  President, 
of  1.7  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie: 
is  president  of  the  Manhattan  Terminal 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


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Smith,  Richard  H.,  Business  President, 
of  20  East  Fifty-fifth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  Smith  and  Wat 
son,  importers  of  English  furniture.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs ;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Smith,  Robert  A.  C.,  Business  President, 
of  100  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Brother  Valley  Coal 

Smith,  W.  T.,  Business  President,  of  39 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Harriman  Industrial  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Smith,  Walter  B.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  141  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He 
is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Wood,  Dolson  Company,  Incorporated.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Marie  Antoinette  Hotel 
Company;  and  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs. 

Smith,  Walter  Robinson,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Jan  31,  1875,  in 
Excelsior  Springs,  Mo.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  professor  of  sociology  in  the  Univer 
sity  of  Kansas.  He  is  the  author  of  Intro 
duction  to  Educational  Sociology.  He  re 
sides  in  Lawrence,  Kan. 

Smith,  Willard  P.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  continental  Planta 
tion  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Smith,  William  Alden,  Lawyer,  Banker 
and  Statesman,  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich, 
was  born  May  1.2,  1859,  in  Dowagiac,  Mich. 
In  1901  he  received  the  honorary  degree 
of  A.  M.  from  Dartmouth  College.  He  was 
a.  newsboy  and  messenger  in  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  office  and  in  1879  was  ap 
pointed  page  in  the  Michigan  House  of  Re 
presentatives.  In  1883  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar,  has  since  practiced  in  Grand  Rap 
ids;  and  is  president  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Herald.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Mich 
igan  Republican  State  Central  Committee 
for  several  terms;  in  1895-1909  was  a  mem 
ber  from  the  fifth  Michigan  district,  fifty- 


fourth  to  sixtieth  Congresses;  serving  on 
the  Foreign  Affairs  Committe  and  the 
Ways  and  Means  Committee.  He  is  now 
president  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Savings 
Bank.  In  1907  he  was  elected  United  States 
Senator  for  the  terms  of  1907-13  and  re- 
elected  for  1913-19,  serving  on  the  Foreign 
Relations  Committee,  Naval  Affairs,  and 
Commerce  Committees. 

Smith,  William  E.,  Railway  Official,  of 
Evansville,  Ind.,  was  born  Sept.  13,  1868, 
in  Georgetown,  Ga.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  at  the  College  of  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.  In  1881  he  entered  service  with 
the  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad  as 
water  boy  of  the  construction  forces;  has 
been  assistant  agent,  section  laborer,  sec 
tion  foreman;  in  1891-94  was  superv-'or; 
has  been  road  master  of  various  divisions 
in  1895-1904;  in  1912-14  he  was  superin 
tendent  of  construction  of  the  Louisville 
and  Naslivillo  Railroad.  He  is  now  division 
superintendent  of  Henderson  and  St.  Louis 
Divisions  of  the  Louisville  and  Nasbviue 
Railroad. 

Smith,  William  Mason,  Director,  of  -j 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Mexican  Northern  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Smith,  William  Stebbins,  President  of 
the  Bronx  Society  of  Arts  and  Sciences. He 
resides  at  The  Mansion,  Bronx  Park, 

Smith,  William  Walter,  Member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May 
27,  1868,  in  New  York  City;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.  and  M.B. 
He  is  a  curate  of  St.  Andrew's  Episcopal 
Church  of  416  Lafayette  Street,  New  York. 
City;  and  manager  of  the  New  York  Sun 
day  School  Commission,  Incorporated.  In 
1905  he  married  Miss  Maude  Parsons  Can- 
field;  and  they  reside  at  416  Lafayette 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Smith,  Zilpha  Drew,  Member  of  the  Mon 
day  Evening  Club.  She  was  born  in  1852, 
in  Pembroke,  Mass.  She  is  regarded  as  one 
of  the  leading  authorities  in  the  United 
States  as  to  charitable  work.  In  1909  she 
was  president  of  the  Massachusetts  State 
Conference  Charities.  She  resides  in  Jam 
aica  Plain,  Boston,  Mass. 


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Smithers,  Perry  L., Merchant,  of  22  West 
Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  in 
December,  1873,  in  Roanoke,  Va.  He  work 
ed  from  telegrapher  to  superintendent  of 
railroad;  was  manager  and  treasurer  of  a 
large  leather  company;  and  for  several 
years  was  associated  with  Armour  and 
Company.  He  is  now  vice-president  and 
manager  of  the  Booth  Fisheries  Company. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  As 
sociation,  the  Union  League  Club,  and  the 
Hob  Link  Golf  Club. 

Smullyan,  I.,  Business  Man  and  Direc 
tor,  of  68  William  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Consolidated 
Tool  Works,  the  Hardware  House  of  Amer 
ica,  and  vice-president  of  Rowson,  Drew 
and  Clydesdake,  Incorporated.  He  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  lias  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  resides  at  509  Grove 
Street,  Far  Rockaway,  N.Y. 

Smulski,  John  Franklin,  Lawyer  and 
Banker,  of  1201  Milwaukee  Avenue,  Chica 
go,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Press  Club, 
the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  and  the  Union 
League  Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  4,  1867,  in 
Province  of  Posen,  Poland;  and  graduated 
from  the  law  department  of  the  Northwest 
ern  University.  For  years  he  was  engaged 
in  the  newspaper  and  publishing  business 
with  his  father,  who  in  1869  established 
the  first  Polish  newspaper  in  the  Unit.ed 
States.  In  1898-1903  he  was  alderman  of 
Chicago,  in  1903-07  was  city  attorney,  in 
1907-09  was  state  treasurer  of  Illinois,  and 
in  1907-13  and  in  1917-20  was  president  of 
the  board  of  the  West  Park  Commission 
ers.  Since  1906  he  has  been  president  of 
Xorth-Western  Trust  and  Savings  Bank. 
In  1899  he  married  Miss  Harriet  Mikityn- 
ski ;  and  they  have  one  son  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  2138  Pierce  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Snare,  Frederick,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  8  Fortieth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Frederick  Snare  Corporation.  He  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs ;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 


Smyth,  John  McDonnell,  Merchant,  of 
721  West  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  Iii.,v- n* 
born  Sept.  29,  1882,  in  Chicago,  111.  Hi  b  - 
gan  with  John  M.  Smyth  Company  in  1^0."-, 
and  served  in  various  capacities  until  l~)"a 
when  he  became  secretary  and  directoi  of 
that  corporation.  Since  1917  he  has  been 
president  and  treasurer  of  John  M.  Smyth 
Company. 

Sneath,  Mrs.  Samuel  B.,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Martins- 
burg,  Knox  County,  Ohio.  In  1902-04  she 
was  president  of  the  Ohio  State  Federation 
of  Women's  Clubs.  She  resides  in  Tiffin, 
Ohio. 

Snell,  Henry  B.,  President  of  the  New- 
York  Water  Color  Club.  He  resides  at  215 
West  Fifty-seventh  Street,  Manhattan,New 
York. 

Snelling,  R.  Paul,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  77  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Lanett  Cotton 
Mills  and  other  corporations. 

Sniffen,  Frank  L.,  Business  President,  of 
196  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Long  Island  Safe  De 
posit  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Snite,  Frank  Joseph,  Lawyer  and  Bus 
iness  Secretary,  of  110  South  Dearborn 
Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Aug.  16,  1877 
in  Chicago,  111.  In  1899  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard  University,and 
in  1901  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from 
Harvard  Law  School.  In  1907-11  he  was 
assistant  corporation  council  of  the  City  of 
Chicago;  and  in  1913-14  was  a  member  of 
Illinois  House  of  Representatives.  Since 
1917  he  has  been  secretary  of  the  Central 
American  Sugar  Company.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Chicago  Yacht  Club,  the  Harvar  I 
Club  of  Chicago,  is  a  prominent  Mason  and 
member  of  various  other  clubs  and  socie 
ties. 

Snow,  Elbridge  G.,  Business  President, 
of  56  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Home  Insurance 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  coipor;-.- 
tions. 


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Snook,  J.  C.,  President  of  the  Lancaster 
Operatic  Society.  She  resides  at  342  West 
Chestnut  Street,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Sow,  Frederick  E.,  Lawyer  and  Director 
of  55  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Beacon  Oil  Company 

Snyder.  John  G.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  256  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Arco  Manifolding  Com 
pany,  Incorporated,  and  other  corporations. 

Snyder,  Valentine  P.,  Director,  of  155 
West  Fifty-eighth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New  York 
Building  and  Improvement  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Soden,  Arthur  H.,  Business  President,  of 
150  Oliver  Street,  Boston  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bay  State  Hardware 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Solomon,  Abraham,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  179  Wooster  Street,  NewT  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  President  of  the  Pearsall 
Silver  Company,  Incorporated;  and  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Silver  Deposit  Ware 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Solomon,  Louis  H.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bologh 
Skylight  and  Gravity  Ventilator  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Somers,  F.  A.,  Business  President,  of 
American  National  Bank  Building,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Bellevuc  Realty  Company 

Sonn,  Henry,  Business  President,  of  149 
Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Manhattan  Leasing  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


Sonn,  Sidney  H.,  Business  President,  of 
149  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Premium  Holding  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Souders,  Walter  G.,  Investment  Banker 
and  Business  President,  of  208  South  La 
Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Dec. 
29,  in  Salem,  N.J.  He  has  been  manager  of 
the  bank  department  of  the  Milwaukee 
Trust  Company;  and  later  a  member  of  th? 
firm  of  Dewitt,  Tremble  and  Company  of 
Chicago.  He  is  nowT  president  of  W.  G. 
Souders  and  Company;  vice-president  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  Railway  and  Power 
Company;  and  vice-president  of  the  South 
ern  Wisconsin  Power  Company  and  the 
Wisconsin  River  Power  Company. 

Soule,  Parker  F.,  Business  President,  of 
Little  Building,  Boston,  Mass.,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various   clubs   and   societies.  He   is 
president  of  the  L.  P.  Soule  and  Company 

Sousa,  John  Philip,  Musician,  Composer 
and  Bandmaster,  of  1  West  Thirty-fourtii 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  Nov.  6, 
1856,  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  was  a  •odcb- 
er  at  fifteen,  was  a  conductor  at  se^ea'een 
and  was  one  of  the  first  violinists  of  Ja«' 
ques  Offenbach's  Orchestra  when  in  the 
United  States.  In  1880-82  he  was  band  lead 
er  in  the  United  States  Marine  Corps,  and 
since  1892  has  been  director  o»'  Sousa 's 
band,  lie  has  co-'.poseu  and  puL-ii-h"-!  ma 
ny  marches,  orchestral  suites,  songs  and 
waltzes;  and  the  light  mv-ru*  Fl  Capilan, 
Bride  Elect  and  The  Ch.ua.:  n  Me  i,  tlie 
author  of  The  Fif;/;  String:  ;ui-.l  Pip,  town 
Sandy. 

Southworth,  Constant, Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  32  Burling  Slip,  Nw  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  and  director 
of  the  National  Paper  and  Type  Company, 
which  devotes  its  entire  energy  to  expoi- 
business. 

Souto,  Baldomero,  V.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  21  Murray  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
B.  Souto  Company,  manufacturers  of  chairs 
and  furniture. 


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Spalding,  James  Walter,  Manufacturer, 
of  126  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  July  28,  1856,  in  Byron,  111.  In  1876 
he  established  the  well  known  mercantile 
house  of  A.  G.  Spalding  and  Brothers  of 
Chicago,  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  man 
ufacturers  and  dealers  in  sporting  goods; 
and  is  now  chairman  of  the  board  of  direc 
tors  of  that  corporation.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Importers  and 
Traders  National  Bank  of  New  York  City. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  Hardware 
Club  of  New  York  City,  the  New  York  Ath 
letic  Club,  the  Garden  City  Golf  Club,  and 
the  Rumson  Country  Club  of  Rumson,  N.J. 
He  resides  in  Monmouth  Beach,  N.J. 

Spengler,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
5  Columbia  Circle,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Spengler  International 
Bottle  Cap  Company;  and  is  identified  with 
various  other  enterprises. 

Spaulding,  William  S.,  Director,  of  50 
Congress  Street,  Boston, Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber,  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Otis  Elevator  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Spare,  E.  Ray,  Business  President,  of  25 
\Vest  Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Milton  Chemic 
al  ompany,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Speare,  Frank  P.,  University  President, 
of  316  Huntington  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  School 
Masters'  Club,  the  Boston  City  Club,  the 
Belmont  Spring  Country  Club,  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  the  Masons,  and  other  org 
anizations.  He  was  born  in  1869,  in  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  Harvard  Univ 
ersity.  Since  1896  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Northeastern  University.  In  1914  he 
married  Miss  Katherine  May  Vinton;  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  179 
Babcock  Street,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Speer,  Emma  Bailey,  (Mrs.  Robert  E. 
Speer),  Member  of  the  Bryn  Mawr  Club. 
She  was  born  May  15,  1872,  in  Pottstown, 
Pa.  Since  1915  she  has  been  president  of 
the  National  Board  of  the  Young  Women's 


Christian  Association.  Her  address  is  600 
Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Speer,  William  W.,  Member  of  the  Chi 
cago  Athletic  Association,  and  ex-president 
of  the  LaGrange  Country  Club.  He  was 
born  June  14,  1876,  in  Kansas.  Ho  is  presi 
dent  of  the  H.  C.  Speer  and  Sons  Company, 
and  resides  in  La  Grange,  111. 

Spencer,  Herbert,  R.,  Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  1102  Al worth  Building,  Dulnth, 
Minn.,  was  born  in  Lenox,  Ohio.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city;  and  attended  the  Grand  River  Instit 
ute  and  the  University  of  Michigan.  In 
1893  he  was  president  of  the  City  Council ; 
and  in  1895-97  was  State  Senator  of  the 
fifty-fourth  district  of  Minnesota.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Bar  Association 
and  numerous  other  clubs  and  societies: 
and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Spencer,  John  D.,  of  301  Walker  Block, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  was  born  June  27, 
1858,  in  Provo,  Utah.  Since  1904  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Library  Board;  and 
is  now  president  of  the  Public  Library.  He 
is  president  of  the  Progressive  Business 
Club;  and  State  chairman  of  the  Near  East 
Relief  Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Art  So 
ciety, -the  Philharmonic  Society,  the  Out 
door  Recreation  and  the  Press  Club. In  1882 
he  married  Miss  Clarissa  Young;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  and  reside  at  238  B  Street,  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah. 

Spencer,  Nelson  S.,  Director,  of  27  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Hubert  Apartment  Associa 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Spencer,  Robert  T.,  Business  President, 
of  233  Broadway,  New  York  City:  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Delaware  Valley  Tele 
phone  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Spencer,  Selden  Palmer,  Business  Man 
and  United  States  Senator,  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  was  born  Sept.  16,  1862,  in  Erie,  Pa. 
He  is  United  States  Senator  for  the  term 
of  1919-25. 


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Spengler,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
5  Columbus  Circle,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Spengler  International 
Bottle  Cap  Company,  Incorporated.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Sperry,  Elmer  A.,  Business  President,  of 
Sperry  Building,  Bridge  Plaza,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Sperry 
Gyroscope  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Speyer,  James,  Member  of  the  New  York 
Club.  He  was  born  July  22,  1561,  in  New 
York.  He  is  a  senior  member  of  the  firm 
of  Speyer  and  Company  of  New  York.  He 
resides  in  Waldheim,  Scarborough-on-Hud- 
son,  N.Y. 

Speyer,  James,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
24  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  memj_ 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a. 
director  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Rail 
road  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Spiegel,  Max,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  1579  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Adeline  Amuse 
ment  Corporation,  the  Allentown  Theatre 
Company,  the  Hartford  Grand  Theatre, the 
Sheridan  Theatre  Company,  and  the  Mar 
ket  and  Beaver  Realty  Corporation,  and 
president  and  director  in  other .  corpora 
tions. 

Spinard,  Harry,  Director,  of  307  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Caravel  Machine  and  Tool  Works 
and  other  corporations. 

Spingarn,  Joel  E.,  Business  President,  of 
9  West  Seventy-third  Street,  New  York  Ci- 
tv;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Amenia 
Times  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Spitzer,  A.  S.,  Business  President,  of  To 
ledo,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Carl- 
ton  Building  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 


Spooner,  Florence  Garrettson,  Member 
of  the  Woman 's  Club.  She  was  born  in 
Baltimore,  Md.  She  was  the  founder  of  the 
Anti-deaf  Penalty  League;  and  iniciated 
the  movement  that  resulted  in  the  substitu 
tion  of  the  elected  chair  for  the  scaffold, 
and  the  abolition  of  dark  cells  in  the  pris 
ons  of  Massachusetts.  She  is  president  or 
the  Massachusetts  Prison  Reform  League. 
She  resides  at  96  Pinckney  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. 

Sprague,  Frank  J.,  President  of  the  New 
York  School  of  Applied  Design  for  Women. 
He  resides  at  160  Lexington  Avenue,  Man 
hattan,  N.Y. 

Sprague,  R.  Henry  B., Business  President, 
of  15  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Central  National  Bank 

Spragur,  Phineas  W.,  Business  President 
of  70  Kilby  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Seaconnet  Coal  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Spray,  Ruth  Hinshaw,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Feb.  16,  1848 
in  Mooresville,  Ind. Since  1900  she  has  been 
an  officer  of  the  Colorado  State  Bureau  of 
Child  and  Animal  Protection.  She  resides 
in  Salida,  Col. 

Spreckels,  A.  B.,  Business  President,  of 
2  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
Member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Kilauea  Sugar  Planta 
tion  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Spreckels,  C.  A.,  Business  President,  of 
First  National  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Universal 
Electric  and  Gas  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Spreckels,  John  D.,  Business  President, 
of  2  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Hilo  Sugar  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Springier,  Charles  Chesley,  Director,  of 
Hotel  Vendome,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Russell  Coal  Company  and 
other  corporations. 


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Spreckels,  Rudolph,  Member  of  the  Pac 
ific  Union  Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  1,  1872, 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  president  of 
the  Hawaiian  Commercial  and  Sugar  Com 
pany.  Me  was  a  member  of  the  executive 
commit  to  of  five  of  the  San  Francisco  Re 
lief  and  Red  Cross  Funds  which  managed 
a  fund  of  nine  million  dollars  at  the  time 
of  the  San  Francisco  Fire  and  Earthquake. 
He  organized  and  financed  the  San  Fran-" 
cisco  graft  for  prosecution  in  1900.  He  ic- 
sides  at  1900  Pacific  Avenue,  San  Francisco 
Cal. 

Sprould,  William,  Business  President,  of 
Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Califoinid, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Southern  Pac 
ific  Railroad  Company 

Squier,  J.  Bentley,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  8  East  Sixty-eighth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Fifth 
National  Bank. He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  acairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Squire,  Aldis  B.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  81  John  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Hanover 
Land  and  Dock  Company,  president  of  the 
Richmond-Erie  Corporation,  and  president 
of  the  Squire  Company,  Incorporated.  He 
is  treasurer  and  a  director  of  the  Eighty- 
one  John  Street  Corporation;  and  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Harper's  Ferry  Paper  Company, 
Industrial  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and 
and  the  Shenandoah  Pulp  Company. 

Squire,  Reginald  H.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  81  John  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Eighty-One 
John  Street  Corporation,  president  of  the 
Squire  Company  of  Illinois,  president  of 
the  Squire  Company  of  New  Jersey,  presi 
dent  of  the  Squire  Company  of  Pennsylva 
nia,  and  vice-president  of  the  Squire  Com 
pany,  Incorporated. 

Stafford,  William  S.,  Director,  of  uOO 
Washington  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Kendall  Products  Co; 


Stahell,  Adolph,  of  99  John  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Metals 
Trading  Corporation  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Stahl,  Lionel  A.,  Director,  of  44  Pine 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  diric- 
tor  of  the  American  Finance  and  Commerce 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Stahlford,  F.,  Business  President,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Metals  and  Commerce  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Marquette  Ore 
Company.  Me  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  lias  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Stanfield,  Theodore,  Business  Man  ami 
Director,©!'  125  West  Seventy-fourth  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member,  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Metal  Company,  Limited.  11^  is 
a  director  of  the  American  Peace  Society, 
of  Washington.  He  is  prominently  ident 
ified  with  business  and  public  affairs;  and 
lias  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Stanford,  Harold  B,,  Business  President, 
of  46  East  Twenty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  II. 
B.  Stanford  and  Company.  lie  is  president 
of  the  Piedmont  Silk  Company,  and  presi 
dent  of  the  Stanford  Silk  Company.  He  is 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Marford  Silk 
Company,  Incorporated,  of  Mctamoras,Pa. ; 
and  prominent  in  business  and  public  af 
fairs. 

Stanford,  Joseph  M.,  Director,  of  51 
Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Tic-  is  a 
director  of  the  Oklahoma  Trading  Co:  pora- 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Stanislaws,  Penrhyn,  Business  President, 
of  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  preside"'  of 
the  Hotel  Des  Artistes,  Incorporated;  and 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs.  His  address  is  at  Motel  Hol 
lywood,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


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Stanley,  Alfred  T.,  Vice-president  of  642 
West  Thirtieth  Street,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  vice-president,  treasurer  and  direc 
tor  of  the  John  T.  Stanley  Company,  In 
corporated.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business,  public  and  social  affairs ;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Stanley,  Edward  W.,  Business  President 
of  176  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  York  Investors 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Stanley,  Harold,  Director,  of  140  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  B.  F.  Goodrich  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Stanton,  D.  Perry,  Business  President,  of 
1  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Humphrey's  Coal  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Stark,  Archibald  L.,  Business  President, 
of  1895  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Dr.  Swett  Root- 
Beer,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Stark,  Francis  R.,Director,  of  195  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Stock  Quotation  Telegraph  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Stark,  Otto,  Artist,  of  1722  North  Dela 
ware  Street,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  was  born 
Jan.  29,  1859,  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Cincinnati  Art  Academv, 
the  New  York  Art  League,  and  the  Acad 
emy  Jul ion  of  Paris,  France.  In  1895  he 
located  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  and  is  now 
head  of  the  art  department  of  the  Manual 
Training  High  School,  and  Instructor  in 
composition  at  the  John  Herron  Art  Mus 
eum.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of  the 
Indianapolis  Art  Association.  In  1887  he 
married  Miss  Maria  Nietschelm ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daught 
ers. 

Starr.  Orris  E.,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  61  Charter  Street,  New  York  City;  amd 


a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Wood- 
row  Court,  Incorporated.  For  many  years 
he  has  been  associated  with  the  Toledo 
Scale  Company;  and  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Starring,  Mason  Brayman,  Member  of 
the  Midday  Club.He  was  born  May  8,  1859, 
in  ChicagoJll.He  is  president  of  the  North 
western  Elevated  Railroad.  He  resides  at 
25  East  Division  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Starring,  Mason  B.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  California  Railway  and 
Power  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Stauffen,  Ernest,  Jr.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Sims  Petroleum  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

St.  Glair,  R.  P.,  Business  "President,  of 
820  Union  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Producers  Trans 
portation  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Stearns,  E.  Ward,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  288  Sheffield  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N. 
Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Parker, 
Stearns  and  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Stearns,  Francis  U.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  9  Thomas  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  F.  U.  Steam 
and  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Stearns,  Luttie  Eugenia,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Stoughton 
Mass.  In  1897-1914  she  was  connected  with 
the  Wisconsin  Free  Library  Commission 
and  has  traveled  throughout  the  United 
States  as  a  lecturer  on  libraries.  She  re 
sides  at  547  Prospect  Avenue,  Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

Stebbins,  Horace  C.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  44  Leonard  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Watts,  Stebbins  and  Company.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  National  Park  Bank  of  New 


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York;  and  a  director  of  the  Clozene  Com 
pany,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  i- 
dentih'ed  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  ana 
honor.  He  resides  at  31  West  Fifty-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Steckel,  Carl,  Member  of  the  Players 
Club.  He  was  born  in  December  1858,  in 
New  Haven,  Conn.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
New  England  Conservatory  of  Music.  In 
1899  he  founded  the  Lichtenfield  County 
Choral  Union,  with  seven  hundred  members 
and  built  on  his  private  grounds  the  Mu 
sic  Shed  of  Norfolk,  which  has  attended 
some  of  the  highest  talent  of  America  and 
Europe.  He  resides  in  Norfolk,  Conn. 

Steel,  S.  W.,  Realtor  and  Director,  of  64 
West  Fourteenth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  secretary,  director  and  manager 
of  S.  W.  Steel  and  Company.  He  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Steele,  John  N.,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Braden  Copper  Mines  Company 

Steer,  Ernest  J.,  Secretary,  Treasurer 
an  1  Director,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  ol 
the  Barrett  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Alleghany  By-Product  Coke  Corpora 
tion,  a  director  of  the  Congoleum  Company 
of  Philadelphia,  and  other  corporations. 

Stehli,  Henry  J.,  Director,  of  29  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Candelaria  Mining  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Stehman,  John  H.,  Educator,  of  Avon- 
dale  School,  North  Sawyer  and  Wellington 
Streets,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  June  23, 
1850,  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.  From  1871- 
78  he1  taught  country  schools  in  Pennsylva 
nia;  from  1878-81  was  was  principal  ot 
Schools  of  Plainfield,  111.  Shire  1881  he  has 
been  principal  of  the  Avondale  School.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Principals  Club, 
the  State  Teachers  Association;  and  the 
National  Geographic  Association. 


Stein,  Abraham,  Business  President,  of 
1475  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  Dickerson  Estates,  and 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Stein,  Leo,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
220  West  Ninety-eighth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  Pie  is  a  director  of  the  W.  J.  Rich 
Developement  Company 

Stein,  Ludwig,  Business  President,  of 
220  West  Forty-second  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  B.  Kup- 
penheimer  and  Company  of  Chicago,  111.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  Everett  Realty  ana 
Construction  Company;  and  prominent  in 
business  and  public  affairs. 

Stein,  Morton,  Director,  of  Marbridge 
Building  and  Thirty-fourth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Perry- 
Dame  and  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Steinbrugge,  Herman,  Business  Man  and 
/)irector,  of  29  Sullivan  Street,  New  York 
societies.  He  is  president,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  Bayne  Company,  Incorporated 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  club?  and 
and  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs. 

Steinbuglwe,  John  L.,  Business  President 
of  1  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Fire  Creek  Smokeless 
Fuel  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Steiner,  Edward  Alfred,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  1,  1866,  in 
Vienna,  Austria.  Since  1903  he  has  been 
professor  of  Applied  Christianity  in  t.ie 
(irinnell  of  Iowa.  He  is  the  author  of  Tol 
stoy  the  Man.  He  resides  in  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Steinert,  Alexander,  Treasurer,  Director 
and  Trustee,  of  162  Boylston  Street. 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  Di 
rector  of  the  Steinert  and  Sons;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Jewrett  Piano  Company.  He  is 
a  trustee  of  the  New  England  Conservatory 
of  Music ;  is  president  of  the  Choral  Music 
Society,  and  prominent  in  musical  circles. 


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Steinert,  Robert  S.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  162  Boylston  Street,  Bos- 
lon,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Universi 
ty  Club,  the  Boston  Athletic  Club,  the  Win 
chester  Golf  Club,  and  the  Essex  Country 
.Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  6,  1894,  in  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  in  1916  graduated  from  Dart 
mouth  College.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bos 
ton  Chamber  of  Commerce;  he  is  president 
of  the  Jewett  Piano  Company;  and  sec 
retary  of  M.  Steinert  and  Sons  Company. 

Steinhardt,  Samuel  C.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socle- 
ties. He  is  president  of  the  Mutual  L'gnt 
and  Water  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Stella,  Antonio,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  214  East  Sixteenth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Italian  Savings  Bank  of  the  City  of  New 
York.  Pie  is  vice-president  of  the  Society 
for  Italian  Immigrants,  a  director  of  the 
Immigrant  Publication  Society;  and  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Italy  America  Society. 

Stelzie,  Charles,  Sociologist  and  Author, 
of  200  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was 
born  June  4,  1869,  in  New  York.  He  is  di 
rector  of  the  bureau  of  labor  of  the  Anti- 
Saloon  League  of  America.  He  is  author  of 
The  Workingman  and  Social  Problems. 

Stephanidis,  John  D.,Director,  of  27  Wil 
liam  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Commercial  Union  of  Amer 
ica,  Incorporated  and  other  corporations. 

Stephens,  Thomas  W., Business  President 
of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
in  ember  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Goodwin  Film  and  Cam 
era  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Stern,  Emanuel  A.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  52  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soiceties.TIe 
is  a  director  of  the  Allied  Warehouse  Com 
pany,  Incorporated  and  other  corporation^. 

Stern,  Henry  Root,  Bank  Director,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  Rushmore,  Bisbee  and 


Stern ;  and  a  director  of  the  Bank  of  Amer 
ica.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Stern,  J.  Ernest,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  10  Flatbush  Avenue,  Brooklyn. 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Stern  Brothers  and  Company.  He  is  ident- 
tified  with  various  business  enterprises  ;and 
is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Stern-Cole- 
man  Diamond  Machine  Company.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Stern,  Leopold,  Director,  of  68  Nassau 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Woodmere  Realty  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Stern,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  41 
West  Forty-second  Street,  New  York  City  , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Library  Square 
Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Stern,  Morton  F.,  Director,  of  42  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Invincible  Oil  Corporation 

Stern,  Nathan,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor,  of  201  West  Seventy-ninth  Street,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  and  di 
rector  of  the  Stern  and  Saalberg  Realty 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  filled 
several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Sterne,  Jerome  K., Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  33  Summer  Street,  Boston,Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  C.  F.  Hov- 
ey  Company.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  afiairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Sterner,  Albert,  Chairman  of  the  Paint 
er-Gravers  of  America.  He  resides  at  145 
East  Thirty-sixth  Street,  Manhattan,  N.Y. 

Stetson,  Eugene  W.,  Director,  of  140 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Cuba  Cane  Sugar  Corporation 


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Stetson,  Nahun,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  109  East  Fourteenth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  ana 
societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  X 
Stetson  and  Company,  and  secretary  and 
director,  of  Steinway  and  Sons,  piano  mak 
ers  of  New  York  City.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  lias  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Stetson,  Oscar  F.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  Warren,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Warrens  Men's  Club.  He  was  born  June  10, 
1875,  in  New  Salem,  Mass.  Since  1919  he 
has  been  assistant  treasurer  of  the  French 
Thread  Mills.  He  is  a  director  of  the  East 
ern  Nail  Company,  the  Providence  Casket 
Company,  and  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Quaker  Spinning1  Mills.  In  1899  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Lillian  W.  Crandell;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Barring- 
ton,  R.I.  and  in  Falmouth,  Mass. 

Stettinius,  Edward  R.,  Director,  of  23 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  General  Motors  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Steuder,  Charles  D.,  Business  President, 
of  420  East  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Charles  Steuder  Press,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Stevens,  Arthur  J.,  Business  President, 
of  55"  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  Island  Oil  and  Trans 
port  Corporation,  and  chairman  of  the 
board*  of  directors  of  the  Massachussetts 
Oil  Refining  Company. 

Stevens,  Clinton  E.,  Auditor  and  Direc 
tor,  of  27  Market  Square,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Squantum  Club.  lie 
is  a  director  of  the  Silversmiths  Company; 
and  auditor  of  the  Roger  Wm.  Savings 
Fund  and  Loan  Association;  and  has  held 
various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
married  Miss  Lucy  S.  Greene;  and  they 
have  one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Ann  Ar 
bor,  Mich. 


Stevens,  Daisy  McLaurin  (Mrs.  Wil 
liam  Forrest  Stevens),  Member  of  the  Re 
search  Club.  She  was  born  May  21,  1875, 
in  Raleigh,  Smith  County,  Wis.  She  deliv 
ered  the  address  on  presenting  Arlington 
Monument  to  the  United  States  Govern 
ment  in  1914;  and  in  1913-15  was  president 
of  the  Arlington  Monument  Association. 
She  resides  in  Brandon,  Wis. 

Stevens,  Frederic  Beckwlth,  Manufactur 
er  and  Banker,  of  19  Eliot  Street,  Detroit, 
Mich.,  was  born  on  Sept.  24,  1855,  in  Can 
ton,  Conn.  He  graduated  from  the  Williston 
Seminary  of  East  Hampton,  Mass.  Since 
1882  he  has  been  engaged  as  a  manufact 
urer  of  foundry  facings  and  supplies  in  De 
troit,  Mich.  He  is  a  director  of  the  First 
and  Old  .Detroit  National  Bank;  and  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Commerce.  He  is 
;>  thirty-third  degree  Mason  and  past  Com 
mander-in-chief  of  the  Michigan  Sovereign 
Consistory.  He  is  a  honorary  member  of  the 
Acacia  Fraternity  University  of  Michigan; 
and  a  member  of  the  Royal  Order  of  Scot 
land.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Detroit 
Club  and  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 
He  resides  at  69  Eliat  Street,  Detroit,Micli. 

Stevens,  Frederic  C.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  231  West  Thirty-ninth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
United  Publishers  Corporation  and  other 
corporations. 

Stevens,  George  M.,  Jr.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Oyster 
Bay  Lumber  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Stevens,  Henry  E.,  Jr.,  Businesss  Presi 
dent,  of  255  West  Ninetieth  Street,  New- 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Bon- 
ham  Oil  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Stevens,  John  P.,  Director,  of  23  Thomas 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  oJ: 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Columbia  Bank  and  other  corpo 
rations. 


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Steven,  Nathaniel,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  North  Andover, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  am* 
societies.  He  was  born  in  North  Andover, 
Mass.;  and  was  educated  at  the  Phillips 
Academy  of  Andover,  Mass.  Since  1876  he 
lias  been  in  the  woolen  manufacturing  bus 
iness.  He  is  president  of  the  M.  T.  Steven 
and  Sons  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Andover  National  Bank.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Methuen  Company,  the  Pemberton 
Company,  and  the  Arkwright  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  In  1885  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  P.  White;  and  they  reside 
at  North  Andover,  Mass. 

Stevens,  Ray  P.,  Business  President  ana 
Director,  of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Pennsylvania- 
Ohio  Electric  Company,  and  president  of 
the  Republic  Railway  and  Light  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Cleveland  Electric 
Illuminating  Company,  and  a  director  of 
the  Central  States  Electric  Corporation. 

Stevens,  Sidney,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Ludlow  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Stewart,  Alexander  Mair,  Contractor,  ot 
30  Church  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Oct.  2,  1857,  in  Kingston,  Ontario,  Canada. 
He  is  president  of  James  Stewart  and  Com 
pany,  The  Canadian  Stewart  and  Compa 
ny,  and  other  corporations. 

Stewart,  Arthur,  Business  President,  of 
12  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Dasz  Realty  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Stewart,  Douglas,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  July  15,  1873,  in  Pitts 
burgh,  Pa.  Since  1919  he  bas  been  assistant 
director  of  the  Carnegie  Museum.  He  re 
sides  at  920  North  Lincoln  Avenue,  N.S., 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Stewart,  Ella,  Seass,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man  's  Club.  She  was  born  Feb.  22,  1871,  in 
Arthur.  111.  Since  1918  she  has  been  vice- 
chairman  of  the  Department  of  the  social 


and  industrial  condition  of  the  General 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  She  resides 
at  5464  Harper  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Stewart,  Isaac  R.,  Director,  of  22  Pueene 
Street,  Long  Island  City,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  General  Lubricating  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Stewart,  James  C.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  30  Church  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Can 
adian  Stewart  Company,  Incorporated.  He 
is  also  vice-president  of  the  Inland  Water 
way  Equipment  and  Dredging  Company, 
James  Stewart  arid  Company  of  New  Jer 
sey,  and  James  Stewart  and  Company,  In 
corporated. 

Stewart,  Louis,  Jr.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  5  West  Thirty-four  h  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  G.G. 
Gunther's  Sons  and  other  corporations. 

Stewart,  Oliver  Wayne,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  May  22,  1867,  in 
Mercer  County,  111.  In  1900  and  in  1904  ne 
was  na  ional  chairman  of  the  National  Pro 
hibition  Committee.  Since  1915  he  has  been 
assistant  editor  of  the  Indianapolis  Daily 
Commercial.  He  resides  at  5464  Harper 
Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Stewart,  W.  L.,  Business  President,  of 
Union  Oil  Building,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  California  Coast  Oil 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Stewart,  William  Rhinelander,  Member 
of  the  Down  Town  Club.  He  was  born  Dec. 
3,  1852,  in  New  York.  He  was  the  organiser 
in  1900  of  the  State  Conference  of  Char 
ities  and  Corrections  in  New  York,  and  its 
president  in  1903.  Since  1891  he  has  been 
trustee  and  manager  of  the  Down  Town 
Association,  fie  resides  at  14  East  Fifty- 
seventh  Street,  New  York  City. 

Stickney,  William  H.,  Business  President 
of  21  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Automatic  Time  Stamp 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

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Stifel,  Herman  Charles,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Financier,  of  207  North  Broad 
way,  St.  Louis,  Mo., was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  He  was  educated  at  the  Washington 
University.  Since  1910  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Stifel-Nicholaus  Investment 
Company;  and  is  a  director  of  the  Inde 
pendent  Breweries  Company  and  numerous 
telegraph  companies  and  industrial  corpor 
al  ions.He  is  a  member  of  American  Bank 
ers  Association  of  St.  Louis,  and  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Governors  of  the  St.  Louis 
Stock  Exchange.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Sunset  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  the 
Missouri  Athletic  Club;  and  resides  at  5406 
Delmar  Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Stilger,  Anthony  E.,  Business  President, 
of  200  West  Thirty-fourth  Street,New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.He  is  president  of  the  Chelsea  Ex 
change  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Stillman,  James  A.,  Director,  of  270  Park 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  ot 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Newport  Trust  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Stillman,  William  Olin,  Member  of  the 
University  Club,  was  born  Sept.  9,  1856, 
in  Normansville,  N.Y.  In  1878  he  received 
the  degree  of  M.B.  from  the  Albany  Med 
ical  College;  and  studied  in  the  University 
of  Berlin,  Vienna  and  Paris.  In  1880  he  re 
ceived  the  honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from 
Union  College.  Since  1896  he  has  ?)een  lec 
turer  on  History  of  Medicine  in  Albany 
Medical  College.  He  is  the  founder  and  pre 
sident  of  the  National  School  for  Certified 
Nurses;  and  for  many  years  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  American  Humane  Associa 
tion.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Mineral 
Springs  of  Saratoga.  In  1880  he  married 
Miss  Frances  M.  Rice;  and  they  reside  in 
Albany,  N.Y. 

Stimson,  Henry  B.,Director,  of  61  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Consolidated  Textile  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Stitt,  P.  H.,  of  343  East  Weber  Avenue, 
Stockton,  Cal..  was  born  Jan.  12,  1869,  in 
Canada,  He  is  in  the  Insurance  business 


and  exclusive  sales  agent  of  Tuxedo  Park 
Properties.  He  is  president  of  the  City  Club 
and  a  prominent  Mason  and  Shriner.  lie 
married  Miss  Clara  Haas;  and  they  have  <r 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  and 
reside  at  216  South  Tuxedo  Avenue,  Tux 
edo  Park,  Stockton,  Cal. 

St.  John,  Henry  W.,  Business  Man  anu 
Director,  of  19  Thomas  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been  id 
entified  with  the  St.  John  Brothers  Compa 
ny,  manufacturers  and  converters  of  cotton 
goods. 

Stock,  Frederick  A.,  Conductor  of  the 
Chicago  Symphony  Orchestra  Building, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on  Nov.  1,  1872,  in 
Germany.  He  received  the  honorary  degree 
of  Mus.D.  from  the  Northwestern  umvt;i- 
sity.  In  1895  he  came  to  Chicago  to  join  the 
Chicago  Orchestra  as  violin  player;  was  as 
sistant  director  for  several  years ;  and  after 
the  death  of  Theodore  Thomas  in  1905  be 
came  director.  He  is  the  composer  of  Sym 
phony  in  C  Minor,  for  the  orchestra,  ami 
numerous  songs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Un 
iversity  Club,  the  Press  Club,  and  a  life 
member  of  the  Arts  Club  of  Chicago.  In 
1895  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Musk  ul  us; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  ai 
5477  Hyde  Park  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Stockham,  William  H.,  Member  of  trie 
Southern  Club  of  Birmingham,  the  Country 
Club  of  Birmingham,  the  Old  Colony  Ciuo, 
the  Hamilton  Club  of  Chicago,  and  the  un 
ited  States  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  \vas 
born  Sept.  15,  1661,  in  Lafayette,  Ind  He 
is  president  of  the  Stockham  Ripe  and  Pit- 
tings  Company.  He  resides  at  1231  N  >i  Lii 
Thirty-second  Street,  Birmingham,  Ala 

Stockton,  Howaid,  Director,  of  50  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Merchants  National  Bank  and  other 
corporations. 

Stockton,  Philip,  Business  President,  of 
Old  Colony  Trust  Building,  Boston,  M£.SS., 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soeie-. 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Old  Colony 
Trust  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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Stockwell,  Edward  A.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Treasurer,  of  327  Butler  Exchange 
Providence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  the  Art 
Club,  the  University  Club,  and  various  oth 
er  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  0, 
1877,  in  Providence. Since  1901  he  has  prac 
ticed  law  in  Providence,  R.I.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Providence  District  News  Asso 
ciation,  treasurer  of  the  Athenaeum,  and 
secretary  of  the  Economic  Club.  In  1914  he 
married  Miss  Annie  May  Wallace;  and 
they  reside  at  61  East  Manning  Street, 
Providence,  R.I. 

Stoddard,  John,  Lawson,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  April  24,  1850,  in 
Brookline,  Mass.  He  is  an  extensive  travel 
er;  and  the  author  and  promoter  of  the 
Stoddard  Lectures.  He  is  the  author  of 
Glimpses  of  the  World.  He  resides  in  Italy. 

Stoddard,  Louis  E.,  Business  President, 
of  25  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  Haven  Hotel  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Stokes,  Henry  Newlin,  Member  of  the 
Cosmos  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  24,  1859, 
in  Moorestown,  N.J.  He  founded  The  O.E. 
Library  League ;  and  edites  its  organ  in  be 
half  of  prison  reform  and  aid  to  prisoners. 
He  resides  at  1205  0  Street,  N.W.,  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 

Stone,  Galen,  Director,  of  87  Milk  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Beacon  Oil  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Stone,  Charles  A.,Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  New  York  Shipbuilding  Corporation 
and  other  corporations. 

Stone,  Gales  L.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Clyde  Steamship  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Stone,  Malcolm  B.,  President  of  111  De 
vonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ludlow  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions, 


Stone,  Medad  E.,  Business  President,  of 
75  Murray  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president,  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Tucker  Tool  and  Machine  Company;  and 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs. 

Stone,  Nathaniel  H.,  Director,  of  614 
Sears  Building,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  El  Paso  Electric  Company 

Stone,  Samuel  H.,  Secretary,  Treasurer 
and  Director,  of  135  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  Canal  Broadway,  Incorporat 
ed.  He  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  mort 
gage  broker  business,  and  proiminent  in 
business  and  public  affairs. 

Stone,  Warren  Sanford,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  on  Feb.  1,  1860,  in 
Ainsworth,  Iowa.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Industrial  Peace  Commission.  He  is  grand 
chief  of  the  International  Brotherhood  of 
Locomotive  Engineers.  He  resides  at  9511 
Euclid  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Stonemetz,  Harry  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  director,  of  53  State  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
J.  W.  Bo  wen  and  Company,  stockbrokers. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Stock  Ex 
change.  He  is  president  of  the  Boston  arid 
Corbin  Mining  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Shannon  Copper  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  Daly-West  Mining  Compa 
ny. 

Storer,  John  Humphreys,  Capitalist,Real 
Estate  Operator  and  Trustee,  of  10  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  Sept.  28, 
1859,  in  Milton,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at 
P.t.  Mark's  School  of  Southboro,  Mass.; 
Frankfort,  Germany;  Harvard  College  and 
at  the  Harvard  Law  School.  He  received 
the.  degree  of  A.M.  from  Harvard  College, 
and  LL.B.  from  Harvard  Law  School.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bradley  and 
Storer,  since  then  trustee  and  treasurer  of 
various  corporations. 

Story,  Mrs.  John  Clark,  President  of  the 
Saint  Joseph  Art  League.  She  resides  in 
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Storer,  Maria  Longworth  (Mrs.  Belamy 
Storer),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.She 
was  born  March  20,  1849,  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  In  1880  she  founded  the  Rookwood 
Pottery;  and  has  done  notable  work  as  a 
decorator  in  pottery  and  metal.  In  1889  she 
was  awarded  a  gold  medal  at  the  Paris  Ex 
position.  She  resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Storm,  George  L.,  Director,  of  Johnson 
and  Jay  Streets,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  director  of  the  American  Foreign  Trade 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Storrow,  James  Jackson,  Director,  of  44 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  William  Underwood  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Stotz,  Edward,  Architect,  of  Monongah- 
ela  Block  Building,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Association  of  the  American  Insti 
tute  of  Architects. 

Stout,  Andrew  V.,Director,  of  115  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  var 
ious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  American  Bank  Note  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Stout,  Charles  T.,  Treasurer  and  Direa- 
tor,  of  17  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Smith  Valley 
Realty  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Stout,  Newton  E.,  Director,  of  25  Broad 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Hodgman  Rubber  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Stout,  William  Law,  Secretary  and  ui- 
rt'.ctor,  of  31  Liberty  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  Phelps  Gnarri- 
ant  Time  Lock  Company  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Stowe,  Charles  B.  Member  of  the  War- 
wood  Golf  Club,  the  Clifton  Club,  the  Ma 
sons  and  Elks.  lie  was  born  July  18,  1862, 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  The 
SI  owe-Fuller  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
lie  reside*  at  Clifton  Park,  Lakewood, 
Ohio. 


Straghan,  D.,  Duthie,  Business  President, 
of  19  Boylston  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  New  England  Curtain 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Stralem,  Casimir  I.,  Director,  of  5  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Canada  Copper  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Strange,  Albert  B.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  ana 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Gold  Star  Heating 
and  Lighting  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Strasbourger,  Samuel,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  74  Broadway,  New  York  City;  arid 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Blanche  Realty  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Strasburger,  Byron  L.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  15  Maiden  Lane,  New  York  Ci-_ 
ty;  and"  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Ex 
change  National  Bank  of  New  York  and 
other  corporations. 

Strasser,  William  W.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  F.H.  Hall  Trad 
ing  Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Straus,  Harry  H.,  Business  President,  of 
220  \yest  Nineteenth  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties?  He  is  president  of  the  Boucher  Cork 
and  Machine  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  -  corporations. 

Straus,  Hugh  Grant,  Director,  of  422 
Fult.on  Street,  Brooklyn,  New  York;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Fidelity  International 
Trust  'Company  and  other  corporations. 

Straus,  Jesse  Isidor,  Business  President, 
of  1317  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  R.  H.  Macy  and  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Straus,  Lionel  F.,  Director,  of  451  Fourth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 


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various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Bronx  Traction  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Straus,  Roger  W.,  Direetor.of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Yukon  Gold  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Straus,  Simon  William,  Banker  and  Pres 
ident  of  150  Broadway,  New  York  City;  a 
member  of  various  clubs ;  was  born  Dec  23. 
1860,  in  Ligonier,  Ind.  In  1888-95  he  was 
engaged  in  banking  with  the  firm  of  Straus 
Brothers  and  Company,  which  was  changed 
in  1893  to  S.W.  Straus  and  Company,  now 
doing  a  mortgage  and  bond  business.  He  is 
president  of  the  Franklin  Trust  and  Sav 
ings  Bank,  president  of  the  Realization 
Company  of  America;  and  is  associated 
with  various  other  corporations.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  witl>  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs  of  his  City  and  State;  and  has 
tilled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Stock  Exchange 
the  Association  of  Commerce;  and  is  chiiir- 
man  of  the  American  Society  of  Thrift. 

Strauss,  Aaron  L.,  Business  President,  ol 
J84  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  an  I  d 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Guttermah,  Strauss 
Company;  and  treasurer  of  the  Archer 
Strauss  Rubber  Company.  He  io  a  director 
of  the  Commonwealth  Realty  Association, 
the  Corrugated  Paper  Mills,  the  Interna 
tional  Trust  Company,  and  the  Watson  Cut 
Sole  Company. 

Strauss,  Frederick,  Director,  of  54  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Electric  Bond  and  Share  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Strauss,  Julius,  Merchant,  of  30  Sbutu 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
May  4,  1859,  in  Germany.  He  is  president 
of  the  Theodore  Ascher  Company,  whole 
sale  millinery.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Luke 
Shore  Country  Club,  the  Illinois  Athieti'j 
Club,  and  the  Standard  Club.  II:  married 
Miss  Kohn;  and  they  have  one  son,  -ind  re 
side  at  4850  Drexel  Boulevard,  Ciiicago,Ill. 

Strauss,  Lawrence  L.,  A7ice-j  resident  and 
Director,  of  422  West  Forty-second  Street, 


New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  L.  L.  Strauss,  distributors  of  tho 
Edison  Mazda  Lamps.  He  is  also  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Viking  Sign  Company;  and 
prominent  in  business  and  Public  affairs. 

Strauss,  Morris  I.,  Business  President,  of 
73  East  Ninetieth  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Strauss  and  Gut- 
man,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Straussman,  Junior  A.,  Secretary  ana  Di 
rector,  of  27  Pine  Street,  New  York  Cu>  , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Linden  Homes 

Street,  Charles  Arthur,  Lumber  and  Tim 
ber  Merchant,  of  1880  Fullerton  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  varioub 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Aug.  2o, 
1842,  in  Newmarket,  Canada.  Since  1868  he 
has  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business, 
and  is  now  president  of  the  Street-Chat- 
field  Lumber  Company.  He  resides  at  j4J!J 
Astor  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Street,  Charles  F.,  Business  President,  of 
43  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City,  a:i<]  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  socieis  5.  He 
is  president  of  the  Santa  Fe  Water  aid 
Light  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Streeter,  Thomas  W.,  Business  President 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  Mexican  Investment 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Streifc,  Samuel  F.,  Business  President,  of 
66  Broadway,  NCAV  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Stock  Clearing  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Strickland,  William  R.,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  17  Battery  Place,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Strong  and  Trowbridge  Company;  and 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs. 

Strieter,  F.  W.,  President  of  the  Har 
monic  Club.  He  resides  at  10803  Amor 
Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


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Strong,  Charles  E.,  Business  President, 
of  21  Walker  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Ilyfield  Manufactur 
ing  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Stroock,  Louis  S.,  Business  President,  ot 
315  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  S.  Stroock 
and  Company  ,  manufacturers  of  felts, 
plushes  and  lap  robes.  He  is  also  president 
the  Stroock  Felt  Mills,  and  president  of 
the  Stroock  Plush  Company. 

Stroud,  Edwin  Yorke,  Business  President 
of  1  Montgomery  Street,  Jersey  City,  N.J.; 
was  born  in  1885,  in  Bradford.  England. 
He  was  educated  at  Cains  College  of  Cam 
bridge,  England.  Since  1921  he  has  been 
president  of  Stroud  and  Company,  and  pre 
sident  of  Stroud,  Wray  and  Company, 
Limited,  of  Montreal,  Canada;  and  is  also 
a  director  in  a  number  of  concerns  in  Eng 
land  and  Germany.  For  four  years  he  serv 
ed  in  the  British  army  in  France;  holds  the 
rank  of  captain  and  quartermaster;  and  in 
1919  was  placed  on  the  reserve  list,  having 
been  specially  mentioned  by  Field  Marshal 
Sir  Douglas  Haig  for  bravery  on  the  field 
of  battle. 

Strouse,  Simon,  President  of  The  Forum 
McPherson,  Kan.  The  object  of  The  Forum 
is  to  encourage  questions  of  public  interest, 
research  work  in  literature,  arts  and  sci 
ences.  He  resides  in  McPherson.  Kan. 

Struse,  Otto  F.,  Director,  of  258  Broad 
way,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Brooklyn, 
and  other  corporations. 

Stubbel,  Paul,  Business  President,  of  105 
Hudson  Street,  New  York  City;  and  u 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Stuppel  Trading  Co. 
pany,  Incorporated ;  and  president  of  raid 
Stuppel,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominent!" 
identified  with  business  and  public  aftairs 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Stump,  A.  Welles,  Business  President,  of 
233  Broadway,  New  York  City*;  and  a  mem 


ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Cranford  Gardens,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Sturgis,  Fred  E.,  Business  President,  of 
14  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Howard  Hudson  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sturgis,  R.  Clipston,  President  of  the  So 
ciety  of  Arts  and  Crafts.  He  resides  at  9 
Park  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Stursberg,  Julius  A.,  Business  President, 
of  45  East  Seventeenth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  American 
Enameled  Brick  and  Tile  Company,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Sullivan,  Cornelius  J.,  Secretary  and  Di- 
ie(tor,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  National  Ex 
hibition  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Sullivan,  Francis  D.  C.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  61  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societieo. 
lie  is  president  of  the  Tuckeny  Oil  Corpo 
ration,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sullivan,  J.  F.,  Florist  and  Business  Man 
of  2417  Woodward  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich., 
was  born  in  Avondale,  Pa.  He  was  educ 
ated  at  the  public  schools  of  Pennsylvania. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  American 
Florist,  and  the  American  Carnation  So 
ciety.  In  1881  he  married  Miss  Maggie  A. 
Harrington;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  two  (laughters,  and  reside  at  DC 
troit,  Mich. 

Sullivan,  James  William,  Sociologist  anu 
Author,  of  1937  Stillwell  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.,  was  born  March  9,  1848,  in  Carlisle. 
Pa.  He  is  the  author  of  Direct  Legislation 
Through  the  Initiative  and  Referendum, 
Tenement  Tales  of  New  York;  and  Markets 
1'or  the  People. 

Sullivan,  J.  J.,  Secretary,  Treasurer  ana 
Director,  of  170  Hicks  Street,  Brooklyn, 
X.V.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  Unit  System  Laundry  Corpo 
ration  ;  and  is  prominently  identified  with 
bus' ness  and  public  affairs. 


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Sullivan,  Patrick  F.,  Business  President, 
of  185  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Commercial 
Finance  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Sulzberger,  Cyrus  I.,  of  354  Fourth  Ave 
nue,  New  York  City,  member  of  the  City 
Club,  and  theCentury  Club.  He  was  born  in 
1858  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is  president 
of  the  N.  Erl anger  Blumgart  and  Company 
a  dry  goods  firm.  He  is  associate  treasurer 
of  the  Federation  of  Jewish  Philanthropic 
Institutions;  and  was  president  of  the  Un 
ited  Hebrew  Charities  and  was  also  presi 
dent  of  the  Second  New  York  City  Confer 
ence  of  Charities  and  Corrections.  In  1884 
he  married  Miss  Rachel  P.  Hays;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  sons,  and  reside  at 
516  West  End  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Summerfield,  M.  L.,  Mrs.,  Life  Member 
of  Twentieth  Century  Club  of  Reno,  Nev. 
She  is  vice-president  of  the  Nat.  Rep.  Ways 
and  Means  Co.  in  Nevada.  She  resides  at 
North  Virginia  Street,  Reno,  Nev. 

Summers,  A.  C.,  Commissioner  of  the 
Department  of  Agriculture,  of  Columbia, 
S.  C.  He  has  filled  numerous  positions  of 
trust  and  honor;  and  is  now  commissioner 
of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  at  Col 
umbia,  S.C. 

Summers,  W.  T.,  Business  President,  of 
Merchants  National  Bank,  San  Francisco. 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Merchants 
National  Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Summy,  Daniel  F.,  President  of  the  Or 
pheus  Club,  with  a  membership  of  Seventy- 
five  men.  He  resides  at  137  West  Fourth 
Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Su.-m.ner,  Frederick  A.  He  is  president  of 
the  Talladega  College.  He  resides  at  384 
West  Battle  Street,  Talladega,  Ala. 

Sumner,  Malcomn,  Director,  of  20  Nassau 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  director 
of  the  China  Trading  Corporation  and  oth- 
c"  corporations. 

Sunderland,  Edwin  S.,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  15  Broad  Street,  tiew  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  law  firm  of 


Edwin  S.  Sunderland.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Asia  Banking  Corporation,  the  Boo- 
rum  and  Pease  Company,  the  Cornwall 
Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company,  and 
the  Western  Vermont  Realty  Company. 

Surbrug,  John  W.,  Business  President,  of 
12  Duenne  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Surbrug  Chocolate  Cor 
poration,  and  president  of  the  John  W. 
Surbrug,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Surette,  Thomas  Whitney,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.He  was  born  Sept.  7,  1862, 
in  Concord,  Mass.  In  1907  he  was  appoint 
ed  staff  lecturer  on  music  at  Oxford.  He  is 
the  author  of  The  Appreciation  of  Music. 
He  resides  at  21  Lexington  Road,  Concord, 
Mass. 

Sutherland,  Leslie,  Business  President, 
of  2396  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Sutherland  Con 
struction  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Suthen,  John  S.,  Director,  of  32  Nassau 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Great  Western  Lloyds  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Sutro,  Oscar,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
the  Standard  Oil  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  1874  in  Victoria, 
B.C.  He  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Pillsbury,  Madison  and  Sutro;  and  general 
Counsel  for  the  Standard  Oil  Company  of 
California.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Crown 
Willreamette  Paper  Company,  a  director 
of  the  Pampanga  Sugar  Mills,  and  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Calamba  Sugar  Estate.  In  1904 
he  married  Miss  Mary  0 'Sullivan;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  2025  Oakland  Ave 
nue,  Piedmont,  Cal. 

Sutro,  Richard,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Southern  Agriculture  Chemical  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Sutton,  Arthur  W.,  Business  President, 
of  '25  \Ve.st  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Intercon 
tinental  Publishing  Corporation,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Sutton,  Edwin  S.,  President  of  the  Male 
Chorus  with  a  membership  of  fifty  men.  He 
resides  at  210  Jackson  Street,  Trenton,  N.J. 

Sutton,  Laurus  E.,  Comptroller  and  Trus 
tee,  of  300  Fulton  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  comptroller  and  trustee  of  the 
Brooklyn  Savings  Bank,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Kings  County  Trust  Company.  He  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Sutton,  Richard  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socle- 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  East  Coast 
Transportation  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Swan,  Trank  H.,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  Turks  Head  Building,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Standard 
Printing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Swan,  Harold  S.,  Director,  of  120  Broad 
way,  New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Alabama  Power  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Swan,  Joseph  A.,  Director,  of  140  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Atlantic  Fruit  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Swann,  Theodore,  Business  President  of 
Birmingham,  Ala.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Club,  the  Country  Club,  and  the 
Kiwanis  Club,  all  of  Birmingham ;  and  the 
Bankers  Club,  the  Chemist  Club  of  New 
York  City,  and  numerous  engineering  and 
scientific  societies.  He  was  born  on  Sept.  5, 
1868,  in  Danridge,  Tenn.  He  is  president  of 
the  Federal  Phosphorus  Company.  He  re 
sides  at  3211  Cliff  Road,  Birmingham,  Ala. 

Swann,  Theodore,  Business  President,  of 
120  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 


ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  West  Virginia  Light  and 
Tractor  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Swanson,  Gloria,  Screen  Artist,  of  Hol 
lywood,  Cal.  She  was  born  in  Chicago.  She 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Chicago.  She 
has  been  connected  with  the  Essanay,  Uni 
versal,  Keystone,  Sennett-Paramount,  Tri 
angle,  and  Famous  Players  Corporation. She 
has  appeared  in  the  leading  role  in  Her  De 
cision,  For  Better  or  Worse,  Male  and  Fe 
male,  Why  Change  your  Wife,  Something 
to  Think  About,  and  numerous  other  pop 
ular  motion  pictures.  Her  address  is  Lasky 
Studio,.  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Swanscn,  Robert  D.,Di rector,  of  17  Sttito 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Transportation  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Swanson,  William  H.,  Business  President 
of  1400;  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  W.  H.  Swanson  and  Nol- 
son  Company,  Denver,  Colo.,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Swanton,  Hobart  P.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  469  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Colorado 
Clothing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Swart,  Walter  Goodwin. Mining  Engineer 
of  Sell  wood  Building,  Duluth,  Minn.,  was 
born  Feb.  19,  1868,  in  Fredonia,  N.Y.  He 
was  manager  of  the  American  Zinc  Lead 
and  Smelting  Company;  and  the  Mesabi 
Iron  Company. 

Swartwout,  Richard  H.,  Director,  of  141 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Cunnock  Coal  Mining  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Swasey,  Ambrose,  Member  of  the  Cosmos 
Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  19,  1846,  in  Exeter, 
N.I  I..  In  1880  he  entered  into  partnership 
with  W.  R.  Warner  in  firm  of  Warner  and 
Swasey,  Incorporated,  Manufacturers  of 
machine  tools  and  astronomical  instru 
ments.  He  resides  nt  7808  Euclid  Avenue. 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


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Swayne,  Alfred  H.,  Director,  of  550  Park 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Irving  National  Bank  and  other 
corporations. 

Sweet,  Henry  N.,  Business,  President,  of 
60  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Uncas  Power  Company, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Sweetland,  Cornelius  S.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  203  Turks  Head  Building,  Provid 
ence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Rum- 
ford  Chemical  Works,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Sweezy,  Everett  B.,  Director,  of  2  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  United  Investment  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Sweitzer,  Robert  Magner,  Public  Official, 
of  the  County  Building,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
horn  May  10/1868,  in  Chicago,  111.  In  1893- 
1010  he  was  associated  with  the  John  H 
Farwell  Company.  Since  1910  he  has  been 
county  clerk.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the 
lll'nois  Commercial  Men's  Association,  and 
a  director  of  the  Illinois  Traveling  Men's 
Health  Association.  He  is  prominently  i- 
<!entfied  with  political  affairs ; and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  numerous  clubs  and  societies.  He  re 
sides  at  2958  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago, 
111. 

Swensrn,  Eric  P.,  Business  President,  of 
(II  Broadway. New  York  City;  and  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Freeport  Texas  Company,  and  a 
d< reH or  in  other  corporations. 

Swenson,  S.  Albin,  Business. President,of 
01  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber*  of  various  clubs  and  societies. He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Twelfth  Avenue  Realty  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Swstland,  Ade^ert  B.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  239  West  Thirty-ninth, Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  rocietie^.  He  is  president  of  the  Motor 
Boat  Publ;shing  Company,  and  a  director 
•'n  other  corporations. 

Swett,  Vernon  B.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  30  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 


member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  general  agent  of  the  Provident  Life  and 
Trust  Company;  and  a  director  of  Chaee 
and  Harrirnan,  Incorporated.  He  is  trustee 
of  the  Wells  Memorial  Association,  the 
Wosleyan  University  of  Middletown,  and 
the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  Wo 
man  's  College. 

Swift,  Alice  M.,  Interior  Decorator,  of  11 

East  Fifty-tifth  Street,  New  York  City;and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
She  is  president  of  Miss  Swift,  Incorporat 
ed;  and  president  of  the  Tyringdale  Fur 
niture  ,  Limited. 

Swift,  Charles  M.,  Business  President,  of 
43  Exchange  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Manila  Electric  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Swift,  Francis  H.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  4  Liberty  Avenue,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  anct 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Swift  Mc- 
Nutt  Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
F.  H.  Swift  and  Company,  the  Merrill  Pro 
cess  Company,  the  Southern  Field  Petro 
leum  Company,  and  chairman  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  Swift,  McNutt  and  Fairfield, 
Incorporated. 

Swiggett,  Emma  Bain  (Mrs.  Glen  Levin 
Swiggett),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  in  Martinsville,  Ind.  Since 
1919  she  has  been  member  of  the  Women's 
International  Committee  for  Pan  America. 
She  resides  at  the  Mandota,  Washington, 
D.C. 

Swink,  Angus  0.,  Member  of  the  Com 
monwealth  Club,  the  Country  Club  of  Vir- 
g'nia,  the  City  Club,  the  Rotary  Club,  and 
the  Masons,  Flks  and  Odd  Fellows.  He  was 
horn  Feb.  (5,  1885,  in  Virginia.  He  is  man 
ager  for  Virginia  and  the  District  of  Col 
umbia  of  the  Atlantic  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany.  He  resides  at  2805  Monument  Ave 
nue,  Richmond,  Va. 

Switzer,  John  M.,  Director,  of  80  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Pacific  Development  Company 
and  other  corporations. 


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Switzer,  Morris,  Manager  and  Author,  of 
1710  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Oct.  16,  1870,  in  New  Orleans,  La.  He  is  »-o- 
iriventor  of  (lie  non-fillable  bottle;  and  ad 
vertising  manager  of  the  Kelly-Springfield 
Tire  Company.  He  is  the  author  of  Mrs. 
Goose;  Who  Pays  the  Advertising  Bills? 
and  other  works. 

Swope,  Gerard,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  120  Broadway,  Xew  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  International 
General  Electric  Company  ,  Incorporated; 
and  a  director  of  the  French  American 
Banking  Corporation. 

Swords,  William  V.,  Director,  of  29  For 
ty-second    Street,   New   York   City;    and   a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.   Lie 
is  a  director  of  the  Wheelock  Piano  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Sykes,  F.  G.,  Business  President,  of  71 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  arid  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Southwestern  Power  and  Light 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Sylvester,  Allie  L.,  Business  President, 
of  111  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  e;\d 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  C.^i-:  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation,?. 

Symmes,  Lawrence,  M.,  Director,  of  315 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies     m-  j\  a   .ii 
rector  of  the  Ohio  Utilities  Company   and 
other  corporations. 

Syrkin,  Arnold,  Business  President  arui 
Director,  of  9  Bond  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Seven  and  iSin« 
Broad  Street  Corporation;  and  presided  oi. 
Syrkin  and  Back,  Incorporated.  Re  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  busiiv-->s  ami  pui)- 
lic  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Tabor,  William  C.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  173  Chambers  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  o" 
the  Urner-Barry  Company,  printers  an'l 
publishers.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  East 
River  Savings  Institution,  and  is  promi 


nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs. 

Taft,  Robert  W.,  Business  President,  of 
15  Westminster  Street,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Merchants 
National  Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tag,  Albert,  Director,  of  25  Broad  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
United  States  Casualty  Company  and  other 
companies. 

Taggart,  Thomas,  Business  President 
and  Member  of  the  National  Democratic 
Committee  from  Indiana,  was  born  Nov. 
17,  1856,  in  Ireland.  In  18J1  he  located  in 
Xenia,  Ohio;  in  1874  lie  removed  to  Gar- 
rett,  Ind.,  and  since  1877  has  lived  in  Indi 
anapolis.  He  is  president  of  the  Denison 
Hotel,  of  Indianapolis.  He  is  president  of 
the  French  L:ck  Springs  Hotel  Company. 
In  188(5-94  he  was  auditor  of  Marion  Coun 
ty,  hid.;  in  1892-96  he  was  Chairman  of 
the  Democratic  State  Committee;  and  since 
1892  has  been  di-irict  chairman  01  the 
Seventh  Congressional  District.  In  1895- 
1901  he  serve  1  three  terms  as  mayor  oi' 
Indianapolis.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a 
uiemb'.T  of  the  Democratic  National  Com 
mittee  from  Indiana.  He  resides  in  French 
Lick  Springs,  Ind. 

Tagliabue,  Charles  J.,  Business  President 
and  Trustee,  of  32  Thirty-second  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
C.  J.  Tagliabue  Manufacturing  Company. 
He  is  also  treasurer  and  director  of  th" 
rhartag  Realty  Company;  and  secertary, 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Mountain 
Lakes,  Incorporated. 

Tait,  Frank  M.,  Business  President,  of 
80  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Central  New  York  Power 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Takamine,  Jokichi  Jr.,  Director,  of  12 
Dutch  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem-' 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Takamine  Ferment  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Takamine,  Jokichi,  Chemist  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  550  West  One  Hundred 
was  born  Nov.  3,  1854,  in  Takaoka,  Japan. 
He  graduated  from  the  Engineering  Col 
lege,  Imperial  University  of  Glascow  and 
and  Seventy-third  Street,  New  York  City, 
Andersonian  University;  and  receive:!  the 
degrees  of  D.Ch.  and  Ph.D.  In  1881-84  he 
was  head  chemist  of  the  Imperial  Depart 
ment  of  Agriculture  and  Commerce  of 
Tokyo ;  was  Imperial  Japanese  commission 
er  to  the  Cotton  Centennial  Exposition  of 
New  Orleans;  and  in  1887  organized  and 
erected  the  first  superphosphate  works 
at  Tokyo.  In  1890  he  came  to  America,  and 
applied  new  process  of  conversion  and 
fermentation  to  practiced  use  resulting  in 
the  production  of  Takadiastase,  now  use  1 
as  a  starch  digestant.  He  established  a 
research  laboratory  in  New  York;  an  1  i; 
consulting  chemist  of  Parke,  Davis  an  1 
Company,  lie  is  president  of  teh  Tira- 
mine  Ferment  Company,  and  the  C'i  <•  i;r> 
International  Takamine  Ferment  Compa 
ny.  In  1906  was  decorated  by  Emperor  o£ 
Japan  with  Fifth  Order  of  the  Rising  Sun; 
and  in  1913  wa  ;  aprxrnted  by  the  Emperor 
a  member  of  the  Royal  Academy  of  S:-i- 
ence.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Loto;  Club, 
the  Chemists  Club,  the  Drug  and  Chemical 
Club,  the  New  York  Athletic  Club,  the 
Bankers  Club  and  the  Nippon  Club. 

Talbot,  Edmund  H.,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor  of  the  American  Glue  Company  an  1 
other  corporations. 

Talbot,  Frank,  President  of  the  Phil'uir- 
monic  Society  of  Fulton,  witji  a  member 
ship  of  sixty  men.  He  resides  at  JNorili 
Main  Street,  Gloversville,  N.Y. 

Talbot,  Hammond,  Business  President,  of 
11  Water  Street,  New  York  City;  an  1  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societ  e<  H  x 
is  president  of  the  Cha<>.  Talbot  a-'1  Cvn- 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ta^bott  H.  E,  Bnsine's  President,  of 
137  Ludlow  Street,  Dayton.  Ohio;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Chas.  Talbot  rnd  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Talcott,  Janes  Frederick,  Merchant  anl 
Clergyman,  of  225  Fourth  Avenue,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Sept.  14,  1866.  In 


1888  he  graduated  from  Princeton  Univer 
sity.  He  is  president  of  James  Talcott,  In 
corporated;  director  of  the  Chatham  and 
American  Hosiery  Company;  a  member  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 

Talmage,  Edward  T.  H.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  and  director  of  the 
Thompson-Low  Manufacturing  Company. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  bu  - 
iness  and  public  affairs,  and  has  held  ma 
ny  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Tanenbaum,  Jerome,  Secretary,  Treasur 
er  and  director,  of  640  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  real  es 
tate  firm  of  L.  Tanenbaum,  Strauss  and 
Company.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Bielty  Realty  Company,  the  Botan 
Realty  Company,  the  Fourth  Avenue  As 
sociation,  the  Prince-Mercer  Corporation, 
and  the  718  Broadway,  Corporation. 

Tankoos,  Samuel  J.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  11  John  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  Tankoos,  Smith  and  Company 
realtors;  and  has  held  many  posltijons  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Tanzer,  Laurence  A.,  Director,  of  261 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Woodpulp  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Tapping,  Edgar  James,  Fire  Underwriter 
and  Former  President  of  the  National  As 
sociation  of  Local  Fire  Insurance  Agents, 
was  born  April  7,  1863,  in  New  Brunswick, 
N.J.  He  received  a  public  school  educa 
tion,  and  began  his  business  career  in  a 
wholesale  leather  house  in  New  York  City. 
He  is  at  present  engaged  in  the  fire  in 
surance  business  as  senior  member  of  the 
local  agency  firm  of  Tapping  and  Riedeburg 
of  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  he  has  been  an  ac 
tive  member  of  the  National  Association 
of  Local  Agents,  and  was  elected  president 
of  the  Association  at  the  annual  meeting 
in  1905. 


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Tarbell,  Gage  E.,  Director,  of  320  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Westchester-Biltmore  Coi 

Tarrant,  Edward  Campbell,  Laud  Mort 
gage  Banker,  of  Sail  Antonio,  Texas,  was 
hiini  .July  '2.  1872,  in  Scooba,  Miss.  He  was 
educated  ;it  Soule  College  of  Chapel  Hill, 
Texas  and  at  the  Southern  t'uiversity, Ala 
bama.  In  1891  lie  entered  railway  service 
as  a  clerk  in  the  supply  department  of  the 
San  Antonio  and  Aransas  Pass  Railway. 
During1  1892-1900  he  was  general  store 
keeper:  in  1900-02  paymaster;  and  in  1UU2- 
12  \vas  ti'ea surer  of  the  San  Antonio  and 
Aransas  Pass  Railroad.  Since  1912  he  has 
been  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  E.  B.  Chand 
ler  and  Company,  real  estate  mortgages, 
lie  i>  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  San 
Antonio  Club  and  the  San  Antonio  Ro 
tary  Club. 

Tasker,  Lawrence  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  154  Nassau  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New  York 
Acerage  Estates  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Tate,  Alfred  O.,  Business  President,  of 
:}'J1  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  and  director  of  the  Tate  Electro 
lytic  Textile  Processes,  Incorporated,  and 
president  find  director  ol'  (lie  Crnn;toi 
Print  Works  Company.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Tate,  William  S.,  Business  President,  of 
325  River  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
April  4,  1874,  in  Belfast,  Ireland.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Belfast  Model  Schools, 
and  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associ 
ation  Business  College.  Since  1904  he  has 
been  in  business  for  himself  as  a  printer 
and  since  1908  has  been  president  of  the 
Chicago  Job  Press  Company.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  an  1  is  a  prom 
inent  Mason  and  Shriuer.  In  1904  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Martha  S.  Boyd,  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  an  1 
reside  at  5414  Jackson  Boulevard,  Chicago, 
111. 


Tatnall,  Henry,  Director,  of  319  Pennsyl- 
<:mia  Station,  ivew  York  City,  and  i  mem 
ber  ol'  various  clubs  and  societites.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  United  States  Mortgage 
and  Trust  Company  and  other  corporations, 

Taub,  Benjamin,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  175  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
i;  a  director  ol'  the  Trinity  Coal  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Taussig,  Charles  W.,  Director,  of  111 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Jersey  Biscuits  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Taylor,  Alva  Wilmot,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  horn  Nov.  15,  1871,  in 
Ananio  a.  'owa  Since  1910  he  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  social  service  in  the  Bible  College 
of  Missouri.  He  is  the  author  of  Social 
Work  of  Christian  Missions.  He  resides  in 
Columbus,  Mo. 

Taylor,  Amos  L,,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  40  Court  Str-et,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  New  England  Airplane 
(';rnt  any  and  oilier  corporations. 

Taylor,  Cyril  F.,  Business  President,  of 
f)7(>  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Home  Maid  Pro 
ducts  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Taylor,  David,  Director,  of  143  Liberty 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  he  Wendell  P.  Colton  Company  and 
oth  t  corporations. 

Taylor,  David  H.,  Business  President, 
of  1(55  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  ol  the  Kingdon  Realty  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  otlr-r  corporations. 

TayJor,  F.  E.,  Business  President,  of  14 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  (dubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Roslyn  Investment  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Taylor,  Feildmg  Lewis,  Physician  and 
Surgeon,  of  112  East  Sixtieth  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  May  24,  1868,  in  Mar- 
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Taylor,  George  C.,  Business  President, 
of  65  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Express  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
Taylor,  George  H.,  Business  President, 
of  149  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Three  States  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  various  other 
corporations. 

Taylor,  George  H.,  Banker,  of  111  West 
Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
March  14,  1878,  in  Thorold,  Canada.  He 
has  been  manager  of  the  Baltimore  office 
of  the  E.  H.  Rollins  and  Sons;  and  later 
sales  manager  for  the^same  firm  in  Chica 
go.  He  is  now  president  of  Stanwood, 
Taylor  and  Company.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Hamilton  Club,  the  Chicago  Yacht 
Club  the  Elks  Club  and  the  Exmoor  Coun 
try  Club. 

Taylor,  Graham,  Member  of  the  Union 
League  Cub.  He  was  born  May  2,  1851, 
in  Schenectady,  N.Y.  Since  1892  he  has 
been  professor  of  social  economics  in  the 
Chicago  Theological  Seminary.  Since  1894 
he  has  been  resident  warden  of  the  Chi 
cago  Common  Social  Settlement  of  which 
he  was  the  founder.  He  is  the  author  of 
Religion  in  Social  Action.  His  address  is 
955  Grand  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., 

Taylor,  Henry  R.,  Director,  of  20  Ex 
change  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Green  Bay  and  Western 
Railroad  Company  and  other  corporations. 
Taylor,  Hubert  G.,  Business  President, 
of  45  Broadway,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Kings  County  Savings 
Bank,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 
Taylor,  John,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  7308  Bennett  Street,  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  For  many  years  he  was  secre 
tary  and  director  of  the  Consolidated  Den 
tal  Manufacturing  Company,  of  130  Wash 
ington  Place,  New  York  City;  and  secre 
tary  and  director  of  the  Halesit  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated.  He  is  now  identified 
with  "the  business  and  public  affairs;  of 


Pittsburgh,  Pa. ;  and  has  held  many  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Taylor,  Joseph  B.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Claremont  Power  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Taylor,  Myron  C.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Merchantile  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Taylor,  Robert  D.,  Member  of  the  Ro 
tary  Club.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Frater 
nal  Acturaial  Association.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Fraternal  Bankers!  Re 
serve  Society.  He  resides  at  Cedar  Rapids, 
Iowa. 

Taylor,  Roland  L.,  Director,  of  28  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Edward  G.  Budd  Manufac 
turing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Taylor,  Russell  McD.,  Director,  of  639 
South  Spring  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  California, 
Club  of  Los  Angeles  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Taylor,  S.  Earl,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  April  26,  1873,  in  New 
Hampton,  Iowa.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
general  secretary  of  the  Inter-Church 
World  Movement.  He  is  editor-in-chief 
of  the  World  Outlook.  He  is  the  author 
of  Price  of  Africa.  He  resides  at  111 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Taylor,  Samuel  Alfred,  Engineer,  of  the 
Second  National  Bank  Building,  Pitts 
burgh,  Pa.,  was  born  Oct.  24,  1863,  in 
North  Versailes  Township,  Allegheny 
County,  Pa.  He  was  president  of  the  Cres 
cent  Coal  Company,  also  manager. 

Taylor,  William  H.,  Business  President, 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Goodwin  Car  and 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Taylor,  William  W.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  Broadway  corner  of  Bedford 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.j  and  a  member 


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of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Delta  Chi  Realty  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Tegenthoof,  Charles  C.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  475  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  South 
American  Steamship  Corporation,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Tegtmeyer,  Charles,  William,  Manufac 
turer,  of  1800  South  Canal  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Dec.  15,  1866  In  Chicago, 
111.  He  is  president  of  the  Tegtmeyer  Box 
and  Lumber  Company. 

Telenga,  Jan,  Business  President,  of  149 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pres 
ident,  treasurer  and  director  of  the  J. 
Telenga  Export  and  Trading  Corporation. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs ;  and  has  filled  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  resides 
at  440  Riverside  Drive,  New  York  City. 

Temple,  Mary  Boyce,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  in  Knox- 
ville,  Tenn.  In  1919  she  founded  the  Oli 
ver  Perry  Temple  Plant  Breeding  Founda 
tion  in  the  University  of  Tennesee.  She 
is  the  author  of  Sketch  of  Margaret  Ful 
ler  Ossoli.  She  resides  at  316  West  Cum 
berland  Avenue,  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Tench,  Frederick,  Engineer  and  Busi 
ness  President,  of  70  East  Forty^-fifth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
the  Transportation  Club,  and  the  Canadian 
Society.  He  was  born  in  Canada ;  and  was 
educated  in  Niagara  Falls.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  bridge  building  on  the  Missis 
sippi,  the  Missouri,  and  the  Snake  Rivers; 
and  also  in  Louisiana  and  in  New  York 
City.  He  built  the  New  York  end  of  the 
Williamson  bridge,  a  large  part  of  the  New 
York  subway,  the  Ship  Canal  Bridge,  and 
many  others.  He  is  president  of  the  Terry 
and  Tench  Company,  Incorporated.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  San  Pedro  Gold 
Mining  Company,  and  other  corporations. 

Tenney,  Albert  B.,  Business  President, 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Standard 
Crayon  Manufacturing  Company,  and  a 
and  director  in  other  corporation!, 


Tenney,  Charles  H.,  Business  President, 
of  201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  America 
Tar  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tenney,  Harral  S.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Greenwich  Trust  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Tenney,  Horace  Kent,  Lawyer,  of  137 
South  LaSalte  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Sept.  11,  1859,  in  Portage,  Wis.  He 
was  educated  at  the  University  of  Ver 
mont;  and  in  1881  received  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  from  the  law  department  of  the 
University  of  Wisconsin.  He  has  attained 
success  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago, 
111.;  and  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Tenny,  Harding  and  Sherman.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  Chicago  Bar  Associ 
ation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union 
League  Club,  the  Chicago  Literary  Club, 
and  is  a  member  of  various  other  clubs 
and  societies. 

Terbell,  Joseph  B.,  Business  President, 
of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  American  Shoe  and 
Foundry  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Terhune,  Ten  Broeck  M.,  Director,  of  80 
Maiden  Lane,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  William  M.  Crane  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Terry,  Charles  A.,  Director,  of  165 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Bryant  Electric  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Terry,  Edward  F.,  Business  President, 
of  70  East  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and; 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Jackson 
ville  Dry  Dock  and  Repair  Company,  and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Terry,  Everett  E.,  Director,  of  £258 
Church  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Midwood  Trust  Company 
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Terry,   John  T.,   Director  and   Trustee, 

of  128  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  .societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  American  Exchange 
National  Bank,  the  American  Exchange 
Securities  Corporation,  the  John  L.  Roper 
Lumber  Company,  the  Norfolk  Southern 
Railroad  Company,  and  the  Pacific  Bank 
of  New  York.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the* 
Bowery  Savings  Bank. 

Tarry,  Wylls,  Director,  of  6  Hanover 
Street,  New  York  City,  an  da  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Sterling  Salt  Company  ami  ofli- 
i  r  corporations. 

Tetre,  Lucius,  Member  of  the  Lotos  Club. 
He  was  born  Sept.  23,  1873,  in  Bowling 
Green,  Ind.  Since  1908  he  has  been  vice- 
president  of  the  Chicago  Trust  Company. 
He  resides  at  5637  Woodlawn  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

Thacher,  Archibald  G.,  Director,  of  59 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Columbia  Insurance  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Thalman,  Edward  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  41  Broad  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
Pyrites  Company, 

Thayer,  Benjamin  Bowditch,  Mining  En 
gineer,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Oct.  20,  1862,  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  He  was  president  of  the 
Raritan  Copper  Works,  Andes  Copper  Min- 
n ing  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Ana 
conda  Lead  Products  Company;  president 
and  director  of  Andes  Exploration  Compa 
ny  of  Maine;  director  of  the  Arizona  Oil 
Company;  director  of  the  Big  Blackfoot 
Lumber  Company;  director  of  the  Diamond 
Coal  and  Coke  Company,  and  other  corpor 
ations. 

Thayer,  Edward  Claflin,  Member  of  the 
Harvard  Club  of  New  York  City,  the  har 
vard  Club  of  Boston,  the  Union  League 
Club  of  Brooklyn,  and  the  Crescent  Athlet 
ic  Club  of  Broklyn.  He  is  a  wholesale  shoe 
merchant  of  58-60  Reade  Street,  New  York 
City,  He  was  born  in  1864  in  Cincinnati, 


Ohio;  and  in  1885  graduated  from  Harvard 
University.  Since  1885  he  has  been  identi- 
fiied  with  Aaron  Claflin  and  Company;  and 
:  •  u;>  v  president  and  treasurer  of  their  suc- 
re'vors,  ClaHin,  Thayer  and  Company.  In 
1897  he  married  Miss  Alice  Keresey;  and 
the  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two 
(Var^hters,  and  reside  at  5  St.  Paul's  Court, 
Brooklyn,  N.. 

T.'-ayer,  Eugene  V.R.,  of  25  Broad  Srteet 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clnbs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Thayer,  Harry  I.,  Manufacturer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  17  South  Street,  Bostpi, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  City 
Club,  the  Tedesco  Club,  and  the  Exchange 
Club ;  he  is  a  Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow  He 
was  born  on  Sept.  15,  1869,  in  Pembroke, 
Mass.;  and  was  educated  in  public  schools 
of  Hanover,  Mass.  In  1894  he  began  the 
manufacture  of  leather  in  Boston  under  the 
firm  name  of  Thayer,  Foss  and  Company, 
which  in  1905  was  incorporated  as  Thayer- 
Foss  Company,  of  which  he  is  president.  He 
is  a  director  of  Boylston  National  Bank; 
and  a  director  of  the  Wakefield  Trust  Com 
pany,  of  Wakefield,  Mass.  He  is  president 
of  the  Tanners  Council;  and  a  director  of 
the  American  Shoe  and  Leather  Associa 
tion.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  Emma  Bates; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons. 

Thayer,  John  Eliot,  Director,  of  30  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Butters  Lumber  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Thieme,  H.  P.,  President  of  the  Ann  Ar 
bor  Art  Association.  He  resides  in  Ann 
Arbor,  Mich. 

Thomas,  Charles  G.  M.,  Director,  of  130 
East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Flushing  National  Bank 
and  other  corporations. 

Thomas,  David  H.,  Director,  of  31  Pine 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Georgia-Carolina  Power  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 


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Thomas,  Arthur  Abbot,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  the  Turks  Head  Building,  Provid 
ence,  R.I. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Agawarn 
Hunt  Club,  the  Providence  Art  Club,  the 
Turks  Head  Club,  and  is  prominent  Mason. 
He  was  born  June  13,  1878,  in  Providence, 
R.I.;  in  1901  received  the  degree  of  B.A. 
from  tlu-  Phillips  Andover  Academy;  and 
in  1904  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Harvard 
School.  He  has  since  practiced  law  in  Pro 
vidence  ;  has  been  a  member  of  the  City 
Council,  is  a  director  of  the  Bank  Building 
Company,  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  In  1910  he  married  Miss 
Pauline  de  W.  Bartlett;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  daughters  and  reside  at  24 
Diman  Place,  Providence,  R.I. 

Thomas,  Edwin  Ross,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  in  1850  in  Webster, 
Westmoreland  County,  Pa.;  and  received 
an  academis  education.  He  is  a  successful 
manufacturer;  and  president  of  the  Fed 
eral  Taxi  cab  Company  of  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  al 
so  president  of  the  Thomas  Tropical  Trust 
Company  of  Silver  Farm,  near  Homestead, 
Pa. 

Thomas,  Eugene  P.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  30  Church  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  United 
States  Steel  Products  Company.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  axairs ;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Thomas,  H.  H.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  Cucamonga,  Cal.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  ciubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Haven  Vineyard  Company, 
president  of  the  Cucamonga  Vintage  Com 
pany, vice-president  of  the  Cucamonga  Wat 
er  Company,  and  vice-president  of  the  Ro 
chester  Water  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Cucamonga, 
the  San  Bernardino  National  Bank,  and  the 
Cucamonga  Building  and  Loan  Association. 
In  1902  he  married  Miss  Ida  E.  Haven;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons,  and.  reside 
at  Cucamonga,  Cal. 

Thomas,  John  B.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  50  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 


He  is  a  director  of  the  Yuba  Consolidated 
Gold  Fields  and  other  corporations. 

Thomas,  John  Lloyd,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  April  22,  1857,  in  Wit- 
ton  Park,  England.  He  has  traveled  in  Eu 
rope  studying  subjects  of  madel  dwellings 
and  similar  movements  for  the  benefit  of 
working  men.  He  has  lectured  on  Better 
Homes  for  the  Peoples  and  Kindred  Top 
ics.  He  resides  at  161  West  Thirty-sixth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Thomas,  Richard  H.,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  116  North  Carpenter 
Street,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  Oct. 
25,  1863,  in  Alleghany,  Pe.,  He  is  president 
and  treasurer  of  the  Economy  Pumping 
Machinery  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Inland  Iron  Works,  of  Joliet,  111.  In  1893 
he  married  Miss  Lucille  A.  Rousseau,  of 
Pittsburgh;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two 
sons  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at 
426  Forest  Avenue,  Oak  Park,  111. 

Thompson,  Carl  Dean,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  March  24,  1870,  in 
Berlin,  Mich.  Until  1901  he  was  pastor  of 
Congregational  Churches  of  America.  He 
is  the  author  of  Municipal  Ownership.  He 
resides  at  4131  North  Keeler  Avenue,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Thompson,  Mrs.  E.  L.,  President  of  the 
Opera  Association,  with  a  membership  of 
one  hundred  and  ten  men  and  women.  She 
resides  at  431  Montgomery  Drive,  Portland, 
Ore. 

Thompson,  Edward  B.,  Director,  of  215 
Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Furniture 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Thompson,  Everett  L.,  Business  Presi 
dent  of  123  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is 'president  of  th  International 
Sprinkler  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Thompson,  Henry  Burling,  Member  of 
the  Philadelphia  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  6, 
1857,  in  Darby,  Pa.  Since  1913  he  has  been 
president  of  the  United  States  Finishing 
Company.  He  resides  in  Brookwood  Farm, 
Greenville  P.O.  Del. 


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Thompson,  Henry  S.,  Business  President 
of  1977  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Golden  Hill  Building 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Thompson,  James  S.,  Business  President, 
of  30  Church  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Brake  Shoe 
and  Foundry  Company,  and  president  of 
the  American  Shop  Equipment  Company. 
He  is  also  vice-president  of  the  American 
Manganese  Steel  Company,  and  a  director 
of  Southern  Foundry  and  Machine  Compa 
ny. 

Thompson,  Ralph  H.,  Business  President, 
of  44  Murray  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Diamond  Mills  Paper 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Thompson,  T.  Langland,  Director,  of  27 
William  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Norwegian  American 
Securities  Corporation  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Thompson,  Theodore  B.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  120  East  Sixth  Street,  New 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  Thompson 
Land  and  Water  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Thompson,  W.  A.  Jr.,  Business  President 
of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Texas  Steamship  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Thompson,  Wilfred  M.,  Financial  Man 
ager,  of  63  Park  Row,  New  York  City,  was 
born  March  20,  1881,  in  Ottawa,  Canada. 
For  two  years  he  was  financial  manager  in 
Chicago,  111.;  and  for  the  pasf  seventeen 
years  has  been  a  newspaper  representative. 
He  is  supervisor  of  the  County  of  Nassau, 
N.Y.,  from  the  City  of  Long  Beach,  his  pre 
sent  term  ending  in  1926;  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  city  council  for  the  City  of 
Long  Beach,  fer  term  ending  in  1926.  He  is 
president  of  the  Long  Beach  West  Amuse 
ment  Corporation.  He  is  vice-president  of 


the  Masonic  Club  of  New  York,  is  a  prom 
inent  Mason,  and  a  member  of  various  oth 
er  organizations.  In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Harriette  M.  Tetten;  and  they  have  a  fam 
ily  of  three  sons,  and  reside  in  Long  Beach 
N.Y. 

Thompson,  William  Boyce,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Magma  Ari 
zona  Railroad  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Thompson,  William  H.,  Director,  of  Ful 
ton  Avenue,  Long  Island  City,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
He  is  a  director  of  the  John  R.  Thompson 
Agency  and  other  corporations. 

Thompson,  Wilfred  M.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  63  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Long  Beach  West  Am 
usement  Corporation,  the  Long  Beach  West 
Civic  Association;and  the  Long  Beach  West 
Property  Owners  Association.  He  is  also 
vice-president  of  the  Hudgins  Hiverdale 
Realty  Company,  Incorporated. 

Thompson,  Archibald  Eugene,  Member  of 
the  University  Club  of  Chicago,  and  the 
Pendemir  Club  Louisville.  He  is  principal 
of  the  Lincoln  Institute  of  Kentucky.  He 
resides  at  Lincoln  Ridge,  Ky. 

Thompson  George  L.,Director,  of  2  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Klots  Throwing  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Thomson,  Philip  W.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  164  Devonshire  Street,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Thomson 
Electric  Welding  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Thomson,  Samuel  G.,  Director,  of  125 
Riverside  Drive,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Rail  Joint  Company. 

Thorn,  John  C.,  Business  President,  of 
511  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Plandome  Height  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

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Thornall,  Clarence  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  50  Church  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Border  Rubber 
Company, 

Thorne,  Harold  B.,  Director,  of  60  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Potomac  Electric  Power  Com 
pany    and   other   corporations. 

Thorne,  S.  Brinkerhoff,  Business  Pres- 
dent  of  17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socio 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Temple  Coa] 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Thorne,  Samuel  Jr.,  Business  President 
of  27  Cedar  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Delafiela, 
Thorne  and  Burleigh.  He  is  president  of 
the  Hyco  Fuel  Products  Corporation,  the 
Monmouth  Beach  Fish  Company,  and  the 
North  American  Fish  and  Cold  Storage 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Manden- 
go  Development  Corporation,  the  Veget 
able  Oil  Corporation,  and  the  North  Am 
erican  Refining  Corporation. 

Thornos,  George,  President  of  the  Un 
iversity  of  Utah.  He  resides  at  433  Doug 
las  Street,,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

Thornton,  Charles  Solon,  Lawyer,  of  u 
North  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  April  12,  1851,  in  Boston,  Mass.  In 
]872  he  graduated  from  Harvard  College. 
He  has  been  corporation  counsel  for  the 
City  of  Chicago,  and  also  for  the  Town  of 
Lake;  president  of  the  Board  of  Education 
of  Auburn  Park,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  Chicago,  111.  He  is 
actively  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of 
his  profession;  in  1916  was  a  Presidential 
elector  on  the  Democratic  ticket. 

Tlicrp,  George  G.,  Steel  Manufacturer, 
of  208  .South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  June  29,  1868,  in  Pittsburgh,  Fa. 
He  was  formerly  general  superintendent 
of  the  Carnegie  Steel  Company.  He  is  now 
vice-president  of  the  Illinois  and  Indiana 
Steel  Companies.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
(  bieago  Club,  the  University  Club  and  tie 
Chicago  Yacht  Club. 


Thorpe,  Edward  Everett,  Director,  of 
235  West  One  Hundred-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Penn- 
lane  Realty  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Threadgill,  Frances  Falwell  (Mrs.  John 
Threadgill),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 
She  was  born  in  Memphis,  Tenn.  She  estab 
lished  the  educational  loan  fund  in  Okla 
homa  of  the  State  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  to  enable  girls  to  secure  higher  ed 
ucation.  She  has  been  president  of  the 
Oklahoma  State  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs.  She  resides  at  416  West  Park  Place 
Oklahoma  City,  Okia. 

Tlmrber,  Howard  F.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  15  Day  Street,  New  York 
City ,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  ana 
-•ocieties.  He  is  president  of  the  New  Yon<. 
Telephone  Company.  He  is  president  of  the 
Empire  City  Subway  Company,  and  chair 
man  of  the  board  of  directors  of  Friend 
ship  Telephone  Company.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  of  Perm 
sylvania,  and  a  director  of  the  Holmes 
Electric  Protective  Company. 

Tlmrber,  Orray  E.,  Director,  of  90  West 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Eastern  Paving  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Thurlow,  Lewis  K.,  Director,  of  I'll 
State  Street,  Boston,  Masj. ,  iu.i  j.  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie  is  uire?- 
tor  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Thurston,  Henry  Winfred,  Member  oi' 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Fo'o.  2*<,  1S61, 
in  Barre,  Vt.  Since  1912  he  has  In-,,  liea.l 
of  the  Children's  Department  of  the  New 
York  School  of  Philanthropy.  1T.>  in  the  au 
thor  of  Spare  Time  and  Dai 'ur.'uem;;/.  lie 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

Tibbits,  Henry  R.,  Business  President 
of  542  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Port  Washington 
National  Bunk,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tiffany,  Charles  L.,  Director,  of  4°' 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 


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her  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Bankers  Trust  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Tiffany,  Louis  C.,  Business  President,  of 
401  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Louis  C.  Tiffany  Fur 
naces,  Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Tiffany,  Luther  Scott,  Merchant,  of  j^5 
South  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  June  20,  1867,  in  Davenport,  low.*. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  an^ 
at  the  Business  College  of  Davenpori,io\vcc. 
Since  1887  he  has  been  connected  with  O. 
W.  Richardson  and  Company,  and  is  now 
president  and  treasurer  of  that  corporation. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic 
Association  and  the  South  Shore  Country 
Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Central  Man 
ufacturing  District  Club;  and  treasurer  of 
the  Carpet  and  Upholstery  Club.  He  is  al 
so  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution.  In  1889  he  married  Miss  Emma 
Berry;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  two  daughters;  and  reside  at  7140  Eu 
clid  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Tiffany,  Nelson  0.,  Manufacturer  and 
Business  President,  of  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  was 
born  Feb.  1,  1842,  in  Lancaster,  N.Y.  He 
engaged  in  the  furniture  business  as  man 
ager  and  designer  for  three  years.  He  trav 
eled  for  the  Howe  Sewing  Machine  Compa 
ny  as  a  manager  and  superintendent  of 
agencies  on  his  own  account.  In  1882  was 
manager  of  the  New  York  office  of  tbe 
Household  Sewing  Machine  Company;  and 
in  1884-1909  was  secretary  and  general 
manager  of  the  Masonic  Life  Association 
of  Buffalo.  During  his  connection  with  the 
association  it  has  been  brought  up  from  a 
small  and  unimportant  local  society  to  a 
large  and  scientifically  rated  company  of 
large  proportions,  having  over  twenty-five 
millions  of  insurance  in  force.  He  has  been 
president  and  general  manager  since  1909. 
He  was  elected  president  of  the  National 
Association  of  Mutual  Life  Underwriters 
in  1913,  and  was  re-elected. 

Tilford,  Frank,  Business  President,  of 
225  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  president  of  the  Park  and  Tilford,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Tiller,  Ben  J.,  Business  President  and 
Trustee,  of  the  Burk  Burnett  Building, 
Fort  Worth,  Texas;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Symphony  Orchestra.  He  is  trustee 
of  the  Estate  of  J.  T.  W.  Tiller;  and  prom 
inent  in  business  and  public  affairs. 

Tillman,  James  Alexander,  Member  of 
the  Knickerbocker  Club.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Safe  Deposit  Company.  His 
address  is  55  Wall  Street,  New  York  City. 

Tilney,  Albert  A.,  Director,  of  16  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  B.  F.  Goodrich  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Timmerman,  Dwight  E.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  15  Central  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Standard  Rivet 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora,- 
tions.  jj'tij 

Tingelstad,  0.  A.,  Member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  received  a  thorough 
academic  education;  and  has  filled  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  now  re 
gistrar  of  Luther  College,  Decorah,  Iowa 
He  resides  in  Decorah,  Iowa. 

Tinker,  Edward  R.,  of  61  Broadway,New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Chase 
Securities  Corporation;  and  a  member  oil 
the  executive  committee  of  the  Knox  Hat 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Motor  Body  Company,  the  Chase  National 
Bank  of  the  City  of  New  York,  the  Consol 
idated  Textile  Corporation,  Dunlap  and 
Company,  the  Fairbanks  Company,  the 
Glidden  Company,  the  Idaho  Power  Com 
pany,  the  Maxwell  Motor  Company,  the 
Mercantile  Trust  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Tinkham,  George  Holden,  Lawyer  and 
Congressman,  of  336  Commonwealth  Ave 
nue,  Boston,  Mass.  He  attended  private  and 
public  schools  in  Boston  and  Harvard  Col 
lege,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.B.  in  1894. 
He  was  elected  to  the  Boston  Common 
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of  Aldermen  in  1900,  1901  and  1902;  anl 
to  the  Massachusetts  State  Senate  in  1910 
1911  and  1912.  He  was  elected  to  the  sixty- 
fourth,  sixty-fifth  and  sixty-sixth  Con 
gresses,  his  present  term  ending  in  1921. 
He  was  the  first  American  to  fire  against 
the  Austrians  after  the  declaration  of  war 
by  the  United  States  at  Capo  d'Argine,  on 
the  Piave  River,  December  11,  1917. 

Tinsley,  Richard  P.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  inembor 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Latin-American  Corporation 

Tipograph,  Carl  M.,  Business  President, 
of  15  West  Fourth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  Harris  and  Tipo 
graph,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  ;- 
dentified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
and  lias  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Tipton,  Harry  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  32  Court  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
Schults  Bread  Company.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Titherington,  Richard  H.,  Secretary  and 
Director,  of  280  Broadway,  New  York  Cityj 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Mochio  Hotel 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Titus,  Louis,  Business  President,  of  Bal 
lon  r  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Consolidated  Mutual  Oil 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Todd,  Ambrose  G.,  Business  President,  of 
165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president'  of  the  Barretto  Holding  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Tcdd,  Arthur,  James,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  II<-  was  born  May  6,  1878,  in  Peta- 
luma,  Cal.  Since  1917  he  has  been  director 
of  the  training  course  for  social  and  civil 
work  in  the  University  of  Minnesota.  He  is 
the  author  of  Democracy  and  Reconstruc 
tion  in  11)19.  He  resides  at  616  Tenth  Ave 
nue,  S.E.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


Todd,  Charles  Lee,  Treasurer  and  Trus- 
tee,of  111  Devonshire  Street,Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Miller  Candy 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Todd,  William  H., Business  President  and 
Director,  of  25  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Todd  Shipyaids 
Corporation,  Incorporated.  He  is  president 
of  the  Erie  Basin  Towing  and  Hoisting 
Company,  the  Tebo  Yacht  Basin  Company, 
the  Robins  Dry  Dock  and  Repair  Company, 
the  Todd  Shipyards  Corporation,  and  ike 
White  Fuel  Oil  Engineering  Corporation. 
He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Seattle  Con 
struction  and  Dry  Dock  Company,  and  the 
Tie t jen  and  Lang  Dry  Dock  Company,  ana 
oth.er  corporations. 

Tolman,  Henry,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  60  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Rhode  Island  Cop 
per  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Tolson,  T.  Elliot,  Business  President,  01 
129  West  Forty-eight  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  Shawnee  Realty 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tomlins,  William  M.  Jr.,  of  100  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Prospect  Home  Building  and  Loaa 
Association  and  other  corporations. 

Tompers,  George  U.,  Business  President, 
of  326  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
cniember  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  F.A.  Richter  Company 
of  New  York,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tcmpkins,  Boulston  A.,  Director,  of  16 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  (lie  Coronet  Phosphate  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Tompkfns,  Leslie  J.,    Director,  of  27  Co 
dar  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member, 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Corporate  Mortgage  Company 
and  other  corporations. 


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Tompkins  Ray,  Business  President,  of  4i 
Pak  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Ehnira  and  Seneca  Lake  Trac 
tion  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tomlinson,  Irving  C.,  Christian  Scientist, 
of  1249  Little  Building,  Boston,  Mass., was 
born  in  Perry,  N.Y.  He  received  the  de 
grees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  Akron  Un 
iversity,  and  the  degree  of  B.D.  from  Tufts 
College.  Since  18^8  he  has  je?<i  a  Christian 
Science  practitioner  and  teache  t  and  is 
now  president  of  The  First  Church  of 
Christ,  Scientist,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  was 
formerly  a  Universalist  clergyman  and  a 
Christian  Science  lecturer.  He  is  a  thirty- 
two  degree  Mason.  In  1916  he  married  Miss 
Elizabeth  Cadwell ;  and  they  reside  at  8 
West  Hill  Place,  Boston,  Mass. 

Tonkin,  John  Jay,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  2345  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  an;T 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Tonkin-Du- 
Pont  Graphite  Company;  and  a  chairman 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Tonkin 
Plate  Graphite  Company.  He  is  president 
of  the  Diamond  Plate  Graphite  Company, 
the  International  Dry  Concentrator  Com 
pany,  the  Nuro  Mining  Company,the  Stand 
ard  Mining  Milling  Company,  and  the  Ton 
kin  Graphite  Company. 

Tooker,  Joseph  D.,  Treasurer  and  Direr- 
tor,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  El  Rayo  Mines 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Toomey,  Noxon,  Member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  successful  physician 
of  the  Lister  Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He 
lias  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or;  is  a  member  of  various  medical  socie 
ties;  and  is  owner  of  a  large  private  rued 
ical  reference  library.  He  resides  at  4500 
Olive  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Topping,  John  A.,  Director,  of  17  Bat 
tery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Belle  Haven  Land  Compaq 
and  other  corporations. 

Torchio,  Philip,  Electrical  Engineer,  of 
124  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City 


was  born  Aug.  2,  1868,  in  Vercana,  Iloiy. 
He  is  now  chief  electrical  engineer;  also 
consulting  engineer  of  several  allied  compa 
nies.  He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies. 

Torrance,  Jard  Sidney,  President  of  Ift 
Southwest  Museum.  He  resides  in  Los  An 
geles,  Cal. 

Torrance,  J.  S.,  Business  President  of 
1210  Washington  Building,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Union  Ar- 
nex  Oil  Company,  Los  Angeles,  and  otinr 
corporations. 

Tourny,  George,  Banker  and  Broker,  oi* 
526  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  San  Fran 
cisco  Savings  and  Loan  Socity,  and  a  direc 
tor  of  other  corporations.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 

Tower,  Charlemagne,  President  of  the 
Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania.  He  re 
sides  at  1300  Locust  Street,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Towle,  Loren  D.,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  68  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  International 
Trust  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Towne,  Arthur  Whittlesey,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  March  13,  18/8 
in  Springfield,  Mass.  Since  1913  he  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  Brooklyn  So- 
city  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Child 
ren;  and  is  a  writer  on  social  topics.  lie 
resides  at  145  South  Oxford  Street,  Brook 
lyn,  N.Y. 

Towne,  Elizabeth,  Member  of  the  Wo 
men's  Club,  the  Press  Club,  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies.  She  is  a  success 
ful  author  and  publisher  of  247  Cabot 
Street,  Hoi  yoke,  WHSH.  She  was  born  May 
11,  1855,  in  Portland,  Ore.;  and  was  educ 
ated  in  the  public  schools  of  her  native  Ci 
ty  and  under  private  tuition.  She  is  pre 
sident  and  treasurer  of  Elizabeth  Towne 
Company,  Incorporated,  publishers  of  Nau 
tilus  and  of  New  Thought  Books.  She  fs 
the  editor  of  the  Nautilus  Magazine,  found- 


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ed  in  1898.  She  is  the  author  of  Practical 
Methods,  Life  Power,  Lessons  in  Living, 
and  a  score  of  other  books  and  brochures. 
She  has  been  president  of  the  Hampden 
County  Women's  Club,  chairman  of  the 
All-Holyoke  Open  Forum,  and  is  a  member 
of  Ex.  Board  of  International  New  Thought 
Alliance.  In  1900  she  married  Mr.  William 
E.  Towne;  has  one  daughter  and  one  son 
by  a  former  marriage ;  and  resides  in  Holy- 
oke,  Mass. 

Towne,  Henry  Robinson,  Manufacturer 
and  Engineer,  of  420  Park  Avenue,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Aug.  28,  1844,  in  Phi 
ladelphia,  Pa.  He  is  chairman  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Yale  and  Towne  Manu 
facturing  Company;  and  president  of  the 
Morris  Plan  Company  of  New  York.  He  is 
a  past  president  and  honorary  member  of 
the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  En 
gineers;  honorary  president  of  the  Taylor 
Society,  and  a  past  president  of  the  Mer 
chants  Association  of  New  York;  and  is 
the  author  of  Towne  on  Cranes,  Locks  and 
Building  Hardware,  and  other  works.  In 
1868  he  married  Miss  Cora  E.  White,  who 
died  in  1917.  He  has  one  son  living;  and 
resides  at  420  Park  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty. 

Towne,  Paul  E.,  Business  President,  of 
258  Broadway,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Associate  Owners, 

Townley,  Calvert,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  assistant  to  the  president  of  the 
Westinghouse  Electric  and  Manufacturing 
Company;  and  vice-president  of  the  South 
Philadelphia  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Federal  Light  and  Traction  Company, 
the  Kolynos  Company,  the  Lackawanna  and 
Wyoming  Valley  Railroad  Company,  the 
Pan-American  Debenture  Corporation,  and 
a  trustee  and  director  of  the  Scranton  and 
Wilkes-Barre  Traction  Corporation. 

Townsend,  Arthur  0.,  Business  Prosi- 
dent,  of  31  Nassau  Street,  New  York  Cit;  ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Raynham  Real 
ty  Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations, 


Townsend,  G-.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
2d,  15  Wilbur  Avenue,  Long  Island  City, 
N.Y;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies. He  is  president  of  the  Moto-Meter 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  various  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Trabert,  Harriet  A.,  Mrs.,  Member  of  the 
Twentieth/  Century  Club,  Berkeley,  Cal., 
Wednesday  Morning  Musical,  Oakland,  Cal. 
She  is  president  of  the  California  Division 
of  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy. 
She  has  been  Registrar  General  of  the  Un 
ited  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  She  re 
sides  at  2736  Elmwood  Avenue,  Berkeley, 
Cal. 

Train,  Belknap  Arthur,  Member  of  the 
Masons,  Oddfellows,  and  Modern  Language 
Association.  He  is  dean  of  the  Mansfield 
State  Normal  School.  He  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Grand  Island  College,  Dean  of 
the  Franklin  College.  His  address  is  Mans- 
fiield  State  Normal  School,  Mansfield,  Pa. 

Trainer,  J.  N.  Jr.,  Director,  of  366  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Acme  Foundry  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Trask,  George  F.D.,  Director,  of  7  Day 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Noss  Corporation  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Trask,  William  Ropes.  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  40  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Continental 
Mills  and  other  corporations. 

Travis,  Lee  Morton,  Lawyer  and  States 
man,  of  20  East  Eighth  Street,  Eugene, 
Ore.,  was  born  on  Jan.  20,  1874,  in  Howard, 
N.Y.  In  1897  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B. 
from  the  law  school  of  the  University  of 
Oregon;  and  in  1900  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  LL.B.  from  the  University  of  Mich 
igan.  In  1898  he  served  in  Company  C, 
Second  Oregon  Volunteer  Infantry  in  the 
Spanish-American  War.  In  1915  he  was 
Oregon  Commissioner,  to  the  San  Francisco 
Frlir.  For  sixteen  years  he  has  been  chair 
man  oi'  Hie  Lane  County  Democratic  Cent- 


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ral  Committee;  in  1908  was  Oregon  deleg 
ate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention 
held  in  Denver,  Colo. ;  and  represented  Ore 
gon  on  the  Notification  Committee  for  Lin 
coln.  During  the  World-War  he  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  District  Exemption  Board.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Acacia  Fraternity,  and 
the  Woodmen  of  the  World;  and  is  a 
Knight  Templar,  Elk  and  Shriner. 

Trawick,  Julius  A.,  Director,  of  47  Ames 
Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Dallas  Electric  Company  ani 
other  corporations. 

Treat,  Alfred  B.,  Business  Man  and  D;- 
rector,  of  91  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  A.B. 
Treat  and  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
American  Credit-Indemnity  Company  of 
New  York,  which  corporation  maintain  of 
fices  in  Chicago,  and  other  cities. 

Treman,  Robert  Henry,  Merchant,  Bank 
er  and  Business  President,  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Golf  Club,  the  Motor 
ing  Club,  the  Town  and  Gown  Club  of  Itha 
ca,  the  Ithaca  Country  Club,  and  Cornell 
University  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  was 
born  March  31,  1858,  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. ;  was 
educated  in  Ithaca  Academy;  and  in  187o 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.M.E.  from 
Cornell  University.  He  is  president  of  the 
Tornpkins  County  National  Bank;  and  pre 
sident  of  Treman,  King  and  Company, 
Hardware.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Itha 
ca  Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  of  the 
Ithaca  Trust  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions.  In  1910-13  he  was  president  of  tha 
New  York  State  Association  of  Hardware 
Jobbers;  and  in  1912-13  was  vice-president 
of  the  New  York  State  Bankers  Associa 
tion.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Federal  Re 
serve  Bank;  and  a  trustee  of  Cornell  Un 
iversity,  the  Old  Ladies  Home  and  other 
organizations.  In  1885  he  married  Miss 
Laura  Hosie;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  sons,  and  reside  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. 

Trigg,  Ernest  T.,  President  of  the  Oper 
atic  Society,  with  a  membership  of  three 
hundred  men  and  women.  H->"  resides  at 
322  Race  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Tremble,  George  T.,  Banker  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo. ;  and  a  member  of  the  University 
Club  of  Chicago,  the  University  Club  of 
Kansas  City,  the  Kansas  City  Country  Club 
and  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  other  org 
anizations.  He  was  born  Feb.  12,  1870,  in 
Green  Bay,  Wis. ;  and  received  the  degree 
of  Ph.B.  from  the  University  of  Michigan. 
He  is  vice-president  of  the  Fidelity  Nation 
al  Bank  and  Trust  Company;  and  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Wilson  State  Bank  and  other 
corporations.  For  six  years  he  was  mayor 
of  Ellsworth,  Kan.  In  1905  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Gulp;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
three  sons,  and  reside  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Trench,  Charles  S.,  Business  President,of 
81  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  American  Metal  Market 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Triller,  Charles,  Business  President,  of 
36  Hudson  Street,  New  For'*  City .  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  air  I  societies  He- 
is  president  of  the  Wood  an  1  Selick,  and  a 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Trimble,  Richard,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  71  Broadway,  New  York  City,  ani 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  a  director  of  the  National  Tube  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Tripp,  Guy  E.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  Io5  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club, 
the  Union  League  Club,  the  Lotos  Club,  the 
Bankers  Club,  the  Economic  Club  of  New- 
York  City,  the  Economic  Club  of  Boston, 
the  Engineers  Club,and  the  University  Club 
of  Berwick  Academy.  He  was  born  April 
22,  1865,  in  Wells,  Maine;  and  was  educat 
ed  at  the  South  Berwick  Academy  in  Lon 
don.  He  is  chairman  of  the  board  of  ti:e 
Westinghouse  Electric  and  Manufacturing 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
International  Corporation  and  a  score  of 
other  corporations.  He  served  in  the  WorM- 
War;  and  was  awarded  D.S.M.  for  except 
ionally  meritorious  service.  He  resides  at 
667  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
at  Belle  Haven,  Greenwich,  Conn. 


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Triska,  Joseph  Frank,Member  of  the  Iro- 
quois  Club,  the  American  Bar  Association 
and  the  Chicago  Bar  Association.  He  v  a.> 
l)orn  July  19,  1884,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  is 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  reside! 
in  Riverdale,  111. 

Trismen,  Charles  H.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  11  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties. He  is  a  director  of  the  Central  Finance 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Trout,  Grace  Wilbur,  (Mrs.  George  W. 
Trout),  Member  of  the  Woman's  Club.  She 
was  born  in  Maquoketa,  Iowa.  Since  11)12 
she  has  been  president  of  the  Illinois  Equal 
Suffrage  Association.  She  is  the  author  of 
A  Mormon  Wife. She  resides  at  Forest  Ave 
nue,  Oak  Park,  111. 

Trueblood,  Wilbur  T.,  President  of  the 
Municipal  Art  Commission,  City  of  Saint 
Louis.  He  resides  at  234  Municipal  Courts 
Building,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Truesdale,  William  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  90  West  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Erie  and  Cent 
ral  New  York  Railroad  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Tucker,  Frank,  Social  Worker,  of  346 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born 
Oct.  21,  1861,  in  New  York.  Since  1904  he 
has  been  vice-president  of  the  Provident 
Loan  Society  of  New  York.  He  is  treasur 
er  of  New  York  State  Conference  of  Char 
ities  and  Corrections. 

Tucker,  Katharine  Dickinson,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  March  IP 
1873,  in  Cumberland,  Md.  She  has  given 
lecture  recital  in  leading  cities  of  the  Un 
ited  States ;  and  before  many  universities 
and  societies.  She  resides  at  316  Fulton 
Street,  Keokuk,  Iowa. 

Tucker,  Philip  M.,  Business  President,  of 
201  Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Old  Colony  Securi 
ties  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Tucker,  WilJiam  A.,  Merchant  an  :  !  = 
tor,  of  87  Walker  Street,  New  York  City 
and   a   member   of   the   Ardsley    Club,    the 
Hardware  Club,  and  the  Sons  of  the  Re 


volution.  He  was  born  April  17,  1854,  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  secretary  and  treas 
urer  of  the  H.  A.  Rogers  Company;  and  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs.  In  1881  he  married  Miss 
Adelaide  Estelle  Black;  and  they  have  one 
son,  and  reside  at  215  West  Ninety-eighth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Tucker,  Wilson  Hatch,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  Broadway  and  Columbus  Circle, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Empire  State  Finance  Corporation,  and  M 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Tufts,  Bowen,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  150  Congress  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  University 
Club,  the  Exchange  Club,  Belmont  Spriirj 
Country  Club,  and  the  Engineers  Club.  He 
was  born  June  17,1884,  in  Lexington,  Mass. 
Since  1909  he  has  been  identified  with  C.D. 
Parker  and  Company,  Bankers,  of  which 
concern  he  is  vice-president.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Amesbury  Electric  Light  Com 
pany  and  of  about  fifty  other  corporations. 
He  is  a  past  president  of  Belmont  Spring 
Country  Club,  and  a  past  president  of  tho 
New  England  Division  of  the  National  IM- 
ectric  Association.  In  1907  he  married  Miss 
Octavia  E.  Williams;  and  they  have  a  fai;  - 
ily  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  316  Highland  Avenue,  Windiest"  , 
Mass. 

Tufts,  Walter,  Business  President,  of  L'JL 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the    Salem   Lead   Company,   and    i 
director  in  other  corporations. 

Tumulty,  Joseph  Patrick,  Lawyer  and 
Statesman,  was  born  May  5,  1879,  in  Jei- 
sey  City,  N.J.  In  1899  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  B.A.  from  St.  Peter's  College.  In 
1907-10  he  was  a  meirber  of  the  New  Jc<-- 
sey  Assembly;  in  1910  was  appointed  priv 
ate  secretary  to  Governor  Wilson;  and  \\vs 
appointed  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
New  Jersey  in  1912. 

Turnbull,  Arthur,  Director,  of  38  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  ot' 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Eastern  Steel  Company  and  odicr 
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Turnbull,  John  S.,  Business  President 
of  67  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies, 
he  is  president  of  the  Midste  Realty  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Turner,  Archelaus  E.,  Member  of  Lincoln 
Commercial  Club,  and  Lincoln  Country 
Club.  He  is  president  of  the  Lincoln  Col 
lege.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Hast 
ings  College;  Associate  Director  of  the 
Swarthmore  Chautauqua.He  resides  in  Lin 
coln,  111. 

Turner,  Purl  I.,  of  Union  City,  Ind.,  was 
born  in  1883  in  Union  City,  Ind.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Bliss  Business  College  of 
Columbus,  Ohio.  Since  1909  he  has  been 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Union  Loan 
and  Trust  Company.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Bailey  Manufacturing  Company,the 
Hub  Garment  Company  and  the  Hub  Real 
ty  Company.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Farm  Supply  Company ;  and  Mayor  of  Un 
ion  City,  Ind.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Fed 
eral  Club,  Rotary  Club,  the  High  Banks 
Country  Club,  and  the  Parent  Grove  Gun 
Club.  He  is  prominent  Mason  and  Knight 
of  Pythias.  In  1904  he  married  Miss  Amy 
Leota  Constable;  and  they  reside  in  Union 
City,  Ind. 

Turner,  Rcss  M.,  Business  Preident  and 
Director,  of  500  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been  i- 
dentified  with  Turner  and  Company.  H;> 
is  also  president  of  the  Connecticut  Zinc 
Corporation,  the  Joplin  Gas  Securities  Cor 
poration,  and  of  the  Pennsylvania  Collf 
ries,  Incorporated. 

Turner,  William  H.,  Jr.,  Vice-president 
and  Business  Manager,  of  669  Kent  Ave 
nue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-presi- 
d^nt,  director  and  general  manager  of  the 
•T.  T.  Perkins  Company,  Incorporated, 
Y:irns:  and  has  held  several  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  * 

Turrill,  Charles*  Beebe,  Member  of  the  Ci 
ty  Club.  He  was  born  March  26,  1854,  in 
Folsom,  Sacramento  County,Cal.  He  found 
ed  the  Charles  B.  Turrill  Historical  Libra- 
iv,  containing  over  ten  thousand  volumes, 


chiefly  California  Ana.  He  resides  at  57 
Sanchaz  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Twyeffort,  Frank  H.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  165  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Seaboard  Oil 
Corporation  and  other  corporations. 

Tylee,    William   H.,    Business   Presideir, 
of  48  Hanover  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;   and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He- 
is  president  of  the  Metallic  Packing  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation,-. 

Tyng,  Lucien  H.,  Director,  of  50  Pir.e 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  <•>' 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  directo:* 
of  the  City  Railway  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Tyng,  Stephen  H.  Director,  of  41  Union 
Square,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  directe** 
of  the  Industrial  Bank  of  New  York  and 
other  corporations. 

Tyrol,  Jacques,  Member  of  the  M.P.D.A. 
He  was  educated  in  Austria.  He  has  spent 
eighteen  years  on  the  stage  in  Vienna,  Ber 
lin,  Petrograd,  and  the  United  States;  and 
Austria  and  Germany,  and  from  the  Czar 
of  Russia. 

of  Russia.In  1898  he  was  special  correspon 
dent  for  the  Associated  Press  during  the 
Spanish-American  War,  the  Boxer  Upris 
ing,  the  Massacre  of  Kishineff,  and  the 
Russian-Japanese  War.  His  address  is  322 
Haven  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Tyson,  George,  Director,  of  8  Congress 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of. 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Inland  Oil  and  Transport  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Tyson,  James,  Business  President,  of  230 
California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  an>i 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Consolidated  Lumber 
Company,  of  Los  Angeles  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Ufford,  Walter  Shepard,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  -born  Feb.  26,  1859,  in 
Cambridge,  Mass.  Since  1909  he  has  been 
general  secretary  of  the  Associated  Chari 
ties  of  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  a  writer  on 
(haritological  subjects.  He  resides  at  923 
II  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 


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Ulman,  William,  Alban,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  233  Broadway,  XJ  -v  York  City: 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  sure 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Fay  MM  u Pict 
uring  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Umberger,  Robert  B.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  21  North  La  Salle  Street,  Chi 
cago,  111.;  and  a  member  of  the  Yale  Club 
of  Chicago,  the  BobO  Link  Uolf  Club  aril 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  June  12, 
1886,  in  Newark,  Del. ;  and  in  190S  received 
the  degree  of  B.A.  from  Yale*  Un.versitv. 
Since  1917  he  has  been  connect.;-!  witb  tun 
Chicago  Morris  Plan  Bank.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Morris  Plan  Insurance  Society ;  and 
editor  of  the  Morris  Plan  Banker.  5 or  a 
number  of  years  he  was  secretary  and  man 
ager  of  the  Des  Moines  Morris  Plan  Com 
pany.  He  has  one  daughter,  Betty,  ten  years 
old,  who  resides  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Umsted,  John  R.,  of  Emlen  and  Carpen 
ter  Streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  was  born  .n 
1871  in  Germantown,  Pa.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Central  High  School,  and  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1893  he 
has  been  a  lawyer;  and  is  now  vice-presi 
dent  and  director  of  the  Continental  Equit 
able  Title  and  Trust  Company  of  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  is  president  of  the  Pelham 
Club;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
of  Philadelphia,  the  University  Club,  and 
the  Whitemarsh  Valley  Country  Club.  In 
1896  he  married  Miss  Ruth  Bingham,  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  214  Pelham  Road, 
Germantown,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Underbill,  Charles  Reginald,  Electrical 
Engineer,  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  was  born  Nov.  2,  187 ±,  :<> 
Chappaqua,N.Y.  He  is  the  author  of  Stand 
ard  Handbook  for  Electrical  Engineers.  He 
resides  at  107  Woodruff  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 

Underwood,  Frederick  D.,  Business  Ir 
sident,  of  50  Church  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Erie  Railroad 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 


Underwood,    George,   Business   President 
of  30  Broad  Street.  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Champlain  Realty  Coin 
puny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporation,-. 

Underwood,  John  T.,  Business  President, 
of  30  Vesey  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H~ 
is  president  of  the  Underwood  Computing 
Machine  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Undermyer,  Irwin,  Director,uf  120  Broau 
way.  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Bolivia  Railway  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Untermyer,  Alvin,  Director,of  120  Broad 
way,  X'ew  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member 
of  the -firm  of  Gu^genheimer,  Untermyer 
and  Marshall.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Gen 
eral  Development  Company,  the  Lower 
Broadway  Realty  Company,  the  New  Mexi 
co  Central  Railway  Company,  the  Pierce 
Oil  Corporation,  the  Stutz  Motor  Car  Com 
pany  of  America,  and  the  Encyclopedia 
Britanica,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Andrew  Freedman  Home. 

Upham,  Richard  D.,  Business  President, 
of  00  West  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  lie 
is  president  of  the  Aztec  Asphalt  Company, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Upshaw,  William  David,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  15,  1866,  m 
Newman,  Ga.  In  1919  he  was  a  member  of 
Congress.  He  was  a  leader  in  the  closing 
of  salons  in  Georgia;  and  vice-president 
the  Anti-Saloon  League  of  America.  He  is 
the  author  of  Earnest  Willie.  He  resides  in 
Atlanta,  Ga. 

Upton,  Roger,  Director,  of  121  Beverly 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  American  Acid  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Uzzell,  Rudyard  Stephen,  Manufacturer, 
of  2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City,  was 
born  £)ec.  25,  1874,  in  Bond  County,  III. 
He  is  president  of  the  Circle  Swing  Oper 
ating  Company. 


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491 


Unny,  Clarence  Thomas,  Poet  and  Mu 
sician,  of  San  Jose,  Cal.,  was  born  July  10, 
1858,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  received 
the  degree  of  B.S.  from  Nepa  College  of 
California.  He  is  a  honorary  member  of  the 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  Stanford  University.  He 
is  the  dramatic  and  music  critic  of  the  San 
Jose  Mercury  Herald;  and  a  member  of 
the  faculty  of  the  San  Jose  State  Normal 
School.  He  is  the  author  of  A  Rosary  of 
Rhyme;  A  Vintage  of  Verse;  A  California 
Troubadour;  and  is  a  contributor  to  the 
leading  magazines. 

Vagg,  Harry  A.,  Merchant  and  States 
man,  of  Saeo,  Mont.,  was  born  Dec.  14, 
18G8,  Somersetshire,  England.  He  worked 
on  a  farm  till  1887,  when  he  went  to  Mon 
tana,  and  worked  for  the  Great  Northern 
Railway  Company  on  railroad  construc 
tion  work.  Since  1893  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  mercantile  business  at  Saco,  Mont. 
In  1900-02  he  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Legislature  of  Montana,  and  in  1901-08  he 
was  United  States  Commissioner.  He  has 
been  postmaster  of  Saco  for  eight  years, 
and  in  1915  was  elected  State  Senator  of 
Phillips  County.  He  is  a  Republican  in  pol 
itics,  and  an  Episcopalian  in  religion. 

Vail,  Mrs.  Harry  L.,  President  of  the 
Cleveland  Art  Association.  He  resides  at 
Cleveland  School  of  Art,  Magnolia  Drive, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Vail,  Mrs.  S.  E.,  President  of  the  Monday 
Afternoon  Club,  with  a  membership  01 
five  hundred  and  forty  women.  She  resides 
nt  99  Oak  Street,  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

Vaile,  Mrs.  Anna  Wolcott,  Educator  and 
Founder,  of  1401  La  Fayette  Street,  Den 
ver,  Colo.,  was  born  May  25,  1868,  in  Pro 
vidence,  R.I.  She  was  educated  at  Norwich 
Academy  and  at  Wellesley  College,  oh', 
lias  been  regent  of  the  University  of  Colo 
rado;  Congress  of  Mothers.  She  founded 
the  Wolcott  School  for  Girls  of  Denver,  of 
which  she  was  principal  until  1913.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
General  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs.  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Denver  Fortnightly 
Club,  the  Denver  Woman's  Club  and  the 
Denver  Art  Association;  and  is  also  mem 
ber  of  the  Colorado  Society  of  Colonial 


Dames,  and  of  the  Archaelogical  Institute 
of  America. 

Valentine,  Edward  V.,  President  of  the 
Valentine  Museum.  He  resides  at  Eleventh 
and  Clay  Streets,  Richmond,  Va. 

Valentine,  Lila  Meade  (Mrs.  Benjamin  B. 
Valentine),  Member  of  the  Country  Club. 
She  was  born  Feb.  4,  1865,  in  Richmond, 
Va.  She  organized  Equal  Suffrage  League 
of  Virginia,  of  which  she  was  president  in 
]  910-20.  She  resides  at  2338  Monument 
Avenue,  Richmond,  Va. 

Van  Agnew,  Marian  Fell  (Mrs.  Patrick 
Alexander  Van  Agnew),  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club.  She  was  born  Sept.  2L% 
1886,  in  Cornwall-on-IIudson,  N.Y.  She  i« 
identified  with  social  and  reform  work.  She 
is  the  author  of  Stories  of  Russian  Life. 
She  resides  at  2031  Johns  Avenue,Jackson- 
ville,  Fla. 

Van  Antwerp,  Frances  J.,  Clergyman,  of 
1280  Woodward  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. He 
was  born  April  22,  1858,  in  Detroit,  Mich.; 
and  was  educated  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  and 
Baltimore,  Md.  He  received  the  degree  of 
LL.D.  He  is  a  Catholic  priest,  and  has  serv 
ed  pastorates  at  Hastings,  Battle  Creek, 
Grosse  Pointe  and  Detroit.  For  the  p.u^ 
twenty-seven  years  he  has  been  pastor  vf 
Our  Lady  of  the  Rosary  Church  of  De 
troit,  Mich.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  the  American  Catholic 
Historical  Society,  the  American  Geograph 
ical  Society,  the  American  Association  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science  and  the  Arc^- 
eological  Institute  of  America;  also  the 
Knights  of  Columbus. 

Van  Beuren,  Amadee  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,  of  1562  Broadway,  Ne>v 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  V.B.K. 
Film  Corporation,  and  the  Amadee  J.  Van 
Beuren  Enterprises.  He  is  also  president  of 
I  he  Adventure  Film,  the  Fables  Pictures, 
Ihe  Timely  Films,  the  Timely  Topics  and 
the  Van  Kalton  Amusement  Corporation. 

Van  Bomel,  L.  A.,  Business  President, 
of  255  West  Eighty-fourth  Street,  Ne-v 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Shef 
field  Condensed  Milk  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 


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Van  Buskirk,  De  Witt,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  100  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bayouee 
Transportation  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Van  Camp,  Cortland,  Business  President, 
of  401  West  Maryland  Street,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.  He  is  president  of  the  Van  Camp  Com 
pany;  vice-president  of  the  Van  Camp 
Packing  Company;  and  is., prominently  i- 
dentified  with  business  affairs  of  his  City 
and  State. 

Vance,  Arthur  Turner,  Journalist,  Editor 
and  Author,  of  1222  West  Thirty-nini  h 
Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  Oct.  10, 
1872,  in  Scranton,  Pa.  He  is  editor-in-chief 
of  the  Pictorial  Review.  He  is  the  author 
of  fhe  Real  David  Harum;  and  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Van  Cleef,  Member  of  the  Cornell  Club 
of  New  York  City,  the  Town  and  Gown 
Club,  the  Country  Club,  and  the  Universi 
ty  Club  of  Ithaca,  N.Y.  He  was  born  Aug. 
29.  1853,  in  Seneca  Falls,  N.Y.;  and  grad 
uated  with  the  degree  of  B.S.  from  Cornell 
University.  Since  1876  he  has  practiced  law 
in  Ithaca,  N.Y. ;  and  is  president  of  the  1- 
thaca  Security  Company.  In  1882  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Elizabeth  L.  Treman ;  and  they 
reside  at  417  University  Avenue,  Ithaca, 
N.Y. 

Vanderbilt,  Cornelius,  Director,  of  26 
Liberty  Street,New  York  City;  and  a  me.ii- 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  American  Express  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Vanderbilt,  Frederick  W..  Director,  of 
450  Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 
tis.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Canada  Southein 
Bridge  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Vanderbilt,  Harold  S.,  Director,  of  Grand 
Central  Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Genesee  Falls  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Vanderbilt,  William  K.,  Director,  of  466 
Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Michigan  Central  Rail 
road  and  other  corporations. 


Vanderburgh,  Leroy,  Secretary  and  Di 
m-tor,  of  50  Church  Street,  New  York  Ci- 
iy;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Tana  fly 
Publishing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Vanderlaan,  John, President  of  the  Hack- 
ley  Gallery  of  Art.  He  resides  in  Muskegon 
Mich. 

Vanderlicht,  Edward  D.,  Member  of  the 
Lodge  and  Chapter  of  Carson  City,  Grand 
Lodge  and  Grand  Chapter  of  Nevada,  Ma 
sonic  Order,  and  the  Veteran  Association 
of  the  Pacific  Coast  for  Service:.-  Rendered. 
He  is  secretary  of  the  F.  and  A.N.  and  the 
R.  and  A.  M.  He  has  had  charge  of  the 
Transit  Department  of  the  Washoe  Compa 
ny,  and  is  a  banker  and  lawyer  by  profes 
sion.  He  resides  at  437  South  Center  Street 
Reno,  Nev. 

Vanderlip,  Frank  A,,  Director  and  Trus 
tee,  of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City;  ard 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  i.le 
is  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
American  International  Corporation.  He  n 
a  director  of  the  Freeport  Sulphur  Tran.,- 
portation  Company,  the  Oregon  Short  Lir,3 
Railroad  Company,  and  a  dozen  other  cor 
porations.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Carnegie 
Foundation,  and  a  trustee  of  the  New  York 
University.  He  resides  in  Scarborough, N.T. 

Van  Derlip,  John  K.,  President  of  the 
Minneapolis  Institute  of  Arts.  He  resides 
at  201  East  Twenty- fourth  Street,  Minnea 
polis,  Minn. 

Vanderminden,  Henry  J.  W.,  Treasurer 
•-uid  Director,  of  535  West  Seventy-niiii.ii 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Telescope  Cot  Bed  Company  an  1 
other  corporations. 

Vander  Poel,  Samuel  0.,  Business  Pres.- 
dent,  of  30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Vander  Poe«, 
Pausner  and  Jefferson  Company  of  Ohio, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations.  -, 

Vsnderwater,  William  G-.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  00  West  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  Harlem  Transfer 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Vanderpoel,  Mrs.  Emily  C.  Noyes,  Art 
ist  and  Author,  of  22  Gramercy  Park,New 
York  City.  She  was  educated  in  the  privalo 
schools  of  New  York.  She  is  the  author  of 
Color  Problems,  Chronicles  of  a  Pioneer 
School,  and  other  works.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  New  York  Water  Color  Club,  the 
National  Arts  Club,  the  association  of  \\V- 
men  Painters  and  Sculptors,  and  the  Mun 
icipal  Art  Society.  She  marvied  John  A. 
Vamlevpoel;  and  resides  at  22  Gramercy 
Park.  New  York  City. 

Van  Doren,  Charles  H.,  Insurance  Brok 
en  and  Director,  of  122  Remsen  Street, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary  and  di 
rector  of  the  Exchange  Mutual  Idemnity 
Insurance  Company;  a  director  of  the  Un 
ited  States  Mutual  Automobile  Fire  Insur 
ance  Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Wen 
dell  and  Evans  Company.  He  resides  in 
Westfield,  N.J. 

Van  Dusen,  Gardner  L.,  President  of  the 
Orpheus  Glee  Club,  with  a  membership  oi! 
forty-five  active  men,  and  two  hundred  a- 
sociate  members.  He  resides  at  283  State 
Street,  Flushing,  N.Y. 

Van  Eck,  J.  C.,  Business  President.  <^ 
343  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cai. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socr  - 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Simplex  Refin 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Van  Emden,  Henry,  Manufacturer  an<i 
Director,  of  200  West  Houston  Street,New 
York  City:  and  a  member  of  various  clutb 
and  societies.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  a  ad 
a  director  of  the  Vini  Medical  Compan,, 
manufacturing  chemists.  He  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  aT- 
fairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of  tiuot 
ni\d  honor. 

Van  Horen,  Theodore  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  344  McDonough  Street,  Brooklyn 
N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Jamaica 
Property  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Van  Inderstine,  Robert,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  27  South  Wiliam  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Inter 


national  Sire  and  Marine  Agency  Corpora 
tion,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations 

Van  Kleeck,  Mary,  Member  of  the  Wo 
men's  University  Club.  She  was  born  June 
26,  1883,  in  Glenham,  Dutches  County,  N.Y. 
Since  1909  she  has  been  director  of  the  di 
vision  of  Industrial  Studies  in  the  Russell 
Sage  Foundation.  She  is  the  author  of  Art 
ificial   Flower  Makers.   She  resides  at   120 
East  Thirty-first  Street,  New  York  City. 

Van  Norden,  Warner  Montagnie,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  born 
Feb.  7,  1873.  For  several  years  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Van  Norden  Trust  Compa 
ny,  now  retired.  He  resides  at  7  West  Fif 
ty-seventh  Street,  New  York  City. 

Van  Nostrand,  Alonzo  Gifford,  Business 
President  and  Capitalist,  of  482  Beacon 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  July  4,1851 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  graduated  from  the 
English  High  School  of  Boston,  Mass.  Ir. 
1872-75  he  was  employed  in  his  father's 
brewery  in  Charlestown,  Mass.;  was  ad 
mitted  as  a  partner  in  1878.  He  is  propriet 
or  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Brewery;  and  con 
nected  with  several  other  business  enter 
prises.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce,  the  Ancient  and  Honor 
able  Artillery  Company  and  the  Bostonian 
Society.  He  has  traveled  extensively,  and  in 
1907  made  a  trip  around  the  world.  He.  is 
a  member  of  the  Merchants  Club,  the  Bos 
ton  City  Club,  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club,  the 
Sphinx  Club  and  various  other  clubs  and 
societies. 

Van  Nostrand,  Charles  Belden,  Broker 
and  Business  President,  of  36  Wall  Street, 
New  York  City,  was  born  in  March,  1863 
in  New  York  City.  He  is  vice-president  and 
director  of  the  United  Mines  Company,  and 
other  corporations.  He  is  a  member  of  lead 
ing  clubs  and  societies;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Van  RenSselaer,  Alexander.President  of 
1314  Pennsylvania  Building,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Van  Sinderen,  Adrian,  Director,  of  14 
Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Hard  Rubber  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 


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Vanston,  W.J.K.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Connecticut  Mills  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Van  Tuyl,  George  C.,  Vice-president, 
Treasurer  and  Trustee,  of  25  West  Forty- 
fifth  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Albany  Trust  Compa 
ny;  and  chairman  of  the  board  of  direc 
tors  of  the  Continental  Guaranty  Com 
pany,  and  of  Kincaid  and  Company.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Alabama,  Tennessee  and 
Northern  Railway  Company,  and  of  a  do 
zen  other  corporations.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Central  Savings  Bank  of  New  York; 
and  is  prominent  in  business  and  public  af 
fairs. 

Van  Wyck,  Augustus,  Lawyer,  Journalist 
and  Statesman,  of  44  Beaver  Street,  New 
York  City,  was  born  on  Oct.  14,  1849  in 
New  York  City.  He  was  educated  in  Phil 
lips  Exeter  Academy  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.A.  from  the  University  of  North 
Carolina.  He  also  studied  law  and  praciced 
in  Richmond,  Va.,  until  1871,  after  that 
in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  In  1884-96  he  was  judge 
of  the  City  Court  of  Brooklyn;  was  for 
two  years  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
New  York;  and  in  1898  Democratic  candi 
date  for  Governor  of  New  York  but  was 
defeated  by  Theodore  Roosevelt.  In  1882 
he  was  president  of  Kings  County  General 
Committee,  and  has  been  a  member  of  num 
erous  national,  state  and  district  conven 
tions  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Van  Wyck,  Edwin  Hawley,  Director,  ol 
115  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
a  director  of  Chillicothe  and  Camp  Sher 
man  Railway  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Van  Zile,  Harry  Lee,  Member  of  the  So 
ciety  of  Civil  Engineers.  He  was  born  Sept. 
20,  1864,  in  Troy,  N.Y.;  and  received  a 
technical  education.  He  has  filled  numerous 
positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  now 
president  of  the  Van  Zile  Ventilating  Cor 
poration  of  New  York  City.  His  address  ia 
39  Cortlandt  Street,  New  York  City. 


Varallo,  Giuseppe,  Banker,  of  722  South 
Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  March  19,  1860,  in  Italy.  Since 
1887  he  has  been  a  resident  of  the  United 
States;  since  1893  has  been  in  the  banking 
business ;  and  is  now  president  of  the  bank 
ing  firm  of  Banca  Italiana,  Giuseppe  Varal 
lo,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Since  1905  he  has 
been  a  notary  public.  In  1886  he  married 
iMss  Grace  Nucco;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  five  sons  and  three  daughters,  and  re 
side  at  1418  Christian  Street,  Philadelphia 
Pa. 

Vaughan,  Elmer  E.,  Surgeon,  of  2235 
Fremont  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
Aug.  18,  1865,  in  Vermont.  He  was  educat 
ed  at  the  Lamoille  Central  Academy  of 
Hyde  Park;  and  in  1889  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.D.  from  the  Hahneman  Medical 
College  of  Chicago,  111.  He  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Chicago  Homoepathic  Medical 
Society;  was  president  of  Parent  Teachers 
Association  of  North  Division  High  School. 
He  is  president  of  the  Board  of  Chicago 
Union  Hospital  and  Training  School;  is 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association  of 
Hahnernann  Medical  College;  and  president 
of  Minocqua  Tennis  Club.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  Medical  Association  and 
of  various  other  educational  and  medical 
societies.  In  1890  he  married  Lydia  Eldora 
Beecher,  of  Johnson,  Vt. 

Vaughn,  Arthur  S.,  Trustee  and  States 
man,  of  1153  Westminster  Street,  Provid 
ence,  R.I. ;  arid  a  member  of  the  Century 
Club,  the  Providence  Central  Club,  and  the 
Pomham  Club;  and  a  member  of  the  Ma 
sons,  Elks  and  Royal  Arcanum.  He  was 
born  June  28,  1873,  in  Providence,  R.I. 
Since  1920  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Pomham  Club.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Cit 
izens  Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  Armory 
Commissioner  of  Rhode  Island  Mounted 
Commands.  He  is  past  president  of  the 
Builders  and  Traders  Exchange,  and  past 
director  of  the  Providence  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  In  1910-11  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Rhode  Island  State  Legislature.  In 
1900  he  married  Miss  Lizzie  Rollinson; 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  and  reside  at 
182  Lexington  Avenue,  Providence,  E.I. 


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Vaughan,  Samuel  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  80  Broad  Street,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  memeber  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Howland  Tow 
ing  and  Transportation  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Vaughn,  Clarence  S.,  Realtor  and  Con 
tractor,  of  22  Buhl  Block,  Detroit,  Mich., 
was  born  in  1871,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  He  was 
educated  at  Detroit,  Mich.  Since  1893  be 
has  been  in  the  contracting  and  real  estate 
business.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Detroit 
Athletic  Club,  the  Detroit  Golf  Club,  the 
Grosse  Isle  Golf  and  Country  Club,  and  a 
prominent  Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  In 
1897  he  married  Miss  Kate  S.  Dupont; 
and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at  635 
Putnam  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Vaughn,  Francis  Arthur,  Consulting  En 
gineer,  of  the  Security  Building,  Milwaukee 
Wiss.;  and  a  member  of  Milwaukee  Athlet 
ic  Club,  the  City  Club,  the  Rotary  Club,the 
Aero  Club  of  Wisconsin,  the  Association  of 
Commerce,  the  Engineers  Society  of  Mil 
waukee,  the  Engineers  Society  of  Wiscon 
sin,  and  various  other  organizations.  He 
was  born  Dec.  6,  1871,  in  Prairie  du  Chien 
Wis.;  and  was  educated  at  the  University 
of  Wisconsin.  He  is  president  of  F.  A. 
Vaughn,  Incorporated,  construction  eng'n- 
eers.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  School  of 
Engineering  of  Milwaukee;  and  an  officer 
of  other  corporations.  He  has  twice  b^ea 
president  of  Milwaukee  Electrical  League; 
and  is  a  trustee  of  the  Engines  :n;j  Sor-ioty 
jof  Wisconsin.  In  1898  he  marriea  Mist-  Lu- 
cile  K.  Phillips;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
two  daughters,  and  reside  at  271  Tlvhfy- 
first  Street,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Vaughn,  George  A.,  Busing  President, 
of  441  Washington  Avenue,  Brook1  y  <,N/\.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  arid  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Vaughn  Prop 
erties  Corporation,  and  a  direc'or  in  other 
corporations. 

Veditz,  Charles  William  Augustus,  Mem 
ber  of  the  Cosmos  Club.  He  was  born  Nov. 
18,  1872,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1905  ho 
founded  the  American  Sociological  Siciciy 
and  for  five  years  was  its  sccratarv.  He  is 
the  author  of  Child  Labor  and  Laws  in  Eu 
rope.  He  resides  at  3023  New  at*  Street, 


Venth,  Carl,  Musician,  of  Fort  Worth, 
Texas,  was  born  Feb.  16,  1860,  in  Cologne, 
Germany.  He  came  to  America  in  1880.  He 
was  concert  master  of  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  House,  New  York  City.  He  is  now 
dean  of  Fort  Worth,  Fine  Arts  Texas  Wo- 
mans  College. 

Verdon,  Frederick  A.,  Business  President 
of  25  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Staten  Island  Supply 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Vereen,  William  Coachman,  of  Moultrie, 
Ga.  He  is  president  of  the  Moultrie  Bank 
ing  Company,  president  of  the  Moultrie 
Cotton  Mills,  and  president  of  the  Moultrie 
Cooperage  Company.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Moultrie  Country  Club  and  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  He  has  a  family  of  four  sons 
and  two  daughters,  and  resides  in  Moultrie, 
Ga. 

Vermuele,  Cornelius  Clarkson,  Civil  En 
gineer,  of  38  Post  Road,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  Sept.  5,  1858,  in  New 
Brunswick,  N.J.  He  has  written  various 
monographs  upon  topography,  water  supply 
etc. 

Vernay,  Arthur  S.,  Business  President, 
of  12  East  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Arthur  S.  Ver 
nay,  Incorporated;  and  is  prominently  i- 
dentified  with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Verschoile,  Charles  H.,  Business  Presi 
dent  and  Director,of  524  Clint  Wood  Build 
ing,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas ;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president 
of  the  Young- Simmons  Drilling  Company, 
of  424  Clint  Wood  Building,  Wichita  Falls 
Texas.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is 
president  of  the  Dallas  Male  Chorus,  and 
is  identified  with  the  social  affairs  of  his 
community.  He  resides  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

Victor,  Royall,  Director,  of  49  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  American  Brass  Company  and 
other  corporations. 


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Viall,  William  A.,  of  Promenade,  Prov 
idence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  the  Machin 
ery  Club,  the  Turks  Head  Club,  the  Hope 
Club,  the  University  Club  and  the  Art  Club 
of  Providence.  Since  1906  he  has  been  sec 
retary  of  the  Brown  and  Sharpe  Manufac 
turing  Company  of  Providence,  R.I. ;  he  is 
vice-president  of  Brown  and  Sharpe  of 
New  York,  Incorporated;  and  a  director 
of  the  Blackstone  Canal  National  Bank,  the 
Gorham  Manufacturing  Company,  the  Sil 
versmiths  Company,  and  the  Narragansett 
Electric  Light  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Willcox  and  Gibbs  Sewing  Machine 
Company.  In  1891  he  married  Miss  Harriet 
Warner;  and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son 
and  one  daughter,  and  reside  at  79  Water 
man  Street,  Providence,  R.I. 

Vick,  Samuel  H.,  Educator  and  Mission 
ary,  of  Wilson,  N.  C.,  was  born  April  1, 
1803,  in  Castalia,  N.C.  Since  1904  he  has 
been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Lin 
coln  Benefit  Insurance  Company,  and  is  al 
so  president  of  the  Commercial  Bank  of 
Wilson,N.C.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Education,  of  Wilson  County,  N.C.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Calvary  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Wilson.  In  1892  he  married  Miss 
Annie  M.  Washington;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  four  sons  and  four  daughters,and 
reside  at  Wilson,  N.C. 

Vickrey,  Charles  Vernon,  Member  of  the 
Yale  Club.  He  was  born  July  24,  1876,  in 
Iowa,  111.  Since  1916  he  has  been  secretary 
of  the  Armenian  and  Syrian  Relief.  He  is 
the  author  of  the  Missionary  Education 
Movement.  He  resides  at  250  Riverside 
Drive,  New  York  City. 

Victor,  David  E.,  Secretary,  Treasurer 
Mici  Director,  of  505  Fifth  A-.  » i  i.e.,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  secretary  treasurer  and 
director  of  The  Association  of  Army  and 
Navy  Stores,  Ineorpoi*i>u.  He  is  also  sec 
retary,  treasurer  ana  dire-';. or  of  the  Field 
Service  Shoe  Company,  Incorporate*.!:  and 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Scoban  Com 
pany,  Incorporated. 

Vieter,  Thomas  F.,  Member  of  the  City 
Club,  and  many  other  fraternal  and  patriot 
organizations.  He  was  born  Oct.  22,  1871, 
in  Brooklyn^  N,Y.  He  is  president  of  the 


Rumsey  Land  and  Development  Company; 
and  a  director  of  the  National  Park  Bank 
of  New  York  City.  He  is  a  successful  mer 
chant  and  capitalist  of  38  East  Twenty- 
fifth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Vinton,  Henry  H.,  President  of  the  La 
Fayette  Art  Association.  He  resides  in  La 
Fayette,  Ind. 

Vittum,  Harriet  E.,  Member  of  the  Wo 
man's  City  Club.  She  was  born  Feb.  4, 
1872,  in  Canton,  111.  She  has  been  president 
of  the  Social  Service  Club;  and  president 
of  League  Number  Ten  Juvenile  Protective 
Association.  She  resides  at  1400  Augusta 
Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Vivaudou,  Victor,  Business  President,  of 
418  West  Twenty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He"  is  president  of  the  Vivaudou 
Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Vogel,  Henry  G.,  Business  President,  of 
15  West  Thirty-seventh  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Esty  Sprinkler 
Company  of  Laconia,  N.H.  He  is  also  presi 
dent  of  the  H.  G.  Vogel  Company;  and  pre 
sident  of  the  H.  G.  Vogel  Company  of  Ca- 
7iada,  Limited. 

Vogel,  M.  A.,  Business  President,  of  291 
Broad \va\,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Dorchester  Investing  Co 

Von  Klenner,  Mme.  Katherine  Evans, 
President  of  the  National  Opera  Club  of 
America,  Incorporated,  with  a  membership 
of  one  thousand  eight  hudred.  She  resides 
at  952  Eighth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Von  Rosenberg,  C.  J.,  Merchant  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  La  Grange,  Texas,  and  a 
member  of  the  La  Grange  Casino  Club  and 
several  fraternal  orders.  He  wras  born  Feb. 
4,  1857,  in  Texas.  He  is  president  of  the 
\  on  Kosenberg  Company,  p  «'.-n!e/i»t  of  the 
La  Grange  Compress  Compaay.  president 
sident  .»£  the  Central  Texas  Compress  Com 
pany.  He  has  been  Mayor  of  his  city;  and 
served  two  terms  as  a  member  of  the  Texas 
State  Legislature.  He  has  a  family  of  three 
daughters,  and  maintains  homes  in  La 
Grange,  Elgin  and  Waco,  Texas. 


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Von  Stamwitz,  George  G.,  Secretary  and 
Director,  of  368  Broome  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  H.  Hot 
mail  Furniture  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Von  Tilzer,  Harry,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  1658  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Harry  Von  Til 
zer  Music  Publishing  Company.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lie  affairs ;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Wagner,  A.  F.,  Business  President,  of  50 
West  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  n» — 
oer  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  tie  i3 
president  of  the  Gibraltar  Jack  Company, 
Incorporated;  and  the  Arecibo  Grape  Fruit 
Company.  He  is  prominetly  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wagner,  August,  Business  President  of 
Columbus,  Ohio ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
August  Wagner  Produce  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Wagner,  C.  Alfred,  Business  President, 
of  437  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Appliance  Distributing 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Wagner,  Franklin  A.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  34  Nassau  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New  Mexico 
Central  Railway  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Wagner,  George  W.,  Business  President, 
of  70  East  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  duos  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Edwari  I . 
Terry  Manufacturing  Company,  and  a  d:- 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Wagoner,  P.  D.,  Business  President,  of 
342  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Elliott-Fisher  Com 
pany.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor, 


Wahlstrom,  Verner  J.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  5520  Second  Avenue,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Wahlstrom 
Tool  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Wakefield,  John  Lathrop,  Vice-president 
and  Trustee,  of  197  Clarendon  Street,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Harvard 
Club  of  Boston,  the  Harvard  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Dedham  Country  and  Polo  Club, 
the  Algonquin  Club,  the  Dedham  Boat  Club, 
and  other  organizations.  He  was  born  July 
3,  1859,  in  Dedham,  Mass.;  and  was  educ 
ated  at  Harvard  College  and  at  Harvard 
Law  School.  Since  1884  he  has  been  prac 
ticing  law  in  Boston,  Mass.;  and  since  1906 
with  the  John  Hancock  Mutual  Life  Insur 
ance  Company,  of  which  he  is  vice-presi 
dent  and  general  counsel.  He  is  also  a  di 
rector  of  the  American  Trust  Company  of 
Boston,  vice-president  of  the  Dedham  In 
stitution  for  .Savings,  and  president  of  the 
Association  of  Life  Insurance  Counsel.  He 
resides  at  98  Court  Street,  Dedham,  Mass. 

Walbridge,  George  H.,  Director,  of  120 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Eastern  Power  and  Light  Cor 
poration  and  other  corporations. 

Walcott,  Charles,  Treasurer  and  Director 
of  87  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  Fall  River  Electric  Light 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Walcott,  Charles  D.,  President  of  the 
National  Academy  of  Sciences.  He  resides 
in  Washington,  D.C. 

Wald,  Lillian  D.,  Sociologist  and  lectur 
er,  of  265  Henry  Street,  New  York  City, 
was  born  in  1866,  in  Ohio.  In  1893  she 
founded  and  is  president  and  head  worker 
of  the  Henry  Street  Settlement. 

Walden,  Henry  W.,  Business  President, 
of  100  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.TIe 
is  president  of  the  New  Market  Trading 
Company;  and  vice-president  of  the  Ply 
mouth  Trading  Company. 

Walker,  Alexander,  Business  Presided, 
of  441  Columbus  Avenue,  New  York  City , 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie- 


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ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Colonial  Bank, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Walker,  Alfred  P.,  Business  President,  of 
49  Wall  Street,New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Daisy  Roller  Mills, 

Walker,  Arthur  W.,  Manufacturer,  of  31 
Union  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  May 
8,  1861,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  educated 
at  theMassachussetts  Institute  of  Techno 
logy.  He  is  president  of  the  Walker  and 
Pratt  Manufacturing  Company  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  with  which  concern  he  has  been  con 
nected  since  1882.  He  is  also  president 
and  director  of  several  other  corporations. 
He  married  Miss  Annie  N.  Dexter;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  16  Alpine  Street, 
Maiden,  Mass. 

Walker,  Belle  M.,  Editor,  of  156  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City,  was  born  in  New- 
tonville,  Mass.  Since  1901  she  has  been  as 
sociate  editor  of  the  Bookseller;  and  since 
1921  its  editor  and  publisher.  She  is  sec 
retary  of  the  American  Booksellers  Asso 
ciation;  and  president  of  the  Women's 
National  Book  Association.  She  resides  in 
New  York  City. 

Walker,  J.  Townsend,  Business  President 
of  297  Dexter  Street,  Providence,  R.I.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Economic  Club,  the 
Turks  Head  Club,  and  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce;  and  is  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was  born  in 
]885  in  Troy,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the 
Walker  Webbing  Company,  president  of 
the  National  Hair  Pin  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  Plymouth  County  Trust  Com 
pany  of  Brockton,  Mass.  In  1913  lie  mar 
ried  Miss  Auguette  C.  MacDonald;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  at  40  Grotto  Avenue 
Providence,  R.I. 

Walker,  John  Y.  G.,  Director,  of  80 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  iwuiber 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Cuban  and  Pan-American  Ex 
press  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Walker,  Robert  L.,  Business  President, 
ot  171  Westminster  Street,  Providence,  K. 
I.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  Rhode  Island 


Construction  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Walker,  Thomas  Barlow,  Lumberman, 
Capitalist  and  Philanthropist,  of  803  Hen- 
nepin  Avenue,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  was 
born  Feb.  1,  1848,  in  Xenia,  Ohio.  Througn 
his  instrumentality,the  Old  Athenaeum  Lib 
rary  Association  was  developed  into  the 
Minneapolis  Public  Library  and  he  has  an 
nually  been  re-elected  its  president  for  the 
past  thirty-five  years.  He  also  owns  a  large 
private  gallery  of  fine  paintings  by  the  best 
masters,  ancient  and  modern;  porcelains, 
bronzes,  jades  miniatures,  ancient  glass, 
carved  ivories,  and  precious  stones.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  National  Arts  Society,and 
was  largely  the  originator  and  patron  of 
the  Minneapolis  Fine  Arts  Society  :tii«l  t:ic» 
Minnesota  Academy  of  Sciences,  of  which 
he  is  and  has  been  for  many  years  presi 
dent. 

Wallace,  David  Duncan,  Educator  and 
Author,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C. ;  was  born  on 
May  23,  1874,  in  Columbia,  S.C.  He  is  pro 
fessor  of  history  and  economy  at  Wofford 
College.  He  is  the  author  of  Constitutional 
History  of  South  Carolina,  The  Govern 
ment  of  England,  and  other  works.  In  1900 
he  married  Miss  Sophie  W.  Adam;  and 
they  have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two 
daughters,  and  reside  in  Spartanburg,  S.C. 

Wallace,  Thomas  A.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  ai:d  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Cities  Fuel  and 
Power  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Walling,  Willoughby  G.,  Bank  President 
of  21  North  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  HI., 
and  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Club,  the 
University  Club,  the  Indian  Hill  Club,  and 
Quadrangle  Club.  He  was  born  May  23, 
1878,  in  Louisville,  Ky. ;  and  was  educated 
in  Edinburg,  Scotland;  and  at  the  Uni 
versity  of  Chicago  and  Harvard  Universi- 
tv.  He  is  president  of  the  Chicago  Morris 
Plan  Bank;  and  president  of  the  Chicago 
Council  of  Social  Agencies.  He  has  been 
vice-chairman  of  the  American  Red  Cross. 
He  married  Miss  Frederika  C.  Haskell,and 
they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  Hubbard  vVofnls, 
111. 


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Walsh,  J.  Irving,  Business  President,  of 
73  West  Eleventh  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Principal  Real 
ty  Company,  Incorporated,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporations. 

Walsh,  Willard  A.,  Manufacturer  and 
Director,of  118  East  Twenty-seventh  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer  aim  di 
rector  of  Morana,  Incorporated,  importers 
and  manufacturers.  He  is  prominently  i- 
dentified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Walters,  Henry,  Director,  of  71  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Atlantic  and  West  Point  Railroad 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Walworth,  William  J.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  734  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Breece  Min 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Wanamaker,  John,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  July  11,  1838,  in  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.  In  1861  he  established  the  bus 
iness  of  Wanamaker  and  Brown  Clothing 
House,  of  Philadelphia.  He  resides  at  2032 
Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Wanamaker,  Rodman,  Business  President 
of  784  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  A.  T.  Stewart  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Wappler,  Reinold  H.,  Business  President 
of  162  Harris  Avenue,  Long  Island  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Wappler  Elec 
tric  Company;  and  president  of  the  Amer 
ican  Cystoscope  Makers,  Incorporated. 

Warbasse,  James  Peter,  Surgeon,  Eco 
nomist  and  Author,of  384  Washington  Ave 
nue,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born  Nov.  22, 
1866,  in  Newton,  N.J.  He  has  retired  from 
surgical  practice  to  give  all  of  his  time  to 
the  Co-operative  Movement.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  works  on  surgery  and  medical  so 
ciology.  He  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N,Y. 


Warburg,  Felix  M.,  Director  and  Trustee 
of  52  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Kuhn,  Loeb 
and  Company,  New  York  City.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Bond  and  Mortgage  Company, 
the  Oregon-Washington  Railroad  nnd  Nav- 
isrntion  Company.  «nd  the  Internationa) 


Ward,  Artemas,  Business  President,  of 
50  Union  Square,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Broadacres  Dairy  Farms 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Ward,  George  G.,  Director,  of  253  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Commercial  Union  Telegraph 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Ward,  George  S.,  Business  President,  of 
Southern  Boulevard  and  East  One-Hundred 
Forty-third  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Ward  Baking  Company, 
president  of  the  Bronx  Equipment  Compa 
ny,  and  president  of  the  Continental  Ad 
vertising  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Franklin  Savings  and  Trust  Company,  a 
director  of  the  Pennsylvania  Paper  Stock 
Company,  and  president  of  the  Top  Sales 
Company. 

Wardrop,  G.  Douglas,  Business  President 
of  5942  Grand  Central  Terminal,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  an<*. 
societies.  He  is  president,  treasurer  and  di 
rector  of  the  Aerial  Age  Company,  publish 
ers  of  the  Aerial  Age.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Flying  Association,  Incorporated. 

Wardwell,  Allen,  Director  and  Trustee, 
of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Stetson,  Jen 
nings  and  Russell ;  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Greenwich  Savings  Bank. 

Waring,  Lewis  E.,  Business  President, 
of  34  Pine  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cuban  Oil  Company,and 
a  director  in  other  corporations. 


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Warfield,  Edwin,  Banker  and  Statesman 
of  Fidelity  Building,  Baltimore,  Md.,  was 
born  May  7,  1848,  in  Howard  County,M<). 
In  1881-86  he  was  a  member  of  the  Mary- 
lend  State  Senate;  and  in  1886-90  was  sur 
veyor  of  the  port  of  Baltimore.  He  is  the 
founder  ar.d  president  of  the  Fidelity  and 
Deposit  Company  of  Maryland.  In  IPJi-Oo 
he  was  Governor  of  the  State  of  Mary 
land. 

Warfield,  Richard  Emory,  Insurance  Pre 
sident  ard  Financier,  of  34  Pine  btreef 
New  York  City,  was  oorn  Aug.  1L,  1855, 
in  Manor  Glen,  Md.He  has  beer  prmt.ment- 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs;  and  has  held  many  pos.t<  --H  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  is  president  of  the  Hanover 
Fire  Insurance  Company. 

Warner,  C.  Elaine,  Business  President,  of 
79  Wall  Street,  New.  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Carlton  Cnambers  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Warner,  Elting  F.,  Business  President, 
of  25  West  Forty-fifth  Street  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Field  and 
Stream  Publishing  Company,  and  a  direc 
tor  in  other  corporations. 

Warner,  Franklin  Humphrey,  Manufac 
turing  Chemist,  of  52  Vanderbilt  Avenue, 
New  York  City,  was  born  June  6,  1875,  in 
New  York  City.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer 
and  director  of  the  Warner  Chemical  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mayflower 
Society,  the  New  England  Society,  and  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New  York  City. 
In  1899  he  married  Miss  Estelle  Dana  Hy- 
nes  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  two  sons,  Lucian  IT  Warner  ani 
Douglas  C.  Warner. 

Warner,  Mason,  Member  of  the  All  Arts 
Association,  the  Writers  Guild,  the  Art  In 
stitute,  the  Drama  League,  all  of  Chicago, 
111.,  the  American  Sociological  Society  and 
the  National  Economical  League.  He  was 
born  Sept.  2b,  1871,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He 
is  vice-president  and  manager  of  the  Snit/- 
ler- Warner  Company  of  Chicago.He  resides 
at  3848  Bryan  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Wainer,  Milton  J.,  Business  President,  of 
1270  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 


Member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Rockville-Williamantic 
Lighting  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Warren,  Bentley  Wirt,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  30  State   Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  src\- 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boston  Morris 
Plan  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Warren,  Charles  A.,  Engineer  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  the  Merchants  National 
Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Bohemian  Club,  the  University 
Club,  and  the  Olympic  Club.  He  is  a  Cap 
tain  in  the  Engineers  Corps  of  the  United 
States  Army,  a  fellow  of  the  American 
Geographical  Society,  and  a  member  of  the 
He  is  president  of  the  Charles  A.  Warren 
Society  of  American  Military  Engineer* 
Company,  president  of  the  Rancho  El  Pan- 
tano,  and  vice-president  of  the  Pleasant 
Valley  Farming  Company,  jrlt  is  a  director 
of  the  San  Dimas  Company,  and  a  director 
of  the  Swedish  American  Bank. 

Warren,  Charles  Elliot,  Member  of  the 
Union  League  Club.  He  was  born  April  9, 
1864,  in  New  York  City.  Since  1920  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Lincoln  National 
Bank.  He  resides  at  114  East  Thirty-sixth 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Warren,  J.  Gr.,  Director,  of  214  East 
Third  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Warren  and  Bailey 
Company;  and  prominent  in  public,  bus 
iness  and  social  affairs. 

Warren,  John  B.,  Business  President,  of 
2  Rector  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  H« 
is  president  of  the  Tacong  Steel  Company, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Warren,  Lyman  E.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor,  of  1123  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Mallow  Ho 
tel  Corporation,  and  a  director  of  August 
Anderson  and  Company,  lie  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs: 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  ct-  st  au^ 
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Warren,  Walter  B.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  289  East  Salmon  Street,  Port 
land,  Ore.;  and  a  member  of  the  Arlington 
Club,  the  Union  Club,  the  American  Road 
Builders  Club,  the  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers,  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  was  born  in  1873,  in  West  New 
ton,  Mass.;  and  received  the  degree  of  B.S. 
and  M.E.  from  the  University  of  Pennsyl 
vania.  In  1900-05  he  was  general  manager 
and  since  1905  vice-president  of  the  War 
ren  Brothers  Company.  In  1907  he  married 
Miss  Catharine  R.  Hooper;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daughter,and 
reside  at  1344  East  Twenty-ninth  Street, 
Portland,  Ore. 

Warren,  Winslow,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  95  Journal  Building,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Dedham  Water 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Washburn,  George  F.,  Business  President 
of  630  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  theWashburns  of 
America,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Washburn,  John  Rodel,  Banker,  of  208 
La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
April  27,  1877,  in  Marion,  111.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Continental  and  Commer 
cial  National  Bank  of  Chicago.  He  is  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies;  and 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wasserman,  Jesse  H.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  149  Church  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president,  general  man 
ager  and  director  of  the  Silent  Motor  Cor 
poration;  and  a  director  of  the  West  End 
Bank  of  Brooklyn. 

Watermeyer,  Frederick  E.,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  82  Beekman  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  Fritzsche 
Brothers,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Waterson,  Henry,  Business  President, 
of  1585  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 


is  president  of  the  Tatler  Publishing  Cor 
poration,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Watkins,  Charles  Hamilton,  Merchant,  of 
1302  Main  Street,  Wheeling,  W.Va.,  was 
born  March  7,  1871,  in  Wheeling,  W.Va. 
He  is  president  of  Watkins  and  Company, 
successors  to  the  Palace  Furniture  Compa 
ny;  and  House  and  Herrmann.  In  1890  he 
married  Miss  Annie  M.  Sadler;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  three  sons  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  at  622  South  Front 
Street,  Wheeling,  W.Va. 

Watkins,  Thomas  H.,  Coal  Operator,  Bus 
iness  President  and  Financier,  of  17  Bat 
tery  Place,  New  York  City,  was  born  May 
17,  1860,  in  Pittston,  Pa.  For  twenty  years 
he  was  president  of  the  Temple  Iron  Com 
pany.  In  1902  he  was  appointed  a  member 
of  the  Anthracite  Coal  Strike  Commission. 
He  is  now  President  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Coal  and  Coke  Corporation ;  president  of 
the  Inrle  Gold  Mining  Company;  and  presi 
dent  of  the  North  River  Coal  and  Wharf 
Company. 

Watrous,  Ralph  0.,  Business  President,of 
Providence,  R.I.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  Sterling  Parts  Manufact 
uring  Company;  and  also  president  of  the 
Wood  River  Branch  Railroad  Company.  He 
is  n  trustee  of  the  Rhode  Island  Safe  Depo 
sit  Company;  and  a  trustee  of  the  Associa 
tion  of  Licensed  Radio  Manufacturers.He 
is  identified  with  various  other  business 
enterprises,  and  has  filled  several  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  In  1882  he  married 
Miss  Susan  A.  Aldrich;  and  they  reside  at 
20  Diman  Place,  Providence,  R.I. 

Watrous,  Richard  Benedict,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  July  19,  1869, 
in  Black  River  Falls,  Wis.  In  1909-17  he 
was  secretary  of  the  American  Civic  As- 
soc^ation.  Since  1919  he  has  been  secretary 
of  Nestle 's  Food  Company.  He  resides  at 
Forest  Hills,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Watson,  J.  Herbert,  Business  President, 
of  189  Montague  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Acme  Ship  Sup 
ply  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 


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Watson,  Byron  Sprague,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  36  Pine  Street,  Providence,  R.I. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Hope  Club,  the  Aga- 
wam  Hunt  Club,  the  Turks  Head  Club,  the 
Point  Judith  Country  Club,  and  other  org 
anizations.  He  was  born  May  26,  1876,  in 
Providence,  R.I.;  and  in  1897  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  from  Brown  University. 
Since  1897  he  has  been  identified  with 
Greene,  Anthony  and  Company,  of  which 
he  is  now  president  and  general  manager. 
He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Nicholson  File 
Company,  the  American  Screw  Company, 
the  Rock  Island  Electric  Protective  Com 
pany,  and  other  corporations.  In  1899  he 
married  Miss  Isabel  Loomis;  and  they  have 
a  family  of  three  daughters,  and  reside  in 
Providence,  R.I. 

Watson,  Thomas  J.,  Business  President, 
of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Auditing  Machine  Cor 

Watts,  Alfred  Allen,  Manufacturer,  of 
50  Church  Street,  New  York  City,  was  born 
March  19,  1869,  in  Brantford,  Canada.  He 
is  president  of  the  Alfred  Allen  Watts 
Company;  and  proprietor  of  the  Westfield 
Nurseries. 

Watts,  Frank  Overton,  Member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Club,  the  St.  Louis  County  Club, 
the  Commercial  Club,  the  Log  Cabin  Club, 
and  the  Bankers  Club.  He  was  born  Nov. 
14,  1869,  in  Paducah,  Ky.  He,  is  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank.  He  has  been 
president  of  American  Bankers  Associa 
tion.  He  resides  at  5399  Lindell  Boulevard, 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Watts,  Ridley,  Director,  of  44  Leonard 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Ridley,  Watts  and  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Writing 
Paper  Company,  the  Chemical  National 
Bank  of  New  York,  the  Industrial  Bank  of 
New  York,  the  Textile  Alliance  Export  Cor 
poration,  and  of  Claflin's,  Incorporated. 

Wayland,  John  Walter,  Educator,  Lec 
turer  and  Author,  of  Harrisonburg,  Va., 
was  born  Dec.  8,  1872,  near  Mount  Jack 
son,  Va.  He  was  educated  at  Bridgewater 
College  and  at  the  University  of  Virginia. 
He  subsequently  taught  in  those  Institu 


tions;  and  since  1909  has  been  head  of  the 
department  history  and  social  science  at 
the  State  Normal  School  of  Harrisonburg, 
Va.  He  is  the  author  of  the  German  Ele 
ment  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley  of  Virginia 
The  Political  Opinions  of  Thomas  Jefferson, 
Sidney  Lanier  at  Rockingham  Springs,  A 
History  of  Rockingham  County,  How  to 
Teach  American  History,  History  Stories 
for  Primary  Grades,  Christ  as  a  Teacher, 
and  a  History  of  Virginia  for  Boys  and 
Girls.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Hattie  V. 
Fry;  and  they  have  two  sons,  and  reside  in 
Harrisonburg,  Va. 

Wayman,  Robert,  Jr.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  405  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  identified  with  Golding  Brothers 
Company,  cotton  goods;  and  is  a  director 
of  the  Bayside  National  Bank.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  resides  in  Bayside, 
Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Weadock,  John  C.,  Director,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Michigan  United  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Weatherbee,  Hicks  Arnold,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Fortieth 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
president  of  the  Arnold,  Constable  and 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  also 
Company,  Incorporated, 

Weatherford,  Willis  Drake,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Dec.  1,  1876, 
in  Weatherford,  Tex.  Since  1919  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Southern  College  of 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of 
Nashville,  Tenn.  He  is  the  author  of  Per 
sonal  Element  in  Religious  Life.  He  re 
sides  at  109  North  Thirtieth  Street,  Nash 
ville,  Tenn. 

Weatlierwax,  Andrew  Jay,  Member  of 
the  Old  Colony  Club,  the  Fellowship  Club, 
the  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce  an  1  the 
the  United  States  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
He  was  born  Oct.  23,  1878,  in  Jack-on, 
Mich.  He  is  president  of  the  Central  Dis 
tributing  Company.  He  resides  at  1419 
Kdi.ion  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 


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Weather  wax,  H.  B.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  32  Nassau  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Uni 
ted  Traction  Company,  with  offices  in  Al 
bany,  N.Y.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the 
Capitol  Railway  Company,  the  Hudson 
Valley  Railway  Company,  the  Lake  George 
Steamboat  Company,  the  North  River  Rail 
way  Company,  the  Plattsburgh  Traction 
Company,  the  Schenectady  Railway  Com 
pany,  the  Troy  and  New  England  Railway 
Company  and  other  corporations.  He  re 
sides  in  Albany,  N.Y. 

Webb,  Frank  Elbridge,  Business  Pres 
ident  and  Director,  of  the  Grand  Central 
Terminal,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Amstar  Line,  Grand 
Central  Terminal.  He  is  president  of  the 
Amstar  Fleet  Corporation,  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Barter  and  Commerce  Corpor 
ation  of  America.  He  is  also  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Properties  Corporation  of 
America;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs. 

Webb,  Alexander  S.,  Business  President, 
of  204  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Lincoln  Trust  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Webb,  George  L.,  Secretary  and  Direc 
tor  of  the  Tide  Water  Hardwood  Corpor 
ation  and  other  corporations. 

Webb,  Thomas  J.,  Coffee  Merchant,  of 
628  West  Randolph  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  June  1,  1860,  in  Lake  County, 
111.  In  1883  he  began  service  in  the  firm 
of  Puhl  and  Webb,  and  in  1896  organized 
the  Puhl-Webb  Company,  of  which  he  is 
now  president.  In  1910  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Review  for  a 
term  of  six  years.  He  was  elected  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago 
for  a  term  of  five  years. 

Webb,  W.  Steward,  Business  President, 
of  70  East  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Fulton 
Chain  Railway  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 


Webb,  William  Walter,  Educator,  Cler 
gyman,  Bishop  and  Author,  of  222  Juneau 
Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  was  born  Nov. 
20,  1857,  in  Gerniantown,  Pa.  Since  1906 
he  has  been  Protestant  Episcopal  Bishop 
of  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  is  the  author  of 
Cure  of  Souls  and  other  wTorks.  He  resides 
at  222  Juneau  Avenue,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Webber,  Paul  B.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  150  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Norwood 
Gas  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Weber,  L.  Lawrence,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  220  West  Forty-eighth 
Street.  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Apollo  Trading  Corporation, 
the  Grand  Theatre  Company,  the  L.  Law 
rence  Weber  Photo  Dramas,  and  the  Noth 
ing  but  the  Truth  Company.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Metro  Pictures  Corporation; 
and  prominent  in  business  and  public  af 
fairs. 

Webster,  Ambrose  E.,  Member  of  the 
Boston  Art  Club,  and  the  Provincetown 
Art  Association.  He  is  Instructor  at  the 
School  of  Drawing  and  Painting.  He  re 
sides  at  Provincetown,  Mass. 

Webster,  Edwin  S.,  Business  President, 
of  147  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Stone  and  Webber, 
Incorporated,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Webster,  Frank  G.,  Director,  of  115 
Devonshire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Heywood-Wakefield 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Webster,  George  N.,  Business  President, 
of  60  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Erac,  Incorporated, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Weckstein,  Isadore,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  333  Seventh  Avenue,  Now 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  and  direc 
tor  of  Weckstein  and  Sons,  the  fur  coat 
specialists. 


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Webster,  Towner  Keeney,  Manufacturer, 
of  138  North  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  July  31,  1849,  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. 
Since  1863  he  has  been  in  active  business; 
and  is  now  president  of  the  Webster  Elec 
tric  Company  of  Racine,  Wis.  He  is  also 
president  of  the  Fibrated  Products  Cor 
poration  of  Chicago;  and  vice-resident 
of  the  Fansteel  Products  Company  of 
North  Chicago.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  City  Club;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club  of  Chicago,  the  City 
Club  of  Chicago,  and  the  University  Club 
of  Evanston.  In  1874  he  married  Miss  Em 
ma  Josephine  Mitchell;  and  they  have  a 
family  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters; 
and  reside  at  1403  Maple  Avenue,  Evans- 
ton,  111. 

Weeks,  John  Abell,  President,  of  the 
New  York  Historical  Society.  He  resides 
at  170  Central  Park  West,  Manhattan, 
N.Y. 

Weeks,  Alonzo  P.,  Business  President, 
of  28  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Athol  Gas  and  Electric 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Weeks,  C.  L.,  Quanity  Surveyor,  of  524 
South  Spring  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal., 
was  born  in  1880  in  Elizabeth,  N.J.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Columbia  University. 
Since  1913  he  has  been  in  business  as  a 
Quanity  Surveyor.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.  In  1920  he  married  Miss  Regina  Van 
der  Miessen,  and  they  reside  at  Manhat 
tan  Beach,  Cal. 

Weeks,  Edwin  Ruthven,  Electrical  Engi 
neer,  of  the  New  Nelson  Building,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  was  born  Dec.  25,  1855,  in  West- 
field,  Wis.  He  was  educated  in  the  Kansas 
City  Schools,  the  Philips  Exeter  Acad 
emy;  Tabor  College  and  Spalding's  Com 
mercial  College.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
mason;  was  one  of  the  first  postmen  in 
Kansas  City;  and  for  several  years  was  in 
the  service  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad. 
He  became  superintendent,  general  man 
ager,  vice-president  and  for  eighteen  years 
was  managing  director  of  the  Kansas  Ui- 


ty  Electric  Company;  and  is  considered 
the  father  of  the  electric  light  and  power 
in  Kansas  City.  He  is  now  a  successful 
consulting  and  mechanical  engineer  of 
Kansas  City,  Mo.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  American  Humane  Education  Soci 
ety  ;  is  a  member  of  the  American  Associ 
ation  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  is 
president  of  the  Humane  Society  for  the 
Prevention  of  Cruelty.  He  has  deliverel 
many  addresses  on  scientific,  educational, 
economic  and  humanitarian  subjects;  and 
has  been  a  prolific  contributor  to  the  edu 
cational  and  technical  press. 

Weeks,  F.  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Akron,  Ohio;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Summit  Lumber  and  Building  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Weidline,  Edward  Ray,  Chemical  Engi 
neer,  of  5500  Bartlett  Street,  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.,  was  born  July  14,  1887,  in  Augusta, 
Kansas.  He  was  chemical  expert,  War 
Industries  Board.  Original-  research  in 
developement  of  processes  for  use  of  sul 
phur  dioxide  in  hydrometallur;?y. 

Weidman,  John,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  474  West  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  anrl 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Shuttle- 
worth,  Keiller  and  Company  and  other  cor 
porations. 

Weil,  Emanuel,  Insurance  Representa 
tive,  of  30  South  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  March  5,  1854,  in  Edwarcis- 
villo,  111.  For  seven  years  he  was  engaged 
in  the  mercantile  Business;  and  for  twenty 
years  following  was  a  traveling  salesman. 
Since  1898  he  has  been  Representative  for 
the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company. 
He  is  past  Master  of  tho  Washington  Par1: 
Lodge  956,  Order  of  Masons;  Pa~4  Ex'-el- 
lent  High  Priest  Hyde  Park  Chapter  210 
Royal  Arch  Masons;  member  of  Aryan 
Grotto;  Worthy  Patron  of  Peerless  Chap 
ter,  Order  Eastern  Star;  a  member  of  tin 
Royal  Arcanum,  the  North  American  Uni 
on,  Chicago  Association  of  Commerce,  an-1 
the  United  Hebrew  Charities;  president  op 
the  North  American  Bowling  League; 
president  of  the  Hyde  Park  Masonic  Club, 
and  a  member  of  other  corporations. 


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Weil,  A.  L.,  Business  President,  of  Alas 
ka  Commercial  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Vancou 
ver  Midway  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Fell,  Herbert,  Secretary  and  Director, 
of  305  West  End  Avenue,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Restaurant 
Crillon  and  other  corporations. 

Weil,  Julius  Edward,  Manufacturer,  of 
3815  Armitage  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  March  5,  1864,  in  Jacksonville.  Since 
3895  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
clothing  business,  and  is  now  president  of 
Rosenwald  and  W^il,  manufacturers  of 
clothing.  He  is  a  member  and  director  of 
the  City  Club,  the  Down  Town  Club,  an! 
the  Standard  Club.  He  married  Miss  Sara 
Adler;  and  they  have  a  family  of  two  sons 
and  one  daughter;  and  reside  at  4921  El 
lis  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Weil,  Milton,  Vice-president  and  Direc 
tor  of  the  Gotham  Silk  Hosiery  Company, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Gotham  Silk 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
filled  many  positions  of  trust  an$l  honor. 

Weil,  Samuel,  Business  President,  of  19  5 
Franklin  Street,New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Particeps  Realty 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Weil,  Victor  M.,  Business  President, 
Banker  and  Financier,  of  7  Water  Street, 
Boston,  Mass.,  was  born  Nov.  17,  1870, 
in  Newark,  N.J.  He  is  president  of  the 
Inter-Trust  Security  Company;  president 
of  the  Boise,  Thunder  Mountain,  Big  Creek 
Railroad,  the  California  and  Sierra  Tele 
phone  Company,  the  Esmeralda  Electric 
Light  and  Power  Company,  and  also  pres'- 
dent  of  the  Boston  Suburban  Realty  Com 
pany.  He  was  for  a  number  of  years  pres 
ident  of  the  Hyde  Park  Board  o?  Trade, 
and  was  for  two  years  vice-president  of 
the  Massachusetts  Board  of  Trade.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Quincy  Yacht  Club ;  and 
is  commander  of  the  Power  Squadron.  Dur 


ing  the  World  War  he  was  in  command 
of  No.  121  in  Boston  harbor,  being  in  com 
mand  of  the  Inspection  Launch,  U.S.S.B. 
He  also  received  a  commission  from  the 
War  Department  of  report  to  the  Con 
struction  Division  at  Washington. 

Weinberger,  Jacques,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  24  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  Blair 
and  Conpany,  Incorporated;  and  vice- 
president  of  Blair  and  Company,  Incor 
porated  of  Delaware.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  California  Petroleum  Corporation,  the 
Davison  Chemical  Company,  the  Pan  Amev- 
ican  Petroleum  and  Transport  Company, 
the  Phillippirie  Railway  Company,  the  Sus 
sex  Realty  Company,  and  of  H.  R.  Mallin- 
son  and  Company. 

Weingarten,  Melville  D.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  47  West  Thirty-fourth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Inter-State  Cartoon  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Weisglass,  Samuel,  Business  President, 
of  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  Brass 
and  Iron  Bed  Manufacturer;  and  Senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  S.  Weisglass  and 
Company,  of  Milford  Street,  Atlantic  and 
Montauk  Avenues,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is 
also  president  of  the  United  States  Cabi 
net  Bed  Company,  and  the  Automatic  Wo 
ven  Wire  Supply  Company. 

Welch,  Alexander  McM,,  President  of 
the  Dyckman  House,  Park  and  Musem. 
He  resides  at  Two  Hundred  and  Fourth 
Street  and  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Welch.  E.  Sohier,  Lawyer  and  Director, 
of  73  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  National  Union 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Welferth,  John  A.,  President  of  the  Los 
Angeles  Oratorio  Society,  with  a  member 
ship  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  men  and^ 
women.  He  resides  at  356  South  Broad 
way,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Weller,  C.  H.,  Director  of  the  University 
of  Iowa  Museum  of  Art  and  Archaeolgy. 
He  resides  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 


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Weller,  Charles  Frederick,  Social  Work 
er  and  Patriot,  of  Chicago,  111.,  was  born 
Aug.  19,  1870,  in  Chicago,  111.  Ho  gradu 
ated  from  the  University  of  Michigan.  He 
has  been  a  clerk  in  the  Illinois  Bureau  of 
Labor  Statistics;  in  18fl(i  established  the 
Chicago  Bureau  of  Charities;  inaugurated 
the  Neighborhood  House,  The  Colored  So 
cial  Playgrounds  Committee,  The  Summer 
Outings  Committee  on  Prevention  of  Con 
sumption.  He  is  a  well  known  lecturer, 
has  been  executive  officer  of  the  Presi 
dent's  Homes  Commission:  and  in  1908-12 
was  secretary  of  the  Associated  Char 
ities  in  Pittsburgh.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
associate  secretary  of  the  Playground  and 
Recreation  Association  of  America. 

Weller,  Reginald  Heber,  Bishop,  of  Fond 
du  Lac,  Wis.,  was  born  Nov.  6,  1857,  in 
Jefferson  City,  Mo.  He  was  educated  at 
the  University  of  the  South  and  the  Nash- 
otah  House;  in  1884  he  received  the  degree 
of  B.D.  and  in  1900  the  degree  of  D.D. 
Since  1900  he  has  been  Protestant  Episco 
pal  Bishop  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.  In  1886 
he  married  Miss  Bessie  Brown ;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  five  sons  and  one  daugh 
ter,  and  reside  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. 

Welling,  Richard,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  2  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Charles  H.  Welling  Company.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  Costa  Rica  Developement 
Company,  the  Hartville  Iron  Company, 
and  the  Telapoosa  Company.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  filled  several  positions 
of  trust  and  honor. 

Wellington,  George  Louis,  Banker  and 
Statesman,  of  Cumberland,  Md..  was  born 
Jan.  28,  1852.  At  the  age  of  twelve  he  be 
gan  to  work;  six  years  later  became  clerk 
and  teller  in  a  bank,  wieh  position  he  held 
until  1882.  He  is  president  of  the  Citi 
zen's  National  Bank,  the  German  Saving •« 
Bank,  the  Edison  Electric  Illuminating 
Company,  the  Wellington  Glass  Works  an  1 
Potomac  Glass  Works  and  the  Cumberland 
Electric  Railway  Company.  He  was  treas 
urer  of  Allegheny  County;  delegate  to  the 
Republican  National  Conventions.  He  was 


candidate  for  comptroller  of  Maryland; 
assistant  treasurer  of  the  United  States 
at  Baltimore;  was  a  member  of  Congress; 
and  in  1897-1903  was  United  States  Sena 
tor  from  Maryland. 

Wellington,  J.  Frank,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  20  Exchange  Place,  Boston, 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Somer- 
ville  Co-operative  Bank,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Wellington,  William  H.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  93  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Lanett 
Cotton  Mills,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Wellman,  HilJer  C.,  Librarian  of  the  Ci 
ty  Library  Association.  He  resides  at 
State  Street,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Wells,  George  M.,  Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  W.  E.  Tillotson  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Wells,  J.  Hollis,  Business  President,  of 
32  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Realty  Company 

Wells,  John  Barnes,  President  of  the 
University  Glee  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  three  hundred  men  and  women.  He  re 
sides  at  319  West  Ninety-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City. 

Wells,  Newell  Woolsey,  Director,  of  155 
South  Third  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Stony  Brook  Associa- 
tioTi  and  other  corporations. 

Wells,  Oscar,  Banker,  of  Birmington, 
Ala.  He  was  born  Per).  6,  1875  in  Platte 
County,  Mo.  He  was  educated  at  Bethany 
College.  Since  1898  he  has  been  in  the 
banking  business;  and  is  president  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Birmingham,  Ala. 
Ho  ha^  been  Governor  of  the  Federal  Re 
serve  Bank  of  Dallas,  Texas.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  the  Southern  Club 
and  the  Country  Club.  In  1900  he  married 
Miss  Helen  Jacob;  and  they  raside  at  3830 
Crescent  Road,  Mt.  Terrace,  Birmingham, 
Ala. 


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Weltmer,  Sidney  Abraham,  Mental  Scie- 
tist,  of  Nevada,  Mo.  He  was  born  July  7, 
1858,  in  Wooster,  Ohio.  He  studied  medi 
cine  four  years  under  Dr.  J.  W.  Brent  of 
Tipton,  Mo.  He  taught  school  in  Missouri 
until  1896;  founded  and  is  president  of 
Akinsville  Normal  School;  organized  Se- 
dalia  Public  Library  and  was  librarian 
in  1893-94;  made  extensive  experiments  in 
hypnotic  phenomena,  leading  to  the  study 
of  suggestion  in  cure  disease.  He  founded 
the  Weltmer  Institute  in  Nevada,  Mo., 
now  the  Weltmer  Institute  of  Suggestive 
Therapeutics  Company  of  which  he  is  pres 
ident.  He  is  the  author  of  Regeneration, 
Self  Protection,  Real  Man,  the  New  Voice 
of  Christianity,  Mystery  Revealed,  Tele 
pathy,  Is  Prayer  Ever  Answered  and  other 
works. 

Wendell,  Arthur  R.,  Vice-president  and 
and  Treasurer,  of  105  Worth  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Rahway  Savings  Institution;  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Wheaton  Company.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Advisory  Committee  of 
Individual  Underwriters ;  and  is  prominent 
ly  identified  with  business  and  public  af 
fairs. 

Wendell,  Edith  Greenough  (Mrs.  Barrett 
Wendell),  Member  of  the  Chilton  Club. 
She  was  born  Aug.  2,  1859,  in  Swampicott, 
Mass.  In  1915-17  t=.he  was  president  of  the 
Massachusetts  Special  Aid  Society  for  A- 
merican  Prepare.  Since  1903  she  has  been 
president  of  the  Massachuetts  Society  of 
Colonial  Days  of  America.  She  resides  at 
358  Marl  borough  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Wendt,  William  F.,  Business  President 
and  Financier,  of  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  was  born 
July  2,  1858,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools.  In  1878  he 
hor.ght  an  interest  in  the  Buffalo  Forge 
Company,  and  has  be?n  at  the  head  of  the 
business  since  1883.  H<>  is  president  arid 
manager  of  the  Buffalo  Steam  Pump  Com 
pany,  George  L.  Squire  Manufacturing 
Company,  Canadian  Buffalo  For~e  Com 
pany. 

Wentwort\  Oliver  M ,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  182  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Bos 
ton,  Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 


and  societites.  He  is  president  of  the  Evan- 
gelistical  Baptist  Benevolent  and  Mission 
ary  Society,  and  a  director  in  other  cor- 
poratons. 

Wentworth,  Royal  S.,  Director,  of  437 
Broadway,  Chelsea,  Mass.;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  isa  di 
rector  of  the  Pioneer  Co-operative  Bank 

Werner,  Abraham  L.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  25  Broad  Street,  New  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  president  of  the  Crescent 
Holding  Corporation,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Warner,  Charles  J.,  Vice-president  and 
York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  engaged  in  the  pub 
lishing  business,  making  a  geographical, 
historical  and  genealogical  publications  a 
specialty.  He  is  also  vice-preident  of  the 
Independent  Salt  Company. 

Wertheim,  Maurice,  Director,  of  5  Nas 
sau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
membe  of  the  firm  of  Hall-Garten  and 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation,  the  Hartman 
Corporation,  the  Lucey  Manufacturing 
Corporation,  The  Mirror  and  the  Under 
wood  Typewriter  Company.  His  address 
is  44  Pine  Street,  New  York  City. 

Wertheim  , Sanders  A.,  Vice-president 
and  Director,  of  33  Rector  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  McLean 
and  McLean,  Incorporated.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  William  Farrell  and  Son,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  president  of  the  Steamship 
Fuel  Corporation,  shippers  of  anthracite 
and  bituminous  coal.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs, 
and  has  held  many  positions  or  trust  and 
honor. 

Wessell,  Arthur  L.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  457  West  Forty-fifth  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-president 
of  Wessell,  Nickel  and  Gross.  He  is  prom 
inently  identfied  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  many  positions  of  trust 
and  honor. 


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West,  Bina  M.,  Member  of  the  Ladies 
Tuesday  Club.  She  was  born  in  Columbus, 
St.  Clair  County,  Mich.  Since  1911  she 
has  been  supreme  record  keeper  of  the 
Maccabees.  She  has  been  president  of  the 
National  Fraternal  Press  Association.  She 
resides  at  Port  Huron,  Mich. 

West,  Elliot  M.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  arid  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Crex  Carpet  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

West,  George  S.,  Business  President,  of 
53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Hartford  and  Springfield 
Street  Railway  Company,  and  director  in 
other  corporations. 

West.  Thomas  H.,  Business  President, 
of  15  Westminster  Street  Providence,  R.T. ; 
and  a  member  of  the  Hope  Club,  the  Aga- 
wam  Hunt  Club,  and  the  Turks  Head  Club. 
He  was  born  in  Jan.uary,  1875,  in  Mobile, 
Ala.  He  is  president  of  the  Rhode  Island 
Hospital  Trust  Company;  is  identified 
with  several  other  business  enterprises; 
and  has  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  In  1898  he  married  Miss  Wilhelmi- 
na  Crapo  Cristy;  and  they  have  a  family 
of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  reside 
in  Providence,  R.I. 

Westervelt,  James  V.,  Member  of  the 
Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club,  the  Los  Angeles 
Optimists  Club,  the  California  Country 
Club,  the  Automobile  Club,  the  Southern 
Club,  the  Brentwood  Country  Club,  the 
Phi  Delta  Sigma,  the  Mi/pah  Lodge,  the 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Signet 
Chapter  of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and 
the  Los  Angeles  Council  No.ll,  also  of 
Golden  West  Commandery.  He  was  born 
in  Ithaca,  N.Y.  He  is  manager  of  the 
L.  C.  Smith  and  Brothers.  He  resides  at 
859  Third  Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Westinghouse,  Henry  H.,  Director,  of 
165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Union  Switch  and  Sig 
nal  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Westlake,  Emory  H.,  Director,  of  61 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 


rector  of  the  Miami  Copper  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

Westwood,  John  A.,  Stock  Broker,  of 
the  Land  Title  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  a  member  of  the  Manufacturers  Club 
of  Philadelphia,  the  Automobile  Club  of 
Philadelphia,  the  Board  of  Trade,  'the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  other  organiza 
tions.  He  was  born  Dec.  27,  1878,  in  Salem, 
N.J.;  and  was  educated  at  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1903  he  has  been 
engaged  in  business;  and  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Boles  and  Westwood,  invest 
ment  securities.  During  the  World-War  he 
was  vice-chairman  of  the  Iron  and  Steel 
Group.  In  1911  he  married  Miss  Elinor 
Torkington;  and  they  reside  in  Overbrook, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Wetmore,  Frank  0.,  Member  of  the 
South  Shore  Country  Club.  He  was  horn 
Nov.12,  1867,  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.  Since 
1916  he  has  been  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Chicago.  He  resides  at 
5027  Drexel  Boulevard,  Chicago,  111. 

Wetmore,  Maude  A.  K.,  Member  of  the 
Cosmopolitan  Club.  She  was  born  Feb.  7, 
1873,  in  Paris,  France.  She  has  been  ac 
tively  interested  in  man\  civic  and  patri 
otic  organizations;  and  w;is  chairman  of 
the  National  League  for  Women's  Service. 
She  resides  in  Newport,  R.I. 

Wettstein,  John  Rudolph,  Manufacturer, 
of  111  Broadway,  New  York  City,  was 
born  April  17,  18(57,  in  New  York  City. 
He  is  president  of  the  United  Lead  Com 
pany. 

Weyers,  Bruno,  Business  President,  oi' 
165  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Bay  Steamship  Com 
pany  of  America,  Limited.  He  is  a  suc 
cessful  exporter  and  importer,  and  is 
prominently  identified  with  business  and 
public  affairs. 

Wheaton,  Harrison  Hylas,  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Sept.  2,  1884, 
he  has  been  chief  of  the  division  of  im 
migrant  education  in  the  United  States, 
under  the  Bureau  of  Education.  In  1918 
he  was  director  of  the  Connecticut  State 
Department  of  Americanization.  He  re 
sides  at  the  Atlantic  Island,  N.J. 


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Wheeler,  Elbert,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  14  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  American  Box  and 
Lumber  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Wheeler,  Henry  A.,  Member  of  the  Ch 
icago  Club.  He  was  born  May  26,  1886,  in 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Since  1912  he  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank.  He  resides  at  5235  Univer 
sity  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Wheeler,  Herbert  R.,  Treasurer,  of 
North  Station,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies  He  is 
treasurer  of  the  Sullivan  County  Railroad 
and  other  corporations. 

Wheeler,  William,  Buiness  President,  of 
14  Beacon  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Concord  National  Bank 
(Mass,),  and  a  director  of  other  corpora 
tions. 

Wheelock,  William  H.,  Realtor,  Business 
President  and  Director,  of  14  Wall  Street, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  preisdent  of 
Brown,  Wheelock  Company,  re  estate 
and  insurance  He  is  vice-preident  of  the 
Estate  of  Brandish  Johnson;  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Advisory  Council 
of  Real  Estate  Interests,  the  Globe  Indem 
nity  Company,  the  Lincoln  Trust  Company, 
Louis  Sherry,  the  Realty  Associates  Invest 
ment  Corporation,  the  Riverbrook  Realty 
Corporation,  the  Star  Insurance  Compa 
ny  of  America,  and  the  Home  Life  Insur 
ance  Company  of  New  York. 

Wheelwright,  George  W.,  Business  Pres 
ident,  of  70  Franklin  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties  He  is  president  of  the  George  W. 
Wheelwright  Paper  Company,  and  a  di 
rector  in  other  corporations. 

Whigham,  George  H.,  Busines  President, 
of  52  William  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Cuba  Railroad  Com 
pany  ,and  a  director  in  other  corporations 

Whitaker,  Johnathan  Orville,  Manufac 
turer,  of  109-415  South  Green  Street,  Chi 
cago,  Hi.,  wa  born  Dec.  1,  1859,  in  Butler 


County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio.  For  many  years  he  was  a  di 
rector  t;nd  general  sales  manager  of  the 
Whitman  and  Barnes  Manufacturing  Com 
pany  of  Akron,  Ohio,  with  headuqarters  in 
Chicago,  111.  Since  1902  he  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  Whitaker  Manufacturing  Com 
pany;  and  i  salso  a  director  of  the  Buckeye 
Twist  Drill  Company  of  Alliance,  Ohio. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic 
Asociation,  the  Exmoor  Country  Club,  and 
the  South  Shore  Country  Club.  He  resides 
at  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club,  10  South 
Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Whitaker,  William  S.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties  He  is  a  director  of  the  Standard  Com 
mercial  Trading  Corporation  and  other 
corporations. 

Whitbeck,  Thomas  S.,  Secretary,  Treas 
urer  and  Director,  of  595  Fifth  Avenue, 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  secretary,  assist 
ant  treasurer  and  director  of  Davis,  Col- 
lamore  and  Company;  and  has  held  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

White,  Mrs.  Alexander  B.,  Member  of 
the  Fortnightly  Club.  She  was  born  in 
Lexington,  Miss.  In  1907-18  he  was  direc 
tor  of  the  Shiloh  Monument  Commission ; 
and  is  now  editor  of  the  U.  D.  C.  Depart 
ment  of  the  Confederate  Veteran.  She  re 
sides  in  Paris,  Tenn. 

White.  Edward  Joseph,  Lawyer  and  Au 
thor,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  was  born  Feb. 
11,  1869,  in  St.  Louis  Mo.  He  was  educated 
at  the  University  of  Arkansas  and  Mis 
souri  Since  1911  he  has  been  general  at 
torney  for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway 
corporation.  He  is  the  author  of  a  work 
entitled  Personal  Injuries  of  Railroads, 
and  other  works  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Noonday  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Club.  In 
1896  he  married  Miss  Bertie  Youngblood, 
of  Marionville,  Mo. ;  and  they  reide  at 
501  Clara  Avenue,  St  Louis,  Mo. 

White,  Frederick  W.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  110  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties  He  is  president  of  the  Phosphate 
Mining  Company, 


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White,  Harold  T.,  Diector,  of  14  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies  He  is  a  direc- 
otr  of  the  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works  and 
other  corpoations. 

White,  Herbert  H.,  Business  Preident,  of 
Cambridge,  Mass;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  preident  of 
of  the  South  Sea  Pacific  Company,  In 
corporated,  and  a  director  in  other  corpor- 
atons. 

White,  James  Gilbert,  Capitalist,  Engi 
neer  and  Contractor,  of  37  Wall  Street, 
New  York  City,  was  born  Aug.  29,  1861, 
in  Milroy,  Pa  In  1881  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  AB.  from  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College;  and  in  1885  eceived  the  degree  of 
PhD.  from  Cornell  University.  He  was 
preident  of  the  Western  Engineering  Com 
pany  ;  and  president  of  the  J.G.  White  and 
Company,  Incorporated  of  New  York;  the 
Enginering  Securities  Coporation  of  New 
York;  the  Garden  as- American  Sugar  Com 
pany  of  New  York;  arid  the  Matanzas- 
American  Sugar  Campany  of  New  York. 
He  is  chairman  of  finance  committee  of 
the  J.  G.  White  P]ngineering  Corporation 
and  the  J.  G.  White  Management  Corpora 
tion,  and  vice-president  of  the  Merchants 
Association  of  New  York.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  Institute  of  New  York 
and  a  score  of  other  societies,  clubs  and 
organizations 

White,  John  Philip,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Feb.  28,  1870,  in  Coal 
Valley,  Rock  Island  County,  111.  In  1917 
he  was  advisor  to  the  United  States  Fuel 
Administrator.  He  resides  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

White,  Richard  0.,  Treasurer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  50  Boad  Steet,  New  York  City ;  and 
a  membe  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Huron  Steamship 
Company,  and  other  corporations. 
•  White,  Wilbert  Webster,  Clergyman  and 
Author,  of  541  Lexington  Avenue,  New 
York  City,  was  born  Jan.  16,  1863,  in  Ash 
land,  Ohio.  Since  1900  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  The  Biblical  Seminary7  in  New 
York.  He  is  the  author  of  Thirty  Studies 
in  the  Gospel  by  John,  Availing  Prayer, 
and  other  works. 


White,  William  F.,  Business  President, 
of  126  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Aguacate  Mines 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Whitehead,  Edwin  Kirby,  Member  of 
the  Denver  Athletic  Club.  He  was  born 
April  15,  1861,  in  Coldwater,  Mich.  Since 
1901  he  has  been  director  and  secretary 
of  Bureau  Child  and  Animal  Protection 
of  Colorado.  He  is  the  author  of  Dumb 
Animals  and  How  to  Treat  Them.  He  re 
sides  at  2899  Ames  Street,  Denver,  Colo. 

Whitehead,  James  Thomas,  Manufactur 
er,  Business  President  and  Financier,  of 
376  Seminole  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich.,  was 
born  Sept.  28,  1864,  in  Wyandotte,  Mich. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  city  state.  He  is  president  of 
the  Whitehead  and  Kales  Iron  Works  of 
Detroit,  Mich.;  vice-president  of  the  Kales 
Stamping  Company;  and  vice-president  of 
the  Bank  of  Detroit.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Republican  party;  and  has  been  active 
in  various  lines  in  helping  to  win  the 
World-War.  He  is  a  member  of  the  De 
troit  Country  Club,  the  Detroit  Athletic 
Club  and  the  Bloomfield  Hills  Golf  Club. 

Whitehead,  Ralph  Radcliffe,  Member  of 

the  City  Club.  He  was  born  Nov.  4,  1854, 
in  Yorkshire,  England.  He  is  a  follower  of 
Ruskin  and  William  Morris,  whose  princi 
ples  he  endeavored  to  embody  in  an  arts 
and  crafts  settlement  Brydcliffe,  Wood 
stock,  of  Ulster  County,  N.Y.  He  resides 
in  Woodstock,  N.Y 

Whitehouse,  Vira  Boarman  (Mrs.  Nor 
man  de  R.  Whitehouse),  Member  of  the 
Colony  Club.  She  was  born  Sept  16,  1875, 
in  Virginia.  In  1915  she  was  elected  chair 
man  of  the  publicity  council  of  New  York 
State  Woman  Suffrage  Party.  She  resides 
at  118  East  Fifty-sixth  Street,  New  York 
City 

Whitely,  Benjamin  V.  Director  of  130 
East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Brush  Elec 
tric  Illuminating  Company  of  New  York 
and  other  corporations. 


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Whiteside,  Alexander,  Lawyer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  30  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  National  Union 
Bank  and  other  corporations. 

Whiting,  Giles',  Manufacturer  and  Direc 
tor,  of  2  West  Forty-fifth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  the  Sleepy  Hollow 
Country  Club,  and  the  Columbia  University 
Club.  He  was  born  June  21,  1873,  in  New 
York  City;  and  was  educated  at  Columbia 
University.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Persian 
Rug  Manufactory;  and  a  director  of  the 
American  Lithographic  Company.  He  mar 
ried  Miss  Flora  Ettlinger;  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  and  reside  in  Scarborough-on 
Hudson,  N.Y. 

Whiting,  Howard  M.,  Secretary  and  Di 
rector,  of  1270  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director!  of  the  Electric  Con 
tracting  and  Supply  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Whiting,  John  K.,  Business  President,  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  vari 
ous  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of 
the  Elm  Farm  Milk  Company. 

Whiting,  William  H.,  Business  President 
of  41  Park  Row,  New  York  City;  and  a 
meber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Inland  Realty  Company  of 
New  Jersey. 

Whitman,  Frank  E.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  66  Leonard  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Fairmont 
Manufacturing  Company  and  other  corpo 
rations. 

Whitman,  Malcolm  D.,  Director,  of  25 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  ar^d  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Industrial  Bank  of  New 
York  and  other  corporations. 

Whitman,  William,  Business  President, 
of  78  Chauncey  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Nonquit  Spinning  Com 
pany. 

Whitmore,  Annie  Goddell,  Member  of  the 
Woman's  Club  of  Denver.  She  was  born  on 
July  25,  1855,  in  Joliet,  HI.  She  is  presi 


dent  of  the  Colorado  State  Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs.  She  resides  at  730  Wash 
ington  Street,  Denver,  Colo. 

Whitmore,  Daniel  W., Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  10  Harrison  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  D. 
W.  Whitmore  and  Company.  He  is  first 
vice-president  of  the  East  River  Savings 
Institution;  and  a  director  of  the  Irving 
National  Bank. 

Whitney,  A.G.,  Capitalist  and  President 
of  the  St.  Cloud  Country  Club.  He  has  a 
family  of  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and 
resides  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn. 

Whitney,  Ellerton  P.,  Business  President 
of  24  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Merchant  Steam  Lighter 
Company. 

Whitney,  Harry  Payne,  Director,  of  120 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di- 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
rector  of  the  Mexican  Seaboard  Oil  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Whitney,  Howard  F.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  15  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  isa  member  of  the  firm  of  H. 
N.  Whitney  and  Son,  members  of  the  New 
York  Stock  Exchange.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Link  Oil  Corporation;  and  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Brooklyn  Warehouse  Storage 
Company,  McCall  Company,  McCall  Corpo- 
ration,and  the  Pyrene  Manufacturing  Com 
pany.  He  is  a  member  of  the  governing 
committe  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange. 

Whitney,  Joseph  B.,  Business  President, 
of  387  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is/  president  of  the  Alliance  Mills 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Whitney,  Lambert  N.,  Director,  of  50 
Oliver  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  memb 
er  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Coos  Telephone  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Whitney,  William  C.,  President  of  the 
Art  Commission  of  the  City  of  Minneapolis 
His  address  is  746  Builders'  Exchange, 
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Whitney,  Richard,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  14  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soeie 
ties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Richard 
Whitney  and  Company.  He  is  treasurer  and 
a  director  of  the  Henry  A.  Kessel  Compa 
ny,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
governing  committee  of  New  York  Stock 
Exchange.  Lie  ;s  prommenlly  identified 
with  business  ;ind  puolic  affairs,  find  has 
hc.M  maiiv  positions  <>!'  trust  i-n«!  1'onor. 

Whiton,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
17  Battery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Union  Sulphur  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Whitsom,  William  L.,  Manufacturer,  of 
840  West  Forty-ninth  Place,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  July  28,  1868,  in  Wilmington,  111. 
Since  1893  he  has  been  president  of  the 
Matchless  Metal  Polish  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masons,  and  a  Shriner. 

Whittall,  Mathew  J.,  Business  President 
of  295  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  American  Car  Sprink 
ler  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Whittell,  George,  Business  President,  of 
166  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  is  president  of  the  Eureka-Nevada  Rail 
way  Company  and  other  corporations. 

Whittemore,  Howard,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  299  Broadway,  New  York  City ; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president,  treasurer  and  a 
director  of  Parsons  and  Whittemore,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wliitten,  George  N.,  Business  President, 
G8  Western  Avenue,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Atlantic  Isinglass  Com 
pany,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Whittier,  Charles  Comfort,  Consulting 
Engineer,  of  175  West  Jackson  Boulevard, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on  Dec.  10,  1876,  in 
Somerset  County,  Maine.  From  1901-15  he 
was  consulting  engineer  with  Robert  W. 
Hunt  and  Company ;  from  1913  to  date  gen 


eral  manager  of  Robert  W.  Hunt  and  Com 
pany,  Limited,  Montreal,  Canada.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Min 
ing  Engineers,  Western  Society  of  Engin 
eers,  Engineers  Club,  Montreal  Engineers 
Club,  and  International  Engineering  Con 
gress. 

Whittle,  Daniel,  President  of  the  Men 
delsohn  Club,  with  a  membership  of  sixty 
men.  He  resides  at  14  Ten  Broeck  Street, 
Albany,  N.Y. 

Wholley,  Francis  Xavier,  Member  of  the 
National  Press  Club  of  Washington,  D.C. ; 
the  Pilgrim  Publicity  Association  of  Bos 
ton,  the  Dorchester  Club  of  Boston;  and 
the  United  Shoe  Golf  Club  of  Beverly,Mass. 
He  has  been  president  of  the  Wholley  Shoe 
Company  and  an  executor  of  the  United 
Machinery  Association.  He  is  now  manag 
ing  director  of  Better  Business  Bureau.  He 
resides  at  2310  Ashmead  Place,  Washing 
ton,  D.C. 

Wiborg,  Frank  Bestow,  Retired  Business 
Man  and  Capitalist,  of  East  Hampton,  L.I. 
N.Y.,  was  born  in  1855  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
He  was  vice-president  of  the  Ault  and  Wi 
borg  Company  of  Cincinnati,  New  York  Ci 
ty  and  Toronto,  until  his  retirement  in 
1910.  He  i§  a  member  of  the  Queen  City 
Club,  Cincinnati;  Union  League  and  the 
Maidstone  Clubs  of  East  Hampton;  and 
National  Golf  Club  of  Southampton. 

Wicke,  George  H.,  Business  President,  of 
Woodhaven  Avenue,  Glendale,  N.Y. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  and  director  of  the  William 
Wicke  Ribbon  Company,  of  Woodhaven 
Avenue,  Glendale,  N.Y.  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  business  and  public  affairs 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Wiegand,  Henry  H.,  President  of  the 
Charcoal  Club.  His  address  is  1230  Saint 
Paul  Street.  Baltimore,  Md, 

Wiehe,  Christian  Frederick,  Lumber 
Dealer,  of  2431  South  Lincoln  Street,  Chi 
cago,  111.,  was  born  Sept.  6,  1862,  in  Chica 
go,  111.  In  1880  he  became  associated  with 
the  Witbeck  Company,  lumber  dealers  of 
Chicago;  later  was  with  the  John  Paul 
Lumber  Company  of  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  and 
the  S.  K.  Martin  Lumber  Company  of  Chi- 


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cago.  In  1892  lie  was  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Edward  Hines  Lumber  Company,  of 
which  company  he  is  now  secretary  and  di 
rector;  president  of  the  Shavings  and  Saw 
dust  Company ;  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago 
Athletic  Association,  Union  League  Club, 
the  Illinois  Athletic  Club,  the  South  Shor3 
Country  Club,  the  Glen  Oak  Country  Club, 
the  Mid-day  Club  and  the  Builders  Club  of 
Chicago;  Boston  and  New  Orleans  Country 
Clubs  of  New  Orleans,  La.;  and  the  Lum 
ber  Trades  Club  of  New  York. 

Wiggin,  Albert  Henry,  Member  of  the 
Metropolitan  Club.  He  was  'born  Feb.  21, 
1868,  in  Medfield,  Mass.  He  is  president  of 
the  Chase  Securities  Corporation.  He  re 
sides  at  630  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 
Wiggin,  C.  B.,  Business  President,  of  65 
Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  pre 
sident  of  the  Wukegan  Company, 

Wigglesworth,  George,  Lawyer  and  Di 
rector,  of  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Lyman  Mills 
Wilbur,  Warren  Abbott,  Manufacturer 
and  Banker,  of  South  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  was 
born  May  1,  1859,  in  Bethlehem,  Pa.  He  is 
president  of  E.  P.  Wilbur  Trust  Company; 
president  of  the  Bethlehem  Foundry  and 
Machine  Company,  the  Valley  Coal  and 
Coke  Company  and  Wilbur  Coal  Company. 
He  is  also  president  of  the  South  Side 
Banking  Company  and  is  connected  with 
various  other  financial  and  industrial  cor 
porations.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Estate  of 
Asa  Packer  and  a  trustee  of  Lehigh  Uni 
versity. 

Wilcox,  Frank  L.,  Business  President  of 
46  West  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  J.O.  Smith  Manufactur 
ing  Company. 

Wilcox,  Henry  B.,  Member  of  the  Mary 
land  Club,  the  Baltimore  Country  Club,the 
Baltimore  Yacht  Club,  Rollin  Road  Golf 
Club,  and  is  a  Thirty-two  degree  Mason 
and  Shriner.  He  was  born  May  23,  1864,  in 
Baltimore,  Md.  He  is  vice-president  of  the 
Merchants  National  Bank.  He  resides  at  52 
West  Biddle  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 


Wilcox,  John,  Business  President  and  Di 
rector,  of  300  Summer  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  in  1874,  in  Yorkshire 
England.  Since  1888  he  has  been  conected 
with  Francis  Willey  and  Company,  Limit 
ed,  of  Bradford,  England,  of  which  con 
cern  he  is  now  president.  He  settled  in 
America  in  the  year  1905.  He  is  also  presi 
dent  of  the  Barre  Wool  Combing  Company, 
the  Norway  Worsted  Company,  the  Canad 
ian  Wool  Company,  and  the  Willey  Real 
Estate.In  1896  he  married  Miss  Jane  Booth 
and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  on  Kent 
road,  Waban,  Mass. 

WilJlam,  Edward  H.,  Member  of  the  Ma 
sonic  Order,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the 
Oddfellows  and  the  Sons  of  Veterans  of  the 
United  States  of  America.  He  is  Junior 
Vice-Commander  and  division  commander 
of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  of  the  United 
States.  He  has  been  grand  chancellor  of 
the  Kinghts  of  Pythias.  He  resides  at  1615 
St.  Anthony  Avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Wilkinson,  Horace  S.,  Banker  and  Direc 
tor,  of  17  East  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Na 
tional  City  Bank  of  New  York.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  resides  at  the  Ritz 
Carlton  Hotel,  New  York  City. 

Will,  Louis,  Manufacturer  and  Business 
President,  of  714  Me  Bride  Street,  Syra 
cuse,  N.  Y.,  was  born  Nov.  13,  1857,  in 
Syracuse,  N.Y.  He  is  president  of  the  Hop 
kins  Company,  the  Wigwam  Company,  the 
Skelton  Tool  Company,  and  the  Doman  De 
velopment  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Bank  Trust  Company;  a  director  of  the 
Syracuse  Journal  Company;  and  a  vice- 
president  of  the  Wilson  and  Greene  Lum 
ber  Company,  and  of  the  Morris  Plan  Com 
pany.  In  1914  and  1915  he  was  mayor  of 
Syracuse,  N.Y.  In  1895  he  married  Miss 
Augusta  Bloecker;  and  they  have  one  son; 
and  reside  at  714  McBride  Street,  Syracuse 
N.Y. 

Willard,  Daniel,  Member  of  the  Chicago 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  28,  1861,  in  North 
Hartitnd,  Vt.  He  is  president  of  the  Colo- 
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rado  Midland  Railway  Company.  He  re 
sides  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Willard,  Daniel,  Business  President,  of 
2  Wall  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Baltimore  and  New  York 
Railway  Company. 

Willets,  Howard,  Business  President,  of 
30  Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Mexican  Panuco  Oil 
Company. 

Willever,  John  0.,  Business  President,  of 
195  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Western  Union  Tele 
graph  Company,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Williams,  Arthur  P.,  Vice-president  and 
Director,  of  56  Hudson  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  R. 
C.  Williams  and  Company.  He  is  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Hudson-Worth  Corporation; 
and  a  director  of  the  Guaranty  Fire  Assur 
ance  Corporation.  He  resides  at  105  West 
Seventy-second  Street,  New  York  City. 

Williams,  Arthur  V.,  Business  President 
of  124  East  Fifteenth  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Yonk- 
ers  Electric  Light  and  Power  Company.  He 
is  president  of  the  Electrical  Show  Compa 
ny,  president  of  the  Safety  Institute  of 
America,  and  a  director  of  the  Metropolit 
an  Life  Insurance  Company. 

Williams,  C.  Arch,  Member  of  the  Ham 
ilton  Club,  the  South  Shore  Country  Club, 
and  various  other  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  prominent  lawyer  and  jurist.  In  1915 
he  married  Miss  Gay  Bernard  Wilbon,  of 
Richmond,  Va. 

Williams,  Caster  Nelson,  Member  of  the 
Westmoreland  Club,  the  Hermitage  Club, 
the  City  Club,  the  Old  Colony  Club,  and 
the  Rotary  Club.  He  was  born  May  2,  1881, 
in  Boydton,  Ya.  He  is  president  of  the 
Richmond  Structural  Steel  Company,  and 
president  of  the  Bank  of  Warren  of  War- 
renton,  N.  C.  He  resides  at  2823  Grove  Ave 
nue,  Richmond,  Va. 

Williams,  Clark,  Director  and  Trustee,  of 
160  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem- 


ber  of  the  Union  Clnb  and  other  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  May  2,  1870,  in  Can- 
andaigua,  N.Y.  Since  1814  he  has  been  pre 
sident  of  the  Industrial  Finance  Corpora 
tion.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Teachers 
College,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Williams  Col 
lege. 

Williams,  Dixon  C.,  Manufacturer,  of 
1966-1976  Southport  Avenue,  Chicago,  111., 
was  born  in  1859  in  Yellville,  Ark.  He  was 
educated  at  Cumberland  University  of  Le 
banon,  Tenn.  For  eleven  years  he  has  been 
president  and  general  manager  of  the  Chi 
cago  Nipple  Manufacturing  Company.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Iroqnois  Club  and  the 
Press  Club;  and  a  member  of  the  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution.  In  1876  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Sallie  McKnight,  and  they  have  a 
family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter;  and 
reside  at  910  Irving  Park  Boulevard,  Chi 
cago,  111. 

Williams,  E.  CK,  Director,  of  43  Exchange 
Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  J.  G.  White  Engineering  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Williams,  Earle  Raefel,  Screen  Artist,  of 
Los  Angeles^  Cal.,  was  born  in  Sacramento 
Cal.  He  was  educated  at  the  Polytechnic 
College  of  California.  His  stage  career  was 
with  celebrated  stock  companies.He  has  ap 
peared  in  the  Hornet's  Nest,  The  Wolf, 
The  Christian,  The  Juggernaut,  The  For 
tune  Hunter,  and  other  celebrated  screen 
productions. 

Williams,  Elizabeth  Sprague,  Member  of 
the  Woman 's  Club.  She  was  born  Aug.  31, 
1869,  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  Since  1898  she  has 
been  head  worker  of  College  Settlements 
is  vice-president.  In  1906-09  he  was  presi- 
Street,  New  York  City. 

Williams,  Harrison,  Business  President, 
of  60  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Cleveland  Electric  Il 
luminating  Company,  and  a  director  in  oth 
er  corporations. 

Williams,  Henry  K.  S.,  Business  Presi 
dent,  of  13  Astor  Place,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  White  Rock 
Mineral  Springs  Company,  and  a  director 
in  other  corporation!. 


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Williams,  James  D.,  Business  President 
and  Director,of  6  West  Forty-eighth  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  manager  of  the 
First  National  Exhibitors  Circuit,  Incorpo 
rated.  He  is  also  president  of  the  J.  D. 
Williams  Amusement  Company;  and  a  di 
rector  of  the  First  National  Exchange,  In 
corporated. 

Williams,  John  Milford,  College  Presi 
dent,  of  Searcy,  Ark.,was  born  on  Jan.  26, 
1874,  in  Muldon,  Miss.  He  was  educated  at 
Webb's  School,  the  Bell  Boekle,  and  the 
Great  Vanderbilt  University  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.  Since  1906  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Galloway  Female  College, 

Williams,  Moses,  Business  President,  of 
18  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Central  Wharf  and  Wet 
Dock  Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other 
corporations. 

Williams,  Orva  G.,  President  of  the  Iro- 
quis  Club,  of  26  North  Dearborn  Street, 
Chicago,  111. 

Williams,  Rossiter  John.  Member  of  the 
Eagles,  Elks,  Moose,  Sons  of  Veterans.  He 
is  County  Recorder  at  the  Court  House.  He 
has  been  municipal  civil  service  commis 
sion-member  and  secretary.  He  resides  at 
46  West  Patterson  Avenue,  Colubus,  Ohio. 

Williams,  Stephen  G-.,  Director,  of  30 
Broad  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Commercial  Pacific  Cable 
Company  and  other  corporations. 

Williams,  William  Elza,  Lawyer  and 
Statesman,  of  Pittsfield,  111.,  was  born  May 
5,  1857,  in  Pike  County,  111.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  Pittsfield ;  and  was  a 
student  at  the  Illinois  College  of  Jackson 
ville,  111.  Since  1880  he  has  practiced  law; 
has  been  states  attorney  and  alderman; was 
a  member  of  the  fifty-sixth  and  sixty-third 
Congreses;  and  was  re-elected  to  the  sixty- 
fourth,  sixty-fifth  and  sixty-sixth  Congres 
ses,  which  he  is  now  serving.  He  is  a  Mason 
Odd  Fellow  and  Modern  Woodman;  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Bar  Association 
and  other  clubs  and  societies. 

Willis,  Gordon,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  the  Century  Building,  St.  Louis 


Mo.;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  was  born  May  29,  1859,  in  Ga 
lena,  111. ;  and  was  educated  in  the  St.  Louis 
public  schools.  For  eight  years  he  was  sup 
erintendent  of  the  car  ferry  department  of 
Wiggins  Ferry  Company.  In  1889  he  be 
came  secretary  of  the  Thorn  and  Hunkins 
Lime  and  Cement  Company,  which  was  suc 
ceeded  in  1896  by  the  Hunkins- Willis  Lime 
and  Cement  Company,  of  which  concern  he 
is  vice-president.  In  1906-09  he  was  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Builders  Supply  Asso 
ciation  for  three  terms. 

Willits,  Ward  Winfield,  Manufacturer,of 
319  West  Ontario  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was 
born  Oct.  26,  1859,  in  Mercer  County,  111. 
In  1876-79  he  was  associated  with  Isham 
and  Lincoln,  lawyers.  Since  1879  he  has 
been  with  the  Adams  and  Westlake  Compa 
ny;  1892-1904  vice-president  and  general 
manager ;  and  since  1904  president  and  gen 
eral  manager;  also  vice-president  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Curtain  Supply  Company;  and 
since  1894  vice-president  of  the  United 
States  Headlight  Company. 

Wilson,  H.  L.,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  1819  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Columbia 
Graphophone  Manufacturing  Company  ;and 
vice-president  of  Columbia  Graphophone 
Company,  of  which  concern  he  is  also  gen 
eral  manager. 

Wilmer,  Sidney,  Business  President,  and 
Director,  of  1451  Broadway,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president,  secretary  and  di 
rector  of  the  Wilmer  and  Vincent  Theatre 
Company,  with  executive  offices  at  1451 
Broadway,  New  York  City.  He  is  also  Vice- 
president,  treasurer  and  director  of  the  A. 
and  V.  Realty  Corporation;  and  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs. 

Wilmerding,  C.  Mortimer,  Editor  and 
Publisher,  of  7  Central  Park  West,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.He  is  editor  of  the  Debutante; 
and  vice-president  of  the  Ankor  Company. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  is  the  author  of 
many  literary  articles  and  books. 


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Wilmot,  Frank  More,  Member  of  the  Du- 
quesne  Club.  He  was  bom  Sept.  17,  1872, 
in  Lambertville,N.J.  Since  1904  he  has  been 
secretary  and  manager  of  the  Carnegie  He 
ro  Fund  Commission,  with  a  fund  of  five 
m'illion  dollars.  He  resides  at  Centre  and 
Bellefield  Avenues,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Wilmot,  Henry  W.,  Director,  of  129 
Front  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Colonial  Sugar  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

Wilshire,  F.  W.,  Director,  of  67  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Somerset  Coal  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Wilson,  Charles  G.,  Business  President, 
of  120  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Virginia  Carolina  Chem 
ical  Company,  and  a  director  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Wilson,  Claude  R.,Director,  of  111  Broad 
way,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 
rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Clover  Gas  Coal  Company 

Wilson,  Clifford  Brittin,  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn.,  was  born  Dec.  2,  1879,  in  Bridgeport 
Conn.  In  1902  he  was  admitted  to  the  prac 
tice  of  law;  and  since  1911  has  been  May 
or  of  Bridgeport,  Conn.  In  1917  he  was  ap 
pointed  Colonel  of  the  Fourth  Military  Di 
strict  of  the  Connecticut  State  Guard.  In 
1914-20  he  was  Lieutenant-Governor  of 
Connecticut.  He  is  a  Knight  Templar  and 
32  degree  Mason.  In  1914  he  married  Miss 
Anastasia  C.  Dorsey  of  Middletown,  Conn.; 
and  they  reside  at  720  Clinton  Avenue, 
Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Wilson,  Francis  M.,  Director,  of  17  Bat 
tery  Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Macona  Steamship  Corpora 
tion  and  other  corporations. 

Wilson,  George  Smith,  Member  of  the 
Cosmos  Club.  He  was  born  March  19,  1869 
in  County  of  Antrim,  Ireland.  Since  1900 
he  has  been  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Pub 
lic  Charities  of  District  of  Columbia.  He 
resides  at  7601  Georgia  Avenue,  Washing 
ton,  D.C. 


Wilson,  Harley  P.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  50  Broad  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  New  York  Yacht 
Club,  and  the  Midday  Club.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  Crucible  Flake  Graphite  Com 
pany,  the  Western  Power  Company  of  Jer 
sey  City,  and  the  Western  Power  Corpora 
tion  of  New  York.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Boston,  New  York  and  Cape  Cod  Canal 
Company;  vice-president  of  the  California 
Electric  Generating  Company  and  Great 
Western  Power  Company,  and  the  City  El 
ectric  Company. 

Wilson,  James  A.,  Business  President,  of 
7412  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  James  A.  Wilson  Man 
ufacturing  Company,  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Wilson,  Ralph  B.,  Bank  Director,  of  3021 
Caroll  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  July 
20,  1870,  in  Paolo,  Kan.  He  is  president 
and  treasurer  of  the  Wilson  Jones  Loose 
Leaf  Company;  and  is  president  and  treas 
urer  of  other  corporations.  He  is  also  a 
director  of  the  Kedzie  State  Bank;  and  re 
sides  in  Oak  Park,  111. 

Wilson,  Robert  Cade,  Publisher,  of  234 
West  Thirty-seventh  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  McCall 
Company.  He  is  also  vice-president  of  the 
Modern  Publishing  Company ;  and  vice-pre~ 
sident  of  the  Popular  Science  Publishing 
Company. 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Wayne,  President  of  Cent 
ury  Club.  She  resides  at  729  Humboldt 
Street,  Reno,  Nev. 

Wilson,  William  Bauchop,  Farmer,  Miner 
and  United  States  Secretary  of  Labor,  of 
Blossburg,  Pa.,  was  born  April  2,  1862,  in 
Blantyre,  Scotland.  He  is  now  engaged  in 
farming  in  Blossburg,  Pa. 

Wilson,  William  J.,  Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Empire  Land  Company  and  other 
corporations. 

Wilson,  Woodrow,  President  of  the  Am 
erican  National  Red  Cross.  He  resides  in 
Washington,  D.C. 


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Windsor,  Henry  H.,  Editor  and  Publish 
er,  of  6  North  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Nov.  13,  1859,  in  Mitchell, 
Iowa.  For  nine  j^ears  he  was  secretary  of 
the  Chicago  City  Railway.  He  is  now  pub 
lisher  and  editor-in-chief  of  the  Popular 
Mechanics  Magazine;  and  the  Cartoons 
Magazine.  He  is  a  member  of  Chicago  Ath 
letic  Club,  the  Press  Club,  the  South  Shore 
Country  Club,  the  National  Press  Club  of 
Washington,  the  Chicago  Automobile  Club, 
the  Atlantic  Yacht  Club,  the  Evanston 
Country  Club  and  the  Camden  Yacht  Club. 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Lina  B.  Jackson; 
and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside  at.  1120 
Forest  Avenue,  Evanston,  111. 

Wineburg,  C.,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  527  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and 
a  member  of  various  c'ubs  and  societies.  He 
i:'  treasurer  of  the  Car  Advertising  Com 
pany,  and  treasurer  of  the  Toronto  Car 
Advertising  Company. 

Wineburg,  Henry,  Business  President,  of 
527  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  sicieties.  He 
is  president  of  the  Car  Advertising  Compa 
ny,  which  has  exclusive  control  of  all  ad 
vertising  of  the  Philadelphia  Rapid  Tran 
sit  Company  System.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Toronto  Car  Advertising  Company, 
Incorporated. 

Winquist,  Fritz,  President  of  the  Town 
and  Country  Club,  of  2841  Washington 
Boulevard,  Chicago,  111.  , 

Wlns'-'p,  Addison  L.,  Business  President 
of  40  Water  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  prescient  of  the  National  Civic  Secret- 
r*r:e\  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

W:n£ow,  Sidney  W.  Jr.,  Director,  of  205 
Lincoln  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ; -and  a  mem- 
Iser  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Island  Creek  Coal  Company 
and  other  coporations. 
,,Winslow,  William  Beverly,  Direstor,  of  55 
Liberty  Street,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Carollton  Furniture  Man 
ufacturing  Company  and  other  corpora 
tions. 

Winsor,  Harry  C.,  Director,of  111  Broad- 
w  \y,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  va 


rious  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  George  A.  Fuller  Company  and  oth 
er  corporations. 

Winston,  B.  M.,  President  of  the  Saddle 
and  Cycle  Club,  of  Sheridan  Road  and  Fos 
ter  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Winthrop,  Beekman,  Director,  of  40  Wall 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  anr  societies.  He  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Farmers  Loan  and  Trust  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Winthrop,  Henry  Rogers,  Business  Pre 
sident,  of  52  Broadway,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Piping  Rock 
Club  Realty  Company,  and  a  director  in 
other  corporations. 

Wisbauer,  Arthur  J.,  Business  Man,  of  14 
Stone  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  For  ma 
ny  years  he  has  been  identified  with  Albert 
Frank  and  Company,  Advertising,  with  of 
fices  in  London  and  principal  cities  of  Am 
erica. 

Wise,  Arthur  C.,  Business  President,  )f 
15  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Boston  Morris  Plan 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Wise,  Edmond  E.,  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  15  William  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Wise 
and  Seligsberg.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Coach  Company,  the  Fred  L. 
Lavanburg  Company,  the  Metropolitan  Ex 
press  Company,  the  New  York  Transport 
ation  Company,  R.  H.  Macy  and  Company, 
the  Sandown  Realty  Company,  the  112 
East  Seventy-fourth  Street  Corporation, 
and  the  Lysol,  Incorporated. 

Wise,  S.  D.,  Business  President,  of  6408 
Euclid  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Atlantic  Refining  Compa 
ny  and  other  corporations. 

Wolcott,  Roger,  Lawyer  and  Director,  of 
60  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass,  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies,  He  is 
a  director  of  the  York  Manufacturing 
Company  and  other  corporations. 


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Wolcott,  Samuel  H.,  Director,  of  33 
State  Street,  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  member 
of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  di 
rector  of  the  Everett  Mills 

Wold,  Theodore,  Banker,  of  Emerson 
Avenue,  South,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  was 
born  July  4,  1868,  in  Decorah,  Iowa.  Since 
ii«  v>as  been  Governor  of  the  Federal 
V-  ^m.  He 
Shriner, 

id  Woodman.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Minnikahda  Club  and  fhe  Lafayette  Club. 
He  resides  at  1779  Emerson  Avenue,  South, 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Wolf,  Harry  G.,  Member  of  the  Old  Col 
ony  Clr.b,  the  Hagerstown  Country  Club, 
the  Rotary  Club,  and  is  a  Mason,  Knight 
Templar  and  Shriner  He  was  born  July  26, 
1871,  in  Allentown  Pa.  He  is  president 
of  The  Wolf  Company,  and  president  of 
the  Lakeview  Milling  Company  He  has 
been  president  of  the  Chamber  of  Com 
merce  He  resides  in  Chambersburg,  Pa. 

Wolf,  Julins,  Business  President,  Treas 
urer  and  Manager,  of  1220  Broadway, 
New  York  City ;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president,  treas 
urer,  manager  and  director  of  the  J.  and 
M.  Wolf.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
hi'1-1  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wolfe,  Archibald  J.,  Lawyer,  Publicist 
and  Author,  of  Washington,  D.C. ;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
was  born  Sept.  16,  1878,  in  Vienna:  and 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1895.  Since 
1903  he  has  been  idenified  with  the  Nation 
al  Association  of  Manufacturers,  the  Uni 
ted  States  Steel  Corporation,  the  United 
States  Department  of  Commerce.  He  is 
an  authority  on  foreign  law  shipping  and 
a  distinguished  publicist  and  author;  and  is 
credit.  He  is  chief  of  the  Division  of  Com 
mercial  Law  of  the  Department  of  Com 
merce  at  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  the  auth 
or  of  The  Theory  and  Practice  of  Com 
merce,  Foreign  Credits,  and  several  books 
on  commercial  laws  and  commercial  organ 
izations  of  England,  France,  Switzerland, 
and  Belgium.  He  is  collating  the  laws  of 
the  world  for  the  use  of  American  business 
men  and  their  counsel  He  resides  in  Wash 
ington,  D.C. 


Wolfe,  Charles  Preston,Banker,  of  Apollo 
Pa,  was  born  March  14,  1873,  in  Apollo, 
Pa.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  state  He  is  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank  established  in  1901 
with  a  capital  of  fifty-thousand  dollars. 
He  is  a  member  of  several  clubs  and  soci 
eties  ;  and  has  filled  numerous  positions 
of  trust  and  honor  in  his  city  and  state. 

Woll,  Matthews,  Member  of  the  City 
Club.  He  was  born  Jan.  25,  1880  in  Lux 
emburg.  Since  1906  he  has  been  president 
of  International  Photo-Engravers  Union 
of  North  America.  He  is  editor  of  The 
Photo-Engraver;  and  a  trustee  of  the  Chi 
cago  Tubercolosis  Institute.  He  resides  at 
6111  Bishop  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Wollam,  Arthur  B.,  Treasurer  and  Di 
rector,  of  117  Wall  Street,  New  York  City; 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  soci 
eties.  He  is  a  director  of  the  American 
Sugar  Transit  Corporation  and  other  cor 
porations 

Wolle,  Lewis  T,  Business  President,  of 
Hotel  Woodward,  Broadway  and  Fifty - 
fith  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  club  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Durham  Coal  and  Iron 
Company,  and  a  director  in  other  corpora 
tions. 

Woltman,  Herman  J,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  114  Liberty  Street,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  MacGovern  and  Company,  In 
corporated,  power  machinery.  He  is  prom- 
inetly  identified  with  business  and  public 
affairs;  and  has  held  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

Wood,  Alice  Holabird  (Mrs.Tra  Couch 
Wood),  Member  of  the  Cihcago  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  July  15,  1871,  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  She  has  devoted  much  time  to 
work  on  civic  reform  and  philanthropy; 
and  seven  years  was  president  of  the  Illi 
nois  School  for  Nurses.  She  is  no\v  direc 
tor  of  the  Elizabeth  McCormick  Memorial 
Fund  for  Child  Welfare  She  resides  in 
Wennetka,  111. 

Wood,  Chandler,  Business  President,  of 
21  Milk  Street  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Natik  Gas  Company, 


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Wood,  Arthur  W,  Business  President, 
of  19  Congress  Steet,  Boston,  Mass;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Newbury  Gas  and  Elec 
tric  Company,  and  a  diector  in  other  cor 
porations. 

Wood,  Charles  Erskine  Scott,  Soldier, 
Lawyer,  Author  and  Poet,  of  Portland, 
Ore.,  was  born  Feb.  20,  1852,  in  Erie,  Pa. 
He  was  educated  in  West  Point.  Since 
1884  he  has  been  a  lawyer.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  A  Book  of  Tales  and  other  works. 
In  1878  he  married  Miss  Nanny  M.  Smith; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
two  daugrters.  and  reside  at  Portand,  Ore. 

Wood,  George,  Capitalist  of  826  Chest 
nut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Art 
Club,  and  the  Manufacturers  Club.  He  was 
born  July  1,  1842,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
and  was  educated  at  Haverford  College. 
In  1860  he  became  identified  with  the  firm 
of  Wood  and  Garrett,  cotton  goods  man 
ufacturers;  became  a  partner  in  1863,  and 
for  seven  years  was.  manager  of  the  Plant 
at  Millville,  N.J.  He  was  associated  with 
his  father,  Richard  Davis  Wood  in  build 
ing  up  the  town  of  Vineland;  and  was  in 
strumental  in  the  purchase  of  the  Pleasant- 
ville  and  Ocean  City  Line,  later  merged 
with  the  West  Jersey  and  Atlantic  Rail- 
roarl.  He  is  president  of  the  Millville 
Manufacturing  Company,  president  of  the 
Mays  Landing  Water  Power  Company, 
vicp-president  of  the  Philadelphia  Nation 
al  Bank,  the  Provident  Life  and  Trust 
Company,  and  other  corporations  He  is 
ji  member  of  the  Historical  Society  of 
Pennsylvania.  In  1804  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Sharpies  Hunn;  and  they  reside  at 
1313  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Wood,  Guildford  Sigler,  Merchant,  of  20 
West  Jackson  Boulevard  .Chicago  111.,  was 
born  July  12  1852  in  Burlington,  Vt.  He 
lias  been  associated  with  Sturges,  McAllis 
ter  ami  Company:  the  Northwestern  Na 
tional  Bank;  the  Chicago,  Danville  and 
Yincennes  Railroad;  and  the  Chicago  and 
Western  Indiana  Railroad  He  is  now  en 
gaged  in  business  for  himself  as  a  dealer 
in  railroad  supplies;  and  president  of  the 
Guilford  S.  Wood  Company;  and  is  inter 
ested  in  other  manufacturing  concern*. 


He  is  a  thirty:second  degree  Mason,  a  Mys 
tic  Shriner,  and  of  the  Eastern  Star;  and 
a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
Glen  Oakes  Club,  and  the  Western  Rail 
road  Club.  In  1882  remarried  Miss  Car 
rie  A.  Stanton  of  Momence,  111.;  (and 
they  have  a  family  of  one  daughter;  and 
reside  at  418  South  East  Avenue,  Oak 
Park,  111. 

Wood,  Henry  E.,  Business  President 
and  Manager,  of  97  Hudson  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  and  man 
ager  of  Wood  and  Stevens,  Incorporated, 
Brokers.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wood,  Henry  E,,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  110  William  Street  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  vice-president,  treasurer 
and  director  of  Abm.  S.  See  and  Depew. 
He  is  also  vice-president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Walter  Walton  Company;  and  secre 
tary  and  director  of  the  Bale  Snedeker; 
and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 

Wood,  Horace  P.,  Director,  of  201  De- 
vonhire  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Vermont  Power  and  Light 
ing  Company  and  other  corporations 

Wood,  James,  Member  of  the  City  Club. 
He  was  born  Nov.  12  1839,  in  Kisco,  N.Y. 
In  1910-18  he  was  president  of  the  trustees 
of  Bryn  Mawr  College.  In  1900-18  he  was 
president  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
New  York  State  Reformatory  for  Men  and 
Women.  He  is  the  author  of  Distinguish 
ing  Doctrines  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 
He  resides  in  Mount  Kisco,  N.Y. 

Wood,  John  Seymour,  Journalist,  Law 
yer  and  Author,  of  4  West  Forty-third 
'Street,  New  York  City,  was  born  Oct  1, 
1874  he  was  educted  at  Yale  University. 
He  was  editor  of  the  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the 
Authors  Club,  and  the  Columbia  University 
Club.  He  is  the  author  of  College  Days 
and  other  works.  In  1880  he  married  Miss 
Mary  B.  Harris;  and  they  reside  at  144 
East  Twenty-seventh  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty  N.Y, 


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Wood,  Mary  L,  Member  of  the  Woman's 
Club.  She  was  born  Jan.  18,  1866,  in  Wood 
stock.  Vt.  She  is  vice-president  of  the  Or 
ganized  Charities  of  Portsmouth,N.H.  She 
is  the  author  of  History  of  the  General 
Federation  of  Women'  Clubs.  For  several 
years  she  was  editor  of  the  Woman's  Club 
department  of  the  Ladies  Home  Journal. 
She  resides  at  845  South  Road,  Portsmouth, 
N.H. 

Wood,  Oakley,  Director,  of  17  Battery 
Place,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Virginia  Coaling  Corporation  and 
other  ocrporations. 

Wood,  William  M.,  Business  President, 
of  245  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  American  Woolen  Mills, 
and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 

Wood,  Willis  D.,  Director  and  Trustee,of 
7  Wall  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Ladd  and  Wood; 
and  a  member  of  the  governing  committee 
of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Corn  Products  Refining 
Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Cassidy 
Company,  Incorporated.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Brooklyn  Trust  Company,  and  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust  Com 
pany. 

Woodberry,  Miriam  L.,  Religious  Work 
er,  of  287  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City, 
was  born  June  4,  1872,  in  Somerville,  Mass. 
Since  1907  she  has  been  national  secretary 
of  the  Woman's  Department  of  the  Con 
gregational  Home  Missionary  Society.  She 
resided  at  287  Fourt  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Woodhull,  Zula  Maud, Author  and  Found 
er,  of  Norton  Park,  Tewkesbury,  Worces 
tershire,  England,  was  born  in  New  York. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Woodhull  of  the 
United  States  Navy,  and  daughter  of  Vic 
toria  Woodhull,  now  Mrs.  John  Biddulph 
Martin.  She  was  educated  in  New  York, 
Paris  and  London.  She  is  a  member  of  Wo 
men's  International  Agricultural  Society, 
Institute  Psychologique  of  Paris,  Society 
for  Psychical  Research  of  London  and  oth 
er  organizations.  She  is  also  a  member  of 


the  Ladies  Automobile  and  Ladies  Athen 
aeum  Road  Clubs.  She  is  the  author  of  The 
Proposal,  a  Dialogue;  Affinities,  a  Play;  is 
also  a  writer  on  scientific  and  social  ques 
tions  ;  and  associate  editor  of  The  Human 
itarian.  Founded  with  her  mother  the  Man 
or  House  Club,  an  educational  and  social 
center,  which  has  attracted  highly  favor 
able  notice  in  England. 

Woodin,  William  Hartman,  Manufactur 
er  of  Railroad  Equipment,  of  165  Broadway 
New  York  City,  was  born  May  27,  1868,  in 
Berwick,  Pa.  In  1890  he  graduated  from 
the  Columbia  University  School  of  Mines. 
In  1895-99  he  was  vice-president,  and  in 
1899  became  president  of  the  Jackson  and 
Woodin  Manufacturing  Company.  He  is 
now  president  of  the  American  Car  and 
Foundry  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  and  a  director  of  the 
American  Locomotive  Company,  and  of  the 
Canadian  Car  and  Foundry  Company.  He 
is  also  a  director  of  the  Chase  Securities 
Corporation,  and  the  General  Motor  Cor 
poration.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Railroad 
Club  of  New  York,  the  Union  League  Club 
the  Metropolitan  Club,  the  Lawyer?,'  Club, 
the  Union  Club,  the  Union  League  Club  of 
Philadelphia,  the  Oakland  Golf  Club,  the 
Racquet  and  Tennis  Club,  and  India  House. 
In  1889  he  married  Miss  Annie  Jessup  of 
Montrose,  Pa.;  and  they  have  a  family  of 
one  son  and  three  daughters,  and  reside  at 
752  Park  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Woodman,  A.  C.,  Business  President,  of 
45  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  'of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  Wellsville  Refining  Compa 
ny,  Wellsville,  N:Y. ;  and  a  director  in  va 
rious  other  corporations. 

Woodman,  Andrew  Whitney,  Civil  En 
gineer,  of  122  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago, 
111.,  was  born  Nov.  10.  1866.  In  1890  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  B.S.  in  civil  engineer 
ing  from  the  Massacussetts  Institute  of 
Technology.  He  has  been  branch  manager 
of  the  Roebling  Construction  Company, 
president  of  the  Joliet  and  Iron  Company 
and  president  of  the  DePere  Manufactur 
ing  Company.  He  is  now  a  successful  con 
sulting  engineer,  specializing  in  power 
equipment  and  engineering  construction; 


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is  a  member  of  the  American  Society  of 
Civil  Engineers,  the  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers,  and  the  Boston  So 
ciety  of  Civil  Engineers.  He  is  a  member 
the  Athletic  Association.  In  1893  he  mar 
ried  Miss  Florence  Dean  Tenney  ;•  and  they 
have  a  family  of  two  sons  and  one  daught 
er,  and  reside  at  1111  Hindman  Avenue, 
Evanston,  111. 

Woodruff,  Frank  C.,  Businesss  President 
of  82  Dey  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Standard  Cold  Storage 
Corporation,  and  a  director  in  other  corpo 
rations. 

Woodrull,  George  M.,  President  of  the 
Lichtfield  Historical  Society,  Organized  in 
1856,  with  a  membership  of  two  hundred. 
He  resides  in  Lichtfield,  Conn. 

Woods,  Albert  H.,  Theatrical  Manager, 
of  236  West  Forty-second  Street,  New 
York  City.  He  is  president  and  director  of 
A.  H.  Woods  extravaganza  company;  and 
other  corporations. 

Woods,  Edward  7  ,  of  98  Milk  .Street, 
Boston,  Mass.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Fourth-Atlantic  National  Bank  and  other 
corporations. 

Woods,  James,  Vice-president  and  Di 
rector,  of  Park  Avenue  and  Forty-second 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  B.L.M.  Bates  Corporation; 
vice-president  of  the  Bates-Bowman  Corpo 
ration.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Bowman  Ho 
tels  Corporation,  Homewood  Farm  Cor 
poration,  the  Hotel  Ansonia  Corporation, 
and  the  Hotel  Belmont  Corporation. 

Woods,  Robert  Archey,  Member  of  the 
Twentieth  Century  Club.  He  was  born  Dec. 
9,  1865,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  Since  1910  he  has 
been  a  trustee  of  Amherst  College.  Since 
]908  he  has  been  president  of  the  Boston 
Social  Union  Settlement  Federation.  He  is 
the  author  of  English  Social  Movements. 
He  resides  at  16  Bond  Street,  Boston,Mass. 

Woods,  Thomas  S.,  Businesss  President, 
of  60  Congress  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and 
a  member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.He 
is  president  of  the  Winona  Copper  Compa 
ny,  and  a  director  in  other  corporations. 


Woodward,  Samuel  B.,  Treasurer,  of  365 
Main  Street,  Worcester.  Mass. ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is 
treasurer  of  the  American  Antiquarian  So 
ciety;  and  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Woodward,  William,  Member  of  Knick 
erbocker  Club.  He  was  born  April  7,  1876, 
in  New  York.  Since  1910  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Hanover  National  Bank  of  New 
York  City.  He  resides  at  9  East  Eighty- 
sixth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Woolley,  Clarence  Mott,  Member  of  the 
City  Club,  and  various  other  fraternal  and 
patriot  organizations.  He  was  born  Sept. 15, 
1863,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  In  1887  he  assisted 
in  organizing  the  Michigan  Radiator  and 
Iron  Company,  of  which  he  was  director 
and  secretary.  In  1892  he  was  an  organizer 
of  the  American  Radiator  Company  of  Chi 
cago,  of  which  he  has  been  president  since 
1902,  with  main  office  at  104  West  Fort."- 
second  Street,  New  York  City.  In  3917  ho 
was  appointed  a  representative  of  the  Sec 
retary  of  Commerce  on  the  War  Trade 
Board  at  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  married 
and  resides  at  823  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

Woolgton,  Howard  Brown  Member  of 
the  City  Club.  He  was  born  April  22,  1876, 
in  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Since  1919  he  has  been 
professor  of  sociology  in  the  University  of 
Washington.  He  is  the  author  of  Study  of 
the  Population  of  Manhattanville.  His  ad 
dress  is  at  the  University  of  Washington, 
Seattle.  Wash.* 

Woolverton.  W.  II.,  Business  President, 
of  1356  Broadway,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  Her 
is  president  of  the  American  Railway  Sup 
ply  Compan 

Worces%er,  Clarence  I.,  Director,  of  209 
Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass.;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Wyoming  Railway  Com 
pany  and  other  corporations. 

Worcester,  Joseph  Ruggles,  Civil  Engi 
neer,  of  79  Milk  Street,  Boston,  Mass.,  was 
born  May  9,  1860,  in  Walham,  Mass.  He 
has  been  partner  in  the  firm  of  J.  R.  Wor 
cester  and  Company  since  1906. 


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Worms,  Leon,  Business  President,  of  294 
Fif th  Avenue,  New  York  City ;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  dubs  and  societies.  He  is 
president  of  the  Lehigh  Silk  Hosiery  Mills 
Incorporated.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  business  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wotkyns,  B.  M.,  Bond  Broker  and  Bus 
iness  President,  of  521  South  Spring  Street 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  and  a  member  of  the 
California  Club,  the  Los  Angeles  Club,  and 
the  Los  Angeles  Country  Club.  He  was 
born  Oct.  2,  1883,  in  Chicago,  111.  Since 
1912  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  invest 
ment  bond  business.  He  is  vice-president 
of  Stephens  and  Company,  president  of 
the  Trippico  Potteries,  and  a  director  of 
the  Hercules  Foundries,  the  Hellendale  Or 
chards,  and  the  Terminal  Development 
Company.  In  1918  he  married  Miss  Nellie 
Reed;and  they  reside  at  120  Fremont  Place 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Wright,  Alfred  JM  Business  Man  and  Di 
rector,  of  16  Reade  Street,  Newr  York  City, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Lockwood  Com 
pany,  manufacturers  of  locks  and  builders 
hardware.  He  is  identified  with  business 
and  public  affairs;  and  has  held  many  po 
sitions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Wright,  Charles  Fred,  Banker,  Manufac 
turer  and  Statesman,  of  Main  Street,  Sus- 
quehanna,  Pa.;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  was  born  May  3, 
3856,  in  Forest  Lake,  Pa.;  and  was  educat 
ed  at  Montrose  Academy.  For  a  while  he 
was  cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank, 
and  later  became  identified  with  manufac 
turing  interests.  In  1896  and  in  1900  he 
was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Republican 
Conventions;  and  in  1899-1905  he  was  a 
member  of  Congress.  In  1910-13  he  was 
treasurer  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania.  He 
married  Miss  Minnie  M.  Miller;  and  they 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
and  reside  in  Susquehanna,  Pa. 

Wright,  Douglas  S.,  Member  of  Knights 
of  Pythias,  Elks,  and  Masonic  Order.  He  is 
superintendent  of  the  Inner  Guards  of  the 
Supreme  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias;  sec 
retary  of  the  B.P.O.  Elks  95.'  He  resides 
at  Vicksburg,  Miss. 


Wright,  Henry  Collier,  Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Aug.  29,  1868,  in 
LeRoy,  Ohio.  In  1907-10  he  was  an  inves 
tigator  for  the  Russell  Sage  Foundation. 
He  is  the  author  of  The  American  City. 
He  resides  at  Douglas  Manor,  N.Y. 

Wright,  Mrs.  Janetta  Bray,  Member  of 
the  Woman's  Club  of  Hollywood,  the  Fri 
day  Morning  Club,  and  the  Woman's  City 
Club.  She  was  born  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  She 
is  president  of  the  Woman's  Club  of  Holly 
wood- 
Wright,  Warren,  Manufacturer,  of  4100 
Fillmore  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  was  born  on 
Sept.  25,  1875,  in  Springfield,  Ohio.  He  is 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  Calumet  Baking 
Powder  Company.  He  married  Miss  Lucile 
Parker;  and  they  have  one  son,  and  reside 
at  230  East  Delaware  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

Wright,  William  M.,.  Manufacturer,  of 
4100  Fillmore  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  he  is 
president  of  the  Calumet  Baking  Powder 
Company.  He  married  Miss  Georgie  Owen; 
and  they  have  a  family  of  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  and  reside  in  Highland  Park,  111. 

Wrightington,  Edgar  N.,  Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  111  Devonshire  Street,  Boston 
Mass. ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Common 
wealth  Trust  Company, 

Wuppermann,  Mrs.  Josephine  W.,  Bus 
iness  President,  Treasurer  and  Director,  of 
310  West  Seventy-ninth  Street,  New  York 
City ;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  She  is  president  of  the  J.  W. 
Wuppermann  Angostura  Bitters  Agency, 
Incorporated.  She  is  also  president  of  the 
Pijorigg  Corporation,  and  president  of  the 
R.I).  Cortina  Company. 

Wyant,  Williams  Nelson,  Banker,  of  108 
South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111.;  and  a 
member  of  the  University  Club  of  Chicago, 
the  Bol)  O'Link  Golf  Club  of  Highland 
Park,  the  Bond  Men's  Club  of  Chicago,and 
other  organizations.  He  was  born  Aug.  22, 
1HS2,  in  Canton,  Ohio;  and  in  1903  graduat 
ed  from  Kenyon  College.  He  is  senior  part 
ner  in  the  firm  of  Wyant  and  Company,  in 
vestment  bankers.  In  11)15  he  married  Miss 
Lydia  Aldcroft,  of  Terre  Haute,  Ind.;  and 
the  y  reside  at  6906  North  Ashland  Boule 
vard,  Chicago,  111. 


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Wyder,  Robert,  Treasurer  and  Director, 
of  493  East  One  Hundred  and  Forty-third 
Street,  New  York  City;  and  a  member  of 
various  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  treasurer 
and  director  of  the  Silk  Finishing^  Compa 
ny  of  America.  He  is  prominently  identified 
with  businesss  and  public  affairs;  and  has 
held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He 
resides  at  Douglaston,  Long  Island,  N.Y. 

Wykes,  Hunter,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  43  Cedar  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  president  of  the  City  Water 
Company,  of  Sedelia,  Mo.;  and  president  of 
Lithotex  Corporation.  He  is  a  director  of 
Fire  Reassurance  Company  of  New  York, 
the  Larchmont  W^ater  Company,  the  Sharon 
Railway,  the  Somerset  Investing  Company 
and  the  Santa  Fe  Water  and  Light  C< 

Yager,  William  A.,  Manufacturer  and 
Financier,  of  332  South  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111.,  was  born  Jan.  14,  18J52,  in  Fi 
ona,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Arms  Car 
Company;  and  a  director  in  various  corpo 
rations. He  has  been  a  director  of  the  Great 
Lake  Trust  Company ;  and  has  held  many 
positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  a  mem- 
1  er  of  the  leading  clubs  and  societies.  In 
1910  he  married  Mrs.  Ella  Barrett;  and 
they  have  two  sons,  and  reside  at  Bee 
Orme,  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Yandell,  Lunsford  P.,  Business  President 
and  Director,  of  15  William  Street,  New 
York  City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs 
and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Caney 
Valley  Railway  Company.  He  is  president 
of  the  Kentucky  Block  Cannel  Coal  Com 
pany,  the  Michigan  Copper  Mining  Compa 
ny,  the  Mohawk  Mining  Company,  the  Ohio 
and  Kentucky  Railway  Company,  the  Wol 
verine  Copper  Mining  Company,  and  of  the 
Estate  of  Joseph  E.  Gay,  Incorporated.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Copper  Range  Company 
and  other  corporations. 

YatesJ,  John  Thomas,  Fraternal  Manager, 
and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  socie 
ties.  He  was  born  June  2,  1856,  at  Mt.  Sav- 
uge,  Md.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  state;  and  under  priv 
ate  tuition.  He  became  identified  with  bus 
iness  and  public  affairs  of  the  west;  and 
i'j:-  years  has  been  associated  and  interes 


ted  in  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  has 
filled  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor; 
and  is  now  sovereign  clerk  of  the  Woodmen 
of  the  World,  the  second  largest  fraternal 
beneficiary  organization  in  America,  with 
headquarters  in  Omaha,  Neb. 

Young,  Benjamin  Loring,  Lawyer  and 
Statesman,  of  60  State  Street,  Boston, 
Mass.;  and  a  member  of  the  Tavern  Club, 
the  Somerset  Club,  and  the  Harvard  Club. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American,  Massa- 
chussetts  and  Boston  Bar  Associations.  He 
was  born  Nov.  7,  1885,  in  Weston,  Mass.; 
and  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  LL.B. 
from  Harvard  University.  Since  1911  he 
has  practiced  law  in  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  in 
1916-22  was  a  member  of  the  Massachus- 
sets  House  of  Representatives,  and  speaker 
of  the  house  in  1921-22.  In  1910-22  he  was 
selectman  of  the  Town  of  Weston;  and  in 
1913-15  was  a  member  of  the  Massachus- 
setta  State  Board  of  Parole  and  Pardo-  . 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  overseers  of 
Harvard  University.  He  is  trustee  of  i\ic 
Suffolk  Savings  Bank  of  Boston.  In  1908  h=j 
married  Miss  Mary  Coolidge  Hall;  and  the.* 
have  a  family  of  one  son  and  three  daught 
ers,  and  reside  in  Weston,  Mass. 

Young,  Harold,  Member  of  the  M.P.D.A. 
He  was  born  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  Ho 
began  his  early  career  as  a  short  story 
writer  and  assayist;  and  for  the  screen 
Wrote  The  Grugingo,  Queen  of  Arts,  The 
Martyred  Soul,  A  Mans  Woman,  One  in  a 
Hundred,  The  Soul  of  Lily,  The  Equality 
of  Man,  Fruit  of  the  Tr.e,  Greater  Love, 
Hath  No  Man,  The  Man  Taner,  The  Love 
Call,  Listening  In,  and  various  other  sto 
ries.  He  is  now  connected  with  Hollycraft 
Motion  Picture  Corporation,  of  Los  Angel 
es,  Cal.  He  resales  at  2933  South  Western 
Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Youngren,  Oscar  A.,  Manager,  Treasurer 
and  Director,  of  11  Broadway,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies  He  is  manager  and  director  of  the 
National  Life  Preserver  Company,  and 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Johansen  and 
Treybal,  Incorporated.  He  is  prominently 
idert  Tied  v  itli  business  and  public  affairs; 
and  1  ;us  filled  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 


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AMERICAN"  ELITE  AND  SOCIOLOGIST 


Young,  Samuel  Edward,  Clergyman  and 
Social  Worker,  of  Nostrand  Avenue  and 
Dean  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  was  born  on 
June  6,  1866,  in  Deep  Cut,  Ohio.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  Society  for  the  Pre 
vention  of  Crime  of  New  York  City,  and  in 
1898  was  appointed  special  chaplain  tp 
Cuba.  Since  1908  he  has  been  pastor  of 
Bedford  Church  of  Brooklyn. 

Zabriskie,  Frank  L.,  Business  President, 
of  27  Willis  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  president  of  the  Astoria  Building  Coi 

Zabriskie,  Robert  Lansing,Member  of  the 
City  Club.  He  was  born  Oct.  23,  1872,  in 
Aurora,  N.Y.  His  father  was  a  founder  and 
benefactor  of  Wells  College;  of  wrhich  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  has  been  a  trustee 
secretary  and  treasurer  since  1905.  He  has 
been  president  of  his  village;  and  interes 
ted  in  social  and  reform  work.  He  resides 
in  Aurora,  N.Y. 

Zagat,  Paul  Henry,  Realtor  and  Business 
President,  of  167  West  Seventy-first  Street 
New  York  City;  and  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  the 
City  Real  Estate  Improvement  Corporation. 
He  is  a  successful  operator  and  investor  in 
New  York  City  Real  Estate 

Zeno,  Norman  L.,  Business  President  and 
Director,  of  512  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Onez  Real 
ty  Company,  Incorporated;  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Liberty  Development  Compa 
ny.  He  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  director 
of  450  Clinton  Avenue,  Incorporated;  and 
a  director  of  the  Zeno  Company,  and  of  the 
Charvat  and  Fils,  Incorporated.  He  is  pro 
minently  identified  with  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs;  and  has  filled  many  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 


Zevallos,  Rafael,  Secretary,Treasurer  and 
Director,  of  112  Wall  Street,  New  York  Ci 
ty;  and  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  so 
cieties.  He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the 
Cuban  Commercial  and  Industrial  Company 
the  Cuban  American  Sugar  and  Land  Com 
pany,  and  the  Czarnikow-Ronda  Company. 
He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Francisco  Sug 
ar  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Tuinucu 
Sugar  Company.  He  resides  at  Graham 
Court,  Seventh  Avenue  and  One  Hundred 
and  Sixteenth  Street,  New  York  City. 

Zifferer,  Lothar  R,.  Manufacturer,  of  139* 
Franklin  Street,  New  York  City;  and  a 
member  of  various  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  vice-president  and  general  manager  of 
the  United  States  Expansion  Bolt  Compa 
ny;  and  vice-president  of  the  Canadian  Ex 
pansion  Bolt  Company.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Hygeia  Can  Company,  and  vice-pre 
sident  of  the  Columbia  Malleable  Casting 
Company.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs;  and  has  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

Zolnay,  George  Julian,  President  of  the 
Arts  Club  of  Washington;  and  a  member 
of  the  Society  of  Washington  Artists.  He 
was  born  July  4,  1863.  He  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  Artist  Guild  of  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
president  of  the  Society  of  Washington 
Artists,  and  vice-president  of  the  National 
Arts  Club  of  New  York  City.  He  resides  at 
1738  N  Street,  Washington,  D.C. 

Zucca,  Constantine  L.,  Business  Man  and 
Director,  of  118  West  Forty-ninth  Street, 
New  York  City;  arid  a  member  of  various 
clubs  and  societies.  He  is  president  of  Peck 
and  Zucca,  Incorporated;  and  an  director 
and  manager  of  Zucca 's  Restaurant,  Incor 
porated.  He  is  prominently  identified  with 
business  and  public  affairs , 


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